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Overview

Date of Death:
14 October 1997, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
He was the voice of the loudspeaker operator in "M*A*S*H" (1972). In one episode... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins more
Alternate Names:
Hy Averbach

Filmography

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Director:
  1. "The Last Precinct" (1986) TV series (unknown episodes)
  2. The Last Precinct (1986) (TV)
  3. "Murder, She Wrote" (1 episode, 1985)
        - Broadway Malady (1985) TV episode
  4. "After MASH" (2 episodes, 1984)
        - Calling Doctor Habibi (1984) TV episode
        - Wet Feet (????) TV episode
  5. "The Four Seasons" (7 episodes, 1984)
        - The Doctor Is Out (1984) TV episode
        - The Matchbreaker (1984) TV episode
        - Cabin Fever: Part 2 (1984) TV episode
        - Cabin Fever: Part 1 (1984) TV episode
        - The Kiss (1984) TV episode
          (2 more)
  6. Where the Boys Are '84 (1984)
    ... aka Where the Boys Are
  7. "At Ease" (2 episodes, 1983)
        - The Tar Creek Chronicles (1983) TV episode
        - The Ballad of Lucinda Ballard (1983) TV episode
  8. Venice Medical (1983) (TV)
  9. "Matt Houston" (1982) TV series (unknown episodes)
  10. "9 to 5" (1 episode, 1982)
    ... aka Nine to Five (USA)
        - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Secretary (1982) TV episode
  11. "M*A*S*H" (20 episodes, 1972-1982)
        - Sons and Bowlers (1982) TV episode
        - Snappier Judgment (1981) TV episode
        - Snap Judgment (1981) TV episode
        - Fade Out, Fade In (1977) TV episode
        - White Gold (1975) TV episode
          (15 more)
  12. The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981) (TV)
  13. She's in the Army Now (1981) (TV)
    ... aka G.I. Joans (USA: video title)
  14. "Freebie and the Bean" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Pilot (1980) TV episode
  15. Alone at Last (1980/I) (TV)
  16. "Young Maverick" (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
        - Dead Man's Hand: Part 2 (1980) TV episode
        - Dead Man's Hand: Part 1 (1979) TV episode

  17. "House Calls" (1979) TV series (unknown episodes)
  18. The Night Rider (1979) (TV)
  19. "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1 episode, 1979)
        - Luke's Love Story (1979) TV episode
  20. "Pearl" (3 episodes, 1978)
        - Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode
        - Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode
        - Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode
  21. A Guide for the Married Woman (1978) (TV)
  22. The New Maverick (1978) (TV)
  23. "Quark" (5 episodes, 1978)
        - Vanessa 38-24-36 (1978) TV episode
        - Goodbye, Polumbus (1978) TV episode
        - The Good, the Bad, and the Ficus (1978) TV episode
        - The Old and the Beautiful (1978) TV episode
        - May the Source Be with You (1978) TV episode
  24. "The Rockford Files" (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
        - The House on Willis Avenue (1978) TV episode
  25. The Rubber Gun Squad (1977) (TV)
  26. The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (1977) (TV)
    ... aka The Adventures of Freddy
  27. The Love Boat II (1977) (TV)
  28. Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976) (TV)
  29. "Newman's Drugstore" (1976) TV series
  30. Bell, Book and Candle (1976) (TV)
  31. Adventurizing with the Chopper (1976) (TV)
  32. "City of Angels" (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Bloodshot Eye (1976) TV episode
  33. "Popi" (1976) TV series (unknown episodes)
  34. "Big Eddie" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
  35. "Karen" (3 episodes, 1975)
        - Dena Might (1975) TV episode
        - Whistle Blowing (1975) TV episode
        - Them (1975) TV episode
  36. Moe and Joe (1974) (TV)
  37. "Needles and Pins" (4 episodes, 1973-1974)
        - Charlie's Ego Trip (1974) TV episode
        - A Girl Has a Right (1973) TV episode
        - It Was a Very Good Line (1973) TV episode
        - The Girl from 7th Avenue (1973) TV episode
  38. Keep an Eye on Denise (1973) (TV)
  39. Topper Returns (1973) (TV)
  40. "Columbo" (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
        - A Stitch in Crime (1973) TV episode
        - Suitable for Framing (1971) TV episode
  41. Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking (1972) (TV)
  42. Bedtime Story (1972) (TV)
  43. "Anna and the King" (1 episode, 1972)
        - Louis, the Pawn (1972) TV episode
  44. "McCloud" (1 episode, 1972)
        - The New Mexican Connection (1972) TV episode
  45. "Love, American Style" (1 episode, 1972)
        - Love and the Plane Truth/Love and the Scroungers/Love and the Small Wedding (1972) TV episode
  46. "The Don Rickles Show" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)
  47. "McMillan & Wife" (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
        - The Face of Murder (1972) TV episode
  48. "The Chicago Teddy Bears" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
  49. Eddie (1971) (TV)
  50. "Room 222" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Now, About That Cherry Tree (1971) TV episode
  51. Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
    ... aka War Games (USA: TV title)

  52. The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
  53. I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
    ... aka Kiss My Butterfly
  54. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
  55. Chamber of Horrors (1966)
  56. "Vacation Playhouse" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Sybil (1965) TV episode
  57. "The Rogues" (5 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Bless You, G. Carter Huntington (1965) TV episode
        - Gambit by the Golden Gate (1965) TV episode
        - Fringe Benefits (1964) TV episode
        - The Stefanini Dowry (1964) TV episode
        - The Personal Touch (1964) TV episode
  58. "Summer Playhouse" (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Jimmy Durante Show (1964) TV episode
  59. "Burke's Law" (3 episodes, 1963)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Billy Jo? (1963) TV episode
        - Who Killed Sweet Betsy? (1963) TV episode
        - Who Killed Holly Howard? (1963) TV episode
  60. "Ensign O'Toole" (9 episodes, 1962)
        - Operation Potomac (1962) TV episode
        - Operation: Birthday (1962) TV episode
        - Operation: Dinner Party (1962) TV episode
        - Operation Holdout (1962) TV episode
        - Operation: Jinx (1962) TV episode
          (4 more)
  61. "The Dick Powell Show" (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - No Strings Attached (1962) TV episode
  62. "Happy" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Chris' Night Out (1960) TV episode
  63. "The Donna Reed Show" (2 episodes, 1960)
        - The Wedding Present (1960) TV episode
        - Jeff, the Financial Genius (1960) TV episode
  64. "The Real McCoys" (80 episodes, 1957-1960)
    ... aka The McCoys
        - First Date (1960) TV episode
        - Weekend in Los Angeles (1960) TV episode
        - The Bowling Champ (1960) TV episode
        - The Ghostbreakers (1959) TV episode
        - Hot Rod (1959) TV episode
          (75 more)

  65. "The Brothers" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Box Brothers (USA: series title)
        - Renting the Attic (1956) TV episode
Producer:
  1. "The Dukes of Hazzard" (supervising producer) (3 episodes, 1979)
        - The Big Heist (1979) TV episode (supervising producer)
        - Luke's Love Story (1979) TV episode (supervising producer)
        - Swamp Molly (1979) TV episode (supervising producer)
  2. "Brothers and Sisters" (1979) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  3. The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (1977) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka The Adventures of Freddy
  4. "Newman's Drugstore" (1976) TV series (producer)
  5. "Big Eddie" (1975) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  6. "The Don Rickles Show" (1972) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  7. "The Chicago Teddy Bears" (1971) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)

  8. "F Troop" (producer) (33 episodes, 1965-1966) (executive producer) (31 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - Is This Fort Really Necessary? (1967) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Our Brave in F Troop (1967) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Only One Russian Is Coming! Only One Russian Is Coming! (1967) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Majority of Wilton (1967) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Carpetbagging, Anyone? (1967) TV episode (executive producer)
          (59 more)
  9. Chamber of Horrors (1966) (producer)
  10. "Vacation Playhouse" (producer) (1 episode, 1965)
        - Sybil (1965) TV episode (producer)
  11. "Summer Playhouse" (producer) (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Jimmy Durante Show (1964) TV episode (producer)
  12. "Ensign O'Toole" (producer) (31 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Operation: Geisha (1963) TV episode (producer)
        - Operation Contest (1963) TV episode (producer)
        - Operation: Sabotage (1963) TV episode (producer)
        - Operation: Tubby (1963) TV episode (producer)
        - Operation Physical (1963) TV episode (producer)
          (26 more)
Actor:
  1. "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1997)
        - Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997) TV episode (uncredited) .... Narrator
  2. Mastergate (1992) (TV) .... TNN anouncer

  3. "At Ease" .... Computer (1 episode, 1983)
        - Murder on the Tar Creek Express (1983) TV episode (voice) .... Computer

  4. I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968) (uncredited) .... Rabbi conducting wedding ceremony
    ... aka Kiss My Butterfly
  5. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) (uncredited)
  6. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) .... 2nd Junior Executive
    ... aka How to Succeed in Business... (USA: short title)
  7. "Burke's Law" .... Director (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed What's His Name? (1964) TV episode .... Director

  8. Four Girls in Town (1957) .... Bob Trapp
    ... aka 4 Girls in Town (USA: poster title)
  9. "Our Miss Brooks" .... Mr Romero / ... (9 episodes, 1952-1956)
        - Principal for a Day (1956) TV episode .... Mr Romero
        - Top Hat, White Tie, and Bridle (1956) TV episode .... Mr Romero
        - A Mother for Benny (1956) TV episode .... Mr Romero
        - The King and Brooks (1955) TV episode .... Maharajah of boongadhi
        - Here Is Your Past (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Clary - Butcher
          (4 more)
  10. "The Bob Cummings Show" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Love That Bob! (USA: rerun title)
        - The Dominant Sex (1956) TV episode
  11. The Benny Goodman Story (1956) .... Willard Alexander - Benny's manager
  12. Francis in the Navy (1955) (uncredited) .... Prescott
  13. "Passport to Danger" .... Col. Boris Zarkow (1 episode, 1955)
        - Teheran (1955) TV episode .... Col. Boris Zarkow
  14. "December Bride" .... Mr. Harmon (1 episode, 1955)
        - Lily's Song (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Harmon
  15. "I Love Lucy" .... Charlie Appleby / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
        - The Hedda Hopper Story (1955) TV episode .... Charlie Pomerants
        - Baby Pictures (1953) TV episode .... Charlie Appleby
  16. "Make Room for Daddy" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title)
        - Margaret Feels Neglected (1954) TV episode (as Hy Averbach)
  17. "Meet Corliss Archer" .... Narrator (16 episodes, 1954)
    ... aka Here's Corliss Archer (USA: video title)
        - Episode #1.3 (1954) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Dexter's Job (1954) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Dexter's Surprise Party (1954) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Dexter the Director (1954) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Dexter the Helper (1954) TV episode (uncredited) .... Narrator
          (11 more)
  18. "Dragnet" .... Doctor Terrill (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
        - The Big Frank (1953) TV episode .... Doctor Terrill
  19. Cry Danger (1951) (as Hy Averbach) .... Harry, Bookie

  20. Because of Eve (1948) .... Segment Narrator
    ... aka Because of Eve (The Story of Life) (USA: reissue title)
Production Manager:
  1. "Meet Corliss Archer" (1954) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Here's Corliss Archer (USA: video title)
Thanks:
  1. "M*A*S*H" (special thanks: director) (1 episode, 1978)
        - Our Finest Hour (1978) TV episode (special thanks: director)
Self:
  1. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Don Rickles (1972) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - NBC Fall Preview (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  3. "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Himself, Announcer (6 episodes, 1956)
        - Episode #1.17 (1956) TV episode .... Himself, Announcer
        - Episode #1.15 (1956) TV episode .... Himself, Announcer
        - Episode #1.7 (1956) TV episode .... Himself, Announcer
        - Episode #1.4 (1956) TV episode .... Himself, Announcer
        - Episode #1.2 (1956) TV episode .... Himself, Announcer
          (1 more)
  4. "Tonight!" (1953) TV series .... Himself - Regular performer (unknown episodes, 1955)
    ... aka Knickerbocker Beer Show (USA: summer title)
    ... aka The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Tonight (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Tonight Starring Steve Allen (USA: alternative title)
  5. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #4.6 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Actor

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1965, he produced a comedy pilot called "Sybil and Lionel" about Sybil (played by Suzy Parker), a ghost who must perform one hundred good deeds in spite of the "help" provided by Lionel, another spirit. more
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