Biography and filmography

Lesley Selander

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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Movies (148)

Arizona Bushwhackers

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968 · Director

Fort Utah

Fort Utah

1967 · Director

The Texican

The Texican

1966 · Director

Town Tamer

Town Tamer

1965 · Director

Fort Courageous

Fort Courageous

1965 · Director

War Party

War Party

1965 · Director

Convict Stage

Convict Stage

1965 · Director

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

1958 · Director

The Wayward Girl

The Wayward Girl

1957 · Director

Taming Sutton’s Gal

Taming Sutton’s Gal

1957 · Director

Outlaw's Son

Outlaw's Son

1957 · Director

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Revolt at Fort Laramie

1957 · Director

Tomahawk Trail

Tomahawk Trail

1957 · Director

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

1956 · Director

The Broken Star

The Broken Star

1956 · Director

Desert Sands

Desert Sands

1955 · Director

Fury

Fury

1955 · Director

Fort Yuma

Fort Yuma

1955 · Director

Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding

1955 · Director

Shotgun

Shotgun

1955 · Director

Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea

1954 · Director

The Yellow Tomahawk

The Yellow Tomahawk

1954 · Director

Arrow In The Dust

Arrow In The Dust

1954 · Director

Dragonfly Squadron

Dragonfly Squadron

1954 · Director

The Royal African Rifles

The Royal African Rifles

1953 · Director

Fighter Attack

Fighter Attack

1953 · Director

Fort Algiers

Fort Algiers

1953 · Director

War Paint

War Paint

1953 · Director

Cow Country

Cow Country

1953 · Director

Fort Vengeance

Fort Vengeance

1953 · Director

The Raiders

The Raiders

1952 · Director

Flat Top

Flat Top

1952 · Director

Battle Zone

Battle Zone

1952 · Director

Desert Passage

Desert Passage

1952 · Director

Road Agent

Road Agent

1952 · Director

Trail Guide

Trail Guide

1952 · Director

Fort Osage

Fort Osage

1952 · Director

Overland Telegraph

Overland Telegraph

1951 · Director

Flight to Mars

Flight to Mars

1951 · Director

Pistol Harvest

Pistol Harvest

1951 · Director

The Highwayman

The Highwayman

1951 · Director

Gunplay

Gunplay

1951 · Director

Cavalry Scout

Cavalry Scout

1951 · Director

I Was an American Spy

I Was an American Spy

1951 · Director

Saddle Legion

Saddle Legion

1951 · Director

Law of the Badlands

Law of the Badlands

1951 · Director

Short Grass

Short Grass

1950 · Director

The Kangaroo Kid

The Kangaroo Kid

1950 · Director

Rio Grande Patrol

Rio Grande Patrol

1950 · Director

Rider from Tucson

Rider from Tucson

1950 · Director

Storm Over Wyoming

Storm Over Wyoming

1950 · Director

Dakota Lil

Dakota Lil

1950 · Director

Riders of the Range

Riders of the Range

1950 · Director

The Mysterious Desperado

The Mysterious Desperado

1949 · Director

Masked Raiders

Masked Raiders

1949 · Director

Stampede

Stampede

1949 · Director

Sky Dragon

Sky Dragon

1949 · Director

Rustlers

Rustlers

1949 · Director

Brothers in the Saddle

Brothers in the Saddle

1949 · Director

Indian Agent

Indian Agent

1948 · Director

Strike It Rich

Strike It Rich

1948 · Director

Belle Starr's Daughter

Belle Starr's Daughter

1948 · Director

Guns of Hate

Guns of Hate

1948 · Director

Panhandle

Panhandle

1948 · Director

The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion

1947 · Director

Blackmail

Blackmail

1947 · Director

Robin Hood Of Texas

Robin Hood Of Texas

1947 · Director

Saddle Pals

Saddle Pals

1947 · Director

Last Frontier Uprising

Last Frontier Uprising

1947 · Director

The Pilgrim Lady

The Pilgrim Lady

1947 · Director

Out California Way

Out California Way

1946 · Director

Night Train to Memphis

Night Train to Memphis

1946 · Director

Traffic in Crime

Traffic in Crime

1946 · Director

Passkey to Danger

Passkey to Danger

1946 · Director

The Catman of Paris

The Catman of Paris

1946 · Director

The Fatal Witness

The Fatal Witness

1945 · Director

Jungle Raiders

Jungle Raiders

1945 · Director

Phantom of the Plains

Phantom of the Plains

1945 · Director

Trail of Kit Carson

Trail of Kit Carson

1945 · Director

Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

1945 · Director

The Vampire's Ghost

The Vampire's Ghost

1945 · Director

Great Stagecoach Robbery

Great Stagecoach Robbery

1945 · Director

Sheriff of Las Vegas

Sheriff of Las Vegas

1944 · Director

Firebrands of Arizona

Firebrands of Arizona

1944 · Director

Sheriff of Sundown

Sheriff of Sundown

1944 · Director

Cheyenne Wildcat

Cheyenne Wildcat

1944 · Director

Stagecoach to Monterey

Stagecoach to Monterey

1944 · Director

Bordertown Trail

Bordertown Trail

1944 · Director

Call of the Rockies

Call of the Rockies

1944 · Director

Forty Thieves

Forty Thieves

1944 · Director

Lumberjack

Lumberjack

1944 · Director

Riders of the Deadline

Riders of the Deadline

1943 · Director

Bar 20

Bar 20

1943 · Director

Colt Comrades

Colt Comrades

1943 · Director

Buckskin Frontier

Buckskin Frontier

1943 · Director

Border Patrol

Border Patrol

1943 · Director

Lost Canyon

Lost Canyon

1942 · Director

Red River Robin Hood

Red River Robin Hood

1942 · Director

Undercover Man

Undercover Man

1942 · Director

Bandit Ranger

Bandit Ranger

1942 · Director

Thundering Hoofs

Thundering Hoofs

1942 · Director

Riders of the Timberline

Riders of the Timberline

1941 · Director

Stick to Your Guns

Stick to Your Guns

1941 · Director

Wide Open Town

Wide Open Town

1941 · Director

Pirates on Horseback

Pirates on Horseback

1941 · Director

The Roundup

The Roundup

1941 · Director

Doomed Caravan

Doomed Caravan

1941 · Director

Three Men from Texas

Three Men from Texas

1940 · Director

Cherokee Strip

Cherokee Strip

1940 · Director

Stagecoach War

Stagecoach War

1940 · Director

Hidden Gold

Hidden Gold

1940 · Director

The Light of Western Stars

The Light of Western Stars

1940 · Director

Knights of the Range

Knights of the Range

1940 · Director

Santa Fe Marshal

Santa Fe Marshal

1940 · Director

Range War

Range War

1939 · Director

Renegade Trail

Renegade Trail

1939 · Director

Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert

1939 · Director

Silver on the Sage

Silver on the Sage

1939 · Director

Sunset Trail

Sunset Trail

1939 · Director

The Frontiersmen

The Frontiersmen

1938 · Director

The Mysterious Rider

The Mysterious Rider

1938 · Director

Pride of the West

Pride of the West

1938 · Director

Bar 20 Justice

Bar 20 Justice

1938 · Director

Heart of Arizona

Heart of Arizona

1938 · Director

Cassidy of Bar 20

Cassidy of Bar 20

1938 · Director

Partners of the Plains

Partners of the Plains

1938 · Director

The Barrier

The Barrier

1937 · Director

Black Aces

Black Aces

1937 · Director

Hopalong Rides Again

Hopalong Rides Again

1937 · Director

Smoke Tree Range

Smoke Tree Range

1937 · Director

Left-Handed Law

Left-Handed Law

1937 · Director

Sandflow

Sandflow

1937 · Director

Empty Saddles

Empty Saddles

1936 · Director

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

1936 · Director

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1936 · Director

Fury

Fury

1936 · Assistant Director

Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder

1936 · Assistant Director

The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

1936 · Assistant Director

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935 · Assistant Director

What Every Woman Knows

What Every Woman Knows

1934 · Assistant Director

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934 · Assistant Director

The Warrior's Husband

The Warrior's Husband

1933 · Assistant Director

The Spider

The Spider

1931 · Assistant Director

Don't Marry

Don't Marry

1928 · Assistant Director

Napoleon, Jr.

Napoleon, Jr.

1926 · Director

Wolf Blood

Wolf Blood

1925 · Director of Photography

Durand of the Bad Lands

Durand of the Bad Lands

1925 · Assistant Director

The Timber Wolf

The Timber Wolf

1925 · Assistant Director

TV shows (7)