Russell Morash
Born: 1936-02-11 in Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2024-06-19
Known For: Creator
Biography
Russell Morash (1936–2024) was an American television producer and director best known as the creator of This Old House. A longtime producer at WGBH in Boston, he also worked on influential programs including The French Chef, The Victory Garden, and The New Yankee Workshop. Morash helped pioneer instructional television by putting skilled craftspeople and experts at the center of practical, real-world programs. His work on This Old House, which debuted in 1979, helped establish the modern home-improvement television genre.
Filmography
2021
- Julia as Self
2017
- This Old House: Trade School ... (Creator)
2002
- Ask This Old House ... (Creator)
1989
- The New Yankee Workshop ... (Creator)
1986
- American Masters as Self
- The Victory Garden: Vegetable Video ... (Director)
1985
- The Way to Cook ... (Director)
1979
- This Old House ... (Executive Producer)
1978
- Julia Child & Company ... (Producer)
1972
- Between Time and Timbuktu as Sandy Abernathy
1967
- Assignment: Shoot the Moon ... (Director)
1963
- The French Chef ... (Director)