William Fruet

William Fruet Biography

William Fruet (born January 1, 1933) 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,

Career

Fruit began his career as a writer after attending the Canadian Theatre School. 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.

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.

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

Filmography

Directing

Year	Title	Notes
1972	Wedding in White	Canadian Film Award - Best Picture
1976	Death Weekend	Also known as: The House by the Lake
1979	Search and Destroy
1979	One of Our Own
1980	Cries in the Night	Also known as: Funeral Home
1982	Trapped	Also known as: Baker County, U.S.A
1983	Spasms
1984	Bedroom Eyes
1986	Killer Party
1986	Brothers by Choice	Television film
1987	Blue Monkey
1987-1990	Friday's Curse	Series; 10 episodes
1988	Chasing Rainbows	Miniseries
1988	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Episode: "If Looks Could Kill"
1988-1990	War of the Worlds	Series; 8 episodes
1990	My Secret Identity	Episode: "David's Dream"
1990-93	Top Cops	Series; 4 episodes
1990-93	Counterstrike	Series; 4 episodes
1995	Mysterious Island	Series; 4 episodes
1995	The Outer Limites	Episode: "Birthright"
1995-96	Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years	Series; 2 episodes
1995-98	Goosebumps	Series; 27 episodes
1998	Animorphs	Series; 2 episodes
1998-2003	Da Vinci's Inquest	Series; 2 episodes
1997-99	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Series; 6 episodes
2000	Code Name: Eternity	Series; 4 episodes
2000	The Royal Diaries: Isabel - Jewel of Castilla	Television film
2000	Dear America: A Line in the Sand	Short film
2000-02	The Zack Files	Series; 10 episodes
2001-02	Tracker	Series; 3 episodes
2006	Imaginary Playmate	Television film
2008	The Egg Factory
2011	Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray

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