Maury Dexter

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Maury Dexter

Directing 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 Mich…

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Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

8.0 1974 TV Show
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

7.4 1984 TV Show
A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

5.3 1955 Movie
The Day Mars Invaded Earth

The Day Mars Invaded Earth

4.3 1963 Movie
House of the Damned

House of the Damned

4.8 1963 Movie
The Mini-Skirt Mob

The Mini-Skirt Mob

4.8 1968 Movie
Wild on the Beach

Wild on the Beach

5.1 1965 Movie
Young Guns of Texas

Young Guns of Texas

4.5 1962 Movie
The 3rd Voice

The 3rd Voice

5.9 1960 Movie
The Young Animals

The Young Animals

7.0 1968 Movie
The Loneliest Runner

The Loneliest Runner

7.1 1976 Movie
Surf Party

Surf Party

4.5 1964 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1991
    Us

    Movie Assistant Director

  2. 1984
    Highway to Heaven

    TV show Assistant Director

  3. 1976
    The Loneliest Runner

    Movie Assistant Director

  4. 1974
    Betrayal

    Movie Assistant Director

  5. 1974
    Little House on the Prairie

    TV show Director

  6. 1969
    Hell's Belles

    Movie Director

  7. 1968
    The Young Animals

    Movie Director

  8. 1968
    The Mini-Skirt Mob

    Movie Director

  9. 1968
    Maryjane

    Movie Director

  10. 1965
    Wild on the Beach

    Movie Director

  11. 1965
    The Naked Brigade

    Movie Director

  12. 1965
    Django the Condemned

    Movie Director

  13. 1964
    Raiders from Beneath the Sea

    Movie Director

  14. 1964
    Surf Party

    Movie Producer

  15. 1963
    The Young Swingers

    Movie Director

  16. 1963
    Harbor Lights

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1963
    Police Nurse

    Movie Director

  2. 1963
    The Yellow Canary

    Movie Producer

  3. 1963
    House of the Damned

    Movie Director

  4. 1963
    The Day Mars Invaded Earth

    Movie Director

  5. 1962
    Young Guns of Texas

    Movie Director

  6. 1962
    The Firebrand

    Movie Director

  7. 1962
    Air Patrol

    Movie Director

  8. 1962
    Womanhunt

    Movie Director

  9. 1961
    The Purple Hills

    Movie Director

  10. 1960
    Walk Tall

    Movie Director

  11. 1960
    The High Powered Rifle

    Movie Director

  12. 1960
    The 3rd Voice

    Movie Producer

  13. 1958
    Frontier Gun

    Movie Associate Producer

  14. 1955
    A Life at Stake

    Movie Dialogue Coach

  15. 1953
    I Led 3 Lives

    TV show Cpl. George Wharton

  16. 1946
    One Exciting Week

    Movie Jimmy Curtis