The legendary Michael Preece  (September 15, 1936 – February 27, 2025) was an American Film and Television Director, Producer, Actor and Script Supervisor... Mr. Preece was the director of the famous Walker Texas Ranger TV Series and the Dallas TV Series... He was not only a brilliant director, but also a kind and wonderful man... a dear friend and someone Sheree J Wilson... Chuck Norris and Aaron Norris... had the privilege... of working closely together with... during filming of Walker Texas Ranger... the famous Action TV Series...

His talent... generosity and passion for his craft left a lasting impact on so many lives... Michael... We Love You and will always be grateful for the incredible years of entertainment you gave us... 

Michael worked as a script supervisor on such TV Series as Mr. Novak, I Spy, and Hawaii Five-O and a score of such feature films as The Great Locomotive Chase (1956), The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), The Old Man and the Sea (1958), Cimarron (1962), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), How the West Was Won (1965), Morituri (1965), Will Penny (1968), True Grit (1969), The Hawaiians (1970), The Getaway (1972), The Paper Chase (1973), and Breakheart Pass (1975)... 

Starting in 1975 he directed over 300 episodes of TV series, including Dallas where he set a record for most episodes directed and filmed each cast member firing a gun in order to ensure that no one knew who shot J.R... 

He also directed episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger, The Streets of San Francisco, Knots Landing, 7th Heaven, Falcon Crest, Barnaby Jones, The Bionic Woman, T.J. Hooker, MacGyver, When the Whistle Blows (TV series), Baywatch, Hunter, Fantasy Island, The Incredible Hulk, Trapper John, M.D., Stingray (NBC TV series), B. J. and the Bear, Ace Crawford, Private Eye, Mike Hammer (1984 TV Series), Jake and the Fatman, The Young Riders, Flamingo Road and Renegade. Michael also directed such films as The Prize Fighter (1979), one of the most financially successful films ever released by New World Pictures, Great Day (1983), Beretta's Island (1994), Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994), Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998) (for which he won a Lone Star Film and Television Award for Best TV Director), Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998), and The President's Man (2000)...