Maury Dexter

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-06-12 (90 years old)

Deathday

2017-05-28

Place of Birth

Paris, Arkansas, USA

Maury Dexter

Biography

Maury Dexter was an American film and television director and producer known for his work on low-budget films during the 1960s and his collaborations with television producer Michael Landon. He began his career as an actor, appearing in the Three Stooges short Uncivil War Birds (1946). Transitioning to directing and producing, Dexter worked on films such as The High Powered Rifle (1960) and Maryjane (1968). In television, he directed episodes of Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven, contributing significantly to their success.

Acting

1946

One Exciting Week

as Jimmy Curtis

Production

1969

Hell's Belles

as Director

1968

Maryjane

as Director

1968

1964

Surf Party

as Producer

1963

1965

1965

1968

1960

1964

Surf Party

as Director

1965

1963

1962

1962

1965

1968

1968

Maryjane

as Producer

1968

Maryjane

as Story

1960

Walk Tall

as Director

1955

A Life at Stake

as Dialogue Coach

1963

Harbor Lights

as Director

1960

The 3rd Voice

as Producer

1962

Air Patrol

as Director

1963

1961

The Purple Hills

as Director

1963

1991

Us

as Assistant Director

1963

Police Nurse

as Director

1962

The Firebrand

as Director

1962

Womanhunt

as Director

1962

Womanhunt

as Producer

1963

Police Nurse

as Producer

1958

Frontier Gun

as Associate Producer

1976

The Loneliest Runner

as Assistant Director

1974

Betrayal

as Assistant Director

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