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William F. Claxton(1914-1996)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Editor
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William F. Claxton was born on 22 October 1914 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Half Past Midnight (1948), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Desire in the Dust (1960). He died on 11 February 1996 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornOctober 22, 1914
DiedFebruary 11, 1996(81)
BornOctober 22, 1914
DiedFebruary 11, 1996(81)
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Known for

Peggy Knudsen and Kent Taylor in Half Past Midnight (1948)
Half Past Midnight
6.0
  • Director
  • 1948
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Director(as William Claxton)
Joan Bennett, Raymond Burr, Brett Halsey, Martha Hyer, and Ken Scott in Desire in the Dust (1960)
Desire in the Dust
6.0
  • Director
  • 1960
Janet Leigh, Melanie Fullerton, and Stuart Whitman in Night of the Lepus (1972)
Night of the Lepus
4.2
  • Director
  • 1972

Credits

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Director

  • Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
    Bonanza: The Next Generation
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Our House (1986)
    Our House
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Suzanne Pleshette and Nicolas Surovy in Bridges to Cross (1986)
    Bridges to Cross
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
    Highway to Heaven
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The Canterville Ghost (1985)
    The Canterville Ghost
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
    Fame
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1985
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Father Murphy (1981)
    Father Murphy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981–1982
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974–1981
  • Shirley (1979)
    Shirley
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Eight Is Enough (1977)
    Eight Is Enough
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • George Kennedy in The Blue Knight (1975)
    The Blue Knight
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Territorial Men (1976)
    Territorial Men
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The American Parade (1974)
    The American Parade
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Brenda Vaccaro in Sara (1976)
    Sara
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976

Producer

  • Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
    Bonanza: The Next Generation
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1988
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977–1981
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967–1969
  • Joan Bennett, Raymond Burr, Brett Halsey, Martha Hyer, and Ken Scott in Desire in the Dust (1960)
    Desire in the Dust
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Les Brown, Virginia Field, and Douglas Kennedy in Rockabilly Baby (1957)
    Rockabilly Baby
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Young and Dangerous (1957)
    Young and Dangerous
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1957

Editor

  • Hollywood Opening Night
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1952
  • All That I Have (1951)
    All That I Have
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • Stars Over Hollywood (1950)
    Stars Over Hollywood
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • Dewey Martin and Kay Westfall in The Golden Gloves Story (1950)
    The Golden Gloves Story
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1950
  • Lois Collier and Jimmy Lydon in Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)
    Miss Mink of 1949
    5.0
    • Editor (as William Claxton)
    • 1949
  • Virginia Christine, Gary Gray, and Charles Russell in Night Wind (1948)
    Night Wind
    • Editor (as William Claxton)
    • 1948
  • Gary Gray, John Kellogg, Paul Langton, and Jean Rogers in Fighting Back (1948)
    Fighting Back
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1948
  • Ann E. Todd, Lois Collier, Richard Crane, and Skip Homeier in Arthur Takes Over (1948)
    Arthur Takes Over
    5.3
    • supervising editor
    • 1948
  • Ann E. Todd, Scotty Beckett, Billy Halop, and Joseph Vitale in Dangerous Years (1947)
    Dangerous Years
    5.6
    • supervising editor (as William Claxton)
    • 1947
  • Roses Are Red (1947)
    Roses Are Red
    6.0
    • supervising editor (as William Claxton)
    • 1947
  • Don Castle, Virginia Christine, and Richard Gaines in The Invisible Wall (1947)
    The Invisible Wall
    6.1
    • supervising editor (as William Claxton)
    • 1947
  • Louise Currie and Kent Taylor in Second Chance (1947)
    Second Chance
    5.9
    • supervising editor (as William Claxton)
    • 1947
  • Doris Dowling and Kent Taylor in The Crimson Key (1947)
    The Crimson Key
    6.5
    • Editor (as William Claxton)
    • 1947
  • Micheline Cheirel and Richard Travis in Jewels of Brandenburg (1947)
    Jewels of Brandenburg
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1947
  • John Eldredge and Jean Rogers in Backlash (1947)
    Backlash
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Claxton
  • Born
    • October 22, 1914
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 11, 1996
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Former editor (for Edward Small Productions), who became a director of second features in the 1950s and 1960s and later moved into television. He was a favorite of actor Michael Landon, with whom he worked on Bonanza (1959), Little House on the Prairie (1974) and Highway to Heaven (1984).

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