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Russ Mayberry(1925-2012)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Russ Mayberry was born on 22 December 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Black Sheep Squadron (1976), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and McCloud (1970). He was married to Mary Ellen "Sandy" Minor and Darleen Engle. He died on 27 July 2012 in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
BornDecember 22, 1925
DiedJuly 27, 2012(86)
BornDecember 22, 1925
DiedJuly 27, 2012(86)
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Known for

Robert Conrad, Dirk Blocker, Dana Elcar, Jeff MacKay, and Simon Oakland in Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
Black Sheep Squadron
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.7
TV Series
  • Director
Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
McCloud
7.0
TV Series
  • Director
Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
Miami Vice
7.6
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Jack Scalia in Pointman (1995)
    Pointman
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • High Sierra Search and Rescue (1995)
    High Sierra Search and Rescue
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990–1994
  • Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, and Robin Weisman in Thunder in Paradise (1994)
    Thunder in Paradise
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1994
  • Super Force (1990)
    Super Force
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1990
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Lee Horsley in Paradise (1988)
    Paradise
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
    Miami Vice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • The Equalizer (1985)
    The Equalizer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1985–1989
  • 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
    • 1988
  • Reed Down Under (1988)
    Reed Down Under
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984–1988
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987

Producer

  • Robert Conrad, Dirk Blocker, Dana Elcar, Jeff MacKay, and Simon Oakland in Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
    Black Sheep Squadron
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976

Additional Crew

  • Fran Allison, Burr Tillstrom, Ollie, and Kukla in Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947)
    Kukla, Fran and Ollie
    7.8
    TV Series
    • floor manager
    • 1947–1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Russell B. Mayberry
  • Born
    • December 22, 1925
    • Duluth, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • July 27, 2012
    • Fort Collins, Colorado, USA(brief illness)
  • Spouses
      Mary Ellen "Sandy" MinorFebruary 17, 1973 - July 27, 2012 (his death)
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    • 1 Article

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    Served as a naval aviator during World War II.

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