Biography

From Wikipedia. Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and science fiction movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was assistant director on films such as The Cat and the Fiddle (1934), A Night at the Opera (1935), and Fritz Lang's Fury (1936). To this day, Selander remains one of the most prolific directors of feature Westerns in cinema history, having taken the helm for 107 Westerns between his first directorial feature in 1936 and 1967. In 1956, he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, for his work directing a 1954 episode of Lassie.

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Filmography

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Lassie

Lassie

1954Series
6.1
View Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series
6.0
View Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964Series
7.0
View Laramie
Laramie

Laramie

1959Series
6.6
View The Tall Man
The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960Series
6.3
View The Thin Man
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934Film
7.5
View A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935Film
7.4
View Fury
Fury

Fury

1936Film
7.5
View Tall Man Riding
Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding

1955Film
5.7
View Pistol Harvest
Pistol Harvest

Pistol Harvest

1951Film
5.2
View The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

1936Film
5.5
View The Yellow Tomahawk
The Yellow Tomahawk

The Yellow Tomahawk

1954Film
6.0