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name: "Don Medford"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "26 November 1917"
died: "12 December 2012"
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# Don Medford

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

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 26 November 1917, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 12 December 2012
- **Active:** 1959–1963
- **Also known as:** Donald Muller
- **Works often with:** Abner Biberman, Anthony Wilson, Christian Nyby, Ida Lupino, James Sheldon, Ralph Senensky

## 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.

*Sources: hollywoodreporter.com, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *Airwolf* (1984), Director
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Director
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), Director
- *Dynasty* (1981), Director
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), Director
- *The Hunting Party* (1971), Director
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), Director
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), Director

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