Rod Amateau
Born: 1923-12-20 in New York, New York, United States
Died: 2003-06-29
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
1989
- Swimsuit ... (Producer)
1988
- Sunset ... (Story)
1987
- The Garbage Pail Kids Movie ... (Director)
1985
- Stir Crazy ... (Director)
1984
- Lovelines ... (Director)
1983
- Uncommon Valor ... (Director)
- High School U.S.A. ... (Director)
1982
- Highway Honeys as Sweeper Operator
1981
- Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker ... (Stunt Driver)
1980
- Enos ... (Director)
1979
- The Dukes of Hazzard ... (Director)
- Son of Hitler ... (Director)
- Supertrain ... (Director)
1978
- The Seniors ... (Director)
1976
- Drive-In ... (Director)
1975
- The Wilby Conspiracy ... (Screenplay)
1972
- Where Does It Hurt? ... (Novel)
1971
- The Statue ... (Director)
1970
- Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You ... (Director)
1969
- Hook, Line and Sinker ... (Screenplay)
1965
- My Mother the Car ... (Director)
- O.K. Crackerby ... (Director)
1964
- Gilligan's Island ... (Director)
1963
- The Patty Duke Show ... (Director)
- Vacation Playhouse ... (Director)
- The New Phil Silvers Show ... (Director)
1961
- Mister Ed ... (Director)
1959
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ... (Director)
1955
- Rebel Without a Cause ... (Stunt Double)
1954
- Lassie ... (Director)
- The Lone Wolf ... (Director)
1953
- Revlon Mirror Theatre ... (Director)
- General Electric Theater ... (Director)
1952
- Your Jeweler's Showcase ... (Director)
- Monsoon ... (Director)
1951
- The Bushwhackers ... (Director)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ... (Director)
1950
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show ... (Director)
- Born to Be Bad ... (Dialogue Coach)
- In a Lonely Place ... (Technical Advisor)
1947
- Kiss of Death ... (Stunts)