Russ Mayberry
Russell Mayberry (born December 22, 1925 in Glasgow , Scotland , † July 27, 2012 in Fort Collins , Colorado ) was an American film director of Scottish descent.
Life
Russell Mayberry served as a fighter pilot during World War II . He then immigrated to the USA, where he studied at Northwestern University in Chicago . He then started his film career at WBKB in Chicago. He was able to assert himself as a film director for several television series from the late 1960s. His work took him back to Chicago via Memphis and New York City and then to Los Angeles . By the late 1980s, he made dozens of episodes of television series such as Charming Jeannie , Kojak - Use in Manhattan , Magnum and Matlock .
His directorial work on the episode The Code of Honor of the series Star Trek: The Next Generation has been heavily criticized: According to Wil Wheaton , Mayberry's work was responsible for this episode being perceived as racist.
On the side, he also directed a few television films such as The 3000-Mile Hunt , King Arthur and the Astronaut and Father Doesn't Give Up.
His last directorial work was in 1995. Mayberry directed an episode of the Pointman series with Jack Scalia in the lead role.
Mayberry passed away on July 27, 2012 after a brief illness at the Fort Collins medical center . He was married to Sandy Mayberry until his death. Both had two children together.
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1973: The Six Million Dollar Man - The Kidnapping ( The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping )
- 1973: The Six Million Dollar Man - Women and War ( The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War )
- 1977: The 3000-mile chase ( The 3,000 Mile Chase )
- 1979: Unidentified Flying Oddball ( The Spaceman and King Arthur )
- 1988: Father doesn't give up ( Danger Down Under )
series
- 1969–1970: Enchanting Jeannie ( I Dream of Jeannie , two episodes)
- 1969–1970: Sweet, but a little crazy ( That Girl , ten episodes)
- 1970–1971: The People of Shiloh Ranch ( The Virginian , three episodes)
- 1970–1976: Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD , eight episodes)
- 1970–1971: Three girls and three boys ( The Brady Bunch , six episodes)
- 1970–1975: A Sheriff in New York ( McCloud , seven episodes)
- 1971: Alias Smith and Jones ( aka Smith and Jones , an episode)
- 1972–1974: The Boss ( Ironside , eleven episodes)
- 1973–1974: Dusty, Dusty! ( Dusty's Trail , two episodes)
- 1974–1977: Detective Rockford - a call is enough ( The Rockford Files , seven episodes)
- 1974–1978: Kojak - deployment in Manhattan ( Kojak , nine episodes)
- 1975–1976: Harry-O ( Harry O , four episodes)
- 1981–1983: A Colt for All Cases ( The Fall Guy , five episodes)
- 1984–1988: Magnum ( Magnum, pi , 12 episodes)
- 1984: Mike Hammer (2 episodes)
- 1985–1989: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , 12 episodes)
- 1988-1994: In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night , 18 episodes)
- 1989–1990: Jake and McCabe - Through thick and thin ( Jake and the Fatman , five episodes)
- 1990–1994: Matlock (four episodes)
Web links
- Russ Mayberry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.aoltv.com/2008/04/28/star-trek-the-next-generation-code-of-honor/
- ↑ Russ Mayberry, TV director, dies at 86 , chicagotribune.com
- ↑ Russ Mayberry, TV director, dies at 86 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , variety.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayberry, Russ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mayberry, Russell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 2012 |
| Place of death | Fort Collins , Colorado, United States |