Note that this page does not list all films made in Utah. Also, this does not represent an attempt to list directors from Utah or who live in Utah. Most of the directors listed on this page are NOT Utahns, but came to the state in order to shoot their films. This list is useful, however, in that many of the directors who have filmed many times in Utah are, or have been, Utah residents. These include directors such as Craig Clyde, Tucker Dansie, James L. Conway, Frank Borzage, Lyman Dayton and Kieth Merrill.
It is interesting to note that Frank Borzage was born and raised in Utah, but he made few films here. He was an influential early Hollywood director, and won the first-ever Best Director Academy Award.
John Ford tops the list as the director who has made the most movies in Utah. Ford directed at least 12 films in Utah, but he himself was not a Utahn. Ford, considered one of the most important directors in American film history, was the quintessential filmmaker of the "Western" genre. But he was not a native Westerner. He was an Irish Catholic, born to immigrant parents in Maine.
After Ford, perhaps James L. Conway has directed the most films in Utah -- at least ten. Conway is a native of Colorado, but he lived for a long time in Utah, where his film career largely began. He worked with Charles E. Sellier Jr. of Sunn Classic Pictures on many of that company's Utah-made productions, including "Hangar 18", "In Search of Noah's Ark", and "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" (a miniseries). Conway later moved to California, where he directed many episodes of television series, including the two-hour pilot episode of the Star Trek prequel series "Enterprise."
The director who has made the next highest number of films in Utah is Kieth Merrill, one of the key pioneers in the IMAX format. Merrill has received one Academy Award (and two nominations) as a director of documentaries made around the world. But he has also directed a number of feature length dramas, mostly in Utah. These include "Harry's War", "Take Down", and "Windwalker." In addition to being the director of some of the world's most widely seen and highly acclaimed documentaries, Merrill is also one of the preeminent directors of important films commissioned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His Church films include "Mr. Krueger's Christmas" starring Jimmy Stewart, "Legacy", and "The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd" -- all made in Utah.
At the bottom of this page there is a list of directors who have directed multiple productions in Utah.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Stanley Kubrick Absence of the Good (1999) (TV) John Flynn (I) Across the Great Divide (1976) Stewart Raffill Across the Wide Missouri (1951) William A. Wellman Address Unknown (1997) Shawn Levy Adventures of the Wilderness Family, The (1975) Stewart Raffill Adventures of Frontier Fremont (1976) Richard Friedenberg Adventures of Nellie Bly, The (1981) (TV) Henning Schellerup Against a Crooked Sky (1975) Earl Bellamy Airport 1975 (1974) Jack Smight Alex Joseph and His Wives (1976) Ted V. Mikels Alias Smith and Jones (1970) (TV) Gene Levitt Almost Anything (1999) Raymond T. Asante Alyson's Closet (1998) Rick Page American West of John Ford, The (1971) (TV) Denis Sanders Nobody's Baby (2001) David Seltzer (I) The Robin Hood Gang, a.k.a. Angels in the Attic (1998) Eric Hendershot Anya's Bell (1999) (TV) Tom McLoughlin Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The (1979) Vincent McEveety Appleby Sensation, The (1997) Aaron Orullian Beyond Suspicion (1993) (TV) William A. Graham Arabian Nights (1942) John Rawlins Argument, The (1999) Donald Cammell Arizona Kid, The (1930) Alfred Santell At Mother's Request (1987) (TV) Michael Tuchner Aurora (1998) Christopher Kulikowski Avenging Angel, The (1995) (TV) Craig R. Baxley Baby Bedlam (2000) Eric Hendershot Back to the Future Part III (1990) Robert Zemeckis Bad Man of Brimstone, The (1937) J. Walter Ruben Badlanders, The (1958) Delmer Daves Baker's Hawk (1976) Lyman Dayton Ballad of Lucy Whipple, The (2001) (TV) Jeremy Paul Kagan Bandolero! (1968) Andrew V. McLaglen Baraka (1992) Ron Fricke Bats (1999) Louis Morneau Battle at Apache Pass, The (1952) George Sherman Battling for Baby (1992) (TV) Art Wolff Bear Country (1953) James Algar Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) Sylvio Tabet Before He Wakes (1998) (TV) Michael Scott (I) Behind the Waterfall (1995) Scott Murphy (I) Belong (2000) Joseph Bagley Benefit of the Doubt (1993) Jonathan Heap Bermuda Triangle, The (1979) Richard Friedenberg Better Off Dead... (1985) Savage Steve Holland Beyond and Back (1978) James L. Conway (I) Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2000) (TV) Marcus Cole (I) Berserker (1987) Jefferson Richard (I) Big Cat, The (1949) Phil Karlson Big Trail, The (1930) Louis R. Loeffler Big Trail, The (1930) Raoul Walsh Bill Nye, the Science Guy (1993) Michael Gross (III) Bill Nye, the Science Guy (1999-2000) Mitchell Kriegman Bill Nye, the Science Guy (1999-2000) Darrell Suto Billy the Kid (1941) Frank Borzage Billy the Kid (1941) David Miller (I) Bionic Boy, The (1976) (TV) Phil Bondelli Birds of Prey (1973) (TV) William A. Graham Divided by Hate (1997) (TV) Tom Skerritt Black Bart (1948) George Sherman Blind Witness (1989) (TV) Richard A. Colla Blue (1968) Yakima Canutt Blue (1968) Silvio Narizzano Big Blue Marble, The [TV-Series: 1974-1983] Joe Napolitano (I) Boogens, The (1981) James L. Conway (I) Boots and Saddles (1957) William J. Hole Jr. Boots and Saddles (1957) Bernard L. Kowalski Boots and Saddles (1957) James Neilson Border River (1954) George Sherman Boys of Twilight, The (1992) [TV-Series] Bill L. Norton Branded (1950) Rudolph Mate Breakdown (1997) Jonathan Mostow Breaking Free (1995) David Mackay (I) Brigham City (2001) Richard Dutcher Brigham Young - Frontiersman (1940) Henry Hathaway Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1967) Norman Foster (I) Broken Arrow (1996) John Woo Buffalo Bill (1944) William A. Wellman Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) Roy Rowland (I) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) George Roy Hill ButterCream Gang, The (1992) (V) Bruce Neibaur Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) George Sherman California Gold Rush (1981) (TV) Jack B. Hively Can't Help Singing (1944) Frank Ryan (I) Canyon Crossroads (1955) Alfred L. Werker Capture of Grizzly Adams, The (1982) (TV) Don Keeslar Car, The (1977) Elliot Silverstein Carnival of Souls (1962) Herk Harvey Carving the White (1992) James Angrove Carving the White (1992) Jon Long Cataclysm (1980) Phillip Marshak Cataclysm (1980) Tom McGowan (I) Cataclysm (1980) Gregg C. Tallas C'era una volta il West (1969) Sergio Leone Challenge the Wilderness (1951) Jack Atlas Changing Steps (1989) Elliot Caplan Chantilly Lace (1993) (TV) Linda Yellen Cheyenne (1996) Dimitri Logothetis Cheyenne Autumn (1964) John Ford Cheyenne Social Club, The (1970) Gene Kelly Child Bride of Short Creek (1981) (TV) Robert Michael Lewis Chill Factor (1999) Hugh Johnson (I) Chloe's Blanket (1996) Lory Smith Choke Canyon (1986) Charles Bail Christmas in the Clouds (2000) Kate Montgomery Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979) (TV) Ralph Nelson (I) Christmas Mountain (1980) Pierre De Moro Cisco Kid, The (1931) Irving Cummings City of Brigham Young (1944) James A. FitzPatrick City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) Paul Weiland Clay Pigeons (1998) David Dobkin Climb, The (2002) John Schmidt (V) Coast to Coast (1980) Joseph Sargent Colors: Up Close & Personal (1999) Tucker Dansie Comancheros, The (1961) Michael Curtiz Comancheros, The (1961) John Wayne Con Air (1997) Simon West (I) Concorde: Airport '79, The (1979) David Lowell Rich Conqueror, The (1956) Dick Powell Cosmic Voyage (1996) Bayley Silleck Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Lee Bonner Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Sanford Bookstaver Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Eric Bross Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Timothy Busfield Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Larry Carroll (IV) Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Stephen Cragg Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Adam Davidson Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Tony Dow (I) Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Chris Long (I) Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Jim Michaels Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Alan Myerson Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Michael Nankin Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) P.J. Pesce Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) Philip Sgriccia Covered Wagon, The (1923) James Cruze Cowboys and Angels (2000) Gregory C. Haynes Coyote Summer (1996) Matias Alvarez Crayoluv (1997) Tucker Dansie Crow: Salvation, The (2000) Bharat Nalluri Dalton Girls, The (1957) Reginald Le Borg Damnation Alley (1977) Jack Smight Daniel Boone (1936) David Howard (I) Dark Blood George Sluizer Darkling, The (2000) (TV) Po-Chih Leong Deadwood Coach, The (1924) Lynn Reynolds (I) Death Valley Days (1952) Paul Landres (I) Death Valley Days (1952) Stephen Lord (I) Death Valley Days (1952) Edward Ludlum Death Valley Days (1952) Frank McDonald (I) Death Valley Days (1952) Stuart E. McGowan Death Valley Days (1952) Bud Townsend Deerslayer, The (1978) (TV) Richard Friedenberg Deliberate Stranger, The (1986) (TV) Marvin J. Chomsky Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (1992) (TV) Peter Levin (I) Desert Winds (1995) Michael A. Nickles Desperados, The (1969) Henry Levin Desperate Hours (1990) Michael Cimino Detention: The Siege at Johnson High (1997) (TV) Michael W. Watkins Devil and Miss Sarah, The (1971) (TV) Michael Caffey Devil's Brigade, The (1968) Andrew V. McLaglen Directed by John Ford (1971) Peter Bogdanovich Don't Look Under the Bed (1999) (TV) Kenneth Johnson (I) "Donny and Marie" [TV-Series: 1976-1979] Art Fisher Don't Go In the Woods (1982) James Bryan (I) Double Jeopardy (1992) (TV) Lawrence Schiller Double Teamed (2002) (TV) Duwayne Dunham Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986) (TV) Burt Kennedy Dragonfight (1990) Warren A. Stevens Dream Catcher, The (1999) Edward A. Radtke Dream Machine, The (1990) Lyman Dayton Dream West (1986) (mini) Dick Lowry Drive Me Crazy (1999) John Schultz (I) Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) John Ford Dude Ranger, The (1934) Edward F. Cline Duel at Diablo (1966) Ralph Nelson (I) Dumb & Dumber (1994) Bobby Farrelly Dumb & Dumber (1994) Peter Farrelly Dumb Luck (2001) Craig Clyde Dying to Belong (1997) (TV) William A. Graham Easy Rider (1969) Dennis Hopper Eiger Sanction, The (1975) Clint Eastwood Electra Glide in Blue (1973) James William Guercio Electric Horseman, The (1979) Sydney Pollack Empty Pockets (1918) Herbert Brenon "Encyclopedia Brown" (1989) [TV-Series] Savage Steve Holland Enemy (1996) Bruce Pattison Isimeria (1991) Nikos Kornilios Everest (1998) David Breashears Everest (1998) Stephen Judson Everest (1998) Greg MacGillivray Evil in Clear River (1988) (TV) Karen Arthur Evolution (2001) Ivan Reitman Executioner's Song, The (1982) (TV) Lawrence Schiller Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) John Boorman Face of Evil (1996) (TV) Mary Lambert Face on the Barroom Floor, The (1998) Paul Gibran Begum Fade-In (1968) (TV) Jud Taylor Fall of the House of Usher, The (1982) (TV) James L. Conway (I) Fargo Kid, The (1940) Edward Killy Fast Getaway (1991) Spiro Razatos Female Bunch, The (1969) Al Adamson Female Bunch, The (1969) John 'Bud' Cardos Fifty (1999) Kurt Miller Fifty (1999) Peter Speek Fletch (1985) Michael Ritchie Flintstones, The (1994) Brian Levant Footloose (1984) Herbert Ross Forlorn River (1937) Charles Barton (I) Forrest Gump (1994) Robert Zemeckis Fort Apache (1948) John Ford Fort Bowie (1958) Howard W. Koch Fort Dobbs (1958) Gordon Douglas Fort Yuma (1955) Lesley Selander Fortune Cookie (1999) Clay Essig Freeriders (1998) Brian Sisselman Friends & Lovers (1999) George Haas Friendships Field (1995) Bruce Neibaur F Troop (1965-1967 TV series) David Alexander (I) F Troop (1965-1967 TV series) Leslie Goodwins F Troop (1965-1967 TV series) Hollingsworth Morse F Troop (1965-1967 TV series) Gary Nelson (I) F Troop (1965-1967 TV series) Gene Nelson F Troop (1965-1967 TV series) Phil Rawlins (I) F Troop (1965-1967 TV series) Gene Reynolds F Troop (1965-1967 TV series) Seymour Robbie F Troop (1965-1967 TV series) Charles R. Rondeau Galaxy Quest (1999) Dean Parisot Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) Walter Hill Ghost Dancing (1983) (TV) David Greene (I) Ghost Dancing (1983) (TV) Don Taylor (I) Girl in Black Stockings, The (1957) Howard W. Koch Glass House, The (1972) (TV) Tom Gries Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) Gordon Douglas Good Earth, The (1937) Victor Fleming Good Earth, The (1937) Sidney Franklin (I) Good Earth, The (1937) Gustav Machat Goodbye Bird, The (1993) William Clark (I) Grain of Dust, The (1918) Harry Revier Grand Canyon (1991) Lawrence Kasdan Great Bikini Off-Road Adventure, The (1994) Gary Dean Orona Great Brain, The (1978) Sidney Levin Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978) (mini) James L. Conway (I) Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965) David Lean Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965) Jean Negulesco Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965) George Stevens Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) Louis King Gunpoint (1965) Earl Bellamy Half Way to Hell (1961) Al Adamson Half Way to Hell (1961) Victor Adamson Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Dwight H. Little Halloween 5 (1989) Dominique Othenin-Girard Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) Joe Chappelle Halloween: Resurrection (2002) Rick Rosenthal Hangar 18 (1980) James L. Conway (I) In the Shadows, Someone's Watching (1993) (TV) Richard Friedman (I) Harry in Your Pocket (1973) Bruce Geller (I) Harry's War (1981) Kieth Merrill "Have Gun Will Travel" (1957 TV series) Richard Boone (I) "Have Gun Will Travel" (1957 TV series) Ida Lupino "Have Gun Will Travel" (1957 TV series) Andrew V. McLaglen "Have Gun Will Travel" (1957 TV series) Lewis Milestone Head (1968) Bob Rafelson Head Over Heels (1979) Joan Micklin Silver Heart of Arizona (1938) Lesley Selander Heaven or Vegas (1997) Gregory C. Haynes Heaven Sent (1994) Craig Clyde Heritage of the Desert, The (1924) Irvin Willat Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets (1984) Kieth Merrill Highway to Hell (1991) Bret McCormick Highway to Hell (1992) Ate de Jong Hobo's Christmas, A (1987) (TV) Will Mackenzie (I) "Hollywood Detective" (1991) [TV-Series] Kevin G. Cremin "Hollywood Detective" (1991) [TV-Series] William Tannen (II) Home of Our Own, A (1993) Tony Bill Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) John Schlesinger Horse Crazy (2001) Eric Hendershot Virtual Obsession (1998) (TV) Mick Garris Hounded (2001) (TV) Neal Israel House of Seven Corpses, The (1974) Paul Harrison (I) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Ron Howard How the West Was Won (1962) John Ford How the West Was Won (1962) Henry Hathaway How the West Was Won (1962) George Marshall (I) How the West Was Won (1962) Richard Thorpe (I) How to Smoke Pot (2000) Thomas Camoin Humanoids from the Deep (1980) Jimmy T. Murakami Humanoids from the Deep (1980) Barbara Peters (II) Huntress, The (2000) (TV) Jeffrey Reiner Test of Love, A (1999) (TV) Larry Peerce I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2001) John Shepphird Iced (1988) Jeff Kwitny In My Sister's Shadow (1997) (TV) Sandor Stern In Old Arizona (1929) Irving Cummings In Old Arizona (1929) Raoul Walsh In Old Oklahoma (1943) Albert S. Rogell In Search of Historic Jesus (1980) Henning Schellerup In Search of Noah's Ark (1977) James L. Conway (I) In the Blink of an Eye (1996) (TV) Micki Dickoff In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion (1992) (TV) Charles Haid In the Shadow of Evil (1995) (TV) Daniel Sackheim In Your Wildest Dreams (1991) Bruce Neibaur Incident at Crestridge (1981) (TV) Jud Taylor Incident at Dark River (1989) (TV) Michael Pressman Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (1977) (TV) James L. Conway (I) Independence Day (1996) Roland Emmerich Independent's Day (1998) (TV) Marina Zenovich Indian Runner, The (1991) Sean Penn Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Steven Spielberg Invasion of Privacy (1996) Anthony Hickox It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989) (TV) Burt Brinckerhoff It Was Him or Us (1995) (TV) Robert Iscove Jeremiah Johnson (1972) Sydney Pollack Jessi's Girls (1975) Al Adamson Jewel of the Nile, The (1985) Lewis Teague Johnny Tsunami (1999) (TV) Steve Boyum Josh and S.A.M. (1993) Billy Weber Jubal (1956) Delmer Daves Just in Time (1997) Shawn Levy Just Like Dad (1995) Blair Treu Kansas Raiders (1950) Ray Enright Killer in the Family, A (1983) (TV) Richard T. Heffron King and Four Queens, The (1956) Raoul Walsh Kit Carson (1940) George B. Seitz Knights (1993) Albert Pyun Konrad (1985) Nell Cox Land of No Return (1975) Kent Bateman Larger Than Life (1996) Howard Franklin Terminal Virus (1995) (TV) Dan Golden Last of the Mohicans (1977) (TV) James L. Conway (I) Last Resort, The (1997) Lyman Dayton Last Time I Committed Suicide, The (1997) Stephen T. Kay Legacy (1990) Kieth Merrill Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (1980) (TV) Henning Schellerup Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! (1998) (TV) Jim Charleston Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! (1998) (TV) George Manasse Letters from a Killer (1998) David Carson (I) "Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, The" [TV-Series: 1977-1978] Jack Hively "Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, The" [TV-Series: 1977-1978] Sharron Miller (I) Life Less Ordinary, A (1997) Danny Boyle Lightning Jack (1994) Simon Wincer Lincoln Conspiracy, The (1977) James L. Conway (I) Little Heroes (1992) (TV) Craig Clyde Lone Ranger, The (1956) Stuart Heisler "Lone Ranger, The" (1949 TV Series) George Archainbaud "Lone Ranger, The" (1949 TV Series) Earl Bellamy "Lone Ranger, The" (1949 TV Series) Paul Landres (I) "Lone Ranger, The" (1949 TV Series) Charles D. Livingstone "Lone Ranger, The" (1949 TV Series) John H. Morse "Lone Ranger, The" (1949 TV Series) Oscar Rudolph "Lone Ranger, The" (1949 TV Series) George B. Seitz Jr. "Lone Ranger, The" (1949 TV Series) Wilhelm Thiele Long Road Home, The (1999) Craig Clyde Long zai tian ya (1988) Hin Sing 'Billy' Tang Loss of Innocence, A (1996) (TV) Graeme Clifford Lost Treasure of Dos Santos (1997) (TV) Jorge Montesi Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986) (TV) Burt Kennedy Un homme qui me plait (1969) Claude Lelouch Luck of the Irish, The (2001) (TV) Paul Hoen Lust of the Ages (1917) Harry Revier MacGyver (1985) (TV) Alan Smithee Mackenna's Gold (1969) J. Lee Thompson Made Men (1999) Louis Morneau Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, The (1973) Richard C. Sarafian Man Who Would Be King, The (1975) John Huston Man with Three Wives, The (1993) (TV) Peter Levin (I) Many Wives: Vows of Silence (2000) Menasheh Fogel Many Wives: Vows of Silence (2000) Steven Pecchia-Bekkum Martian Law (1998) (TV) Anthony Hickox Maverick (1994) Richard Donner Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (1976) (TV) Robert Butler (I) Meet the Deedles (1998) Steve Boyum Melvin and Howard (1980) Jonathan Demme Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) John Carpenter Mercenary (1997) (TV) Avi Nesher Midnight Clear, A (1991) Keith Gordon Million Dollar Mystery (1987) Richard Fleischer Mission: Impossible II (2000) John Woo Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980) (TV) Kieth Merrill Money Plays (1997) (TV) Frank D. Gilroy Monumental Utah (1944) James A. FitzPatrick Mormon Conquest (1941) Victor Adamson Mortal Storm, The (1940) Frank Borzage Mother Knows Best (1997) (TV) Larry Shaw (I) Motorama (1991) Barry Shils Guardian of the Wilderness (1977) David O'Malley "Movin' On" [TV-Series: 1974-1976] Paul Stanley (I) Mr. Atlas (1997) Karen Arbeeny Mulholland Falls (1996) Lee Tamahori Murder at 75 Birch (1999) (TV) Michael Scott (I) My Darling Clementine (1946) John Ford My Friend Flicka (1943) Harold D. Schuster My Road (1980) Kikuo Kawasaki Nashville Grab (1981) (TV) James L. Conway (I) Natural Enemies (1979) Jeff Kanew Natural Wonders of the West (1938) James H. Smith (I) Neon City (1992) Monte Markham Net Worth (2000) Kenny Griswold "Night Sins" (1997) (mini) Robert Allan Ackerman Nightmare at Noon (1990) Nico Mastorakis Ninja III: The Domination (1984) Sam Firstenberg No Laughing Matter (1998) (TV) Michael Elias (I) No More Baths (1998) Timothy J. Nelson "Noel's House Party" [TV-Series: 1991-1999] Michael Leggo Nora (1998) (TV) Edouard Molinaro Not In This Town (1997) (TV) Donald Wrye Nothing Lasts Forever (1995) (mini) Jack Bender Nude Bomb, The (1980) Clive Donner Nurse Betty (2000) Neil LaBute Octopussy (1983) John Glen (II) Oh! Susanna (1951) Joseph Kane (I) One Hundred Years of Mormonism (1913) Norval MacGregor One Little Indian (1973) Bernard McEveety (II) Only Once (1998) Rocco Devilliers Ordinary Heroes (1986) Peter H. Cooper Out of Annie's Past (1995) (TV) Stuart Cooper (I) Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976) Clint Eastwood Outriders, The (1950) Roy Rowland (I) Overnight Sensation (2000) Glen Trotiner P.K. and the Kid (1987) Lou Lombardo Paper Brigade, The (1996) (V) Blair Treu Parallel Lives (1994) (TV) Linda Yellen Partners in Crime (2000) Jennifer Warren Passion in the Desert (1997) Lavinia Currier Perfect Getaway, The (1998) (TV) Armand Mastroianni Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (2000) (mini) Lawrence Schiller Peroxide Passion (2000) Monty Diamond Perri (1957) Paul Kenworthy Jr. Perri (1957) Ralph Wright Philadelphia Experiment, The (1984) Stewart Raffill Plan 10 from Outer Space (1994) Trent Harris Planet of the Apes (1968) Franklin J. Schaffner Planet of the Apes (2001) Tim Burton Pontiac Moon (1994) Peter Medak Poof Point, The (2001) (TV) Neal Israel Poolhall Junkies (2001) Gregory 'Mars' Martin Pony Express (1953) Jerry Hopper Rockwell (1994) Richard Lloyd Dewey Primary Suspect (2000) Jeff Celentano President's Child, The (1992) (TV) Sam Pillsbury Promised Land (1988) Michael Hoffman Promised Land (1996 TV series) Burt Brinckerhoff Promised Land (1996 TV series) Peter H. Hunt Promised Land (1996 TV series) Jim Johnston (I) Promised Land (1996 TV series) Alan J. Levi Promised Land (1996 TV series) Larry Lipton Promised Land (1996 TV series) Victor Lobl Promised Land (1996 TV series) Will Mackenzie (I) Promised Land (1996 TV series) Stuart Margolin Promised Land (1996 TV series) Martha Mitchell (I) Promised Land (1996 TV series) Terrence O'Hara Promised Land (1996 TV series) Gene Reynolds Promised Land (1996 TV series) Michael Ray Rhodes Promised Land (1996 TV series) Michael Schultz (I) Promised Land (1996 TV series) Sandor Stern Promised Land (1996 TV series) Timothy Van Patten Promised Land (1996 TV series) Robert Visciglia Jr. Pure Race (1995) Rocco Devilliers Quincannon - Frontier Scout (1956) Lesley Selander Rainbow Trail, The (1918) Frank Lloyd (I) Rainmaker, The (1956) Joseph Anthony (II) Ramona (1936) Henry King (I) Ramrod (1947) Andre De Toth Raven Hawk (1996) (TV) Albert Pyun Red Canyon (1949) George Sherman Red Fury, The (1984) Lyman Dayton Rescue 911 [TV-Series: 1989-1996] Chris Pechin Rescue 911 [TV-Series: 1989-1996] Nancy Platt Jacoby Return to the Secret Garden (2000) Scott Featherstone Revenge of the Ninja (1983) Sam Firstenberg Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957) Lesley Selander Ride in the Whirlwind (1965) Monte Hellman Ride, Vaquero! (1953) John Farrow (I) Riders of the Purple Sage (1918) Frank Lloyd (I) Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) (TV) Charles Haid Riders of the Storm (1986) Maurice Phillips Right Temptation, The (2000) Lyndon Chubbuck Rigoletto (1993) (V) Leo D. Paur "Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The" [TV-Series: 1954-1959] Earl Bellamy "Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The" [TV-Series: 1954-1959] Charles S. Gould "Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The" [TV-Series: 1954-1959] Douglas Heyes "Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The" [TV-Series: 1954-1959] Fred Jackman Jr. "Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The" [TV-Series: 1954-1959] Lew Landers "Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The" [TV-Series: 1954-1959] Robert G. Walker Rio Conchos (1964) Gordon Douglas Rio Grande (1950) John Ford Road to Redemption (2001) Robert Vernon (II) Rocket Man (1997) Stuart Gillard Romancing the Stone (1984) Robert Zemeckis Rough Night in Jericho (1967) Arnold Laven "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] Robert Altman "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] Robert Gist "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] Walter Grauman "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] Arthur Hiller "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] Philip Leacock "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] Herbert B. Leonard "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] John Newland "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] David Lowell Rich "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] Denis Sanders "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] James Sheldon (I) "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] George Sherman "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] Jack Smight "Route 66" [TV-Series: 1960-1964] Paul Stanley (I) Route 66 (1998) Steve Austin (V) Rubin and Ed (1991) Trent Harris Hot Lead (1951) Stuart Gilmore Run to the High Country (1974) Keith Larsen Run, Cougar, Run (1972) Jerome Courtland Runner, The (1999) Ron Moler SLC Punk! (1999) James Merendino Same River Twice (1996) Scott Featherstone Sandlot, The (1993) David M. Evans (I) Santa Fe Passage (1955) William Witney Savannah Smiles (1982) Pierre De Moro Scorned and Swindled (1984) (TV) Paul Wendkos Searchers, The (1956) John Ford Seasons of the Heart (1993) T.C. Christensen Sergeants 3 (1962) John Sturges Sergeant Rutledge (1960) John Ford Seven Ways from Sundown (1960) Harry Keller Share the Moon (1994) Gregory C. Haynes Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993) (TV) Bill Corcoran She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) John Ford Shepherd of the Hills, The (1941) Henry Hathaway Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999) Sandy Tung (I) Shooting, The (1967) Monte Hellman Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family (1982) (TV) Russ Mayberry Siege at Red River, The (1954) Rudolph Mate Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Charles E. Sellier Jr. Single Bars, Single Women (1984) (TV) Harry Winer Six Black Horses (1962) Harry Keller Ski Patrol (1990) Richard Correll (I) Skyjacked (1972) John Guillermin Slaughter of the Innocents (1994) James Glickenhaus Slave Girl (1947) Charles Lamont Smoke Signal (1955) Jerry Hopper Snowriders II (1997) Kurt Miller Snowriders II (1997) Peter Speek Soldiers Three (1951) Tay Garnett Solo (1984) Lyman Dayton Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1997) (TV) Gwen Arner Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) Douglas Sirk Southwest Passage (1954) Ray Nazarro Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) Lamont Johnson (I) Species (1995) Roger Donaldson Split Infinity (1992) Stan Ferguson Joy Ride (2001) John Dahl Stagecoach (1939) John Ford Stallion Canyon (1949) Harry L. Fraser Stand, The (1994) (mini) Mick Garris Stir Crazy (1980) Sidney Poitier Stolen from the Heart (2000) (TV) Bruce Pittman Stranger Than Fiction (1999) Eric Bross Street Music (1981) H. Anne Riley Substitute 3: Winner Takes All, The (1999) (TV) Robert Radler Sunchaser, The (1996) Michael Cimino Sundown (1924) Harry O. Hoyt Sundown (1924) Laurence Trimble Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989) Anthony Hickox Superman III (1983) Richard Lester Sure Fire (1990) Jon Jost Survivalist, The (1987) Sig Shore Switch, The (1999) Tucker Dansie Take Down (1978) Kieth Merrill Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993) John Shepphird Ten Commandments, The (1956) Cecil B. DeMille Ten Who Dared (1960) William Beaudine Only Thrill, The (1997) Peter Masterson (I) Terror in the Family (1996) (TV) Gregory Goodell Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd, The (2000) Kieth Merrill Thelma & Louise (1991) Ridley Scott They Came to Cordura (1959) Robert Rossen This Boy's Life (1993) Michael Caton-Jones 3 Godfathers (1948) John Ford Three O'Clock High (1987) Phil Joanou Three Things I've Learned (1994) Lory Smith Thunder (1983) Fabrizio De Angelis Thunder in the Valley (1947) Louis King Thunderhead - Son of Flicka (1945) Louis King Ticket, The (1997) (TV) Stuart Cooper (I) Tight Spot (1955) Phil Karlson Timbuktu (1959) Jacques Tourneur Time for Killing, A (1967) Roger Corman Time for Killing, A (1967) Phil Karlson Time Machine, The (1978) (TV) Henning Schellerup Toklat (1971) Robert W. Davidson Tomahawk Trail (1957) Lesley Selander Touched by an Angel (2000) Beatrijs Hulskes Touched by an Angel (2000) Armand Mastroianni Tour of the West, A (1955) Peter Ellenshaw Town Has Turned to Dust, A (1998) (TV) Rob Nilsson Tripwire (1990) James Lemmo Troll 2 (1992) Joe D'Amato Troll 2 (1992) Claudio Fragasso Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) Kiefer Sutherland Two Mules for Sister Sara (1969) Don Siegel Unabomber: The True Story (1996) (TV) Jon Purdy Uncommon Valor (1983) (TV) Rodney Amateau Under Contract (1999) Ron Senkowski Undercover Kid, The (1996) Linda Shayne (I) Unforgivable (1996) (TV) Graeme Campbell (I) Unhook the Stars (1996) Nick Cassavetes Union Pacific (1939) Cecil B. DeMille Vacation (1983) Harold Ramis Vanishing American, The (1925) George B. Seitz Vanishing Point (1971) Richard C. Sarafian Vanishing Point (1997) (TV) Charles Robert Carner "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Allan Arkush "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Tony Bill "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Donna Deitch "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Tucker Gates "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Davis Guggenheim "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Frederick King Keller "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Kevin Kerslake "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Patrick R. Norris "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Ian Toynton "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Timothy Van Patten "Visitor, The" [TV-Series: 1997-1998] Randall Zisk Wagon Master (1950) John Ford Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989) Dominique Deruddere Waiting to Die, Hoping to Live (1994) Stan Ferguson Waiting to Exhale (1995) Forest Whitaker Walking Thunder (1997) Craig Clyde Wall Street (1987) Oliver Stone Wanda Nevada (1979) Peter Fonda War Drums (1957) Reginald Le Borg Warlock (1959) Edward Dmytryk Warlock (1989) Steve Miner Warning Sign (1985) Hal Barwood Way of the Gun, The (2000) Christopher McQuarrie Western Union (1941) Fritz Lang Westward the Women (1951) William A. Wellman When the North Wind Blows (1974) Stewart Raffill Whiffs (1975) Ted Post Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1941) Ray Enright Wild Rovers (1971) Blake Edwards Wind (1992) Carroll Ballard (I) Wind Dancer (1993) Craig Clyde Wind River (1998) Tom Shell Windrunner (1995) William Clark (I) Windrunner (1995) William Tannen (II) Windwalker (1980) Kieth Merrill Wish Upon a Star (1996) Blair Treu World Beyond, The (1978) (TV) Noel Black Yellow Tomahawk, The (1954) Lesley Selander Zack and Reba (1998) Nicole Bettauer Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods (1996) Douglas Memmott Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods (1996) Kieth Merrill
| Director | Number of films shot in Utah |
|---|---|
| John Ford | 12 |
| James L. Conway (I) | 10 |
| Kieth Merrill | 8 |
| Craig Clyde | 6 |
| George Sherman | 6 |
| Lesley Selander | 6 |
| Lyman Dayton | 5 |
| Earl Bellamy | 4 |
| Henning Schellerup | 4 |
| Stewart Raffill | 4 |
| Al Adamson | 3 |
| Andrew V. McLaglen | 3 |
| Anthony Hickox | 3 |
| Blair Treu | 3 |
| Bruce Neibaur | 3 |
| Eric Hendershot | 3 |
| Gordon Douglas | 3 |
| Gregory C. Haynes | 3 |
| Henry Hathaway | 3 |
| Jack Smight | 3 |
| Lawrence Schiller | 3 |
| Louis King | 3 |
| Paul Landres (I) | 3 |
| Phil Karlson | 3 |
| Raoul Walsh | 3 |
| Richard Friedenberg | 3 |
| Robert Zemeckis | 3 |
| Tucker Dansie | 3 |
| William A. Graham | 3 |
| William A. Wellman | 3 |
| Albert Pyun | 2 |
| Armand Mastroianni | 2 |
| Burt Brinckerhoff | 2 |
| Burt Kennedy | 2 |
| Cecil B. DeMille | 2 |
| Charles Haid | 2 |
| Clint Eastwood | 2 |
| David Lowell Rich | 2 |
| Delmer Daves | 2 |
| Denis Sanders | 2 |
| Eric Bross | 2 |
| Frank Borzage | 2 |
| Frank Lloyd (I) | 2 |
| Gene Reynolds | 2 |
| George B. Seitz | 2 |
| Harry Keller | 2 |
| Harry Revier | 2 |
| Howard W. Koch | 2 |
| Irving Cummings | 2 |
| James A. FitzPatrick | 2 |
| Jerry Hopper | 2 |
| John Shepphird | 2 |
| John Woo | 2 |
| Jud Taylor | 2 |
| Kurt Miller | 2 |
| Linda Yellen | 2 |
| Lory Smith | 2 |
| Louis Morneau | 2 |
| Michael Cimino | 2 |
| Michael Scott (I) | 2 |
| Mick Garris | 2 |
| Monte Hellman | 2 |
| Neal Israel | 2 |
| Peter Levin (I) | 2 |
| Peter Speek | 2 |
| Pierre De Moro | 2 |
| Ralph Nelson (I) | 2 |
| Ray Enright | 2 |
| Reginald Le Borg | 2 |
| Richard C. Sarafian | 2 |
| Rocco Devilliers | 2 |
| Roy Rowland (I) | 2 |
| Rudolph Mate | 2 |
| Sam Firstenberg | 2 |
| Sandor Stern | 2 |
| Savage Steve Holland | 2 |
| Scott Featherstone | 2 |
| Shawn Levy | 2 |
| Stan Ferguson | 2 |
| Steve Boyum | 2 |
| Stuart Cooper (I) | 2 |
| Sydney Pollack | 2 |
| Timothy Van Patten | 2 |
| Tony Bill | 2 |
| Trent Harris | 2 |
| Victor Adamson | 2 |
| Will Mackenzie (I) | 2 |
| William Clark (I) | 2 |
| William Tannen (II) | 2 |