Sidney Salkow

Biography

Sidney Salkow (June 16, 1909 – October 18, 1998 in New York, New York) was an American film director (more than 50 motion pictures), screen writer, and television director. Salkow was educated at the City College of New York, Columbia University and Harvard Law School. After school he returned to New York City and became an assistant director of theater and playwright. Later on he then established himself as a theatrical director. In 1932, he joined up with the film industry starting as a dialogue director but soon later, after achieving the ranks, he became a prolific writer/director of such films as Sitting Bull, Twice-Told Tales, and The Last Man on Earth (the last two both starring Vincent Price). Additionally, Salkow directed episodes of many popular TV series including Lassie, The Cisco Kid, and The Addams Family. At the age of 59, Salkow retired from directing, and taught film courses at California State University-Northridge, where he became a professor emeritus and headed the film side of the Radio, Television and Film Department. He died October 18, 1998 in Valley Village, California from natural causes at the age of 89. Description above from the Wikipedia article Si…

Directed

1. The Last Man on Earth (1964) — Director
2. The Addams Family (1964) — Director
3. Twice-Told Tales (1963) — Director
4. Lassie (1954) — Director
5. Maverick (1957) — Director
6. Sitting Bull (1954) — Director
7. 77 Sunset Strip (1958) — Director
8. The Quick Gun (1964) — Director
9. Chicago Confidential (1957) — Director
10. Robbers' Roost (1955) — Director
11. Fury (1955) — Director
12. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) — Director
13. The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) — Director
14. Cafe Hostess (1940) — Director
15. Blood on the Arrow (1964) — Director
16. Death Valley Days (1952) — Director
17. The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) — Director
18. The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) — Director
19. The Golden Hawk (1952) — Director
20. The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940) — Director
21. Gun Duel in Durango (1957) — Director
22. Jack McCall, Desperado (1953) — Director
23. Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) — Director
24. Bronco (1958) — Director
25. Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957) — Director
26. The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) — Director
27. Time Out for Rhythm (1941) — Director
28. Scarlet Angel (1952) — Director
29. The Iron Sheriff (1957) — Director
30. Storm Over Bengal (1938) — Director
31. The Count of Monte Cristo (1956) — Director
32. State Trooper (1956) — Director
33. Las Vegas Shakedown (1955) — Director
34. Fugitive Lady (1950) — Director
35. Cavalcade of America (1952) — Director
36. Gun Brothers (1956) — Director
37. She Married a Cop (1939) — Director
38. The Pathfinder (1952) — Director
39. Faithful in My Fashion (1946) — Director
40. Flight at Midnight (1939) — Director