Terence H. Winkless
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Terence H. Winkless is a producer, director, and writer of motion pictures and television, and cast member of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, playing Bingo the Gorilla.
in Winnetka, Illinois
, before continuing to the USC Cinema school and an Internship at the AFI Conservatory.
in 1971, featured at the Edinburgh Film Festival, L.A. Filmex, and the Chicago Film Festival, among others.
Winkless worked on the original Gone in 60 Seconds
which featured a 40 minute car chase and a cast composed of people who worked in producer H.B. Halicki's car wrecking shop.
Winkless got his first writing credit on The Howling
. He went on to direct the similarly themed The Nest
. A broad range of films has followed, including the award winning The Legend of the Wild and The Westing Game, winner of a Silver New York Festivals Award. He directed episodes of television's Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and Pacific Blue
.
Winkless continues to carve out new territory for himself as producer of Nightmare City 2035 (2007) and Twice As Dead (2009).
Early life
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Winkless's family moved to Chicago's North Shore and Terence went to the well-known New Trier High SchoolNew Trier High School
New Trier High School is a public four-year high school , with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, USA, and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration...
in Winnetka, Illinois
Winnetka, Illinois
Winnetka is an affluent North Shore village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Winnetka was featured on the list of America's 25 top-earning towns and "one of the best places to live" by CNN Money in 2011...
, before continuing to the USC Cinema school and an Internship at the AFI Conservatory.
Career
He directed the short movie Foster's ReleaseFoster's Release
Foster's Release is a short movie of 14 minutes directed by Terence Winkless and released in 1971. It is an exciting retelling of the common story of a babysitter in peril from an intruder. In Illinois the movie is commonly shown to classes in home economics for whom it illustrates the concepts...
in 1971, featured at the Edinburgh Film Festival, L.A. Filmex, and the Chicago Film Festival, among others.
Winkless worked on the original Gone in 60 Seconds
Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film)
Gone in 60 Seconds is a 1974 American action film written, directed, produced by, and starring H.B. 'Toby' Halicki. It centers on a group of car thieves and the 48 cars they must steal in a matter of days. The film is famous for having wrecked and destroyed 93 cars in a 34-minute car chase scene....
which featured a 40 minute car chase and a cast composed of people who worked in producer H.B. Halicki's car wrecking shop.
Winkless got his first writing credit on The Howling
The Howling (film)
The Howling is a 1981 werewolf-themed horror film directed by Joe Dante. Based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner, the screenplay is written by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless...
. He went on to direct the similarly themed The Nest
The Nest (1988 film)
The Nest is a creature feature horror film, based on the novel by Eli Cantor , from Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures and producer Julie Corman. The tagline is "Roaches have never tasted flesh... until now." Flesh-eating roaches terrorize a peaceful island community presented as a New England...
. A broad range of films has followed, including the award winning The Legend of the Wild and The Westing Game, winner of a Silver New York Festivals Award. He directed episodes of television's Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue (TV series)
Pacific Blue is an American crime drama series about a team of police officers with the Santa Monica Police Department who patrolled its beaches on bicycles. The show ran for five seasons on the USA Network, from March 2, 1996 to April 9, 2000, with a total of one hundred and one episodes...
.
Winkless continues to carve out new territory for himself as producer of Nightmare City 2035 (2007) and Twice As Dead (2009).