Stuart Heisler
American film and television director (1896-1979) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 82
Stuart Heisler was an American film and television director. He was a son of Luther Albert Heisler (1855-1916), a carpenter, and Frances Baldwin Heisler (1857-1935). He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then worked as a film director for the rest of his career.
Stuart Heisler is read about 23 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1979Died21 August 19791963
The DakotasSeries, Director1962
The VirginianSeries, Director
HitlerFilm, 1962Director1960
The Case of the Dangerous RobinSeries, Director
The IslandersSeries, 1960Director
The Roaring 20'sSeries, 1960Director1959
RawhideSeries, Director1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, Director1957Captain David GriefSeries, Director1956
The Burning HillsFilm, Director1955
GunsmokeSeries, Director
Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries, 1955Director1954
BeachheadFilm, Director1952
Saturday IslandFilm, Director, Writer1950
Chain LightningFilm, Director1949
Tokyo JoeFilm, Director1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a WomanFilm, Director1945
Along Came JonesFilm, Director1944
The Negro SoldierFilm, Director1942
The Glass KeyFilm, Director1940
The Biscuit EaterFilm, Director1938
The Cowboy and the LadyFilm, Director1924
The Silent StrangerFilm, Writer1922
SistersFilm, Writer1896Born5 December 1896
The DakotasSeries, Director1962The VirginianSeries, DirectorHitlerFilm, 1962Director1960The Case of the Dangerous RobinSeries, DirectorThe IslandersSeries, 1960DirectorThe Roaring 20'sSeries, 1960Director1959RawhideSeries, Director195877 Sunset StripSeries, Director1957Captain David GriefSeries, Director1956The Burning HillsFilm, Director1955GunsmokeSeries, DirectorScreen Director's PlayhouseSeries, 1955Director1954BeachheadFilm, Director1952Saturday IslandFilm, Director, Writer1950Chain LightningFilm, Director1949Tokyo JoeFilm, Director1947Smash-Up: The Story of a WomanFilm, Director1945Along Came JonesFilm, Director1944The Negro SoldierFilm, Director1942The Glass KeyFilm, Director1940The Biscuit EaterFilm, Director1938The Cowboy and the LadyFilm, Director1924The Silent StrangerFilm, Writer1922SistersFilm, Writer1896Born5 December 1896People around Stuart
Close ties
Susan Hayward Stuart directed Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947)
Gary Cooper Stuart directed Dallas (1950)
Raymond Massey Stuart directed The Hurricane and Dallas
Rod Cameron Stuart directed Among the Living (1941)
Minor Watson Stuart directed The Star (1952)
Jimmy Conlin Stuart directed Blue Skies and Tulsa
Carl Esmond Stuart directed Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947)
Fay Baker Stuart directed The Star and Chain Lightning
Humphrey Bogart Stuart directed Tokyo Joe and Chain Lightning
Thomas Mitchell Stuart directed The Hurricane (1937)
Linda Darnell Stuart directed Saturday Island (1952)
Bonita Granville Stuart directed The Glass Key (1942)
Earl Holliman Stuart directed The Burning Hills (1956)
Brian Donlevy Stuart directed The Glass Key (1942)
Ellen Drew Stuart directed The Monster and the Girl (1941)
Jerome Cowan Stuart directed The Hurricane and Dallas
Ray Teal Stuart directed The Burning Hills (1956)
Perry Lopez Stuart directed I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Gordon Jones Stuart directed Tokyo Joe and Among the Living
Richard Whorf Stuart directed Chain Lightning (1950)
Walter Wanger Produced Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Skip Homeier Stuart directed The Burning Hills and Beachhead
Anthony Veiller Produced Chain Lightning and Dallas
Charles Meredith Stuart directed Tokyo Joe and The Lone Ranger
Filmography 28
69 credits on file
Television 11
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1979 · aged 82
