Rod Amateau
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Rodney Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer.
Career
Among the programs that he directed were The Dennis Day Show, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Bob Cummings Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mister Ed, Gilligan's Island and The New Phil Silvers Show. He produced 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 Garbage Pail Kids Movie, which is considered to be one of the worst films ever made.
Personal life
From 1945 to 1949, he was married to actress Coleen Gray, who sued him for child support in 1955.[1] Amateau was then married to actress and screenwriter Joane Andre from 1950 to 1959. From 1959 to 1962, he was married to Sandra Burns, daughter of George Burns and Gracie Allen.[2]
Amateau had four children, two sons and two daughters.[3]
Retirement and death
Amateau retired from directing in 1989. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 2003 in Los Angeles, aged 79.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Bushwhackers | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Monsoon | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |||
| 1969 | Hook, Line & Sinker | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 1970 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 1971 | The Statue | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 1975 | The Wilby Conspiracy | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 1976 | Drive-In | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 1978 | The Seniors | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 1979 | Son of Hitler | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 1984 | Lovelines | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1988 | Sunset | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TV
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1965–1966 | O.K. Crackerby |
| 1979–1985 | The Dukes of Hazzard |
| 1979 | Supertrain (season 1, episode 2: "And a Cup of Kindness, Too") |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A. |
References
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External links
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- 1923 births
- 2003 deaths
- American male screenwriters
- Film producers from New York (state)
- American television directors
- Television producers from New York City
- Film directors from New York City
- American male television writers
- American television writers
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters