THIS IS A STUB ARTICLE. YOU CAN HELP MAYBERRY WIKI BY EXPANDING IT. THANKS! Christian Nyby (1913-1993) was a television director who directed 39 episodes of Mayberry R.F.D.. Some of his directing credits include Kojak, Bonanza, and The Roy Rogers Show. His first directing credit was a 1951 sci-fi film called The Thing From Another World. He was nominated for an Oscar for his editing work on the film Red River.