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'''Andrew Victor McLaglen''' (July 28, 1920 – August 30, 2014) was a British television and film director. |
'''Andrew Victor McLaglen''' (July 28, 1920 – August 30, 2014) was a British television and film director. |
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| − | McLaglen grew up in a family that worked in the movie industry, and at early age was present on set with his parents as they worked alongside industry heavyweights such as John Wayne and director John Ford. Ford gave McLaglen the role of assistant directory on ''The Quiet Man''. Later he became a director in his own right, working mainly on western and adventure films. Some of his more well |
+ | McLaglen grew up in a family that worked in the movie industry, and at early age was present on set with his parents as they worked alongside industry heavyweights such as John Wayne and director John Ford. Ford gave McLaglen the role of assistant directory on ''The Quiet Man''. Later he became a director in his own right, working mainly on western and adventure films. Some of his more well-known films starred big name actors such as John Wayne or Jimmy Stewart. He also did work for television, and was a regular contributor for ''Gunsmoke'' and ''Have Gun, Will Travel''. |
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| − | In the 1970s McLaglen directed a film starring [[Joe Don Baker]] in the title role of ''[[Mitchell (episode)|Mitchell]]''. In the 1990s ''Mitchell'' was lampooned on Mystery Science Theater 3000. |
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| + | *''Mitchell'' ([[MST3K 512 - Mitchell|Experiment #512]]) - director |
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| − | ==See Also== |
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| − | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_V._McLaglen Andrew V. McLaglen] on [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] |
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Revision as of 16:40, 25 April 2019
Andrew V. McLaglen.
Andrew Victor McLaglen (July 28, 1920 – August 30, 2014) was a British television and film director.
McLaglen grew up in a family that worked in the movie industry, and at early age was present on set with his parents as they worked alongside industry heavyweights such as John Wayne and director John Ford. Ford gave McLaglen the role of assistant directory on The Quiet Man. Later he became a director in his own right, working mainly on western and adventure films. Some of his more well-known films starred big name actors such as John Wayne or Jimmy Stewart. He also did work for television, and was a regular contributor for Gunsmoke and Have Gun, Will Travel.
Riffed Movies
- Mitchell (Experiment #512) - director