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Stuart Heisler (1896–1979)

Director | Editor | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Director Stuart Heisler began his film-industry career as a prop man in 1913, joining Mack Sennett at Keystone the following year. He worked as an editor for Samuel Goldwyn at United Artists from 1924-25 and again from 1929-34 and at Paramount from 1935-36. He graduated to second-unit director with John Ford's The Hurricane... See full bio »

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in Los Angeles, California, USA

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(age 82) in San Diego, California, USA
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1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
– The Day of the Haunted Trail (1964)
 
1963 The Virginian (TV series)
– The Evil That Men Do (1963)
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
– Terror at Heart River (1963)
– Trial at Grand Forks (1963)
– Fargo (1963)
– Crisis at High Banjo (1963)
– Trouble at French Creek (1963)
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1962 Hitler
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
– Incident at Crossbow (1962)
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
– Everybody Loves Benny (1961)
– No Exit (1961)
 
1958-1961 Lawman (TV series)
– Blue Boss and Willie Shay (1961)
– Samson the Great (1960)
– Yawkey (1960)
– The Return of Owny O'Reilly (1960)
– The Go-Between (1960)
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1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
– Brink of Disaster (1961)
 
1959-1960 Rawhide (TV series)
– Incident of the Captive (1960)
– Incident at Superstition Prairie (1960)
– Incident of the 100 Amulets (1960)
– Incident at the Buffalo Smokehouse (1959)
– Incident of the Roman Candles (1959)
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1960 Markham (TV series)
– The Long Search (1960)
 
1957-1960 Captain David Grief (TV series)
– The Terrible Solomons (1960)
– The Raiders (1960)
– Nanigo (1960)
– The Gun Runners (1959)
– The Return of Blackbeard (1959)
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1960 The Islanders (TV series)
– The Generous Politician (1960)
 
1959 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Thick 'N' Thin (1959)
 
1958 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
– A Nice Social Evening (1958)
 
1956 The Burning Hills
 
1956 The Lone Ranger
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
– The Brush Roper (1955)
 
1955 I Died a Thousand Times
 
1954 This Is My Love
 
1954 Beachhead
 
1952 The Star
 
1952 Island of Desire
 
1951 Journey Into Light
 
1951 Storm Warning
 
1950 Dallas
 
1950 Vendetta (principal scenes: 1946-1947 release version - uncredited)
 
1950 Chain Lightning
 
1949 Tokyo Joe
 
1949 Tulsa
 
1947 Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
 
1946 Blue Skies
 
1945 Along Came Jones
 
1944 The Negro Soldier (documentary short) (as Capt. Stuart Heisler)
 
1942 The Glass Key
 
1942 The Remarkable Andrew
 
1941 Among the Living
 
1941 The Monster and the Girl
 
1940 The Biscuit Eater
 
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady (uncredited)
 
1937 The Hurricane (uncredited)
 
1936 Straight from the Shoulder
 
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1936 The Big Broadcast of 1937
 
1936 Poppy (edited by)
 
1936 Klondike Annie
 
1935 Peter Ibbetson
 
1935 Men Without Names
 
1935 The Wedding Night (film edited by)
 
1934 Kid Millions (film edited by)
 
1934 We're Not Dressing (uncredited)
 
1933 Roman Scandals (film edited by)
 
1933 The Masquerader
 
1932 The Kid from Spain
 
1932 The Greeks Had a Word for Them
 
1931 Palmy Days (uncredited)
 
1931 One Heavenly Night
 
1930 Whoopee!
 
1930 Raffles
 
1929 Condemned
 
1929 Hard to Get
 
1929 His Captive Woman
 
1928 The Barker
 
1928 Do Your Duty
 
1928 Three-Ring Marriage
 
1928 Lady Be Good
 
1927 The Love Mart
 
1925 Stella Dallas
 
1925 His Supreme Moment
 
1925 A Thief in Paradise
 
1924 In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
 
1924 Tarnish
 
1924 Cytherea
 
1921 They Shall Pay (as Stuart R. Heisler)
 
1921 The Love Light (uncredited)
 
1939 The Real Glory (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1937 The Hurricane (associate director)
 
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1952 Island of Desire (screen story)
 
1924 The Silent Stranger (story)
 
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1938 The Cowboy and the Lady (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1931 The Unholy Garden (supervising editor)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Capt. Stuart Heisler | Stuart R. Heisler
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Trivia:

Directed 2 actresses to Oscar nominations: Susan Hayward (Best Actress, Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman) and Bette Davis (Best Actress, The Star). See more »

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Star Sign:

Sagittarius