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John Rich

Directing
86 years oldRockaway Beach, New York, U.S.

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Rich is a film and television director. He directed such television shows as Where's Raymond?, Mister Ed, The Dick Van Dyke Show, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, Good Times, Barney Miller, Newhart, Benson, The Brady Bunch, and Gilligan's Island. His feature film credits include Wives and Lovers, Boeing Boeing, Roustabout and Easy Come, Easy Go (the latter two starring Elvis Presley). He also participated in the live telecast of the opening day ceremonies of Disneyland in 1955. He won an Emmy for The Dick Van Dyke Show, two Emmys for All in the Family, and two Golden Globes for All in the Family. In the 1980s Rich and Henry Winkler formed a production company called Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions and together they produced MacGyver for Paramount Television. Rich studied at the University of Michigan. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Rich (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
July 6, 1925 - January 29, 2012 (age 86)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Rockaway Beach, New York, U.S.
Known For
Directing

TV Shows (41)

Young MacGyver
9.2

Young MacGyver

Executive Producer (Production)

2003

Payne
1.0

Payne

Director (Directing)

1999

Mr. Rhodes

Mr. Rhodes

Director (Directing)

1996

Something So Right
4.5

Something So Right

Director (Directing)

1996

Hudson Street
5.2

Hudson Street

Director (Directing)

1995

If Not for You
3.0

If Not for You

Director (Directing)

1995

The Good Life

The Good Life

Director (Directing)

1994

The Second Half
6.0

The Second Half

Director (Directing)

1993

Walter & Emily

Walter & Emily

Director (Directing)

1991

The Man in the Family
6.0

The Man in the Family

Director (Directing)

1991

Law & Order
7.4

Law & Order

as Judge Richard Tabachini

1990

Nearly Departed
4.7

Nearly Departed

Director (Directing)

1989

Murphy Brown
6.4

Murphy Brown

Director (Directing)

1988

Dear John
5.5

Dear John

Director (Directing)

1988

Mr. Sunshine
5.0

Mr. Sunshine

Director (Directing)

1986

MacGyver
7.7

MacGyver

Executive Producer (Production)

1985

The Comedy Factory

The Comedy Factory

Director (Directing)

1985

Amanda's
6.7

Amanda's

Director (Directing)

1983

Condo

Condo

Director (Directing)

1983

Newhart
7.1

Newhart

Director (Directing)

1982

Benson
7.1

Benson

Director (Directing)

1979

Dorothy

Dorothy

Director (Directing)

1979

Billy
5.0

Billy

Director (Directing)

1979

On the Rocks
5.0

On the Rocks

Director (Directing)

1975

Barney Miller
7.3

Barney Miller

Director (Directing)

1975

Good Times
8.0

Good Times

Director (Directing)

1974

All in the Family
7.8

All in the Family

Director (Directing)

1971

The Brady Bunch
6.7

The Brady Bunch

Director (Directing)

1969

My World and Welcome to It
5.5

My World and Welcome to It

Director (Directing)

1969

Good Morning World
5.3

Good Morning World

Director (Directing)

1967

T.H.E. Cat
7.2

T.H.E. Cat

Director (Directing)

1966

Hey Landlord!
5.0

Hey Landlord!

Director (Directing)

1966

That Girl
6.1

That Girl

Director (Directing)

1966

Summer Fun

Summer Fun

Director (Directing)

1966

Hogan's Heroes
7.5

Hogan's Heroes

Director (Directing)

1965

I Spy
6.5

I Spy

Director (Directing)

1965

Gilligan's Island
7.5

Gilligan's Island

Director (Directing)

1964

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.0

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Director (Directing)

1964

The Merv Griffin Show
6.2

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962

The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.5

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Director (Directing)

1961

The Americans
6.0

The Americans

Director (Directing)

1961