Louis King (born June 28, 1898, Christiansburg, Virginia – died September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
His name was also written as L.H. King and Lewis King. A brother of director Henry King, he entered the film business in 1919 as a character actor. He specialized in villains and blusterers. He began his career as a director of a series of westerns in the 1920s under the name of Lewis King: The Bantam Cowboy (1928), The Fightin' Redhead (1928), The Pinto Kid (1928), The Little Buckaroo (1928), The Slingshot Kid (1927), The Boy Rider (1927), Montana Bill (1921), Pirates of the West (1921), and The Gun Runners (1921).
He directed action adventures and westerns in the 1930s and 1940s in Hollywood. He directed the 20th Century Fox wartime film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas in 1943. In the 1950s, he directed westerns on television. He directed episodes of Gunsmoke in 1957, the Zane Grey Theater in 1958, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, and The Deputy in 1960-61.
He died on September 7, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, aged 64.
Director
2018
The Forsaken Westerns (TV Series) (1 episode) - Mountain Man (2018)
1960
The Deputy (TV Series) (8 episodes) - The Lonely Road (1961)
- Second Cousin to the Czar (1960)
- Sally Tornado (1960)
- Passage to New Orleans (1960)
- Bitter Root (1960)
- Mother and Son (1960)
- A Time to Sow (1960)
- Dark Reward (1960)
1960
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) (2 episodes) - Angry Town (1960)
- Day of Judgment (1960)
1960
The Texan (TV Series) (1 episode) - Mountain Man (1960)
1960
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) (3 episodes) - The Swamp Fox: A Case of Treason (1960)
- The Swamp Fox: Redcoat Strategy (1960)
- The Swamp Fox: Tory Vengeance (1960)
1959
Death Valley Days (TV Series) (2 episodes) - The Blonde King (1959)
- The Invaders (1959)
1958
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) (11 episodes) - Counterfeit Ghost (1958)
- The Good Indian (1958)
- The Angel of Cedar Mountain (1958)
- Clem's Reformation (1958)
- The Sheriff of Buckeye (1958)
- Town Without Law (1958)
- Meteor Mesa (1958)
- The Runaway Wizard (1958)
- Monkeyshines (1958)
- Spurs for Johnny (1958)
- Marvin's Mix-Up (1958)
1957
Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode) - The Crowd Pleaser (1957)
1957
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) (2 episodes) - Proud Woman (1957)
- Decision at Wilson's Creek (1957)
1957
Gunsmoke (TV Series) (2 episodes) - Blood Money (1957)
- Gun for Chester (1957)
1957
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) (1 episode) - Shark of the Mountain (1957)
1952
The Lion and the Horse
1948
Green Grass of Wyoming
1947
Thunder in the Valley
1945
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1943
The Fighting Guerrillas
1938
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937
Wine, Women and Horses
1937
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
1937
That Man's Here Again
1935
Angelina o el honor de un brigadier (english language version)
1935
Charlie Chan in Egypt (as Luis King)
1935
Julieta Buys a Son (English language version)
1927
Is Your Daughter Safe?
1923
The Law Rustlers (as Lewis King)
1923
The Devil's Dooryard (as Lewis King)
1922
Sheriff of Sun Dog (as Lewis King, unconfirmed)
1922
Peaceful Peters (as Lewis King)
1921
Pirates of the West (Short) (as Lewis King)
1921
The Gun Runners (Short) (as Lewis King)
Miscellaneous
1943
Wagon Wheels West (Short) (director: archive footage - uncredited)
1930
Hell Harbor (production staff)
1926
The Winning of Barbara Worth (assistant to director)
