Arthur Marks

Biography

Arthur Ronald Marks (August 2, 1927 – November 13, 2019) was an American film and television director, writer, producer and distributor best known for his work in the blaxploitation genre, directing films such as Bonnie's Kids, Detroit 9000, Friday Foster, Bucktown, The Monkey Hu$tle and J. D.'s Revenge. He also directed and produced numerous episodes of the American legal drama Perry Mason, as well as episodes of Starsky & Hutch, Mannix, I Spy, My Friend Tony, The Dukes of Hazzard, Steve Canyon, and Young Daniel Boone.

Most Famous Work

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Perry Mason

(1957) Producer

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Starsky & Hutch

(1975) Director

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I Spy

(1965) Director

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Putney Swope

(1969) Lighting Design

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Friday Foster

(1975) Story

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Bonnie's Kids

(1973) Writer

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Bucktown

(1975) Director

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J.D.'s Revenge

(1976) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2017	Self	The Killing Floor 2017-10-21 Movie
1979	N/A	William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night 1979-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1976	Director	The Monkey Hustle 1976-12-24 Movie
	Director	J.D.'s Revenge 1976-08-25 Movie
1975	Director	Friday Foster 1975-12-25 Movie
	Director	Starsky & Hutch 1975-09-10 TV Show
	Director	A Woman for All Men 1975-08-01 Movie
	Director	Bucktown 1975-07-02 Movie
1973	Director	The New Perry Mason 1973-09-16 TV Show
	Director	Detroit 9000 1973-08-01 Movie
	Director	The Roommates 1973-03-01 Movie
	Director	Bonnie's Kids 1973-02-08 Movie
1972	Director	Class of '74 1972-06-14 Movie
1970	Director	Togetherness 1970-09-13 Movie
1969	Director	My Friend Tony 1969-01-05 TV Show
1965	Director	I Spy 1965-09-15 TV Show
1957	Director	Perry Mason 1957-09-21 TV Show
1948	Assistant Director	Jungle Jim 1948-12-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1976	Producer	The Monkey Hustle 1976-12-24 Movie
	Producer	J.D.'s Revenge 1976-08-25 Movie
1975	Producer	Friday Foster 1975-12-25 Movie
	Executive Producer	Linda Lovelace for President 1975-03-01 Movie
1974	Executive Producer	The Zebra Killer 1974-07-01 Movie
1973	Producer	Detroit 9000 1973-08-01 Movie
1970	Producer	Togetherness 1970-09-13 Movie
1957	Producer	Perry Mason 1957-09-21 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1975	Story	Friday Foster 1975-12-25 Movie
1974	Story	The Centerfold Girls 1974-08-08 Movie
1973	Writer	The Roommates 1973-03-01 Movie
	Writer	Bonnie's Kids 1973-02-08 Movie
1970	Writer	Togetherness 1970-09-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Lighting

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1969	Lighting Design	Putney Swope 1969-07-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1967	Assistant Camera	Lust Weekend 1967-11-15 Movie
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Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1966	Editorial Production Assistant	Hallucination Generation 1966-12-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv