Donald Muller (November 26, 1917 – December 12, 2012), known professionally as Don Medford, was an American television director who directed over 75
TV series
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between 1951 and 1989, and who also directed three movies.
Medford directed the final two-part episode of the 1960s television series ''
The Fugitive'' and the final episode of the 1980s television series ''
The Colbys
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''. He directed 26 episodes of the 80's smash hit soap opera ''
Dynasty (1981 TV series)
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''. He also directed the violent 1971
Western film
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''
The Hunting Party''.
He died on 12 December 2012 at aged 95 in
West Hills, California
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The neighborhood was f ...
.
Filmography
Films
* ''
To Trap a Spy'' (1964)
* ''
Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI'' (1967)
* ''
Ghostbreakers'' (1967)
* ''
Incident in San Francisco'' (1971)
* ''
The Hunting Party'' (1971)
* ''
The Organization'' (1971)
* ''
The Fuzz Brothers'' (1973)
* ''
The November Plan'' (1977)
* ''
The Clone Master
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'' (1978)
* ''
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'' (1980)
* ''
Sizzle'' (1981)
* ''
Dusty
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* Dusty, New Mexico, an unincorporated community
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* Dusty Glacier, Washington
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* Dusty (given name)
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* Slim Dusty, Austra ...
'' (1983)
Individual episodes
* ''
The Twilight Zone
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''
** "
A Passage for Trumpet
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Opening narration
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Plot
Joey Crown is a hapless trumpet player in New York City; he ...
" (1960)
** "
The Man in the Bottle
"The Man in the Bottle" is episode 38 of the American television series ''The Twilight Zone''. It originally aired on October 7, 1960 on CBS.
Opening narration
Plot
A poor elderly woman visits Arthur Castle, an unsuccessful antiques dealer, bri ...
" (1960)
** "
The Mirror" (1961)
** "
Deaths-Head Revisited
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" (1961)
** "
Death Ship" (1963)
* ''
Dynasty
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'' (1981-1988) (26 episodes)
References
External links
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1917 births
2012 deaths
American television directors
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