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Don Medford(1917-2012)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Don Medford was born on 26 November 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Baretta (1975) and To Trap a Spy (1964). He was previously married to Patti Crowe and Lynn Parker. He died on 12 December 2012 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 26, 1917
DiedDecember 12, 2012(95)
BornNovember 26, 1917
DiedDecember 12, 2012(95)
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Sidney Poitier and Don Medford in The Organization (1971)
Don Medford in Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI (1967)

Known for

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.1
TV Series
  • Director
Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
Baretta
6.7
TV Series
  • Director
To Trap a Spy (1964)
To Trap a Spy
6.0
  • Director
  • 1964
Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
Target: The Corruptors!
7.8
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • True Blue (1989)
    True Blue
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Something Is Out There (1988)
    Something Is Out There
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1981–1988
  • Charlton Heston, Stephanie Beacham, Maxwell Caulfield, Katharine Ross, Tracy Scoggins, Barbara Stanwyck, John James, Emma Samms, and Claire Yarlett in The Colbys (1985)
    The Colbys
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1985–1987
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
    Airwolf
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Robert Blake in Hell Town (1985)
    Hell Town
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • The Fall Guy (1981)
    The Fall Guy
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1983–1985
  • Hell Town (1985)
    Hell Town
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Tony Lo Bianco and Lindsay Wagner in Jessie (1984)
    Jessie
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • Sela Ward, Richard Dean Anderson, Susan Dey, Andrew Stevens, Doran Clark, Stephanie Dunnam, Charles Frank, and Dennis Weaver in Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)
    Emerald Point N.A.S.
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • Trauma Center (1983)
    Trauma Center
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Dusty
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Helen Shaver and David Spielberg in Jessica Novak (1981)
    Jessica Novak
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1981

Producer

  • Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
    Target: The Corruptors!
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1961–1962

Writer

  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    • story
    • TV Series
    • 1977

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Donald Medford
  • Born
    • November 26, 1917
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • December 12, 2012
    • West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Patti CroweJuly 12, 1956 - ?

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    For nearly four decades, he was one of the most prolific of American television directors, possibly best remembered for helming the final two episodes of The Fugitive (1963), watched by a then-record audience of 78 million. His trademark was "day for night" shooting (underdeveloping a "print shot in daytime during post-production to make it look like a scene shot at night). This earned him the sobriquet "Midnight Medford".
  • Nickname
    • Midnight Medford

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