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"Highway Patrol" (1955): Season 1: Episode 13 -- Dan Mathews receives an anonymous phone call to the effect that Johnny Barr, crime syndicate head, is planning to carry out the murder of an important man.
"Lost in Space" (1965): Season 1: Episode 6 -- The Robinsons try to persuade a long-stranded astronaut, James Hapgood, to take Will and Penny back to Earth.  He refuses, but has a change of heart after a near tragedy befalls Penny.

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Date of Death:
3 January 2009, Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii, USA more
Trivia:
Moved to California while young and began working in films in 1932 at... more
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Filmography

Director:
  1. "David Cassidy - Man Undercover" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Deadly Convoy (1978) TV episode
  2. "The American Girls" (1978) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Have Girls Will Travel (UK)
  3. "Police Woman" (13 episodes, 1974-1978)
        - A Shadow on the Sea (1978) TV episode
        - Battered Teachers (1978) TV episode
        - Guns (1977) TV episode
        - Once a Snitch (1977) TV episode
        - Night of the Full Moon (1976) TV episode
          (8 more)
  4. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
        - The Mystery of the Ghostwriters' Cruise (1977) TV episode
  5. "Quincy M.E." (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
        - Hit and Run at Danny's (1977) TV episode
  6. "The Blue Knight" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
  7. "Joe Forrester" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
  8. "Nakia" (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Dream (1974) TV episode
  9. "Ironside" (3 episodes, 1973-1974)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - The Lost Cotillion (1974) TV episode
        - The Taste of Ashes (1974) TV episode
        - Another Shell Game (1973) TV episode
  10. "The Rookies" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Lots of Trees and a Running Stream (1973) TV episode

  11. "Hawaii Five-O" (2 episodes, 1968)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Twenty-Four Karat Kill (1968) TV episode
        - Samurai (1968) TV episode
  12. "The Name of the Game" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Nightmare (1968) TV episode
  13. "Gunsmoke" (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Jackals (1968) TV episode
        - Sweet Billy, Singer of Songs (1966) TV episode
  14. "The F.B.I." (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Legend of John Rim (1967) TV episode
  15. "Cimarron Strip" (3 episodes, 1967)
        - The Deputy (1967) TV episode
        - Till the End of Night (1967) TV episode
        - The Hunted (1967) TV episode
  16. Three Bites of the Apple (1967)
  17. "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (2 episodes, 1966)
        - My Good Friend, Whatsisname (1966) TV episode
        - Say UNCLE (1966) TV episode
  18. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (7 episodes, 1964-1966)
        - The Birds and the Bees Affair (1966) TV episode
        - The Re-Collectors Affair (1965) TV episode
        - The Girls of Nazarone Affair (1965) TV episode
        - The Four-Steps Affair (1965) TV episode
        - The Hong Kong Shilling Affair (1965) TV episode
          (2 more)
  19. "The Wild Wild West" (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Night That Terror Stalked the Town (1965) TV episode
  20. "Lost in Space" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Welcome Stranger (1965) TV episode
  21. When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
  22. "Mr. Novak" (3 episodes, 1965)
        - There's a Penguin in My Garden (1965) TV episode
        - Beat the Plowshare, Edge the Sword (1965) TV episode
        - Enter a Strange Animal (1965) TV episode
  23. "Route 66" (9 episodes, 1960-1964)
        - Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 2 (1964) TV episode
        - Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1 (1964) TV episode
        - This Is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You (1964) TV episode
        - A Long Way from St. Louie (1963) TV episode
        - Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are (1963) TV episode
          (4 more)
  24. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
        - Who Is Jennifer? (1964) TV episode
  25. "Temple Houston" (2 episodes, 1963)
        - The Siege at Thayer's Bluff (1963) TV episode
        - The Third Bullet (1963) TV episode
  26. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (4 episodes, 1960-1962)
    ... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
    ... aka The Detectives
    ... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
        - The Walls Have Eyes (1962) TV episode
        - The Jagged Edge (1962) TV episode
        - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1961) TV episode
        - Alibis (1960) TV episode
  27. "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Behold a Pale Horse (1962) TV episode
  28. "Cain's Hundred" (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Plush Jungle (1962) TV episode
  29. "Adventures in Paradise" (1 episode, 1961)
        - Wild Mangoes (1961) TV episode
  30. "Bat Masterson" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Fourth Man (1961) TV episode
  31. "The Case of the Dangerous Robin" (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Deadly Impersonation (1961) TV episode
        - Doll of Death (1961) TV episode
        - Temporary Window (1960) TV episode
  32. "Bonanza" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - The Bride (1961) TV episode
  33. "Hawaiian Eye" (6 episodes, 1960)
        - Girl on a String (1960) TV episode
        - With This Ring (1960) TV episode
        - Princess from Manhattan (1960) TV episode
        - I Wed Three Wives (1960) TV episode
        - Assignment: Manila (1960) TV episode
          (1 more)
  34. "Klondike" (1 episode, 1960)
        - River of Gold (1960) TV episode
  35. "Men Into Space" (8 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka Space Challenge (USA: syndication title)
        - The Sun Never Sets (1960) TV episode
        - Emergency Mission (1960) TV episode
        - Shadows on the Moon (1960) TV episode
        - Dark of the Sun (1960) TV episode
        - Contraband (1960) TV episode
          (3 more)
  36. "The Twilight Zone" (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
        - The Mighty Casey (1960) TV episode
        - Nightmare as a Child (1960) TV episode
        - The Hitch-Hiker (1960) TV episode
        - What You Need (1959) TV episode
  37. "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Gladiators (1960) TV episode
  38. "Hotel de Paree" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Sundance Goes to Kill (1960) TV episode

  39. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Lonesome Gun (1959) TV episode
  40. "The Walter Winchell File" (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
        - Death Comes in a Small Package (1959) TV episode
        - The Witness (1957) TV episode
  41. "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (2 episodes, 1959)
    ... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
        - Charity Affair (1959) TV episode
        - The Sport (1959) TV episode
  42. "The Texan" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Man Behind the Star (1959) TV episode
  43. "Zane Grey Theater" (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Trail Incident (1959) TV episode
        - Ride a Lonely Trail (1957) TV episode
        - Blood in the Dust (1957) TV episode
  44. "The Grand Jury" (1 episode)
        - Prison Scandal (????) TV episode
  45. Country Music Holiday (1958)
  46. "Alcoa Theatre" (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Days of November (1958) TV episode
        - The Face of Truth (1957) TV episode
  47. "Meet McGraw" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Adventures of McGraw (USA: new title)
        - Vivian (1958) TV episode
  48. "China Smith" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Tai-Ling Glaze (1956) TV episode
  49. "Broken Arrow" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Mail Riders (1956) TV episode
  50. The Leather Saint (1956)
  51. "Cavalcade of America" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
        - The Jackie Jensen Story (1956) TV episode
  52. "The Star and the Story" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Henry Fonda Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Act of Decision (1956) TV episode
  53. "Casablanca" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Satan's Veil (1956) TV episode
  54. Jazz Ball (1956) (TV) (one sequence)
  55. "Highway Patrol" (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - Escort (1956) TV episode
        - Retired Gangster (1955) TV episode
  56. "Science Fiction Theatre" (2 episodes, 1955)
        - Before the Beginning (1955) TV episode
        - Postcard from Barcelona (1955) TV episode
  57. "Stage 7" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Tiger at Noon (1955) TV episode
  58. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - Woman Expert (1954) TV episode
  59. "The New Adventures of China Smith" (4 episodes)
    ... aka Captain China
    ... aka The Affairs of China Smith
        - A Bandit of Malaya (????) TV episode
        - Ferry to Kowloon (????) TV episode
        - Forbidden Atoll (????) TV episode
        - The Broken Rice Bowl of Chen Lo (????) TV episode
  60. The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)

  61. Catalina Interlude (1948)
    ... aka Musical Parade: Catalina Interlude (USA: series title)
  62. Big Sister Blues (1948)
    ... aka Musical Parade: Big Sister Blues (USA: series title)
  63. Tropical Masquerade (1948)
    ... aka Musical Parade: Tropical Masquerade (USA: series title)
    ... aka Tropical Masquerade (Musical Parade) (1947-1948) #4 (USA: series title)
  64. Midnight Serenade (1947)
    ... aka Musical Parade: Midnight Serenade (USA: series title)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Elephant Walk (1954) (second unit director)
  2. Knock on Wood (1954) (second unit director)
  3. At War with the Army (1950) (assistant director) (uncredited)

  4. Chicago Deadline (1949) (assistant director)
  5. The Paleface (1948) (assistant director)
  6. Sealed Verdict (1948) (assistant director)
  7. Road to Utopia (1946) (assistant director) (uncredited)
  8. The Stork Club (1945) (assistant director) (uncredited)
  9. Bedside Manner (1945) (assistant director) (uncredited)
    ... aka Her Favorite Patient (USA: reissue title)
  10. The Unseen (1945) (assistant director) (uncredited)
  11. Going My Way (1944) (assistant director) (uncredited)
  12. The Hitler Gang (1944) (assistant director)
  13. Hostages (1943) (assistant director)
  14. The Good Fellows (1943) (assistant director)
  15. True to the Army (1942) (assistant director)
  16. Birth of the Blues (1941) (second assistant director) (uncredited)

  17. Million Dollar Legs (1939) (assistant director)
Writer:
  1. The Leather Saint (1956) (writer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Jazz Ball (1956) (TV) (director: archive footage)

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