Personal Info
Known ForDirecting
Born1943-01-01
BirthplaceSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Simon Wincer
Directing
Biography
Simon Wincer (born 1943 in Sydney) is an Australian film director and film producer. He attended Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, Sydney from 1950 to 1961. On leaving school he worked as a stage hand at TV Station Channel 7. By the 1980s he directed over 200 hours of television. In 1986 he directed the made for TV movie The Last Frontier and also won a Christopher Award.
His most successful film to date is the 1993 film Free Willy.
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Simon Wincer
Filmography
Acting (3)
Production & Directing (33)
2011
The CupDirector
5.7
2011
The CupWriter
5.7
2011
The CupProducer
5.7
2003
Young Black StallionDirector
6.6
2003
Monte WalshDirector
6.1
2001
Crocodile Dundee in Los AngelesDirector
5.2
2001
Crossfire TrailDirector
6.4
2001
Crossfire TrailCo-Executive Producer
6.4
5.8
1999
P.T. BarnumDirector
7.0
1998
7.6
1998
The Echo of ThunderDirector
6.2
1998
Escape: Human CargoDirector
5.6
1997
FlashDirector
8.2
1996
The PhantomDirector
5.3
1995
Operation Dumbo DropDirector
5.2
1994
Lightning JackDirector
5.5
1994
Lightning JackProducer
5.5
1993
Free WillyDirector
6.2
1991
6.3
1990
Quigley Down UnderDirector
6.7
1987
The LighthorsemenDirector
6.1
1986
The Girl Who Spelled FreedomDirector
7.4
1985
D.A.R.Y.L.Director
6.4
1984
One Night StandExecutive Producer
5.6
1983
Phar LapDirector
6.9
1982
The Man from Snowy RiverExecutive Producer
7.0
1980
HarlequinDirector
6.4
1979
SnapshotDirector
5.5
1976
The Haunting of Hewie DowkerDirector
10.0