William Winckler
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| William Winkler | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1964 California, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | screenwriter, film director, actor, singer |
| Years active | 1976-present |
William Winckler is an American actor and independent filmmaker best known for writing, producing and directing cult movies, horror films and English dubbed anime.[1] He is the son of prolific child actor Robert Winckler (often credited as Robert Winkler).
In the 1980s, Winckler appeared as an actor on TV series such as Remington Steele, Knight Rider, Murder, She Wrote, Doogie Howser, M.D., Designing Women, The Fall Guy, and Short Ribbs starring Billy Barty. Winckler has also provided some voice-over work for some of his anime dubs, most notably Kenshiro in Fist of the North Star.[2]
In 1984, he produced and directed the English version of the classic Tatsunoko Production Co. Ltd. anime series Tekkaman the Space Knight. He formed his own production company in 2001, producing and directing as the horror film Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove, and the Russ Meyer movie star reunion comedy The Double-D Avenger.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
He produced all-new English movie versions of Toei Animation classics Gaiking, Danguard Ace, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Fist of the North Star, Ashita no Nadja, Hana no Ko Lunlun, Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger, Digimon Xros Wars, Yes! PreCure 5, and Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro.[2]
North American DVD label Shout! Factory released nine of Winckler's English dubbed anime features from Gaiking, Starzinger, and Danguard Ace throughout 2013.[11][12]
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