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Sidney Lanfield (1898–1972)

After a stint as a jazz musician and a vaudeville entertainer, Sidney Lanfield was hired by Fox Film Corp. in 1926 as a gag writer and brought to Hollywood. Making his debut as a director in 1930, he specialized in romances and light comedies, directing many of Bob Hope's films in the 1930s and 1940s... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV series)
 
1964-1966 The Addams Family (TV series)
Ophelia's Career (1966)
The Addams Policy (1966)
Addams Cum Laude (1966)
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Who Killed 711? (1964)
 
1962-1964 McHale's Navy (TV series)
Marryin' Chuck (1964)
Alias PT 73 (1964)
 
1961-1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
The Four Queens (1962)
Quarantine (1962)
St. Louis Woman (1962)
Trial by Hanging (1961)
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Hometown Doctor (1962)
 
1962 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
 
1962 Little Amy (TV movie)
 
1961 87th Precinct (TV series)
Empty Hours (1961)
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Death at Even Money (1961)
 
1961 My Darling Judge (TV movie)
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
 
1961 Bringing Up Buddy (TV series)
The Singer (1961)
 
1960-1961 Riverboat (TV series)
Zigzag (1960)
Forbidden Island (1960)
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Three Brothers (1960)
Trail of Darkness (1960)
Palace of Chance (1960)
The Lucifer Urge (1960)
The Chain of Action (1960)
 
1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
The Man in the Pit (1960)
 
1958-1959 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Bentley Plays Cupid (1959)
A Key for Kelly (1959)
The Rescue of Rufus (1959)
 
1955-1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
I Was a Bloodhound (1959)
The Seeds of Hate (1955)
 
1958-1959 M Squad (TV series)
Decoy in White (1959)
Robber's Roost (1959)
The Vanishing Lady (1959)
 
1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Hello, Charlie (1959)
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
 
1956-1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
The Bravado Touch (1958)
Swindler's Inn (1958)
The Man in the Car (1957)
The Pendulum (1957)
Small Talk (1957)
 
1957-1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
A Man Called Horse (1958)
 
1954 Where's Raymond? (TV series)
Find the Dog (1954)
 
1952 Skirts Ahoy!
 
1951 Follow the Sun
 
1949 Sorrowful Jones
 
1948 Station West
 
1944 The Princess and the Pirate (uncredited)
 
1943 Let's Face It
 
1939 Swanee River
 
1939 Second Fiddle
 
1938 Always Goodbye
 
1937 Love and Hisses
 
1937 Thin Ice
 
1936 Half Angel
 
1935 Red Salute
 
1935 Hold 'Em Yale
 
1934 The House of Rothschild (uncredited)
 
1934 Moulin Rouge
 
1933 Broadway Bad
 
1932 Hat Check Girl
 
1932 Society Girl
 
1932 Dance Team
 
1931 Hush Money
 
Show ShowWriter (11 titles)
1934 Dos más uno dos (story)
 
1931 Hush Money (screenplay / story)
 
1929 Happy Days (story and scenario)
 
1929 Big Time (writer)
 
1929 Hired and Fired (short) (story)
 
1929 Knights Out (short) (scenario)
 
1928 The Bath Between (short) (adaptation / story)
 
1928 Romance of the Underworld (story)
 
1928 Don't Marry (story)
 
1928 Mind Your Business (short) (writer)
 
1926 Golf Widows (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1939 Swanee River (writer: "Curry a Mule")
 
1929 Big Time (music: "Nobody Knows You Like I Do" / lyrics: "Nobody Knows You Like I Do")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1934 Born to Be Bad (director: re-takes - uncredited)
 
1934 The House of Rothschild (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1961 My Darling Judge (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Jackie Coogan (1972) … Himself
 

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(1962) Unsold pilot: Directed a pilot for a proposed CBS sitcom called "Little Amy". It concerned the adventures of a mischievous nine-year-old girl (played by Debbie Megowan) who always seemed to get in trouble. See more »

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6' (1.83 m)
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