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Director
John Rich
- Born July 6, 1925 in Rockaway Beach, New York, U.S.
- Died January 29, 2012
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Rich is a film and television director. He directed such television shows as Where's Raymond?, Mister Ed, The Dick Van Dyke Show, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, Good Times, Barney Miller, Newhart, Benson, The Brady Bunch, and Gilligan's Island. His feature film credits include Wives and Lovers, Boeing Boeing, Roustabout and Easy Come, Easy Go (the latter two starring Elvis Presley). He also participated in the live telecast of the opening day ceremonies of Disneyland in 1955. He won an Emmy for The Dick Van Dyke Show, two Emmys for All in the Family, and two Golden Globes for All in the Family.
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In the 1980s Rich and Henry Winkler formed a production company called Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions and together they produced MacGyver for Paramount Television. Rich studied at the University of Michigan. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Rich (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Twilight Zone1959
MacGyver1985
Law & Order1990
Gilligan's Island1964
Hogan's Heroes1965
All in the Family1971
The Brady Bunch1969
Gunsmoke1955
Filmography
- 2003Young MacGyverSeriesExecutive Producer, Creator
- 1999PayneSeriesDirector
- 1996Something So RightSeriesDirector
- 1996Pistol PeteFilmDirector
- 1996Mr. RhodesSeriesDirector
- 1995Hudson StreetSeriesDirector
- 1995If Not for YouSeriesDirector
- 1994MacGyver: Trail to DoomsdayFilmExecutive Producer
- 1994The Good LifeSeriesDirector
- 1993The Second HalfSeriesDirector
- 1991Walter & EmilySeriesDirector
- 1991The Man in the FamilySeriesDirector
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesJudge Richard Tabachini
- 1989Nearly DepartedSeriesDirector
- 1988Murphy BrownSeriesDirector
- 1988Dear JohnSeriesDirector
- 1986Mr. SunshineSeriesDirector, Producer
- 1985MacGyverSeriesExecutive Producer
- 1985The Comedy FactorySeriesDirector
- 1983Amanda'sSeriesDirector
- 1983CondoSeriesDirector
- 1982NewhartSeriesDirector
- 1979BensonSeriesDirector
- 1979BillySeriesDirector
- 1979DorothySeriesDirector
- 1976Charo and the SergeantFilmDirector, Producer
- 1975Barney MillerSeriesDirector
- 1975On the RocksSeriesProducer, Director
- 1974Good TimesSeriesDirector
- 1974Clarence DarrowFilmDirector
- 1971All in the FamilySeriesDirector, Producer
- 1969The Brady BunchSeriesDirector
- 1969My World and Welcome to ItSeriesDirector
- 1967Easy Come, Easy GoFilmDirector
- 1967Good Morning WorldSeriesDirector
- 1966That GirlSeriesDirector
- 1966T.H.E. CatSeriesDirector
- 1966Hey Landlord!SeriesDirector
- 1966Summer FunSeriesDirector
- 1965Hogan's HeroesSeriesDirector
- 1965Boeing, BoeingFilmDirector
- 1965I SpySeriesDirector
- 1965The Decision to Drop the BombFilmSelf - Special Correspondent
- 1964Gilligan's IslandSeriesDirector
- 1964RoustaboutFilmDirector
- 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.SeriesDirector
- 1964The New InternsFilmDirector
- 1963Wives and LoversFilmDirector
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeriesDirector
- 1961Mister EdSeriesDirector
- 1961The AmericansSeriesDirector
- 1960New Comedy ShowcaseSeriesDirector
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesDirector
- 1959RiverboatSeriesDirector
- 1959Law of the PlainsmanSeriesDirector
- 1959Bold VentureSeriesDirector
- 1958The RiflemanSeriesDirector
- 1958Bat MastersonSeriesDirector
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeriesDirector
- 1956Hey, Jeannie!SeriesDirector
- 1956Apples on the Lilac TreeFilmDirector
- 1955GunsmokeSeriesDirector
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeriesDirector