Sidney Salkow (June 16, 1911 – October 18, 2000) was an American film director (more than 50 motion pictures), screen writer, and television director.Salkow was educated at the City College of New York, Columbia University and Harvard Law School. After school he returned to New York City and became an assistant director of theater and playwright. Later on he then established himself as a theatrical director. In 1932, he joined up with the film industry starting as a dialogue director but soon later, after achieving the ranks, he became a prolific writer/director of such films as Sitting Bull, Twice-Told Tales, and The Last Man on Earth (the last two both starring Vincent Price).During World War II Salkow was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps rising to the rank of Major. He was wounded whilst filming a battle on an aircraft carrier.Additionally, Salkow directed episodes of many popular TV series including Lassie, The Cisco Kid, and The Addams Family.At the age of 59, Salkow retired from directing, and taught film courses at California State University-Northridge, where he became a professor emeritus and headed the film side of the Radio, Television and Film Department. He died October 18, 2000 in Valley Village, California from natural causes at the age of 89.
Served with the U.S. Marines during World War II, rising to the rank of major. Working with a documentary film unit aboard an aircraft carrier, he was wounded in action during an attack by Japanese aircraft.
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American director of second features, the son of a tailor. Many of his films were competent, but routine westerns, war films and crime melodramas. He first worked for Republic, joining Universal between 1936 and 1938. At Columbia (1940-43, 1947, and 1952-53), he handled, among other assignments, four instalments of the popular Lone Wolf series. After 1953, Salkow was primarily active as director of episodic television.
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After he retired from directing, he taught courses in film at California State University-Northridge.
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Educated at the City College of New York, Columbia University and Harvard Law School.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Addams Family
1965-1966
TV Series 4 episodes
The Murder Game
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1964
Blood on the Arrow
1964
The Quick Gun
1964
The Last Man on Earth
1964
U.S. prints
Death Valley Days
1962-1963
TV Series 6 episodes
Twice-Told Tales
1963
77 Sunset Strip
1962
TV Series 4 episodes
Ernestine
1962
TV Movie
The Comedy Spot
1962
TV Series 1 episode
Bronco
1962
TV Series 1 episode
Surfside 6
1961-1962
TV Series 3 episodes
Maverick
1962
TV Series 2 episodes
The Roaring 20's
1961
TV Series 2 episodes
Hawaiian Eye
1961
TV Series 1 episode
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1960-1961
TV Series 12 episodes
Michael Shayne
1961
TV Series 5 episodes
Overland Trail
1960
TV Series 3 episodes
The Big Night
1960
Shotgun Slade
1959-1960
TV Series 8 episodes
Simon Lash: The Black Book
1960
TV Movie
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957-1959
TV Series 6 episodes
Mike Hammer
1959
TV Series 3 episodes
State Trooper
1957-1959
TV Series 4 episodes
Fury
1956-1958
TV Series 31 episodes
This Is Alice
1958
TV Series 38 episodes
Along the Mohawk Trail
1957
Casey Jones
1957
TV Series 1 episode
Chicago Confidential
1957
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957
TV Series 1 episode
The Iron Sheriff
1957
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
TV Series 10 episodes
Soldiers of Fortune
1955-1956
TV Series 4 episodes
Gun Brothers
1956
Crusader
1956
TV Series 1 episode
The Toughest Man Alive
1955
Robbers' Roost
1955
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1955
TV Series 1 episode
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
Lassie
1954-1955
TV Series 9 episodes
Sitting Bull
1954
Cavalcade of America
1953-1954
TV Series 2 episodes
General Electric Theater
1953
TV Series 2 episodes
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953
Prince of Pirates
1953
The Pathfinder
1952
Your Jeweler's Showcase
1952
TV Series 1 episode
The Golden Hawk
1952
Scarlet Angel
1952
La rivale dell'imperatrice
1951
Shadow of the Eagle
1950
La strada buia
1950
Sword of the Avenger
1948
Ang Vengador
1948
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1947
Millie's Daughter
1947
Faithful in My Fashion
1946
The Boy from Stalingrad
1943
City Without Men
1943
Flight Lieutenant
1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
Tillie the Toiler
1941
Time Out for Rhythm
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
Girl from God's Country
1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
Cafe Hostess
1940
Flight at Midnight
1939
She Married a Cop
1939
The Zero Hour
1939
Street of Missing Men
1939
Woman Doctor
1939
Fighting Thoroughbreds
1939
Storm Over Bengal
1938
The Night Hawk
1938
That's My Story!
1937
Behind the Mike
1937
Girl Overboard
1937
Four Days' Wonder
1936
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
story
77 Sunset Strip
1962
TV Series 1 episode
Fury
TV Series 4 episodes, 1956 - 1958 writer - 1 episode, 1957
This Is Alice
1958
TV Series creator
The Count of Monte Cristo
TV Series teleplay - 2 episodes, 1956 original story and teleplay - 1 episode, 1956
Robbers' Roost
1955
screenplay
Sitting Bull
1954
screenplay
General Electric Theater
1953
TV Series teleplay - 2 episodes
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953
screenplay / story
Your Jeweler's Showcase
1952
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
screenplay / story
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
screenplay / story
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited