William Fruet
Born (1933-01-01) January 1, 1933
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, playwright
Years active1963–present

William Fruet (born January 1, 1933)[1] is a Canadian film and television director, playwright and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with the drama Wedding in White (1972), based on a play he had also written. The film won Best Picture at the Canadian Film Awards in 1973.

His later career included several horror films, including Death Weekend (1972), Cries in the Night (1980), and Killer Party (1986), as well as television series, including Goosebumps and Poltergeist: The Legacy. Other writing credits include the influential Canadian film Goin' Down the Road, which he co-wrote with Donald Shebib.[2]

Career

Fruet began his career as a writer after attending the Canadian Theatre School.[1] His screenwriting credits include Rip-Off, Wedding in White, Slipstream, Death Weekend, Spasms and Imaginary Playmate, while his film directing credits include Wedding in White, Death Weekend, Spasms, Search and Destroy, Killer Party, Cries in the Night and Bedroom Eyes. Wedding in White, his 1972 film debut starring Carol Kane and Donald Pleasence, was based on a stage play he had written, and won the Canadian Film Award for Best Picture in 1973.[1]

His television credits include episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theatre, My Secret Identity, Diamonds, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Friday the 13th, War of the Worlds, Counterstrike, The Outer Limits, Goosebumps, Poltergeist: The Legacy, The Zack Files, Da Vinci's Inquest, Chasing Rainbows, Code Name: Eternity and Zoe Busiek: Wild Card.[3]

Prior to his career as a writer and director, Fruet also had an acting role in the 1963 film Drylanders.[3]

Filmography

Directing

Year Title Notes
1972Wedding in WhiteCanadian Film Award - Best Picture
1976Death WeekendAlso known as: The House by the Lake
1979Search and Destroy
1979One of Our Own
1980Cries in the NightAlso known as: Funeral Home
1982TrappedAlso known as: Baker County, U.S.A
1983Spasms
1984Bedroom Eyes
1986Killer Party
1986Brothers by ChoiceTelevision film
1987Blue Monkey
1987–1990Friday's CurseSeries; 10 episodes
1988Chasing RainbowsMiniseries
1988Alfred Hitchcock PresentsEpisode: "If Looks Could Kill"
1988–1990War of the WorldsSeries; 8 episodes
1990My Secret IdentityEpisode: "David's Dream"
1990–93Top CopsSeries; 4 episodes
1990–93CounterstrikeSeries; 4 episodes
1995Mysterious IslandSeries; 4 episodes
1995The Outer LimitesEpisode: "Birthright"
1995–96Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Series; 2 episodes
1995–98GoosebumpsSeries; 27 episodes
1998AnimorphsSeries; 2 episodes
1998–2003Da Vinci's InquestSeries; 2 episodes
1997–99Poltergeist: The LegacySeries; 6 episodes
2000Code Name: EternitySeries; 4 episodes
2000The Royal Diaries: Isabel - Jewel of CastillaTelevision film
2000Dear America: A Line in the SandShort film
2000–02The Zack FilesSeries; 10 episodes
2001–02TrackerSeries; 3 episodes
2006Imaginary PlaymateTelevision film
2008The Egg Factory
2011Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray

References

  1. 1 2 3 "William Fruet". Northern Stars. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "William Fruet". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "William Fruet". The British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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