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Beach Party (1963) -- An anthropologist studies the wild dating and mating habits of Malibu teenagers. When his research backfires, he goes off with his assistant, a woman closer to his own age.
"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979): :  -- The adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.
Muscle Beach Party (1964) -- Everyone's favorite surfing couple, Frankie and Annette, return for this movie in which the gang finds the beach invaded by the owner of a new gym and his stable of bodybuilders...and a wealthy young contessa who has her sights set on Frankie.
Fireball 500 (1966) -- A stock-car racing driver arrives in a town, hoping to win money at its track. A promoter hires him for an evening cross-country race, which turns out to be a bootlegging run.
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) -- With Frankie away in Tahiti with his navel reserve unit, Dee Dee and the rest of the beach party gang get involved in new adventures.

Overview

Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Children with Elizabeth Montgomery): William Jr (b. July 24, 1964), Robert (b... more
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Awards:
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Filmography

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Director:
  1. Return to Green Acres (1990) (TV)

  2. I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later (1985) (TV)
  3. Movers & Shakers (1985)
  4. "Crazy Like a Fox" (1984) TV series (unknown episodes)
  5. Night Warning (1983)
    ... aka Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
    ... aka Momma's Boy
    ... aka Nightmare Maker
    ... aka The Evil Protege (UK)
    ... aka Thrilled to Death (USA: alternative title)
  6. Charley's Aunt (1983) (TV)
  7. "Harper Valley P.T.A." (5 episodes, 1981-1982)
    ... aka Harper Valley (USA: new title)
        - The Return of Charlie's Chow Palace (1982) TV episode
        - Harper Valley Hoedown (1982) TV episode
        - Stella Rae (1982) TV episode
        - Stella Della (1982) TV episode
        - Harper Valley Christmas (1981) TV episode
  8. "Private Benjamin" (4 episodes, 1981-1982)
        - S*M*A*S*H (1982) TV episode
        - When It's Hot, It's Hot (1982) TV episode
        - Gone with the Jeep (1981) TV episode
        - Undercover Judy (1981) TV episode

  9. A Christmas for Boomer (1979) (TV)
  10. "The Dukes of Hazzard" (2 episodes, 1979)
        - Road Pirates (1979) TV episode
        - Deputy Dukes (1979) TV episode
  11. "Alice" (27 episodes, 1977-1979)
        - Flo Finds Her Father (1979) TV episode
        - My Fair Vera (1979) TV episode
        - The Last Stow It: Part 1 (1979) TV episode
        - The Last Stow It: Part 2 (1979) TV episode
        - Mel Grows Up (1979) TV episode
          (22 more)
  12. "The Bad News Bears" (1979) TV series (unknown episodes)
  13. "Flatbush" (1979) TV series (unknown episodes)
  14. "Tabitha" (1 episode, 1977)
        - Arrival of Nancy (1977) TV episode
  15. "Operation Petticoat" (2 episodes, 1977)
        - A Party for the Captain (1977) TV episode
        - Dooley Is a Daddy (1977) TV episode
  16. Operation Petticoat (1977) (TV)
    ... aka Life in the Pink (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Petticoat Affair (UK)
  17. "Marcus Welby, M.D." (2 episodes, 1974)
    ... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
        - The Last Rip-Off (1974) TV episode
        - The Faith of Childish Things (1974) TV episode
  18. "Temperatures Rising" (5 episodes, 1972-1974)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - Operation Mercy (1974) TV episode
        - Four of a Kind (1973) TV episode
        - The Appointment (1972) TV episode
        - Operation Fastball (1972) TV episode
        - Operation Bingo (1972) TV episode
  19. "The Paul Lynde Show" (4 episodes, 1972)
        - No Nudes Is Good Nudes (1972) TV episode
        - The Landlord (1972) TV episode
        - Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles (1972) TV episode
        - Howie Comes Home to Roost (1972) TV episode
  20. "Bewitched" (132 episodes, 1964-1972)
        - The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me, Sam (1972) TV episode
        - Samantha on Thin Ice (1972) TV episode
        - Serena's Richcraft (1972) TV episode
        - Adam, Warlock or Washout (1971) TV episode
        - TV or Not TV (1971) TV episode
          (127 more)

  21. Fireball 500 (1966)
  22. "Gidget" (7 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, I Think (1966) TV episode
        - Image Scrimmage (1965) TV episode
        - A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse (1965) TV episode
        - Daddy Come Home (1965) TV episode
        - The Great Kahuna (1965) TV episode
          (2 more)
  23. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
  24. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
  25. Bikini Beach (1964)
  26. "The Patty Duke Show" (9 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - The Cousins (1964) TV episode
        - The Songwriters (1963) TV episode
        - How to Be Popular (1963) TV episode
        - The Conquering Hero (1963) TV episode
        - The House Guest (1963) TV episode
          (4 more)
  27. Muscle Beach Party (1964)
  28. Johnny Cool (1963)
  29. Mickey and the Contessa (1963) (TV)
  30. Beach Party (1963)
  31. "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
        - Mr. Bevis (1960) TV episode
  32. No Place Like Home (1960/I) (TV)

  33. "Fibber McGee and Molly" (5 episodes, 1959)
        - The Courtship (1959) TV episode
        - The Big Dance (1959) TV episode
        - The Good Neighbor (1959) TV episode
        - The Shooting Gallery (1959) TV episode
        - The Trailer (1959) TV episode
  34. "The Thin Man" (3 episodes, 1958)
        - Kappa Kappa Kaper (1958) TV episode
        - The Art of Murder (1958) TV episode
        - The Saucer People (1958) TV episode
  35. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - The Doctor Was a Lady (1958) TV episode
  36. "Sally" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Operation Intrigue (1958) TV episode
  37. The 27th Day (1957)
  38. "I Love Lucy" (101 episodes, 1952-1957)
    ... 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 Ricardos Dedicate a Statue (1957) TV episode
        - Country Club Dance (1957) TV episode
        - Housewarming (1957) TV episode
        - Lucy's Night in Town (1957) TV episode
        - Ragtime Band (1957) TV episode
          (96 more)
  39. The Shadow on the Window (1957)
  40. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
  41. Mobs, Inc. (1956)
    ... aka Mobs Incorporated (UK)
  42. "Four Star Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1954)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
        - Vote of Confidence (1954) TV episode
        - Never Explain (1954) TV episode
  43. "December Bride" (1954) TV series (unknown episodes)
  44. "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Here Comes Calvin (1954) TV episode
  45. "The Lineup" (1954) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka San Francisco Beat
  46. "Make Room for Daddy" (4 episodes, 1953)
    ... aka The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title)
        - Margaret, Non-Pro (1953) TV episode
        - Second Honeymoon (1953) TV episode
        - Party Dress (1953) TV episode
        - Uncle Daddy (1953) TV episode
  47. "Where's Raymond?" (1953) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka The Ray Bolger Show (new title)
  48. "Big Town" (2 episodes, 1952)
    ... aka Byline Steve Wilson
    ... aka City Assignment
    ... aka Headline
    ... aka Heart of the City
        - The Shill (1952) TV episode
        - Father and Son (1952) TV episode
  49. "Racket Squad" (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
        - Charge It, Please (1952) TV episode
        - The Case of the Miracle Mud (1951) TV episode
  50. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)

  51. Leather Gloves (1948)
    ... aka Loser Take All (UK)
Producer:
  1. "CBS Summer Playhouse" (producer) (1 episode, 1988)
        - Whattley by the Bay (1988) TV episode (producer)
  2. "Kay O'Brien" (1986) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  3. Movers & Shakers (1985) (producer)

  4. "Tabitha" (producer) (1 episode, 1978)
        - Tabitha's Party (1978) TV episode (producer)
  5. "Temperatures Rising" (producer) (26 episodes, 1972-1973)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - Gorilla of My Dreams (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Super Doc (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - It Don't Mean a Ping If You Ain't Got That Pong (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Creepy-Peepy (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - My Doctor, the Patient (1973) TV episode (producer)
          (21 more)
  6. "The Paul Lynde Show" (producer) (26 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - Springtime for Paul (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Togetherness (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Barbara Goes Home to Mother (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Back Talk (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Mother-in-Law But Were Afraid to Ask (1973) TV episode (producer)
          (21 more)
  7. "Bewitched" (producer) (106 episodes, 1964-1972)
        - The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me, Sam (1972) TV episode (producer)
        - Serena's Youth Pill (1972) TV episode (producer)
        - The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit (1971) TV episode (producer)
        - Samantha's Psychic Slip (1971) TV episode (producer)
        - Out of the Mouths of Babes (1971) TV episode (producer)
          (101 more)

  8. "The Patty Duke Show" (producer) (9 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - The Cousins (1964) TV episode (producer)
        - The Songwriters (1963) TV episode (producer)
        - How to Be Popular (1963) TV episode (producer)
        - The Conquering Hero (1963) TV episode (producer)
        - The Birds and the Bees Bit (1963) TV episode (producer)
          (4 more)
  9. Johnny Cool (1963) (producer)
  10. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (producer) (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
    ... aka Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
        - The Terrible Clockman (1961) TV episode (producer)
        - The House of the Seven Gables (1960) TV episode (producer)
        - The Land of Oz (1960) TV episode (producer)

  11. "Fibber McGee and Molly" (producer) (12 episodes, 1959)
        - The Paint Job (1959) TV episode (producer)
        - Molly's Mother (1959) TV episode (producer)
        - The Masquerade Party (1959) TV episode (producer)
        - Mayor McGee (1959) TV episode (producer)
        - The Unwanted Guest (1959) TV episode (producer)
          (7 more)
  12. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (producer) (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Bamboo Cross (1955) TV episode (producer)
        - Woman at Sea (1955) TV episode (producer)

  13. Leather Gloves (1948) (producer)
    ... aka Loser Take All (UK)
Writer:
  1. "Temperatures Rising" (46 episodes, 1972-1974)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - Mercy Beaucoup (1974) TV episode (developer)
        - Shafted (1974) TV episode (developer)
        - Healer Man (1974) TV episode (developer)
        - The Three Faces of Edwina (1974) TV episode (developer)
        - Kid Genius (1974) TV episode (developer)
          (41 more)
  2. "Bewitched" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Sisters at Heart (1970) TV episode (teleplay)

  3. Fireball 500 (1966) (written by)
  4. "The Patty Duke Show" (105 episodes, 1963-1966)
        - Do a Brother a Favor (1966) TV episode (creator)
        - The Invisible Boy (1966) TV episode (creator)
        - Fiancee for a Day (1966) TV episode (creator)
        - Three Little Kittens (1966) TV episode (creator)
        - Don't Bank on It (1966) TV episode (creator)
          (100 more)
  5. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) (writer)
  6. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) (writer)
  7. Bikini Beach (1964) (writer)
  8. Muscle Beach Party (1964) (story)

  9. "Sally" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Operation Intrigue (1958) TV episode (creator)
  10. "Big Town" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Byline Steve Wilson
    ... aka City Assignment
    ... aka Headline
    ... aka Heart of the City
        - Father and Son (1952) TV episode (writer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "The Young and the Restless" (assistant: William J. Bell) (7 episodes, 1986) (assistant: Mr. Bell) (4 episodes, 1986)
    ... aka Y&R (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Episode #1.3333 (1986) TV episode (assistant: William J. Bell)
        - Episode #1.3320 (1986) TV episode (assistant: William J. Bell)
        - Episode #1.3312 (1986) TV episode (assistant: William J. Bell)
        - Episode #1.3309 (1986) TV episode (assistant: William J. Bell)
        - Episode #1.3308 (1986) TV episode (assistant: William J. Bell)
          (6 more)

  2. "Bewitched" (production consultant) (101 episodes, 1964-1967) (creative consultant) (1 episode, 1965)
        - There's Gold in Them Thar Pills (1967) TV episode (production consultant)
        - Nobody But a Frog Knows How to Live (1967) TV episode (production consultant)
        - Bewitched, Bothered and Infuriated (1967) TV episode (production consultant)
        - How to Fail in Business with All Kinds of Help (1967) TV episode (production consultant)
        - It's Wishcraft (1967) TV episode (production consultant)
          (97 more)
Thanks:
  1. Bewitched (2005) (special thanks)
  2. Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled (2005) (V) (special thanks)
  3. The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas (2000) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled (2005) (V) .... Himself
  2. I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV) (as Bill Asher) .... Himself
    ... aka The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (USA: DVD title)
  3. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Finding Lucy (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself

  5. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Bewitched (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of Magic (1999) TV episode .... Himself

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In 1962, he produced and directed an unsold pilot for a proposed CBS comedy series called "Howie" which featured Will Hutchins in the title role. more
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