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name: "William F. Claxton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-f-claxton"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "22 October 1914"
died: "11 February 1996"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:39:51.200404+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# William F. Claxton

Director. Born 22 October 1914 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Died 11 February 1996.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 22 October 1914, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- **Died:** 11 February 1996
- **Also known as:** Bill Claxton, William Claxton

## Biography

William F. Claxton (also credited as Bill Claxton or William Claxton) was an American film and television director, producer and editor. He began his career as a film editor in the 1940s for Edward Small Productions before moving into directing feature films in the late 1940s and 1950s.

Claxton directed four episodes of the series *The Twilight Zone* (1959) between 1960 and 1962. He is also known for directing episodes of *The Rifleman* (1958), *Bonanza*, *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), *Dallas* (1978), *Fame* (1982) and *Highway to Heaven* (1984), as well as the feature *Night of the Lepus* (1972). He maintained a long association as producer and director on the syndicated series *This is the Life* from 1951 to 1980.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), Director
- *Dallas* (1978), Director
- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), Director
- *Night of the Lepus* (1972), Director
- *Fame* (1982), Director
- *The Rifleman* (1958), Director

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