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Russ Mayberry
Born
Russell B. Mayberry

(1925-12-22)December 22, 1925
DiedJuly 27, 2012(2012-07-27) (aged 86)
Alma materNorthwestern University
OccupationTelevision director
Years active1947–1995
SpouseSandy Mayberry (?–2012)
Children2

Russell B. Mayberry (December 22, 1925 – July 27, 2012) was an American television director.

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. He was educated at Northwestern University.

Throughout a career that started in 1947, Mayberry 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, The Rebels and other series.

Later career

He directed Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) starring Dennis Dugan for Walt Disney Productions. He also directed a number of television films.[1]

His last directorial credit was an episode of the Prime Time Entertainment Network series Pointman in 1995.

Personal life

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Russ Mayberry - Movies: Unidentified Flying Oddball 1979 - FilmsandTV.com
  2. ^ "Russ Mayberry, TV director, dies at 86; Helmed episodes of 'The Brady Bunch,' 'Magnum, P.I.'". Variety. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.