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.

Directed

1. Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Director
2. The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963) — Director
3. House of the Damned (1963) — Director
4. Young Guns of Texas (1962) — Director
5. Wild on the Beach (1965) — Director
6. The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968) — Director
7. Maryjane (1968) — Director
8. Surf Party (1964) — Director
9. Hell's Belles (1969) — Director
10. The Young Swingers (1963) — Director
11. The Young Animals (1968) — Director
12. Django the Condemned (1965) — Director
13. Walk Tall (1960) — Director
14. Air Patrol (1962) — Director
15. The High Powered Rifle (1960) — Director
16. Harbor Lights (1963) — Director
17. Raiders from Beneath the Sea (1964) — Director
18. The Purple Hills (1961) — Director
19. The Firebrand (1962) — Director
20. The Naked Brigade (1965) — Director
21. Police Nurse (1963) — Director
22. Womanhunt (1962) — Director

Also appeared in

1. One Exciting Week (1946) — Jimmy Curtis
2. I Led 3 Lives (1953) — Cpl. George Wharton