George McCowan (June 27, 1927 – November 1, 1995) was a Canadian film and television director in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
[1] McCowan began his career working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
He worked as an actor and director for several seasons at the Stratford Festival, and moved to the United States in 1967.
McCowan also directed the film H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come and the 1970 television war movie, The Challenge, but for the latter he chose to be credited as Alan Smithee.
McCowan died of emphysema on November 1, 1995, in Santa Monica, California.