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Lee Lukather(1903-1989)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Lee Lukather was born on 1 June 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. Lee was an assistant director and production manager, known for Zero Hour! (1957), Daredevils of the Clouds (1948) and The Professionals (1966). Lee was married to Dorothy Jane Cass and Phyllis Pinto. Lee died on 28 June 1989 in Edmonds, Washington, USA.
BornJune 1, 1903
DiedJune 28, 1989(86)
BornJune 1, 1903
DiedJune 28, 1989(86)
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Known for

Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden, and Peggy King in Zero Hour! (1957)
Zero Hour!
6.6
  • Production Manager
  • 1957
James Cardwell, Mae Clarke, and Robert Livingston in Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
Daredevils of the Clouds
5.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1948
Claudia Cardinale, Lee Marvin, and Robert Ryan in The Professionals (1966)
The Professionals
7.3
  • Production Manager
  • 1966
Kirk Alyn and Lorna Gray in Daughter of Don Q (1946)
Daughter of Don Q
6.7
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1946

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Cat Ballou (1965)
    Cat Ballou
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Profiles in Courage (1964)
    Profiles in Courage
    8.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • Bob Hope, Liselotte Pulver, Elga Andersen, Michèle Mercier, and Miiko Taka in A Global Affair (1964)
    A Global Affair
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
    The Cabinet of Caligari
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Fear No More (1961)
    Fear No More
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in The Deadly Companions (1961)
    The Deadly Companions
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • O'Conner's Ocean
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • All the Young Men (1960)
    All the Young Men
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Four Fast Guns (1960)
    Four Fast Guns
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Wildcatters
    6.0
    TV Short
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Nora Hayden, Lyn Thomas, and Bill Williams in Alaska Passage (1959)
    Alaska Passage
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Corinne Calvet and John Carroll in Plunderers of Painted Flats (1959)
    Plunderers of Painted Flats
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Courage of Black Beauty (1957)
    Courage of Black Beauty
    5.2
    • assistant director (as Lee William Lukather)
    • 1957

Production Manager



  • The Red Hand Gang (1977)
    The Red Hand Gang
    7.5
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1977
  • Susan Howard, Barry Newman, and Albert Salmi in Petrocelli (1974)
    Petrocelli
    7.2
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Lee Wm. Lukather)
    • 1975–1976
  • Gilmer McCormick and Andrew Prine in Squares (1972)
    Squares
    7.5
    • production manager
    • 1972
  • Big Jake (1971)
    Big Jake
    7.1
    • production manager
    • 1971
  • Skullduggery (1970)
    Skullduggery
    4.7
    • production manager
    • 1970
  • John Wayne and David Janssen in The Green Berets (1968)
    The Green Berets
    5.6
    • unit production manager (as Lee W. Lukather)
    • 1968
  • The Way West (1967)
    The Way West
    6.2
    • production manager (as Lee Wm. Lukather)
    • 1967
  • Claudia Cardinale, Lee Marvin, and Robert Ryan in The Professionals (1966)
    The Professionals
    7.3
    • unit production manager
    • 1966
  • William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, and Victoria Shaw in Alvarez Kelly (1966)
    Alvarez Kelly
    6.3
    • unit production manager
    • 1966
  • The Confession (1964)
    The Confession
    3.8
    • production supervisor
    • 1964
  • The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
    The Cabinet of Caligari
    5.8
    • production manager
    • 1962
  • Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in The Deadly Companions (1961)
    The Deadly Companions
    6.0
    • production manager
    • 1961
  • Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden, and Peggy King in Zero Hour! (1957)
    Zero Hour!
    6.6
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • Jeff Chandler in Drango (1957)
    Drango
    6.0
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • Maureen O'Hara and Ray Milland in Lisbon (1956)
    Lisbon
    5.9
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1956

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Ralph Byrd in Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
    Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.
    6.4
    • chief grip (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Roy Rogers in The Arizona Kid (1939)
    The Arizona Kid
    5.9
    • key grip (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Bela Lugosi, Ralph Byrd, and Maxine Doyle in SOS Coast Guard (1937)
    SOS Coast Guard
    5.9
    • chief grip (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Jean Carmen, Ray Corrigan, Hoot Gibson, and Sammy McKim in The Painted Stallion (1937)
    The Painted Stallion
    6.4
    • chief grip (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Lee W. Lukather
  • Born
    • June 1, 1903
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 28, 1989
    • Edmonds, Washington, USA
  • Spouses
      Dorothy Jane CassJuly 20, 1937 - September 14, 1977 (her death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Bill Lukather

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