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Don Medford was born on November 26, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, USA as Donald Muller. He was a director and producer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Suspicion (1957) and To Trap a Spy (1964). He died on December 12, 2012 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. See full bio »

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November 26, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died:

December 12, 2012 (age 95) in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

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The Twilight Zone
The Mirror (S3, Ep6)

Fri, May 24 5:00 AM EDT on SYFY (224)

The Twilight Zone
Deaths-Head Revisited (S3, Ep9)

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Known For

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone Director

(1960-1963)

Suspicion Director

(1957-1958)

To Trap a Spy Director

(1964)

Airwolf Director

(1985)

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Director (77 credits)

1989 True Blue (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Life with the Lady (1989)

1989 Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- They Can't Take That Away from Me (1989)

- I'll Never Smile Again (1989)

1988 Something Is Out There (TV Series) (1 episode)

- A Message from Mr. Cool (1988)

1981-1988 Dynasty (TV Series) (26 episodes)

- The Proposal (1988)

- The Warning (1988)

- The Rifle (1988)

- The Interview (1988)

- The Fair (1987)

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1985-1987 The Colbys (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Crossroads (1987)

- Sanctuary (1986)

- Something Old, Something New (1986)

- The Letter (1986)

- A House Divided (1985)

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1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Deadly Honeymoon (1986)

1985 Airwolf (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Crossover (1985)

- Airwolf II (1985)

1985 Hell Town (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Hell Town Goes Bananas (1985)

- Father of Hell Town (Pilot) (1985)

1983-1985 The Fall Guy (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Dead Ringer (1985)

- Boom (1984)

- Bite of the Wasp (1984)

- Hollywood Shorties (1983)

- P.S. I Love You (1983)

1985 Hell Town (TV Movie)

1984 Jessie (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Long Fuse (1984)

- Flesh Wounds (1984)

1984 Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Disguises (1984)

1983 Trauma Center (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Smash-Up (1983)

- Turnaround (1983)

- Breakthrough (1983)

1983 Dusty (TV Movie)

1981 Sizzle (TV Movie)

1980 Coach of the Year (TV Movie)

1979 Mrs. Columbo (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Ladies of the Afternoon (1979)

- Caviar with Everything (1979)

- Murder Is a Parlor Game (1979)

1978 David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV Series) (1 episode)

- RX for Dying (1978)

1978 The Clone Master (TV Movie)

1975-1978 Baretta (TV Series) (19 episodes)

- The Bundle (1978)

- Barney (1978)

- The Gadjo (1978)

- The Stone Conspiracy (1978)

- The Marker (1978)

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1978 Kaz (TV Series)

1976-1977 Most Wanted (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Dutchman (1977)

- The Wolf Pack Killer (1976)

- The Skykiller (1976)

1977 The November Plan (TV Movie)

1976 City of Angels (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The November Plan: Part 3 (1976)

- The November Plan: Part 2 (1976)

- The November Plan: Part 1 (1976)

1975-1976 Police Story (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Odyssey of Death: Part 2 (1976)

- Odyssey of Death: Part 1 (1976)

- Test of Brotherhood (1975)

- The Cut Man Caper (1975)

1965-1974 The F.B.I. (TV Series) (32 episodes)

- Deadly Ambition (1974)

- A Piece of the Action (1974)

- Rules of the Game (1973)

- Tower of Terror (1973)

- The Confession (1973)

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1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Twenty-Four Karat Plague (1973)

- A Wrongful Death (1973)

1973 The Fuzz Brothers (TV Movie)

1971 The Organization

1971 Cannon (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Fool's Gold (1971)

1971 The Hunting Party

1971 Incident in San Francisco (TV Movie)

1969 Lancer (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Warburton's Edge (1969)

1967 The Invaders (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Summit Meeting: Part II (1967)

- Summit Meeting: Part I (1967)

- Condition: Red (1967)

1967 Cimarron Strip (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Battleground (1967)

1967 Ghostbreakers (TV Movie)

1965-1967 The Fugitive (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- The Judgment: Part II (1967)

- The Judgment: Part I (1967)

- Death Is the Door Prize (1966)

- Set Fire to a Straw Man (1965)

- May God Have Mercy (1965)

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1967 Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI (TV Movie)

1964-1966 12 O'Clock High (TV Series) (12 episodes)

- The Outsider (1966)

- P.O.W.: Part Two (1965)

- P.O.W.: Part One (1965)

- The Lorelei (1965)

- In Search of My Enemy (1965)

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1964 To Trap a Spy

1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Vulcan Affair (1964)

1962-1964 Dr. Kildare (TV Series) (9 episodes)

- The Middle of Ernie Mann (1964)

- An Ungodly Act (1964)

- Quid Pro Quo (1964)

- A Hundred Million Tomorrows (1964)

- Whoever Heard of a Two-Headed Doll? (1963)

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1963 The Lieutenant (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- A Troubled Image (1963)

- A Touching of Hands (1963)

- A Million Miles from Clary (1963)

1963 Mr. Novak (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Hello, Miss Phipps (1963)

1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Day of the First Suitor (1963)

1962-1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Man Who Came Home Late (1963)

- Try to Keep Alive Until Next Tuesday (1963)

- I Don't Belong in a White-Painted House (1962)

1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Colossus (1963)

- Everybody Loves Sweeney (1963)

- Tomorrow, the Man (1962)

- The Prison (1962)

1960-1963 The Twilight Zone (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Death Ship (1963)

- Deaths-Head Revisited (1961) ... (directed by)

- The Mirror (1961) ... (directed by)

- The Man in the Bottle (1960)

- A Passage for Trumpet (1960)

1962 Sam Benedict (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Life Is a Lie, Love Is a Cheat (1962)

- Nothing Equals Nothing (1962)

1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Wheresoever I Enter... (1962)

1960-1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Night of the Fourth (1962)

- Bride of the Fox (1960)

1961-1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- The Organizers: Part 2 (1962)

- The Organizers: Part 1 (1962)

- The Malignant Hearts (1962)

- Chase the Dragon (1962)

- Silent Partner (1961)

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1962 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) (1 episode)

- No News Is Good News (1962)

1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Please Believe Me (1962)

1961 Bus Stop (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Resurrection of Annie Ahearn (1961)

1961 The Untouchables (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Nick Acropolis Story (1961)

- The Lily Dallas Story (1961)

- The Underground Court (1961)

1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Night Visitor (1961)

1959-1960 The Rifleman (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- The Silent Knife (1960)

- The Illustrator (1960)

- Meeting at Midnight (1960)

- The Lariat (1960)

- The Vision (1960)

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1960 Checkmate (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Runaway (1960)

1959-1960 The Detectives (TV Series) (13 episodes)

- The New Man (1960)

- Song of Songs (1960)

- Little Girl Lost (1960)

- The Bad Eye of Rose Rosetti (1960)

- Anatomy of Fear (1960)

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1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Rebel Range (1959)

1959 Law of the Plainsman (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Hostiles (1959)

1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Dark Morning (1959)

1958-1959 M Squad (TV Series) (10 episodes)

- Ten Minutes to Doomsday (1959)

- The Fire Makers (1959)

- Mugger Murder (1959)

- One Man's Life (1959)

- The Teacher (1959)

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1959 The Deputy (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Badge for a Day (1959)

1959 Markham (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Duelists (1959)

1954-1959 General Electric Theater (TV Series) (28 episodes)

- Nora (1959)

- Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home? (1959)

- The Shadow Outside (1956)

- A Child Is Born (1956)

- The Breach (1956)

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1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)

- False Impression (1958)

1957-1958 Suspicion (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- The Imposter (1958)

- The Girl Upstairs (1958)

- Diagnosis: Death (1958)

- A World Full of Strangers (1958)

- The Dark Stairway (1957)

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1957-1958 Decoy (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Night of Fire (1958) ... (as Donald Medford)

- Stranglehold (1957) ... (as Donald Medford)

1958 Kraft Theatre (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Material Witness (1958)

- The Velvet Trap (1958)

1957 Climax! (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Jacob and the Angel (1957)

- Trial by Fire (1957)

- Murder Is a Witch (1957)

- The High Jungle (1957)

- The Trial of Captain Wirtz (1957)

1956-1957 Studio 57 (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Customs of the Country (1957)

- Pride of the Man (1956)

1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Into Thin Air (1955)

- Triggers in Leash (1955)

1953-1954 Medallion Theatre (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- The Magic Touch (1954)

- Twenty-Four Men in a Plane (1953)

- A Day in Town (1953)

- Dear Cynthia (1953)

- The Bishop's Candlesticks (1953)

1953 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Something for an Empty Briefcase (1953)

1951-1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series) (36 episodes)

- The Spider's Web (1953)

- The Evil Within (1953)

- Past Tense (1953)

- Ghost Writer (1953)

- Read to Me, Herr Doktor (1953)

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Producer (1 credit)

1961-1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) (producer - 3 episodes)

- The Organizers: Part 2 (1962) ... (producer)

- The Organizers: Part 1 (1962) ... (producer)

- Mr Megalomania (1961) ... (producer)

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Writer (1 credit)

1977 Baretta (TV Series) (story - 2 episodes)

- Guns and Brothers (1977) ... (story)

- The Reunion (1977) ... (story)

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Self (4 credits)

2006 Real James Dean (Video documentary)
Himself

1996 100 Years of Horror (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Director

- Frankenstein's Friends (1996) ... Himself - Director

1996 100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (Video documentary)
Himself

1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)
Himself - Director

- The Window (1952) ... Himself - Director

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Donald Medford

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Trivia:

He was originally announced as the director of "Juggernaut" (1974), but dropped out and was replaced by Richard Lester. Bryan Forbes was also attached to the project at one time. See more »

Nickname:

Midnight Medford

Star Sign:

Sagittarius

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