Virgil W. Vogel

Virgil W. Vogel
Virgil W. Vogel
Born	Virgil William Vogel; November 29, 1919; Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 1, 1996 (aged 76); Tarzana, Los Angeles, U.S.
Occupation	Television director
Years active	1950–1995

Virgil William Vogel (November 29, 1919 – January 1, 1996) was an American

film editor. He also directed the pilot episode of Street Hawk. He and the star of that show Rex Smith, both being pilots, enjoyed many adventures, with Virgil as pilot in command and Rex as co-pilot. Virgil was recipient of the Air Medal for 50 missions commanding the B-29 over the skies of Japan

. Rex relates, “We worked till late on Friday’s but always were up a six, to play tennis, then fly our military style ‘missions’, followed by dinner and drinks. He had the energy of a man half his age, and it was a challenge to keep up him!” I miss and admire and am proud to have been accepted as a co pilot and friend, I miss the man and adventures shared.”

Career

Vogel was born in

Universal Pictures, editing a number of films namely Mystery Submarine (1950), Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), The Man from the Alamo (1953) and Touch of Evil (1958) directed by Orson Welles

.

In 1956 Vogel made his directorial debut with the science fiction film

Space Invasion of Lapland

) that was shortened and then reedited with new footage when released in the U.S. as Invasion of the Animal People.

For the remainder of his career, he focused primarily on television, directing episodes of

Spenser For Hire, among other series.^[1]