Don Medford

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Don Medford (actually Donald Muller ; born November 26, 1917 in Detroit , † December 12, 2012 in Los Angeles ) was an American television and film director .

Life

Medford came to New York City from his hometown of Detroit in 1946 , where he worked on live programs such as Tales of Tomorrow (35 episodes) or Medallion Theater between 1951 and 1953 , and then went to Hollywood by directing two episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents by the famous director came. Mainly active in television, Medford developed while filming numerous episodes of various series such as The Detectives (13 episodes he directed between 1959 and 1962), The FBI (32 episodes between 1965 and 1974), Baretta (19 episodes in the 1970s) Years) or The Denver Clan (26 episodes in the 1980s) the method of transforming scenes filmed during the day during post-production through "underdevelopment" into night scenes. Because of this technique it was nicknamed "Midnight Medford".

Other television engagements included six episodes of Auf der Flucht , including the record-breaking double episode at the end of the series, five episodes of the Twilight Zone and numerous other series produced until 1989.

In addition to television films, Medford also made some feature films, such as The Organization from the series around the colored policeman "Virgil Tibbs" played by Sidney Poitier and the Eurowestern The wind of death blows softly .

Medford died in the West Hills neighborhood in 2012 .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1964: Agent on Kanal D (To Trap a Spy) (two episodes of the series as a feature film)
  • 1965–1967: On the Run (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 1967: Cosa Nostra , Arch Enemy of the FBI (TV movie)
  • 1971: The Wind of Death blows softly (The Hunting Party)
  • 1971: The Organization
  • 1976: November Plan (November Plan)
  • 1979: The Clone Masters (The Clone Masters)
  • 1980: Coach of the Year (Coach of the Year) (TV movie)
  • 1981–1988: The Denver Clan (TV series, 26 episodes)
  • 1985–1987: The Colbys - The Empire (TV series, 6 episodes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary in Hollywood Reporter
personal data
SURNAME Medford, Don
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Muller, Donald (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American television and film director
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 2012
Place of death los Angeles