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Justus Addiss(1917-1979)

  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Justus Addiss was born on 23 June 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director, known for From Here to Eternity (1953), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Mike Hammer (1958). He died on 26 October 1979 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 23, 1917
DiedOctober 26, 1979(62)
BornJune 23, 1917
DiedOctober 26, 1979(62)
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Known for

Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity
7.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 1953
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Director
Mike Hammer (1958)
Mike Hammer
8.0
TV Series
  • Director(as Justus Addis)
The Cry Baby Killer (1958)
The Cry Baby Killer
5.1
  • Director(as Joe Addis)
  • 1958

Credits

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Director

  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1979
  • Richard Basehart and David Hedison in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966–1968
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy, Dick Tufeld, and Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)
    Lost in Space
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1966
  • El magnifico extranjero (1966)
    El magnifico extranjero
    7.5
    • Director (as Justus Addis)
    • 1966
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1965
  • The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
    The Lloyd Bridges Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Combat! (1962)
    Combat!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1963
  • Allan Lane, Alan Young, and Mister Ed in Mister Ed (1961)
    Mister Ed
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1963
  • Nick Adams in Saints and Sinners (1962)
    Saints and Sinners
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962–1963
  • Tuesday Weld in Follow the Sun (1961)
    Follow the Sun
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1961
  • Gunslinger (1961)
    Gunslinger
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961

Additional Crew

  • Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)
    Oklahoma!
    7.0
    • dialogue coach (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Ross Ford, Donna Martell, and Hayden Rorke in Project Moon Base (1953)
    Project Moon Base
    3.4
    • assistant to producer
    • 1953
  • Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
    From Here to Eternity
    7.6
    • dialogue director
    • 1953
  • Brandon De Wilde, Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates, Julie Harris, and Ethel Waters in The Member of the Wedding (1952)
    The Member of the Wedding
    6.7
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Queen for a Day (1951)
    Queen for a Day
    6.6
    • dialogue director (as Jus Addiss)
    • 1951
  • Lloyd Bridges, Adele Jergens, Frank Lovejoy, and Kathleen Ryan in The Sound of Fury (1950)
    The Sound of Fury
    7.2
    • dialogue director (as Jus Addiss)
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Joe Addis
  • Born
    • June 23, 1917
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 26, 1979
    • Hollywood, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Life partner of actor Hayden Rorke. The two met on the film Project Moonbase in 1953. Addiss directed Rorke in four episodes of "The Schlitz Playhouse" (all in 1955) and one episode of "Goodyear Summer Originals" in 1956. They were together from 1953 until Addiss's death in 1979.

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