8.0
TV
Directing
Maury Dexter
- Born
- Died
- (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Paris, Arkansas, USA
- Credits
- 32 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.0
TV
7.4
TV
Highway to Heaven
5.3
Movie
A Life at Stake
4.3
Movie
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
4.8
Movie
House of the Damned
4.5
Movie
Young Guns of Texas
5.9
Movie
The 3rd Voice
5.1
Movie
Wild on the Beach
7.1
Movie
The Loneliest Runner
4.8
Movie
The Mini-Skirt Mob
5.9
Movie
Betrayal
3.8
Movie
Maryjane
4.5
Movie
Surf Party
6.7
Movie
Hell's Belles
5.0
Movie
Us
4.5
Movie
The Young Swingers
6.8
Movie
Frontier Gun
7.0
Movie
The Young Animals
Acting credits 2
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | I Led 3 Lives TV | Cpl. George Wharton (1 ep) |
| 1946 | One Exciting Week Film | Jimmy Curtis |
Crew credits 30
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Us Film | Assistant Director |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven TV | Assistant Director (1 ep) |
| 1976 | The Loneliest Runner Film | Assistant Director |
| 1974 | Betrayal Film | Assistant Director |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie TV | Director, Assistant Director (21 ep) |
| 1969 | Hell's Belles Film | Director, Producer |
| 1968 | The Young Animals Film | Director |
| 1968 | The Mini-Skirt Mob Film | Director, Producer |
| 1968 | Maryjane Film | Director, Producer, Story |
| 1965 | Wild on the Beach Film | Director, Producer |
| 1965 | The Naked Brigade Film | Director |
| 1965 | Django the Condemned Film | Director |
| 1964 | Raiders from Beneath the Sea Film | Director, Producer |
| 1964 | Surf Party Film | Producer, Director |
| 1963 | The Young Swingers Film | Director, Producer |
| 1963 | Harbor Lights Film | Director |
| 1963 | Police Nurse Film | Director, Producer |
| 1963 | The Yellow Canary Film | Producer |
| 1963 | House of the Damned Film | Director |
| 1963 | The Day Mars Invaded Earth Film | Director, Producer |
| 1962 | Young Guns of Texas Film | Director, Producer |
| 1962 | The Firebrand Film | Director |
| 1962 | Air Patrol Film | Director, Producer |
| 1962 | Womanhunt Film | Director, Producer |
| 1961 | The Purple Hills Film | Director |
| 1960 | The High Powered Rifle Film | Director |
| 1960 | Walk Tall Film | Director |
| 1960 | The 3rd Voice Film | Producer |
| 1958 | Frontier Gun Film | Associate Producer |
| 1955 | A Life at Stake Film | Dialogue Coach |