Maury Dexter

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1927-06-12

Deathday 2017-05-28 (89 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, Arkansas, USA

Maury Dexter

Biography

Maury Dexter was an American film and television director and producer known for his work on low-budget films during the 1960s and his collaborations with television producer Michael Landon. He began his career as an actor, appearing in the Three Stooges short Uncivil War Birds (1946). Transitioning to directing and producing, Dexter worked on films such as The High Powered Rifle (1960) and Maryjane (1968). In television, he directed episodes of Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven, contributing significantly to their success.

Known For

Director

1991
Us

as Assistant Director

1984
Highway to Heaven

as Assistant Director

1976
The Loneliest Runner

as Assistant Director

1974
Betrayal

as Assistant Director

1974
Little House on the Prairie

as Assistant Director

1969
Hell's Belles

as Director

1968
Maryjane

as Director

1968
The Mini-Skirt Mob

as Director

1968
The Young Animals

as Director

1965
Wild on the Beach

as Director

1965
1965
The Naked Brigade

as Director

1964
Surf Party

as Director

1963
1963
The Young Swingers

as Director

1963
Harbor Lights

as Director

1963
Police Nurse

as Director

1962
1962
Air Patrol

as Director

1962
The Firebrand

as Director

1962
Womanhunt

as Director

1961
The Purple Hills

as Director

1960
1960
Walk Tall

as Director

Producer

1968
The Mini-Skirt Mob

as Producer

1968
Maryjane

as Producer

1965
Wild on the Beach

as Producer

1964
Surf Party

as Producer

1963
The Yellow Canary

as Producer

1963
The Young Swingers

as Producer

1963
Police Nurse

as Producer

1962
1962
Womanhunt

as Producer

1960
The 3rd Voice

as Producer

1958
Frontier Gun

as Associate Producer

Crew

1974
Little House on the Prairie

as Documentation & Support

1955
A Life at Stake

as Dialogue Coach

Writer

1968
Maryjane

as Story

Actor

1946
One Exciting Week

as Jimmy Curtis