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Christian Nyby (1913–1993)

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Christian Nyby, the television and movie director who achieved acclaim as a film editor before moving into the director's chair, was born on September 1, 1913, in Los Angeles, California. He made his reputation as a cutter during the 1940s, when he worked with the great helmer Howard Hawks, winning... See full bio »

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in Los Angeles, California, USA

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(age 80) in Temecula, California, USA
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1975 Westwind (TV series)
 
1970-1975 Adam-12 (TV series)
– Citizen with a Gun (1975)
– Eyewitness (1972)
– Substation (1972)
– The Adoption (1972)
– The Tip (1972)
See all 19 episodes »
 
1974-1975 Kojak (TV series)
– Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard (1975)
– A Killing in the Second House (1974)
 
1974-1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
– The Cross-Country Kidnap (1975)
– Stranger in Broken Folk (1974)
 
1974 Korg: 70,000 B.C. (TV series) (1974)
 
1974 Firehouse (TV series)
– A Gift for Grumper (1974)
– No Way Out (1974)
 
1973 Chase (TV series)
– The Dealer-Wheelers (1973)
– One for You, Two for Me (1973)
– Gang War (1973)
 
1972-1973 Emergency! (TV series)
– School Days (1973)
– Peace Pipe (1972)
– Decision (1972)
– Crash (1972)
– Dilemma (1972)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– Bitter Wine (1972) (as Christopher Nyby)
 
1971-1972 The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV series)
– Old School Ties (1972)
– Aunts in My Plans (1972)
– Luther's Last Love (1971)
– A Run for City Commissioner (1971)
– Pro Bono Publico (1971)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1971 The Partners (TV series)
– Requiem for a Godfather (1971)
 
1968-1971 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
– Alice and the Professor (1971)
– Goober, the Elder (1971)
– The Moon Rocks (1971)
– The Kid from Hong Kong (1971)
– Millie's Egg Farm (1971)
See all 39 episodes »
 
1969-1970 Lancer (TV series)
– The Rivals (1970)
– The Lorelei (1970)
– Legacy (1969)
– Jelly Hoskins' American Dream (1969)
– Devil's Blessing (1969)
 
1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
– Run for the Money (1970) (as Chris Nyby)
 
1967-1968 I Spy (TV series)
– Pinwheel (1968)
– Carmelita Is One of Us (1968)
– The Spy Business (1968)
– Shana (1968)
– Anyplace I Hang Myself Is Home (1968)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
– Kingdom of the Blind (1968)
 
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
– The Secret of Hangtown Mine (1967)
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
– Blazing Arrows (1967)
 
1959-1967 Bonanza (TV series)
– Napoleon's Children (1967)
– The Scapegoat (1964)
– Thanks for Everything, Friend (1964)
– The Prime of Life (1963)
– The Actress (1963)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1965-1967 The F.B.I. (TV series)
– The Hostage (1967)
– The Conspirators (1967)
– The Gray Passenger (1967)
– Passage into Fear (1967)
– Collision Course (1966)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1967 First to Fight
 
1963-1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
– Right in the Middle of the Season (1966)
– Nightmare at Northoak (1963)
 
1966 Elfego Baca: Six Gun Law
 
1964-1965 Lassie (TV series)
– Pitfall (1965)
– In the Midst of Splendor (1965)
– Lassie and the Seagull (1965)
– Sudden Fury (1965)
– Lassie and the Girl in the Canyon (1965)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1965 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
– Gomer Captures a Submarine (1965)
– Cat Overboard (1965)
 
1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
– Vendetta (1965)
– Put Me in Touch with Jesse (1965)
 
1965 Operation C.I.A.
 
1965 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
– Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home? (1965)
 
1964-1965 Valentine's Day (TV series)
– Sin Has Two Faces (1965)
– The Sweet Smell of Wampum (1965)
– Teahouse of the Bankrupt Moon (1964) (as Chris Nyby)
 
1965 Young Fury
 
1965 The Tycoon (TV series)
– Thunder Bowl (1965)
 
1956-1964 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Hammerhead (1964)
– Coventry (1962)
– Tail to the Wind (1959)
– Young Man with a Gun (1956)
 
1962-1964 Rawhide (TV series)
– Incident at Seven Fingers (1964)
– Incident of the Gilded Goddess (1964)
– Incident of the Banker (1964)
– Incident at Hourglass (1964)
– Incident at Zebulon (1964)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1963-1964 Grindl (TV series)
– The Moon Killer (1964)
– 'Twas the Week Before Christmas (1963)
 
1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
– Cavender Is Coming (1962) (as Chris Nyby)
– Showdown with Rance McGrew (1962)
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
– The Angry Sky (1962)
– End of a Minor God (1962)
 
1957-1962 Perry Mason (TV series)
– The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1962)
– The Case of the Malicious Mariner (1961)
– The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1958)
– The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1958)
– The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1958)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
– The Interpreter (1961)
– String of Circumstances (1961)
– The Jodie Tyler Story (1961)
– Double Edge (1961)
– Cross Cut (1961)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1960-1961 The Jim Backus Show (TV series)
– Old Army Game (1961)
– The Woman's Touch (1961)
– O'Toole and Son (1961)
– The Frame Up (1960)
– The Marry-Go-Round (1960)
 
1961 Dante (TV series)
– Dante's Fickle Fate (1961)
 
1960 Hong Kong (TV series)
– Blind Bargain (1960)
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
– Sentenced to Die (1960)
 
1959-1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Luke Grant Story (1960)
– The Jenny Tannen Story (1959)
– The Steele Family Story (1959)
– The Steve Campden Story (1959)
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
– First Stage to Denver (1960)
 
1959 Adventure Showcase (TV series)
– War Correspondent (1959)
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
– The Evil One (1959)
 
1958-1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– The Griswold Murder (1959)
– Elfego Baca, Attorney at Law (1959)
– Lawman or Gunman (1958)
 
1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
– Shadow of a Gunfighter (1959)
 
1958 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
– The Black Marshal from Deadwood (1958)
– Strange Vengeance (1958)
– Skeleton Canyon Massacre (1958)
 
1958 Target (TV series)
– Unreasonable Doubt (1958)
 
1957-1958 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
– The Freighter (1958)
– There Were Four (1957)
– Village of Fear (1957)
– The Necessary Breed (1957)
– Backtrail (1957)
 
1958 Hey, Jeannie! (TV series)
– The Highway (1958)
– The Jam (1958)
 
1957 The Californians (TV series)
 
1957 Hell on Devil's Island
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
– Country Cousin (1957)
– The Intruder (1957)
– The Lottery (1957)
– The General's Disgrace (1957)
– Thieves' Market (1957)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1953-1957 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
– Deadlock at Dark Canyon (1957)
– Tossup (1956)
– His Weight in Wildcats (1956)
– Mountain Pirates (1956)
– Fishing for Fingerprints (1956)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
– Fortunatus (1956)
 
1953-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Mechanical Cook (1956)
– Rabbit Foot (1954)
– Lucky Thirteen (1953)
 
1954-1956 It's a Great Life (TV series)
– The Yachting Party (1956)
– Glamour Doll (1956)
– Private Eyes (1956)
– All for Amy (1956)
– The Voice (1956)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
– When the Wise Men Appeared (1955)
– Human Nature Through a Rear View Mirror (1955)
– Around the Horn to Matrimony (1955)
 
1954 Private Secretary (TV series)
– Goodbye, Susie, Hello (1954)
– A Matter of Taste (1954)
 
1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV documentary)
 
1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
– The Honolulu Story
– The Jet Story
– The Planetarium Story
– The Robbery Story (a.k.a. Memo: Robbery)
– The Wife Story
 
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
– Search in the Night (1953)
 
1951 The Thing from Another World
 
Show ShowEditor (17 titles)
1952 The Big Sky
 
1950 The Second Face (as Chris Nyby)
 
1950 Southside 1-1000
 
1950 Tarzan and the Slave Girl
 
1948 One Sunday Afternoon
 
1948 Fighter Squadron
 
1948 Red River
 
1948 My Girl Tisa
 
1947 Cheyenne
 
1947 Pursued
 
1946 Shadow of a Woman
 
1946 Cloak and Dagger
 
1946 The Big Sleep
 
1946 Janie Gets Married
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
 
1944 To Have and Have Not (film editor)
 
1943 Destination Tokyo (as Chris Nyby)
 
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1978 Emergency! (TV series) (segment director - 1 episode)
– Greatest Rescues of Emergency (1978) (segment director)
 
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1953 The Hitch-Hiker (associate producer)
 

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(1957) Unsold pilot: Directed a pilot for a proposed western series, "Man Without a Gun," written by Peter Packer.

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