Rod Amateau
Age: 79 | From: New York, New York, United States
Person Details
Birthday: 1923-12-20 06:22:16
Death: 2003-06-29 06:22:16
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York, New York, United States
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 31
TV Involvements: 23
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Lassie
(1954) Director
The Dukes of Hazzard
(1979) Creator
Gilligan's Island
(1964) Director
Mister Ed
(1961) Director
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(1950) Director
Vacation Playhouse
(1963) Director
The Patty Duke Show
(1963) Director
The Lone Wolf
(1954) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | N/A | |
| 1982 | Sweeper Operator | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Producer | |
| 1987 | Producer | |
| 1972 | Producer | |
| 1950 | Other | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Story | |
| 1987 | Author | |
| 1982 | Writer | |
| 1975 | Screenplay | |
| 1972 | Novel | |
| 1970 | Writer | |
| 1969 | Screenplay | |
| Story | ||
| 1963 | Writer | |
| 1959 | Writer | |
| 1951 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Director | |
| 1985 | Director | |
| 1984 | Director | |
| 1983 | Director | |
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| 1982 | Director | |
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| 1979 | Director | |
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| 1978 | Director | |
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| 1965 | Director | |
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| 1961 | Director | |
| 1959 | Director | |
| 1954 | Director | |
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| 1953 | Director | |
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| 1952 | Director | |
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| 1951 | Director | |
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| 1950 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Stunt Driver | |
| 1955 | Stunt Double | |
| 1950 | Dialogue Coach | |
| 1947 | Stunts | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Creator | |
| Creator | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |