William F. Claxton

Regissör, Producent, Editor

22 oktober 1914 — 11 februari 1996 (81 år)
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).

Filmer och Serier på Plex

  • Bröderna Cartwright
    Bröderna Cartwright2 seasons
  • The Rifleman
    The Rifleman5 seasons
  • Route 66
    Route 664 seasons
  • Home Town Story
    Home Town Story1951
  • Kit Carson äventyraren
    Kit Carson äventyraren1940
  • The Californians
    The Californians2 seasons
  • All That I Have
    All That I Have1951
  • The Christmas Spirit
    The Christmas Spirit1956

Känd för

  • Lilla huset på prärien
    Lilla huset på prärien9 seasons
  • Bröderna Cartwright
    Bröderna Cartwright14 seasons
  • The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone5 seasons
  • Nattens skräck
    Nattens skräck1972
  • Highway to Heaven
    Highway to Heaven5 seasons
  • Dallas
    Dallas14 seasons
  • High Chaparral
    High Chaparral4 seasons
  • The Rifleman
    The Rifleman5 seasons
  • Perry Mason
    Perry Mason9 seasons
  • Dags för hängning
    Dags för hängning1964

Filmografi

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