Awards & Winners

Herbert Wise

Date of Birth 31-August-1924
Place of Birth Vienna
(Austria)
Nationality Austria
Also know as Herbert Weisz
Profession Film Director, Television Director, Television Producer
Herbert Wise is an Austrian-born film and television producer and director. He was born as Herbert Weisz in Vienna, Austria and began his career as a director at Shrewsbury Repertory Company in 1950. He was at Hull Rep and then as Director of Productions at Dundee Rep 1952-55. He directed So what about Love in the West End starring Sheila Hancock in 1970. Wise began his television career in 1956. He has directed many TV programmes and series, among them I, Claudius, the television version of The Norman Conquests, episodes of Tales of the Unexpected, 10th Kingdom, The Woman in Black, some of the Cadfael television films and three episodes of Inspector Morse. Wise also directed two films, an Edgar Wallace thriller To Have and to Hold, originally part of a Wallace B-picture series, and the film version of the television sit-com The Lovers. He also directed the made-for-TV film Skokie, and several other made-for-TV films. He has been married twice, firstly to the actress Moira Redmond, and after their divorce to actress Fiona Walker; the couple have two children; Susannah Wise and Charlie Walker-Wise.

Awards by Herbert Wise

Check all the awards nominated and won by Herbert Wise.

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama Breaking the Code

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special Skokie

1981


DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Film/Miniseries
Honored for : Skokie

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Film/Miniseries Skokie

1980


British Academy Television Desmond Davis Award for Services to Television

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Desmond Davis Award for Services to Television

1978


Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial The Norman Conquests: Table Manners
The Norman Conquests: Living Together:","The Norman Conquests: Table Manners","The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series The Norman Conquests
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Drama Series Masterpiece
I, Claudius","Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

1977


Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial I, Claudius
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series I, Claudius