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Rod Amateau
Directing
Born: 1923
New York, New York, United States
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rodney "Rod" Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film and television director.
Among programs that he directed were NBC's The Dennis Day Show, CBS's sitcoms The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, starring Dwayne Hickman, and The New Phil Silvers Show, an unsuccessful attempt by comedian Phil Silvers to return to a regular series.
Rod also directed a few episodes of the Dukes of Hazzards. He even appeared in a few of them.
He is perhaps most infamous for directing 1987's critically panned The Garbage Pail Kids Movie.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Rod Amateau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Rodney "Rod" Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film and television director.
Among programs that he directed were NBC's The Dennis Day Show, CBS's sitcoms The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, starring Dwayne Hickman, and The New Phil Silvers Show, an unsuccessful attempt by comedian Phil Silvers to return to a regular series.
Rod also directed a few episodes of the Dukes of Hazzards. He even appeared in a few of them.
He is perhaps most infamous for directing 1987's critically panned The Garbage Pail Kids Movie.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Rod Amateau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Dukes of Hazzard
Director
1979 · US
My Mother the Car
Director
1965 · US
Gilligan's Island
Director
1964 · US
The Patty Duke Show
Director
1963 · US
Mister Ed
Director
1961 · US
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Director, Writer
1959 · US
Lassie
Director
1954 · US
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Director
1950 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Dukes of Hazzard | 1979 | Director |
| My Mother the Car | 1965 | Director |
| Gilligan's Island | 1964 | Director |
| The Patty Duke Show | 1963 | Director |
| Mister Ed | 1961 | Director |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | 1959 | Director, Writer |
| Lassie | 1954 | Director |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | 1950 | Director |