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Ben Joelson (1925–1996)

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Born:

Benjamin Aaron Joelson
in Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Hide HideProducer (4 titles)
The Love Boat (TV series) (producer - 134 episodes, 1979-1985) (supervising producer - 6 episodes, 1985-1986)
– Matadors, The/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 1 (1986) (supervising producer)
– Matadors, The/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2 (1986) (supervising producer)
– Egypt: Part 1 (1986) (supervising producer)
– Egypt: Part 2 (1986) (supervising producer)
– The Villa/The Racer's Edge/Love or Money/The Accident: Part 1 (1985) (supervising producer)
See all 140 episodes »
 
1984-1985 Glitter (TV series) (executive producer - 14 episodes)
– Suddenly Innocent (1985) (executive producer)
– The Runaway (1985) (executive producer)
– Rock 'n Roll Heaven (1985) (executive producer)
– Fathers and Children (1985) (executive producer)
– The Matriarch (1985) (executive producer)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1975 The Cop and the Kid (TV series) (producer)
 
1965 Fractured Phrases (TV series) (executive producer - 1965)
 
Show ShowWriter (26 titles)
1997 Wings (TV series)
– Hosed (1997) (story)
 
1977-1986 The Love Boat (TV series)
– Matadors, The/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 1 (1986) (written by / segment "Love's Labour Found Marry")
– Matadors, The/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2 (1986) (written by / segment "Love's Labour Found Marry")
– The Villa/The Racer's Edge/Love or Money/The Accident: Part 1 (1985) (written by / segment "The Accident")
– The Villa/The Racer's Edge/Love or Money/The Accident: Part 2 (1985) (written by / segment "The Accident")
– Santa, Santa, Santa/Another Dog Gone Christmas/Noel's Christmas Carol (1984) (writer)
See all 62 episodes »
 
1984 Glitter (TV series)
– Pilot (1984) (written by)
 
1976-1977 Alice (TV series)
– The Bundle (1977) (written by)
– The Failure (1977) (written by)
– A Piece of the Rock (1976) (written by)
 
1975 Grady (TV series)
– The Driving Force (1975) (written by)
– Be It Ever So Humble (1975) (written by)
 
1975 The Jeffersons (TV series)
– Former Neighbors (1975) (written by)
 
1975 Chico and the Man (TV series)
– Louie's Retirement (1975) (written by)
 
1974-1975 Happy Days (TV series)
– Fonzie Joins the Band (1975) (written by)
– Richie Moves Out (1974) (written by)
– Knock Around the Block (1974) (written by)
 
1975 Good Times (TV series)
– The Enlistment (1975) (written by)
 
1972-1974 The Odd Couple (TV series)
– The Dog Story (1974) (written by)
– New York's Oddest (1974) (written by)
– Big Mouth (1972) (written by)
 
1974 The Partridge Family (TV series)
– Pin It on Danny (1974) (written by)
– Miss Partridge, Teacher (1974) (written by)
 
1973 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series)
– The Night Shift (1973) (written by)
– Gonna Getcha (1973) (written by)
– The Mothers (1973) (written by)
– The Strike (1973) (written by)
– The Misguided Appendectomy (1973) (written by)
 
1972 Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14 (TV movie)
 
1971-1972 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
– Episode #5.24 (1972) (writer)
– Episode #5.23 (1972) (writer)
– Episode #5.22 (1972) (writer)
– Episode #5.21 (1972) (writer)
– Episode #5.20 (1972) (writer)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1971 Arnie (TV series)
– The Gift of the Majors (1971) (written by)
 
1971 The Good Life (TV series)
– Mansion for Sale (1971) (written by)
 
1971 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV series)
– Cheating the Cheater (1971)
 
1969 The Queen and I (TV series)
– The Trousseau (1969) (written by)
 
1966-1968 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
– War Takes a Holiday (1968) (written by)
– Reverend Kommandant Klink (1967) (story / teleplay)
– The Swing Shift (1967) (written by)
– Klink's Rocket (1966) (written by)
 
1967 Get Smart (TV series)
– Supersonic Boom (1967) (written by)
 
1965-1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
– Buddy Sorrell Man and Boy (1966) (written by)
– Draw Me a Pear (1965) (written by)
 
1964-1966 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
– Eat Your Heart Out (1966) (written by)
– A Man's Best Friend (1965) (written by)
– The Bazaar (1965) (written by)
– Opie's Job (1965) (written by)
– Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau (1965) (written by)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1964-1966 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
– A Star Is Born (1966) (written by)
– Gomer, the Peacemaker (1965) (written by)
– Gomer Minds His Sergeant's Car (1965) (written by)
– Gomer, the Star Witness (1965) (written by)
– Home on the Range (1965) (written by)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1961-1963 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
– The Curse of the Snitkins (1963) (story / teleplay)
– Lucille Is 40 (1963) (written by)
– Je T'Adore Muldoon (1962) (written by)
– I Hate Captain Block (1962) (written by)
– Toody & Muldoon Sing Along with Mitch (1962) (written by)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1960 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series)
– Go-Go Gordon (1960)
 
1960/I Candid Camera (TV series)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
The Love Boat (TV series) (executive script consultant - 56 episodes, 1977-1980) (executive story consultant - 9 episodes, 1978)
– The Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair: Part 1 (1980) (executive script consultant)
– The Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair: Part 2 (1980) (executive script consultant)
– The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/Life Begins at 40 (1979) (executive script consultant)
– Not Now, I'm Dying/Eleanor's Return/Too Young to Love (1979) (executive script consultant)
– The Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride (1979) (executive script consultant)
See all 65 episodes »
 
1977 A Year at the Top (TV series) (executive story consultant)
 
1974 The Partridge Family (TV series) (story consultant - 9 episodes)
– ...---... (S.O.S.) (1974) (story consultant)
– Pin It on Danny (1974) (story consultant)
– Morning Becomes Electric (1974) (story consultant)
– Keith and Lauriebelle (1974) (story consultant)
– Miss Partridge, Teacher (1974) (story consultant)
See all 9 episodes »
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2005 Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles (video)
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In 1967, he co-wrote the teleplay for an unsold pilot for a proposed ABC sitcom called "Dilby". It starred Paul Ford as the owner of a fix-it shop who was better at repairing machinery than the host of problems handed him by his family and friends.
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Star Sign:

Scorpio