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William T. Orr

William T. Orr

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born September 27, 1917 in New York City, New York, USA

Died December 25, 2002

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William T. Orr (September 27, 1917 – December 25, 2002) was an American television producer associated with a series of western and detective programs of the 1950s-1970s. On most of his Warner Bros. series, he was billed as "Wm. T. Orr".

Orr began his career as an actor; his film credits include The Mortal Storm, The Gay Sisters, and The Big Street.

As the first head of Warner Bros. Television department, Orr forged a fruitful alliance with ABC, which resulted in the network having a number of prime time hits, such as Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, and F Troop. At the height of this relationship in the early 1960s, Orr had nine programs in prime time simultaneously. Of these, no program was more significant than one of his earliest, Cheyenne. It was a groundbreaking series that was both the first hour-long western and the first series of any kind made by a major Hollywood film studio consisting entirely of content wholly exclusive to television.

A curator at The Paley Center for Media (previously named The Museum of Television and Radio) once encapsulated Orr's importance to Warner Bros. by saying, "Television began as a step-child. But because of Orr, it became equal with film in creating revenue and jobs for the studio." One of the key reforms he made to effect this change was to move Warner's nascent television department from cramped quarters in New York City to Los Angeles studios separate from the film division.

His impact on the genre of western fiction was recognized with a Golden Boot Award upon the announcement of his death.

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Actor

35

Type

Year

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul Poster

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul Feature Film2023Self

The First Motion Picture Unit: When Hollywood Went to War Documentary2014

Hollywood Commandos Poster

Hollywood Commandos Documentary1997Self

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul Poster

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul Documentary1993Self

Television Poster

Television TV Series1988Self

Television Poster

Television TV Series1985Self

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1971Self

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952Self

Land and Live in the Desert Poster

Land and Live in the Desert Short Film1945Phil

P-47 Combat Operations Documentary1945

Army Show Short Film1943Self

He Hired the Boss Poster

He Hired the Boss Feature Film1943Don Bates

Three Cadets Short Film1943Young Flier

Soldiers in White Poster

Soldiers in White Short Film1942Pvt. Johnny Allison

The Big Street Poster

The Big Street Feature Film1942Decatur Reed

The Gay Sisters Poster

The Gay Sisters Feature Film1942Dick Tone

Honeymoon for Three Poster

Honeymoon for Three Feature Film1941Arthur Westlake

Meet the Stars #3: Variety Reel #1 Short Film1941Self

Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present Documentary1941Self

Navy Blues Poster

Navy Blues Feature Film1941Mac

Take the Air Short Film1941

Thieves Fall Out Poster

Thieves Fall Out Feature Film1941George Formsby

Those Good Old Days Short Film1941Joe La Rue

Three Sons o' Guns Poster

Three Sons o' Guns Feature Film1941Kenneth Patterson

Unholy Partners Poster

Unholy Partners Feature Film1941Thomas 'Tommy' Jarvis - an alias of Tommy Jarrett

Meet the Fleet Poster

Meet the Fleet Short Film1940Kansas Potter

My Love Came Back Poster

My Love Came Back Feature Film1940Paul Malette

Service with the Colors Poster

Service with the Colors Short Film1940Charles Corbin

The Mortal Storm Poster

The Mortal Storm Feature Film1940Erich Von Rohn

Those Were the Days! Poster

Those Were the Days! Feature Film1940Minor Role

Young America Flies Poster

Young America Flies Short Film1940Jack

Invitation to Happiness Poster

Invitation to Happiness Feature Film1939Bellboy

The Hardys Ride High Poster

The Hardys Ride High Feature Film1939Dick Bannersly

Brother Rat Poster

Brother Rat Feature Film1938Member of the Guard

Touchdown, Army Poster

Touchdown, Army Feature Film1938Cadet Beale

Producer

31

Type

Year

Wicked, Wicked Poster

Wicked, Wicked Feature Film1973

F Troop TV Series1965

Hank TV Series1965

Mister Roberts Poster

Mister Roberts TV Series1965

No Time for Sergeants Poster

No Time for Sergeants TV Series1964

Ready for the People Poster

Ready for the People TV Movie1964

Sex and the Single Girl Poster

Sex and the Single Girl Feature Film1964

Wendy and Me Poster

Wendy and Me TV Series1964

Temple Houston Poster

Temple Houston TV Series1963

The Outlanders Poster

The Outlanders Feature Film1963

Room for One More Poster

Room for One More TV Series1962

The Dakotas Poster

The Dakotas TV Series1962

The Gallant Men Poster

The Gallant Men TV Series1962

Surfside 6 Poster

Surfside 6 TV Series1960

The Roaring 20's Poster

The Roaring 20's TV Series1960

Bourbon Street Beat Poster

Bourbon Street Beat TV Series1959

Hawaiian Eye Poster

Hawaiian Eye TV Series1959

The Alaskans Poster

The Alaskans TV Series1959

77 Sunset Strip Poster

77 Sunset Strip TV Series1958

Bronco TV Series1958

Girl on the Run Poster

Girl on the Run Feature Film1958

Lawman TV Series1958

Colt .45 Poster

Colt .45 TV Series1957

Maverick Poster

Maverick TV Series1957

Sugarfoot Poster

Sugarfoot TV Series1957

Border Showdown Poster

Border Showdown Feature Film1956

Conflict Poster

Conflict TV Series1956

Casablanca Poster

Casablanca TV Series1955

Cheyenne Poster

Cheyenne TV Series1955

Kings Row Poster

Kings Row TV Series1955

Warner Brothers Presents Poster

Warner Brothers Presents TV Series1955

Writer

2

Hawaiian Eye Poster

Hawaiian Eye TV Series1959

Warner Brothers Presents Poster

Warner Brothers Presents TV Series1955

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