Jeffrey Hayden (October 15, 1926 – December 24, 2016) was an American television director and producer. He was married to actress

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from 1951 until his death in 2016.

Television career

Hayden was born in

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. His career as a director began in the late 1950s, when he directed the only feature film to his credit, '' The Vintage'' (

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), starring Pier Angeli and

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. He then turned to television, beginning with episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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''. Hayden directed episodes of dozens of TV series from the 1960s into the 1990s, including such popular programs as ''

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'', '' Burke's Law'', ''

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'', '' Knight Rider'', '' Magnum, P.I.'', and '' In the Heat of the Night''.

Personal life and death

On October 28, 1951, Hayden married screen actress

. The couple had two children, Darrell and Laurette, and four grandchildren. Shortly before their 50th anniversary, on October 13, 2001, the couple appeared together in a one-night-only performance of the play '' Love Letters'' at

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, Saint's alma mater. Hayden died from cancer in

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, on December 24, 2016, at the age of 90.

Selected filmography

*'' In the Heat of the Night'' *'' Misfits of Science'' *'' Knight Rider'' *'' Cover Up'' *'' Santa Barbara'' (Co-

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) *'' Legmen'' *''

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'' *'' Emerald Point N.A.S.'' *''

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'' *'' Magnum, P.I.'' *'' Mr. Merlin'' *''

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'' *'' Quincy M.E.'' *'' CBS Afternoon Playhouse'': "The Great Gilly Hopkins" *'' Palmerstown, U.S.A.'' *''

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'' *'' The Incredible Hulk'' *'' The Bad News Bears'' *'' The Curse of Dracula'' *''

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'' *'' Space Academy'' *'' ABC Weekend Special'': "The Ransom of Red Chief" *'' Amy Prentiss'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' Ironside'' *'' Longstreet'' *'' The Virginian'' *'' Matt Lincoln'' *'' The Courtship of Eddie's Father'' *''

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'' *'' Dundee and the Culhane'' *''

'' *'' Shane'' *'' That Girl'' *''

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'' *'' Peyton Place'' *''

'' *'' Route 66'' *'' Burke's Law'' *'' Redigo'' *'' McKeever and the Colonel'' *''

'' *'' Saints and Sinners'' *''

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'' *'' The Lloyd Bridges Show'' *'' Surfside 6'' *''

'' *''

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'' *'' Lassie'' *''

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'' *'' The Vintage'' *'' The Chocolate Soldier''

References

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