Bill Corcoran

{{Short description|Canadian film/television director}}

{{for multi|the art collector|William Wilson Corcoran|the American lawyer|William J. Corcoran (attorney)}}

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| birth_name = William J. Corcoran

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|01|19}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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| alma_mater = Trent University/Brebeuf College School

| occupation = Film director, television director

| years_active = 1971–present

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William J. Corcoran is a Canadian film and television director.Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors: Volume 1 - Page 102

As a television director his credits include Friday the 13th, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 21 Jump Street, The Long Kill, Wiseguy, MacGyver, Hope Island, New York Undercover, Mutant X, Stargate SG-1, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, and The Immortal among other series. He has also directed a number of television films.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Corcoran graduated from Trent University.{{cite news |last1=Marko |first1=Michelle |title=Winter in Jamaica hooked new grad on directing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41054514/the_vancouver_sun/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=24 June 1994 |location=Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver |page=28|via = Newspapers.com}}