Rod Amateau
| Rod Amateau | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 20, 1923 New York City, United States |
| Died |
June 29, 2003 (aged 79) Los Angeles, United States |
| Other names | Rodney Amateau |
| Years active | 1950–1989 |
| Spouse(s) |
Coleen Gray 1945–1949 Sandra Burns 1959–1962 |
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, Mister Ed, The Bob Cummings Show, starring Robert Cummings, and The New Phil Silvers Show, an unsuccessful attempt by comedian Phil Silvers to return to a regular series.
He was producer of TV shows such as My Mother the Car and Supertrain, and wrote the story for the 1988 film Sunset. Amateau also directed a few episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard, and appeared in a handful of episodes as an actor as well.
In 1987, he directed, produced, and co-wrote the The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, which is considered to be one of the worst films ever made.
From 1945 to 1949, he was married to actress Coleen Gray, who sued him for child support in 1955.[1]
From 1959 to 1962, he was married to Sandra Burns, the adopted daughter of George Burns and Gracie Allen. [2]
Amateau died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 2003.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
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| 1952 | The Bushwhackers |  |
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| 1952 | Monsoon | |
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| 1969 | Hook, Line & Sinker | | ||
| 1970 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | |
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| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | |
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| 1976 | Drive-In | |
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| 1978 | The Seniors | |
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| 1984 | Lovelines | |
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| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | |
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| 1988 | Sunset | |
TV
| Year | Title |
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| 1955–1959 | The Bob Cummings Show |
| 1956–1958 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
| 1959–1963 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis |
| 1961–1966 | Mister Ed |
| 1963–1964 | The New Phil Silvers Show |
| 1965–1966 | My Mother the Car |
| 1979–1985 | The Dukes of Hazzard |
| 1979 | Supertrain |
References
- ↑ "Coleen Gray | TV shows, credits and biography - Yahoo TV". Tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567506/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ McLellan, Dennis (July 2, 2003). "Rod Amateau, 79; Writer, Director, Producer of Sitcoms, Feature Films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2015.