Occupation Television director Role Television Director Name Russ Mayberry | Children 2 Years active 1947–1995 | |
Full Name Russell B. Mayberry Born December 22, 1925 ( 1925-12-22 ) Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. Alma mater Northwestern University Died July 27, 2012, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States Spouse Sandy Mayberry (m. ?–2012) Movies Unidentified Flying Oddball, The Rebels, Probe, Side by Side: The True Stor, Rooster Similar People Sheila White, Rodney Bewes, John Le Mesurier, Ron Moody, Kenneth More | ||
Education Northwestern University | ||
Russell B. Mayberry (December 22, 1925 – July 27, 2012) was an American-born television director.
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Early life and career
Mayberry was born on December 22, 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota. He later moved to Chicago, Illinois, after serving as a Navy aviator during World War II. Mayberry was educated at Northwestern University.
Throughout a career that started in 1947, he amassed a number of credits in television. His credits include The Monkees, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, That Girl, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, The Andy Griffith Show, Alias Smith and Jones, McCloud, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Rockford Files, Kojak, The Fall Guy, Miami Vice, Dallas, Star Trek: The Next Generation, In the Heat of the Night, Matlock, television mini-series The Rebels, and other series.
Later career
He also directed a number of television films, most notably Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) starring Dennis Dugan.
His last directorial credit was an episode of the Prime Time Entertainment Network series Pointman in 1995.
Personal life
Mayberry has two children. He married Sandy Mayberry. Mayberry lived in Los Angeles, California, and in Fort Collins, Colorado. He died on July 27, 2012, at Fort Collins Medical Center. He is survived by his wife Sandy, his two children, and his grandson and granddaughter.