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Walter Klenhard

Walter Klenhard
Nationality American
Alma mater UCLA
Goddard College
Occupation film director, writer, actor, educator

Walter Klenhard is an American film director, writer and actor. He has written, produced, or directed over thirty full-length films as well as written and produced for episodic television.

Klenhard has a BA from UCLA in Political Science, and an MFA from Goddard College in Creative Writing.

As an educator, he was a full-time faculty member at Emerson College in Boston from 2012-14, teaching screenwriting and film directing. He was the Board President of the California Virtual Academy from 2006 to 2012. He is also a founding board member of the CAVA High School in Los Angeles.

Klenhard began his career as an actor, appearing on stage and in film and television. He later transitioned into production, working in various capacities including sound, props, editorial and post-production.

In 1987, Klenhard spent six months in Thailand, working on the 20th Century Fox feature Off Limits, starring Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines.

He also has credits as a film composer and played guitar for the 1980s Los Angeles-based punk-rock group The Magnificent Bricks.

In 1991, Klenhard along with Mel Frohman co-wrote the teleplay for the Tim Hunter-directed film Lies of the Twins, starring Isabella Rossellini, Aidan Quinn and Iman.

Klenhard's recent work includes the Garage Sale Mystery series of movies (Hallmark, 2013-6), Bringing Ashley Home (Lifetime, 2011) and Murder Among Friends (Lifetime, 2010), which he wrote and directed. He also received an Edgar Award nomination for the USA Network film The Last Hit. "Bringing Ashley Home" won a PRISM Award in 2013.


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