Don Medford

Don Medford

Director. Born 26 November 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Died 12 December 2012.

DirectorAmerican
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Titles on Fi1m
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Born
26 November 1917, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
12 December 2012
Active
1959–1963

Biography

Don Medford, also credited as Donald Muller, was an American television and film director. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he began his career in the early 1950s directing live anthology series in New York before moving to Hollywood, where he worked on Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

He directed episodes of numerous series including five instalments of The Twilight Zone (1959), 26 episodes of Dynasty (1981) and 32 of The F.B.I. (1965). Medford is particularly noted for directing the final two-part episode of The Fugitive (1963), which drew a record audience in 1967. His feature films include The Hunting Party (1971) and The Organization (1971). He directed more than 75 television series between 1951 and 1989.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Don Medford is known for Airwolf (1984), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), The Fall Guy (1981), Dynasty (1981), The Streets of San Francisco (1972), The Hunting Party (1971), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985).