Lesley Selander

Lesley Selander

Known for
Directing
Born
May 26, 1900
Died
December 5, 1979 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

1968
Arizona Bushwhackers poster

Arizona Bushwhackers

Movie · Director

1967
Fort Utah poster

Fort Utah

Movie · Director

1966
The Texican poster

The Texican

Movie · Director

1965
Convict Stage poster

Convict Stage

Movie · Director

1965
Town Tamer poster

Town Tamer

Movie · Director

1965
Fort Courageous poster

Fort Courageous

Movie · Director

1965
War Party poster

War Party

Movie · Director

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · Director · 1 ep

1960
The Tall Man poster

The Tall Man

TV · Director · 2 eps

1960
Overland Trail poster

Overland Trail

TV · Director · 1 ep

1959
Laramie poster

Laramie

TV · Director · 14 eps

1958
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold poster

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

Movie · Director

1958
Cannonball poster

Cannonball

TV · Director · 7 eps

1957
Revolt at Fort Laramie poster

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Movie · Director

1957
Tomahawk Trail poster

Tomahawk Trail

Movie · Director

1957
Outlaw's Son poster

Outlaw's Son

Movie · Director

1957
The Wayward Girl poster

The Wayward Girl

Movie · Director

1957
Taming Sutton’s Gal poster

Taming Sutton’s Gal

Movie · Director

1956
Quincannon, Frontier Scout poster

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

Movie · Director

1956
The Broken Star poster

The Broken Star

Movie · Director

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · Director · 1 ep

1955
Tall Man Riding poster

Tall Man Riding

Movie · Director

1955
Fort Yuma poster

Fort Yuma

Movie · Director

1955
Shotgun poster

Shotgun

Movie · Director

1955
Desert Sands poster

Desert Sands

Movie · Director

1955
Fury poster

Fury

Movie · Director

1954
Arrow In The Dust poster

Arrow In The Dust

Movie · Director

1954
The Yellow Tomahawk poster

The Yellow Tomahawk

Movie · Director

1954
Dragonfly Squadron poster

Dragonfly Squadron

Movie · Director

1954
Return from the Sea poster

Return from the Sea

Movie · Director

1954
Lassie poster

Lassie

TV · Director · 23 eps

1953
War Paint poster

War Paint

Movie · Director

1953
The Royal African Rifles poster

The Royal African Rifles

Movie · Director

1953
Fighter Attack poster

Fighter Attack

Movie · Director

1953
Fort Vengeance poster

Fort Vengeance

Movie · Director

1953
Cow Country poster

Cow Country

Movie · Director

1953
Fort Algiers poster

Fort Algiers

Movie · Director

1952
Flat Top poster

Flat Top

Movie · Director

1952
Trail Guide poster

Trail Guide

Movie · Director

1952
Battle Zone poster

Battle Zone

Movie · Director

1952
Desert Passage poster

Desert Passage

Movie · Director

1952
The Raiders poster

The Raiders

Movie · Director

1952
Fort Osage poster

Fort Osage

Movie · Director

1952
Road Agent poster

Road Agent

Movie · Director

1951
Flight to Mars poster

Flight to Mars

Movie · Director

1951
I Was an American Spy poster

I Was an American Spy

Movie · Director

1951
The Highwayman poster

The Highwayman

Movie · Director

1951
Overland Telegraph poster

Overland Telegraph

Movie · Director

1951
Cavalry Scout poster

Cavalry Scout

Movie · Director

1951
Saddle Legion poster

Saddle Legion

Movie · Director

1951
Gunplay poster

Gunplay

Movie · Director

1951
Pistol Harvest poster

Pistol Harvest

Movie · Director

1951
Law of the Badlands poster

Law of the Badlands

Movie · Director

1950
The Kangaroo Kid poster

The Kangaroo Kid

Movie · Director

1950
Short Grass poster

Short Grass

Movie · Director

1950
Storm Over Wyoming poster

Storm Over Wyoming

Movie · Director

1950
Dakota Lil poster

Dakota Lil

Movie · Director

1950
Riders of the Range poster

Riders of the Range

Movie · Director

1950
Rio Grande Patrol poster

Rio Grande Patrol

Movie · Director

1950
Rider from Tucson poster

Rider from Tucson

Movie · Director

1949
Sky Dragon poster

Sky Dragon

Movie · Director

1949
Stampede poster

Stampede

Movie · Director

1949
Rustlers poster

Rustlers

Movie · Director

1949
Masked Raiders poster

Masked Raiders

Movie · Director

1949
The Mysterious Desperado poster

The Mysterious Desperado

Movie · Director

1949
Brothers in the Saddle poster

Brothers in the Saddle

Movie · Director

1948
Panhandle poster

Panhandle

Movie · Director

1948
Indian Agent poster

Indian Agent

Movie · Director

1948
Belle Starr's Daughter poster

Belle Starr's Daughter

Movie · Director

1948
Strike It Rich poster

Strike It Rich

Movie · Director

1948
Guns of Hate poster

Guns of Hate

Movie · Director

1947
Blackmail poster

Blackmail

Movie · Director

1947
The Red Stallion poster

The Red Stallion

Movie · Director

1947
Robin Hood Of Texas poster

Robin Hood Of Texas

Movie · Director

1947
Saddle Pals poster

Saddle Pals

Movie · Director

1947
Last Frontier Uprising poster

Last Frontier Uprising

Movie · Director

1947
The Pilgrim Lady poster

The Pilgrim Lady

Movie · Director

1946
The Catman of Paris poster

The Catman of Paris

Movie · Director

1946
Out California Way poster

Out California Way

Movie · Director

1946
Passkey to Danger poster

Passkey to Danger

Movie · Director

1946
Night Train to Memphis poster

Night Train to Memphis

Movie · Director

1946
Traffic in Crime poster

Traffic in Crime

Movie · Director

1945
The Vampire's Ghost poster

The Vampire's Ghost

Movie · Director

1945
The Fatal Witness poster

The Fatal Witness

Movie · Director

1945
Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

Movie · Director

1945
Jungle Raiders poster

Jungle Raiders

Movie · Director

1945
Phantom of the Plains poster

Phantom of the Plains

Movie · Director

1945
Great Stagecoach Robbery poster

Great Stagecoach Robbery

Movie · Director

1945
Trail of Kit Carson poster

Trail of Kit Carson

Movie · Director

1944
Forty Thieves poster

Forty Thieves

Movie · Director

1944
Lumberjack poster

Lumberjack

Movie · Director

1944
Call of the Rockies poster

Call of the Rockies

Movie · Director

1944
Stagecoach to Monterey poster

Stagecoach to Monterey

Movie · Director

1944
Firebrands of Arizona poster

Firebrands of Arizona

Movie · Director

1944
Sheriff of Las Vegas poster

Sheriff of Las Vegas

Movie · Director

1944
Bordertown Trail poster

Bordertown Trail

Movie · Director

1944
Cheyenne Wildcat poster

Cheyenne Wildcat

Movie · Director

1944
Sheriff of Sundown poster

Sheriff of Sundown

Movie · Director

1943
Border Patrol poster

Border Patrol

Movie · Director

1943
Riders of the Deadline poster

Riders of the Deadline

Movie · Director

1943
Colt Comrades poster

Colt Comrades

Movie · Director

1943
Bar 20 poster

Bar 20

Movie · Director

1943
Buckskin Frontier poster

Buckskin Frontier

Movie · Director

1942
Lost Canyon poster

Lost Canyon

Movie · Director

1942
Undercover Man poster

Undercover Man

Movie · Director

1942
Red River Robin Hood poster

Red River Robin Hood

Movie · Director

1942
Thundering Hoofs poster

Thundering Hoofs

Movie · Director

1942
Bandit Ranger poster

Bandit Ranger

Movie · Director

1941
Doomed Caravan poster

Doomed Caravan

Movie · Director

1941
Riders of the Timberline poster

Riders of the Timberline

Movie · Director

1941
Wide Open Town poster

Wide Open Town

Movie · Director

1941
Pirates on Horseback poster

Pirates on Horseback

Movie · Director

1941
Stick to Your Guns poster

Stick to Your Guns

Movie · Director

1941
The Roundup poster

The Roundup

Movie · Director

1940
Stagecoach War poster

Stagecoach War

Movie · Director

1940
Hidden Gold poster

Hidden Gold

Movie · Director

1940
Three Men from Texas poster

Three Men from Texas

Movie · Director

1940
Santa Fe Marshal poster

Santa Fe Marshal

Movie · Director

1940
Cherokee Strip poster

Cherokee Strip

Movie · Director

1940
The Light of Western Stars poster

The Light of Western Stars

Movie · Director

1940
Knights of the Range poster

Knights of the Range

Movie · Director

1939
Renegade Trail poster

Renegade Trail

Movie · Director

1939
Silver on the Sage poster

Silver on the Sage

Movie · Director

1939
Sunset Trail poster

Sunset Trail

Movie · Director

1939
Range War poster

Range War

Movie · Director

1939
Heritage of the Desert poster

Heritage of the Desert

Movie · Director

1938
The Frontiersmen poster

The Frontiersmen

Movie · Director

1938
Partners of the Plains poster

Partners of the Plains

Movie · Director

1938
Pride of the West poster

Pride of the West

Movie · Director

1938
Cassidy of Bar 20 poster

Cassidy of Bar 20

Movie · Director

1938
Bar 20 Justice poster

Bar 20 Justice

Movie · Director

1938
Heart of Arizona poster

Heart of Arizona

Movie · Director

1938
The Mysterious Rider poster

The Mysterious Rider

Movie · Director

1937
Hopalong Rides Again poster

Hopalong Rides Again

Movie · Director

1937
Smoke Tree Range poster

Smoke Tree Range

Movie · Director

1937
Sandflow poster

Sandflow

Movie · Director

1937
Black Aces poster

Black Aces

Movie · Director

1937
The Barrier poster

The Barrier

Movie · Director

1937
Left-Handed Law poster

Left-Handed Law

Movie · Director

1936
Ride 'Em Cowboy poster

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Movie · Director

1936
Empty Saddles poster

Empty Saddles

Movie · Director

1936
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek poster

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

Movie · Director

1936
Fury poster

Fury

Movie · Assistant Director

1936
Moonlight Murder poster

Moonlight Murder

Movie · Assistant Director

1936
The Garden Murder Case poster

The Garden Murder Case

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
A Night at the Opera poster

A Night at the Opera

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
The Thin Man poster

The Thin Man

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
What Every Woman Knows poster

What Every Woman Knows

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
The Warrior's Husband poster

The Warrior's Husband

Movie · Assistant Director

1931
The Spider poster

The Spider

Movie · Assistant Director

1928
Don't Marry

Don't Marry

Movie · Assistant Director

1926
Napoleon, Jr.

Napoleon, Jr.

Movie · Director

1925
Durand of the Bad Lands poster

Durand of the Bad Lands

Movie · Assistant Director

1925
The Timber Wolf poster

The Timber Wolf

Movie · Assistant Director