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Thriller and action director of sporadic output whose debut film, the tense sci-fi classic, "The Thing" (1952), is often credited to its producer, Howard Hawks. Nyby went on to helm a handful of atmospheric sci-fi and action films through the 1960s.
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Filmography

First to Fight - ( Director / 1967 / Released / Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution )
Operation C.I.A. - ( Director / 1965 / Released / )
The Big Sky - ( Editor / 1952 / Released / )
The Thing - ( Director / 1951 / Released / )
Red River - ( Editor / 1948 / Released / )
Pursued - ( Editor / 1947 / Released / Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution )
The Big Sleep - ( Editor / 1946 / Released / )
To Have and Have Not - ( Editor / 1944 / Released / )

TV Credits
Chase ( 1973 / Released ): Director
Medical Center ( 1969 / Released ): Director
Adam-12 ( 1968 / Released ): Director
Ironside ( 1967 / Released ): Director
I Spy ( 1965 / Released ): Director
The F.B.I. ( 1965 / Released ): Director
Bonanza ( 1959 / Released ): Director
Rawhide ( 1959 / Released ): Director
The Twilight Zone ( 1959 / Released ): Director
Perry Mason ( 1957 / Released ): Director
Timmy and Lassie ( 1957 / Released ): Director
Wagon Train ( 1957 / Released ): Director
Zane Grey Theater ( 1956 / Released ): Director
Crossroads ( 1955 / Released ): Director
Gunsmoke ( 1955 / Released ): Director
Private Secretary ( 1953 / Released ): Director
Emergency! ( Released ): Director
Lassie ( Released ): Director

Full Biography (Back to top)


Thriller and action director of sporadic output whose debut film, the tense sci-fi classic, "The Thing" (1952), is often credited to its producer, Howard Hawks. Nyby went on to helm a handful of atmospheric sci-fi and action films through the 1960s.

Profession(s):
director, editor
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
son:Christian Nyby II (survived him)
son:Kirkland Nyby (survived him)
wife:Thelma Nyby (married in 1940; survived him)
Milestones (Back to top)

1951 Directorial debut with sci-fi classic "The Thing"
1940 Began working as a film editor
Worked as a carpenter at MGM Studios

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