
John Newland
John Newland was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter. In 1959, Newland became the host and director of the paranormal television series One Step Beyond. The series ended its run in 1961 and Newland later hosted its short-lived counterpart The Next Step Beyond in 1978. Following the demise of his One Step Beyond, Newland directed one of the early 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episodes called "The Double Affair". His episode was given additional footage and released to cinemas as a motion picture titled The Spy with My Face. In 1966 he produced and directed all episodes but one of the serious spy series The Man Who Never Was for which he also served as a writer. Some episodes were strung together and released outside the United States as a film called Danger Has Two Faces. He later directed episodes of The Sixth Sense, and Police Woman. In addition to acting, directing, and screenwriting, he produced several television movies.
Known for (25 titles)
movieSons of Adventure
1948 · ★ 9.0
tvInner Sanctum
1954 · ★ 8.0
tvKraft Television Theatre
1947 · ★ 7.8
movieThe Challenge
1948 · ★ 7.5
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · ★ 7.2
movieGentleman's Agreement
1947 · ★ 7.0
tvThe Next Step Beyond
1978 · ★ 7.0
movieT-Men
1947 · ★ 6.8
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · ★ 6.8
tvThriller
1960 · ★ 6.7
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · ★ 6.7
tvThe Detectives
1959 · ★ 6.7
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · ★ 6.6
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · ★ 6.6
tvTales of Tomorrow
1951 · ★ 6.4
movieNora Prentiss
1947 · ★ 6.3
movie13 Lead Soldiers
1948 · ★ 6.2
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950 · ★ 6.0
tvLights Out
1949 · ★ 6.0
movieHomicide for Three
1948 · ★ 5.7
tvOne Step Beyond
1959 · ★ 5.7
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · ★ 5.7
tvStudio One
1948 · ★ 5.4
movieThe Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947 · ★ 5.3
moviePurgatory
1988 · ★ 4.2