Was a childhood friend of Leonard Nimoy's.
Even though he is best known for Cat Ballou, he has directed five other films. They are The Happening, A Man Called Horse, Nightmare Honeymoon, The Car, and Flashfire. He has also done some television work as well including The Twilight Zone, The Nurses, an episode of Picket Fences, and four episodes of Tales from the Crypt.
At the 1965 Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Youth Film Award - Honorable Mention, in the category of Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People for Cat Ballou. He was also nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear.
In 1966, he was nominated for the DGA Award in the category for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures(Cat Ballou).
In 1971, he won the Bronze Wrangler award at the Western Heritage Awards in the category of Theatrical Motion Picture for A Man Called Horse, along with producer Sandy Howard, writer Jack DeWitt, and actors Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Corinna Tsopei and Richard Harris.
In 1985, he won the Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America.
In 1990, he was awarded the DGA Honorary Life Member Award.
Married to Evelyn Ward and became David Cassidy's stepfather for a short time. After the divorce, he married Alana King on July 18, 1982 and are currently still married.
