William F. Claxton

Regie, Produzent, Schnitt

22. Oktober 1914 — 11. Februar 1996 (81 Jahre)
William Francis Claxton (October 22, 1914 – February 11, 1996) was an American film and television producer, editor and director. He made a number of films for Robert L. Lippert. He also directed and produced episodes of Bonanza, the NBC-TV series Little House on the Prairie, and also directed episodes of the NBC-TV series Father Murphy, The Rifleman, The Twilight Zone, Fame, and The High Chaparral.

Claxton got his start in Hollywood as a film editor in the 1940s, where he was employed an editor for Edward Small Productions, as he would move into directing of second feature films by 1950s and 1960s, and also delve into television directing during this period.

During World War II, Claxton served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a captain. Claxton worked under Frank Capra as a film editor on the Why We Fight series. Claxton worked alongside Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) in the animation and film department of the U.S. Army.

Claxton's very first directorial effort was 1951's All That I Can Have. Claxton, who is best known for his TV work, enjoyed a long stint as producer/director of the syndicated Christian anthology series This is the Life (which was his first work in TV) from 1951 to 1980.

He spent much of the 1950s with 20th Century Fox's Regal Pictures subsidiary, turning out medium-budget films which included the films God Is My Partner (1956) and Desire in the Dust (1960); occasionally, as in the cast of Rockabilly Baby (1957), he produced as well as directed.

Claxton was a close friend to actor Michael Landon, with whom he worked on the NBC-TV series Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and then Highway to Heaven, and who also enjoyed the This is the Life series, which Claxton was involved with. Claxton also directed the feature-length series pilot Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988).

Filme & Serien auf plex.tv

  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 Staffeln
  • Westlich von Santa Fé
    Westlich von Santa Fé5 Staffeln
  • Route 66
    Route 664 Staffeln
  • Headline Story
    Headline Story1951
  • Rote Teufel um Kit Carson
    Rote Teufel um Kit Carson1940
  • The Californians
    The Californians2 Staffeln
  • All That I Have
    All That I Have1951
  • The Christmas Spirit
    The Christmas Spirit1956

Bekannt aus

  • Unsere kleine Farm
    Unsere kleine Farm9 Staffeln
  • Bonanza
    Bonanza14 Staffeln
  • Twilight Zone - Unwahrscheinliche Geschichten
    Twilight Zone - Unwahrscheinliche Geschichten5 Staffeln
  • Rabbits
    Rabbits1972
  • Ein Engel auf Erden
    Ein Engel auf Erden5 Staffeln
  • Dallas
    Dallas14 Staffeln
  • Westlich von Santa Fé
    Westlich von Santa Fé5 Staffeln
  • High Chaparral
    High Chaparral4 Staffeln
  • Perry Mason
    Perry Mason9 Staffeln
  • Das Gesetz der Gesetzlosen
    Das Gesetz der Gesetzlosen1964

Filmografie

1991
1964
Late Night Line-Up · as Self - Interviewee

1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation · as Co-Executive Producer
1954
1947
Dangerous Years · as Supervising Editor