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Rod Amateau (1923–2003)

Producer | Director | Writer

Starting out as a radio writer, Rodney Amateau began his film career as a second-unit director before getting a chance to direct his own features in the early 1950s. Not meeting with much success, he soon turned to directing TV series, which he did for many years before returning to film directing in the 1970s... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Filmography

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1989 Swimsuit (TV movie) (producer)
 
1987 The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (producer)
 
1983 Six Pack (TV movie) (producer)
 
1979-1981 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series) (supervising producer - 30 episodes)
– My Son, Bo Hogg (1981) (supervising producer)
– Carnival of Thrills (1980) (supervising producer)
– Southern Comfurts (1980) (supervising producer)
– R.I.P. Henry Flatt (1980) (supervising producer)
– Mason Dixon's Girls (1980) (supervising producer)
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1980 Enos (TV series) (supervising producer)
 
1979 Supertrain (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– The Queen and the Improbable Knight (1979) (producer)
– And a Cup of Kindness Too (1979) (producer)
 
1972 Where Does It Hurt? (producer)
 
1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Where There's Smokey (1966) (producer)
 
1965-1966 My Mother the Car (TV series) (producer - 30 episodes)
– Desperate Minutes (1966) (producer)
– When You Wish Upon a Car (1966) (producer)
– The Blabbermouth (1966) (producer)
– Absorba the Greek (1966) (producer)
– It Might as Well Be Spring as Not (1966) (producer)
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O.K. Crackerby! (TV series) (executive producer - 11 episodes, 1965-1966) (producer - 1 episode, 1965)
– Operation Susan (1966) (executive producer)
– 3+1=1 (1965) (executive producer)
– Bitter Ravioli (1965) (executive producer)
– Ol' Sam (1965) (executive producer)
– Crackerby's Unfinished Symphony (1965) (executive producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1963-1964 The New Phil Silvers Show (TV series) (producer - 30 episodes)
– Moonlight and Dozes (1964) (producer)
– How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1964) (producer)
– Vanity, Thy Name Is Harry (1964) (producer)
– Keep Cool (1964) (producer)
– Grafton's the Name, Football's My Game (1964) (producer)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1959-1963 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series) (producer - 147 episodes)
– The Devil and Dobie Gillis (1963) (producer)
– The Call of the, Like, Wild (1963) (producer)
– Beauty Is Only Kin Deep (1963) (producer)
– There's a Broken Light for Every Heart on Broadway (1963) (producer)
– I Was a Spy for the F.O.B. (1963) (producer)
See all 147 episodes »
 
1961 Daddy-O (TV movie) (producer)
 
1958-1959 The George Burns Show (TV series) (producer - 3 episodes)
– Breaking Up the Team (1959) (producer)
– The 18 Year Old Novelist (1958) (producer)
– A Walk on for George (1958) (producer)
 
1956-1958 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series) (producer - 77 episodes)
– The Exchange Student (1958) (producer)
– The Grammar School Dance (1958) (producer)
– Summer School (1958) (producer)
– The June Wedding (1958) (producer)
– The Week in New York (1958) (producer)
See all 77 episodes »
 
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1987 The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
 
1984 Lovelines
 
1983 High School U.S.A. (TV movie)
 
1983 Uncommon Valor (TV movie)
 
1983 Six Pack (TV movie)
 
1979-1981 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
– My Son, Bo Hogg (1981)
– Southern Comfurts (1980)
– Jude Emery (1980)
– The Meeting (1979)
– Money to Burn (1979)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1980 Enos (TV series)
– Grits and Greens Strike Again (1980)
– Uncle Jesse's Visit (1980)
 
1979 Supertrain (TV series)
– And a Cup of Kindness Too (1979)
 
1978 The Seniors
 
1978 Son of Hitler
 
1976 Drive-In
 
1972 Where Does It Hurt?
 
1971 The Statue
 
1970 Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
 
1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
– Where There's Smokey (1966)
 
1965-1966 My Mother the Car (TV series)
– When You Wish Upon a Car (1966)
– The Blabbermouth (1966)
– It Might as Well Be Spring as Not (1966)
– Over the Hill to the Junkyard (1966)
– My Son, the Criminal (1966)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1965 O.K. Crackerby! (TV series)
– Crackerby's Tutor (1965)
– The Wellecliffe Story (1965)
– O.K. Crackerby Arrives (1965)
 
1964 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
– Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk (1964) (archive footage)
– Marooned (1964)
 
1964 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
– The Boy Next Door (1964)
– Patty, the Pioneer (1964)
 
1963-1964 The New Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
– 75 1/2 Trombones (1964)
– Harry Today, Gone Tomorrow (1963)
– The Tortoise and the Harry (1963)
– Birthday Boy (1963)
– The Great Forklift Contest (1963)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1959-1963 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
– Beauty Is Only Kin Deep (1963)
– Requiem for an Underweight Heavyweight (1963)
– The Rice and Old Shoes Caper (1963)
– Lassie, Get Lost (1963)
– Three Million Coins in the Fountain (1963)
See all 101 episodes »
 
1962 Zelda (TV movie)
 
1961 Margie (TV series)
– Hail the Conquered Hero (1961)
 
1961 Westinghouse Preview Theatre (TV series)
– Picture Window (1961)
 
1961 Mister Ed (TV series)
– The Ventriloquist (1961)
– The First Meeting (1961)
 
1961 Daddy-O (TV movie)
 
1961 The Jane Powell Show (TV movie)
 
1960 Maggie (TV movie)
 
1958-1959 The George Burns Show (TV series)
– Breaking Up the Team (1959)
– The 18 Year Old Novelist (1958)
– A Walk on for George (1958)
– George and the Private Eye (1958)
 
1956-1958 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
– The Exchange Student (1958)
– The Grammar School Dance (1958)
– Summer School (1958)
– The June Wedding (1958)
– The Week in New York (1958)
See all 77 episodes »
 
1958 Hey, Jeannie! (TV series)
– The Landlord (1958)
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
– The Embezzler (1957)
– The Priest (1957)
 
1955-1957 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
– Bob Picks a College (1957)
– Miss Joplin Arrives (1956)
– Grandpa Meets Zsa Zsa (1956)
– Margaret Becomes Sadie Thompson (1956)
– Scramble for Grandpa (1956)
See all 34 episodes »
 
1956 The Charles Farrell Show (TV series)
– Secrets (1956)
 
1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
– Payment in Kind (1956) (as Rodney Amateau)
 
1955 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
– The Beverly Hills Story (1955)
– The Savage
 
1954 Lassie (TV series)
– Sale of Lassie (1954)
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– The Road to Edinburgh (1954)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– Because I Love Him (1953)
 
1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Governess (1953)
 
1953 The Dennis Day Show (TV series)
– The Old Friend (1953)
 
1952 Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV series)
– Something for Ginger (1952)
 
1952 Monsoon
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
– The Frightened Baronet (1952)
 
1951 The Bushwhackers
 
Show ShowWriter (10 titles)
1988 Sunset (story)
 
1987 The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (written by)
 
1975 The Wilby Conspiracy (screenplay)
 
1972 Where Does It Hurt? (novel "The Operator" / screenplay)
 
1970 Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (written by)
 
1969 Hook, Line and Sinker (screenplay / story)
 
1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
– Where There's Smokey (1966) (writer)
 
1959-1962 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
– How to Cheat an Honest Man (1962) (story)
– The Truth Session (1962) (story)
– The Marriage Counselor (1962) (story)
– I Do Not Choose to Run (1962) (story)
– Move Over, Perry Mason (1961) (story)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Winners Never Lose (1953) (story)
 
1951 The Bushwhackers (screenplay)
 
Show ShowStunts (6 titles)
1986 Thunder Run (stunt coordinator)
 
1982 Night Warning (stunt driver)
 
1955 Rebel Without a Cause (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1950 In a Lonely Place (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young (stunts - uncredited)
 
1947 Kiss of Death (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
1975 The Wilby Conspiracy (action sequence director)
 
1951 Drums in the Deep South (dialogue director - as Rodney Amateau)
 
1951 Cry Danger (dialogue director)
 
1950 Born to Be Bad (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
1950 In a Lonely Place (technical adviser - as Rodney Amateau)
 
1983 The Osterman Weekend (second unit director)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1979 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
Manny
– Repo Men (1979) … Manny
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– ¡Hasta nunca, Doctor! (2011) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1996 The Real Las Vegas (TV series documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1962) Unsold pilot: Directed a sitcom pilot called "Li'l Abner", which was based on the Al Capp comic strip. See more »

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Alternate Names:

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[Talking about Las Vegas] Usually the reason a city exists is because it is by a river. There's no river near Las Vegas. There is no reason for Las Vegas to exist. See more »

Trivia:

During his marriage to Sandra Burns, he was son-in-law of George Burns and Gracie Allen. See more »

Star Sign:

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