List of every famous television director who has directed at least one episode of The Twilight Zone, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list includes anyone who was or is on the directors staff for The Twilight Zone. Regular directors as well as guest directors for The Twilight Zone are included, along with information such as when they were born and what episodes they directed. Some of these famous The Twilight Zone directors may also be actors or producers.
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1Abner Biberman
Dec. at 68 (1909-1977)Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: Cry Hope! Cry Hate!, In Search of an Artist, A Vision of Blindness, Tug of War, 88 Bars
Abner Biberman (April 1, 1909 – June 20, 1977) was a Jewish-American actor, director, and... more on Wikipedia- 2
Allan Kroeker
Age: 69Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Nationality: Canada
Episodes Directed: The Skull in the Sculpture, A Hard Day's Knight, Storm Front (1), Bride of Chaotica!, Deep Cover
Allan Kroeker (born April 10, 1951 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian film and television... more on Wikipedia - 3
Allen H. Miner
Dec. at 87 (1917-2004)Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: No Fare, The Elevator, The Charles Maury Story, I Wouldn't Start From Here, The Syndicate
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Allen Reisner
Dec. at 80 (1924-2004)Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: The Night The Phone Rang, Loser Takes All, Fear I to Fall, Palm Springs Answer, The Eyes of Terror
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Anton Leader
Dec. at 75 (1913-1988)Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Episodes Directed: Trip to Hashbury, Break through the bars, Duet, The Foreigner, Epitaph for an Indian
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Bernard Girard
Dec. at 79 (1918-1997)Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: General Practitioner, The Archer's Ring, The Forbidden Sea, The Emerald Ring Story, The Art Story
Bernard Girard was a film director, television director, screenwriter and television producer. 8
Bob Balaban
Age: 75Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: Go Your Own Way, Trick or Treat, Zombies in P.J.s, Trick or Treat, The Lost Hour
Robert Elmer Balaban (born August 16, 1945) is an American actor, author, producer, and... more on Wikipedia9
Boris Sagal
Dec. at 58 (1923-1981)Birthplace: Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk, Eurasia, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: The Other Kind of Spy, No Business Like-----, Death Is a Red Rose, Angie, You Made My Heart Stop
Boris Sagal (October 18, 1923 – May 22, 1981) was a Ukrainian-American television and film... more on Wikipedia10
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Buzz Kulik
Dec. at 77 (1922-1999)Birthplace: Kearny, New Jersey
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: Will Power, A Trip to Paradise, Savage Sunday, Spider Web, Episode 2
Seymour "Buzz" Kulik (July 23, 1922 – January 13, 1999) was an American film director and... more on Wikipedia12
Christian Nyby
Dec. at 80 (1913-1993)Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: The Rivals, The Honorable Assassins, The Forests of the Night, Howard's Nephew, The Honolulu Story
Christian Nyby (September 1, 1913 – September 17, 1993) was an American television and film... more on Wikipedia- 13
David Butler
Dec. at 85 (1894-1979)Birthplace: California, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: Box Office Attraction, Like Father, One of the Boys, The Greatest Psychologist In the World, Beaver and Violet
David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film... more on Wikipedia - 14
David Ellis
Dec. at 60 (1918-1978)Birthplace: Salford, Greater Manchester, Eurasia, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Episodes Directed: Eye of the Beholder
David Ellis (22 June 1918 – 30 June 1978) was the co-writer with Malcolm Hulke of the Doctor... more on Wikipedia 15
David Greene
Dec. at 82 (1921-2003)Birthplace: Eurasia, Manchester, United Kingdom, England
Nationality: United Kingdom, England
Episodes Directed: The Theatre Breaks Loose, King of America, The Lost Colony of Virginia, The Locked Room, Ticket to Tahiti
L. David Syms-Greene (22 February 1921 – 7 April 2003), born Lucius David Syms Brian Lederman,... more on Wikipedia- 16
David Lowell Rich
Age: 97Birthplace: New York City, New York
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: The Cabin, Heritage, The Robrioz Ring, Go Fight City Hall, Pack Up All My Cares and Woes
David Lowell Rich (August 31, 1920 – October 21, 2001) was an American film director and... more on Wikipedia 17
Debbie Allen
Age: 70Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: Out of the Picture, To Have and Have Not, How Bittersweet It Is, Basket Cases, There's No Place Like Home
Deborah Kaye Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer,... more on Wikipedia18
Deran Sarafian
Age: 62Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, Southern California, Contiguous United States, 90731
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: Bait, Hard Time, A Time to Hate, Love's Faber Lost, Goggles and Hicks
Deran Sarafian is an American film and television director and former actor. He directed... more on Wikipedia- 19
Don Medford
Dec. at 95 (1917-2012)Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: The Silent Knife, Odyssey of Death (2), A Child is Born, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape (2)
Donald Muller (November 26, 1917, Detroit, Michigan - December 12, 2012, West Hills,... more on Wikipedia 20
Don Siegel
Dec. at 79 (1912-1991)Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: Paper Gunman, There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square, A Game for Alternate Mondays, Uncle Simon
Donald Siegel (; October 26, 1912 – April 20, 1991) was an American film director and... more on Wikipedia21
Don Weis
Dec. at 78 (1922-2000)Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: The Human Touch, When Thieves Fall In, There's One Born Every Minute, A Secret Life, Steele
Don Weis (May 13, 1922 – July 26, 2000) was an American film and television director.22
Douglas Heyes
Dec. at 74 (1919-1993)Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: The Rape of Red Sky, The Howling Man, Prairie Incident, The Purple Room, The Million Dollar Round Up
Douglas Heyes (May 22, 1919 – February 8, 1993) was an American film and television writer,... more on Wikipedia23
Elliot Silverstein
Age: 93Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: The Patient, Gravida One, The Passersby, Tombstone for a Derelict, The Trade-Ins
Elliot Silverstein (born August 3, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American director,... more on Wikipedia24
Eriq La Salle
Age: 58Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Episodes Directed: The More Things Change, The Family Man, Desert Springs, PTSD, Memphis
Erik Ki La Salle (born July 23, 1962), professionally known as Eriq La Salle, is an American... more on Wikipedia25
Ida Lupino
Dec. at 77 (1918-1995)Birthplace: Eurasia, United Kingdom, London, England, Camberwell
Nationality: United States of America, England
Episodes Directed: The Jukebox Caper, The King's Shilling, Day in the Year, Mr. George, Guillotine
Ida Lupino (4 February 1918 – 3 August 1995) was an English-American actress, singer,... more on Wikipedia
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