Acting

Don Herbert

Born July 10, 1917 · Waconia, Minnesota

Died June 12, 2007 · aged 89

Donald Jeffry Herbert (born Donald Herbert Kemske and better known as Mr. Wizard) was the creator and host of Watch Mr. Wizard (1951–65, 1971–72) and Mr. Wizard's World (1983–90), which were educational television programs for children devoted to science and technology. He also produced many short video programs about science and authored several popular books about science for children. It was sa…

Known For

ScarecrowsScarecrows · 1988
Scarecrows
5.21988
MovieHorror
Five men heist the Camp Pendleton payroll and kidnap a pilot and his daughter, who are forced to fly them to Mexico. Enroute a double cross has one of the thieves parachute with the loot into an abandoned farm surrounded by strange scarecrows. The rest of the team jump after their loot and their former partner. Everything happens during the course of one very dark night.
Terror in the Wax MuseumTerror in the Wax Museum · 1973
Terror in the Wax Museum
5.21973
MovieHorrorMystery
Terrifying wax figures of renowned personalities, such as Attila the Hun and Jack the Ripper, surround the sale of a London museum.
Mr. Wizard's Science SecretsMr. Wizard's Science Secrets · 1994
Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets
1994
MovieDocumentaryFamily
A video cassette that accompanied Play Tech's Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets kit (#1001), produced in 1994, which included 25 props and a booklet used to demonstrate a variety of physics principles.
Mr. Wizard's WorldMr. Wizard's World · 1983
Mr. Wizard's World
1983
SeriesKids
Watch Mr. WizardWatch Mr. Wizard · 1951
Watch Mr. Wizard
8.81951
SeriesFamily
Watch Mr. Wizard was an American television program for children that demonstrated the science behind ordinary things. The show's creator and on-air host was Don Herbert. Marcel LaFollette said of the program, "It enjoyed consistent praise, awards, and high ratings throughout its history. At its peak, Watch Mr. Wizard drew audiences in the millions, but its impact was far wider. By 1956, it had prompted the establishment of more than five thousand Mr. Wizard science clubs, with an estimated membership greater than one hundred thousand." It was briefly revived in 1971, and then in the 1980s was a program on the Nickelodeon children's television network as Mr. Wizard's World.

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