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Maury Dexter

Directing · 1927–2017 · Paris, Arkansas, USA

Biography

Maury Dexter was an American film and television director and producer known for his work on low-budget films during the 1960s and his collaborations with television producer Michael Landon. He began his career as an actor, appearing in the Three Stooges short Uncivil War Birds (1946). Transitioning to directing and producing, Dexter worked on films such as The High Powered Rifle (1960) and Maryjane (1968). In television, he directed episodes of Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven, contributing significantly to their success.

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Filmography

1991UsAssistant Director
1984Highway to HeavenAssistant Director
1976The Loneliest RunnerAssistant Director
1974BetrayalAssistant Director
1974Little House on the PrairieDirector
1969Hell's BellesDirector
1968The Young AnimalsDirector
1968The Mini-Skirt MobDirector
1968MaryjaneDirector
1965Wild on the BeachDirector
1965The Naked BrigadeDirector
1965Django the CondemnedDirector
1964Raiders from Beneath the SeaDirector
1964Surf PartyProducer
1963The Young SwingersDirector
1963Harbor LightsDirector
1963Police NurseDirector
1963The Yellow CanaryProducer
1963House of the DamnedDirector
1963The Day Mars Invaded EarthDirector
1962Young Guns of TexasDirector
1962The FirebrandDirector
1962Air PatrolDirector
1962WomanhuntDirector
1961The Purple HillsDirector
1960The High Powered RifleDirector
1960Walk TallDirector
1960The 3rd VoiceProducer
1958Frontier GunAssociate Producer
1955A Life at StakeDialogue Coach
1953I Led 3 LivesCpl. George Wharton
1946One Exciting WeekJimmy Curtis

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