Biography
Lester Orlebeck (June 26, 1907 β August 2, 1970) was an American film editor and director who worked on more than 100 films and television shows between 1935 and 1970. Lester was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to John Orlebeke and Mary Ellen Boyd. According to census records, his father's family was from Holland, and his mother's family hailed from Ireland. Lester moved to Los Angeles as a young man and found employment as a film editor and occasional director at Republic Studios. He helped make training films for the U.S. Air Force during World War II, during which time he was stationed in Dayton, Ohio. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, in 1970, at the age of 63.
Filmography
all 87
Movies 79
TV Shows 8
Director 8
Editor
Honey West (1965)
TV
6
Editor
Ensign O'Toole (1962)
TV
Editor
The Westerner (1960)
TV
Editor
Johnny Ringo (1959)
TV
Editor
Law of the Plainsman (1959)
TV
Editor
The Rifleman (1958)
TV
6.67
Editor
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
TV
Editor
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
TV
Editor
Teaserama (1955)
Movie
Editor
Men Of The Forest (1952)
Movie
Editor
Slippy McGee (1948)
Movie
Editor
Bandits of Dark Canyon (1947)
Movie
Editor
The Wild Frontier (1947)
Movie
Editor
Bells of San Angelo (1947)
Movie
Editor
Apache Rose (1947)
Movie
Editor
Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
Movie
Editor
Heldorado (1946)
Movie
Editor
Home in Oklahoma (1946)
Movie
Editor
Traffic in Crime (1946)
Movie
Director
Shadows on the Sage (1942)
Movie
Editor
Romance on the Range (1942)
Movie
Editor
Sunset on the Desert (1942)
Movie
Editor
Heart of the Rio Grande (1942)
Movie
Editor
Cowboy Serenade (1942)
Movie
Editor
Arizona Terrors (1942)
Movie
Director
West of Cimarron (1941)
Movie
Editor
Sierra Sue (1941)
Movie
Director
Gauchos of El Dorado (1941)
Movie
Director
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941)
Movie
Editor
Citadel of Crime (1941)
Movie
Editor
Nevada City (1941)
Movie
Director
Saddlemates (1941)
Movie
Editor
The Singing Hill (1941)
Movie
Editor
The Apache Kid (1941)
Movie
Director
Pals of the Pecos (1941)
Movie
Editor
The Great Train Robbery (1941)
Movie
Director
Prairie Pioneers (1941)
Movie
Editor
Wyoming Wildcat (1941)
Movie
Editor
Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
Movie
Editor
Young Bill Hickok (1940)
Movie
Editor
Melody Ranch (1940)
Movie
Editor
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
Movie
Editor
The Ranger and the Lady (1940)
Movie
Editor
One Man's Law (1940)
Movie
Editor
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
Movie
Editor
Ghost Valley Raiders (1940)
Movie
Director
Pioneers of the West (1940)
Movie
Editor
South of the Border (1939)
Movie
Editor
Saga of Death Valley (1939)
Movie
Editor
The Arizona Kid (1939)
Movie
Editor
Wall Street Cowboy (1939)
Movie
Editor
Colorado Sunset (1939)
Movie
Editor
Mountain Rhythm (1939)
Movie
Editor
Blue Montana Skies (1939)
Movie
Editor
The Night Riders (1939)
Movie
Editor
Southward Ho! (1939)
Movie
Editor
Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
Movie
Editor
Home on the Prairie (1939)
Movie
Editor
The Mysterious Miss X (1939)
Movie
Editor
Shine On Harvest Moon (1938)
Movie
Editor
Western Jamboree (1938)
Movie
Editor
Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)
Movie
Editor
Prairie Moon (1938)
Movie
Editor
Billy The Kid Returns (1938)
Movie
6.25
Editor
Man from Music Mountain (1938)
Movie
Editor
Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)
Movie
Editor
Riders of the Black Hills (1938)
Movie
Editor
Under Western Stars (1938)
Movie
Editor
Call The Mesquiteers (1938)
Movie
Editor
The Old Barn Dance (1938)
Movie
Editor
The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
Movie
Editor
Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
Movie
Editor
Boots and Saddles (1937)
Movie
Editor
Range Defenders (1937)
Movie
Editor
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937)
Movie
Editor
Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
Movie
Editor
Come on, Cowboys (1937)
Movie
Editor
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937)
Movie
Editor
Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
Movie
Editor
The Old Corral (1936)
Movie
Editor
Oh, Susanna (1936)
Movie
Editor
Guns and Guitars (1936)
Movie
Editor
The Singing Cowboy (1936)
Movie
Editor
King of the Pecos (1936)
Movie
6.5
Editor
The Singing Vagabond (1935)
Movie
Editor
The Sagebrush Troubadour (1935)
Movie
Editor
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.07
Based on 17.9 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1935
1938
1940
1939
1965
Information
Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1907-06-26
Deathday1970-08-02 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceSheboygan, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLester J. Orlebeck, Les Orlebeck
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