Victor Adamson

Actor

Born: Auckland, New Zealand

BIOGRAPHY

Victor Adamson (born Albert Victor Adamson; January 4, 1890 – November 9, 1972) was an New Zealand director, producer, screenwriter, and actor most famous for directing and starring in B and Z grade westerns in the early days of motion pictures. Adamson often used pseudonyms to credit himself, most often using the name Denver Dixon. His son, Al Adamson, would later follow his father in producing B movies during the 1960s and 1970s.He was born January 4, 1890 in Auckland, New Zealand]. In the late 1910s, he moved to the United States with a home-produced movie and managed to find a distributor. He decided to continue making his own movies despite a lack of early success with his films.

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