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William Asher

Director | Producer | Writer

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Related to Timothy Oberg through his wife Meredith, who is Tim's cousin. See more trivia »

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William Milton Asher
in New York, USA
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Hide HideDirector (52 titles)
1990 Return to Green Acres (TV movie)
 
1985 I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (TV movie)
 
1985 Movers & Shakers
 
1985 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
– Motor Homicide (1985)
 
1983 Night Warning
 
1981-1982 Harper Valley (TV series)
– The Return of Charlie's Chow Palace (1982)
– Harper Valley Hoedown (1982)
– Stella Rae (1982)
– Stella Della (1982)
– Harper Valley Christmas (1981)
 
1981-1982 Private Benjamin (TV series)
– S*M*A*S*H (1982)
– When It's Hot, It's Hot (1982)
– Gone with the Jeep (1981)
– Undercover Judy (1981)
 
1979 A Christmas for Boomer (TV movie)
 
1979 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
– Road Pirates (1979)
– Deputy Dukes (1979)
 
1979 The Bad News Bears (TV series)
– Buttermaker Rides Again (1979)
– Fielder's Choice (1979)
– Save the Bears (1979)
– Men Will Be Boys (1979)
– Emily Loves Morris (1979)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1977-1979 Alice (TV series)
– Flo Finds Her Father (1979)
– My Fair Vera (1979)
– The Last Stow It: Part 1 (1979)
– The Last Stow It: Part 2 (1979)
– Mel Grows Up (1979)
See all 27 episodes »
 
1979 Flatbush (TV series)
 
1976-1977 Tabitha (TV series)
– Arrival of Nancy (1977)
– Tabatha/Pilot #1 (1976)
 
1977 Operation Petticoat (TV series)
– We've No Business in Show Business (1977)
– A Party for the Captain (1977)
– Dooley Is a Daddy (1977)
– Operation Petticoat (1977)
 
1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
– The Last Rip-Off (1974)
– The Faith of Childish Things (1974)
 
1974 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
– By the Numbers (1974)
 
1972-1974 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series)
– Operation Mercy (1974)
– Four of a Kind (1973)
– The Appointment (1972)
– Operation Fastball (1972)
– Operation Bingo (1972)
 
1972 The Paul Lynde Show (TV series)
– No Nudes Is Good Nudes (1972)
– The Landlord (1972)
– Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles (1972)
– Howie Comes Home to Roost (1972)
 
1964-1972 Bewitched (TV series)
– The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me, Sam (1972)
– Samantha on Thin Ice (1972)
– Serena's Richcraft (1972)
– Adam, Warlock or Washout (1971)
– TV or Not TV (1971)
See all 131 episodes »
 
1966 Fireball 500
 
1965-1966 Gidget (TV series)
– I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, I Think (1966)
– Image Scrimmage (1965)
– A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse (1965)
– Daddy Come Home (1965)
– The Great Kahuna (1965)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
 
1965 Beach Blanket Bingo
 
1965 On the Run (TV movie)
 
1964 Bikini Beach
 
1963-1964 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
– The Cousins (1964)
– The Songwriters (1963)
– How to Be Popular (1963)
– The Conquering Hero (1963)
– The House Guest (1963)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1964 Muscle Beach Party
 
1963 Johnny Cool
 
1963 Mickey and the Contessa (TV movie)
 
1963 Beach Party
 
1960 Twilight Zone (TV series)
– Mr. Bevis (1960)
 
1960/I No Place Like Home (TV movie)
 
1959 Fibber McGee and Molly (TV series)
– The Courtship (1959)
– The Big Dance (1959)
– The Good Neighbor (1959)
– The Shooting Gallery (1959)
– The Trailer (1959)
 
1958 The Thin Man (TV series)
– Kappa Kappa Kaper (1958)
– The Art of Murder (1958)
– The Saucer People (1958)
 
1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Doctor Was a Lady (1958)
 
1958 Sally (TV series)
– Operation Intrigue (1958)
 
1957 The 27th Day
 
1952-1957 I Love Lucy (TV series)
– The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue (1957)
– Country Club Dance (1957)
– Housewarming (1957)
– Lucy's Night in Town (1957)
– Ragtime Band (1957)
See all 100 episodes »
 
1957 The Shadow on the Window
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– The Penlands and the Poodle (1957)
 
1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
 
1956 Mobs, Inc.
 
1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
– Vote of Confidence (1954)
– Never Explain (1954)
 
1954 December Bride (TV series)
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Here Comes Calvin (1954)
 
1954 The Lineup (TV series)
 
1953 The Danny Thomas Show (TV series)
– Margaret, Non-Pro (1953)
– Second Honeymoon (1953)
– Party Dress (1953)
– Uncle Daddy (1953)
 
1953 Where's Raymond? (TV series)
 
1952 Big Town (TV series)
– The Shill (1952)
– Father and Son (1952)
 
1951-1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
– Charge It, Please (1952)
– The Case of the Miracle Mud (1951)
 
1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
 
1948 Leather Gloves
 
Show ShowProducer (14 titles)
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Whattley by the Bay (1988) (producer)
 
1986 Kay O'Brien (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1985 Movers & Shakers (producer)
 
1976 Tabitha (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Tabatha/Pilot #1 (1976) (producer)
 
1972-1974 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series) (producer - 27 episodes)
– Healer Man (1974) (producer)
– Gorilla of My Dreams (1973) (producer)
– Super Doc (1973) (producer)
– It Don't Mean a Ping If You Ain't Got That Pong (1973) (producer)
– Creepy-Peepy (1973) (producer)
See all 27 episodes »
 
1972-1973 The Paul Lynde Show (TV series) (producer - 26 episodes)
– Springtime for Paul (1973) (producer)
– Togetherness (1973) (producer)
– Barbara Goes Home to Mother (1973) (producer)
– Back Talk (1973) (producer)
– Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Mother-in-Law But Were Afraid to Ask (1973) (producer)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1967-1972 Bewitched (TV series) (producer - 147 episodes)
– The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me, Sam (1972) (producer)
– Sam's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse (1972) (producer)
– A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished (1972) (producer)
– School Days, School Daze (1972) (producer)
– George Washington Zapped Here: Part 2 (1972) (producer)
See all 147 episodes »
 
1965 On the Run (TV movie) (producer)
 
1963-1964 The Patty Duke Show (TV series) (producer - 10 episodes)
– The Cousins (1964) (producer)
– The Songwriters (1963) (producer)
– How to Be Popular (1963) (producer)
– The Conquering Hero (1963) (producer)
– The Birds and the Bees Bit (1963) (producer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1963 Johnny Cool (producer)
 
1960-1961 Shirley Temple Theatre (TV series) (producer - 3 episodes)
– The Terrible Clockman (1961) (producer)
– The House of the Seven Gables (1960) (producer)
– The Land of Oz (1960) (producer)
 
1959 Fibber McGee and Molly (TV series) (producer - 12 episodes)
– The Paint Job (1959) (producer)
– Molly's Mother (1959) (producer)
– The Masquerade Party (1959) (producer)
– Mayor McGee (1959) (producer)
– The Unwanted Guest (1959) (producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Bamboo Cross (1955) (producer)
– Woman at Sea (1955) (producer)
 
1948 Leather Gloves (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (10 titles)
1972-1974 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series)
– Mercy Beaucoup (1974) (developer)
– Shafted (1974) (developer)
– Healer Man (1974) (developer)
– The Three Faces of Edwina (1974) (developer)
– Kid Genius (1974) (developer)
See all 46 episodes »
 
1970 Bewitched (TV series)
– Sisters at Heart (1970) (teleplay)
 
1966 Fireball 500 (written by)
 
1963-1966 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
– Do a Brother a Favor (1966) (creator)
– The Invisible Boy (1966) (creator)
– Fiancee for a Day (1966) (creator)
– Three Little Kittens (1966) (creator)
– Don't Bank on It (1966) (creator)
See all 105 episodes »
 
1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (written by)
 
1965 Beach Blanket Bingo (written by)
 
1964 Bikini Beach
 
1964 Muscle Beach Party (story)
 
1958 Sally (TV series)
– Operation Intrigue (1958) (creator)
 
1952 Big Town (TV series)
– Father and Son (1952) (writer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1986 The Young and the Restless (TV series) (assistant: William J. Bell - 7 episodes, 1986) (assistant: Mr. Bell - 4 episodes, 1986)
– Episode #1.3333 (1986) (assistant: William J. Bell)
– Episode #1.3320 (1986) (assistant: William J. Bell)
– Episode #1.3312 (1986) (assistant: William J. Bell)
– Episode #1.3309 (1986) (assistant: William J. Bell)
– Episode #1.3308 (1986) (assistant: William J. Bell)
See all 11 episodes »
 
Bewitched (TV series) (production consultant - 101 episodes, 1964-1967) (creative consultant - 1 episode, 1965)
– There's Gold in Them Thar Pills (1967) (production consultant)
– Nobody But a Frog Knows How to Live (1967) (production consultant)
– Bewitched, Bothered and Infuriated (1967) (production consultant)
– How to Fail in Business with All Kinds of Help (1967) (production consultant)
– It's Wishcraft (1967) (production consultant)
See all 102 episodes »
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1965 On the Run (TV movie)
Beatnik (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2005 Bewitched (special thanks)
 
2005 Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled (video short) (special thanks)
 
2000 The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2005 Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled (video short)
Himself
 
2004 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
– The 50's (2004)
 
2001 I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself (as Bill Asher)
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Finding Lucy (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bewitched (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of Magic (1999) … Himself
 

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(1962) Unsold pilot: Produced and directed a pilot for a proposed CBS comedy series called "Howie" which featured Will Hutchins in the title role. See more »

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