The Big Valley, The Long, Hot Summer, A Man Called Shenandoah, Court Martial, The Fugitive, The Invaders, The F.B.I., My Friend Tony, The Guns of Will Sonnett, The Survivors, Paris 7000, Dan August, Cannon, Mission: Impossible, Griff, Little House on the Prairie, and The Oregon Trail. Most notably, he directed 42 episodes of long-running series Bonanza, spanning the show's entire 14-year run. He retired in 1977. Personal life Allen was married twice: to English literary agent Dorothy Skinner (died 1969 – one son) and Trudy Colmar, who survived him. Allen died in Santa Monica, California on 3 May 2000, aged 94. He was survived by one son. Filmography Freedom Comes High (1943) The Uninvited (1944) Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) Those Endearing Young Charms (1945) The Unseen (1945) The Perfect Marriage (1947) The Imperfect Lady (1947) Desert Fury (1947) So Evil My Love (1948) Sealed Verdict (1948) Chicago Deadline (1949) Valentino (1951) Appointment with Danger (1951) At Sword's Point (1952) Suddenly (1954) A Bullet for Joey (1955) Illegal (1955) Another Time, Another Place (1958) Whirlpool (1959) Television credits (main) Your Favorite Story (1953–1954) Meet Corliss Archer (1954) The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955–1957) Ethel Barrymore Theatre (1956) Telephone Time (1956–1957) Perry Mason (1958–1961) The Rifleman (1959–1960) Bonanza (1960–1973) The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor (1961–1962) Arrest and Trial (1963–1964) Burke's Law (1964) The Rogues (1965) The F.B.I. (1966–1968) The Fugitive (1967) Mission: Impossible (1967–1973) The Invaders (1968) Dan August (1970) Griff (1973) Little House on the Prairie (1975) References External links 1905 births 2000 deaths English film directors English television directors People from Oakengates British expatriates in the United States