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Maury Dexter

Directing · Born June 12, 1927 · Paris, Arkansas, USA

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.

Maury Dexter movies and shows

  • Little House on the Prairie1974
  • Highway to Heaven1984
  • A Life at Stake1955
  • Wild on the Beach1965
  • Young Guns of Texas1962
  • House of the Damned1963
  • The Mini-Skirt Mob1968
  • The Yellow Canary1963
  • Us1991
  • Raiders from Beneath the Sea1964
  • The Day Mars Invaded Earth1963
  • The Loneliest Runner1976
  • The High Powered Rifle1960
  • Harbor Lights1963
  • Django the Condemned1965
  • Maryjane1968
  • One Exciting Week1946
  • Betrayal1974
  • Surf Party1964
  • Police Nurse1963
  • The 3rd Voice1960
  • Hell's Belles1969
  • The Young Animals1968
  • The Naked Brigade1965