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Ralph Levy (1919–2001)

Director | Producer

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Directed the pilot episode of I Love Lucy. Ironically, he died on the same day that episode premiered on CBS fifty years before, October 15, 1951. See more trivia »

Born:

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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1990 I Love Lucy: The Very First Show (TV movie) (original pilot)
 
1978-1980 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
– Clash of Shadows (1980)
– Sign of the Ram (1979)
– Death Mask (1978)
– Horoscope for Murder (1978)
 
1980 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
– Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today? (1980)
 
1979 Detective School (TV series)
– Hooray for Bulgaria (1979)
 
1971 Shirley's World (TV series)
– Knightmare (1971)
– Figuratively Speaking (1971)
– To Dream the Improbable Dream (1971)
– The Berkley Club Caper (1971)
 
1970-1971 From a Bird's Eye View (TV series)
– Home Is Where the Heart Is (1971)
– All in a Day's Work (1971)
– Russian Roulette, Millie Style (1971)
– Nobody Sleeps on a Honeymoon (1971)
– The Matchmakers (1971)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1964-1969 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
– By the Book (1969)
– Tune in Next Year (1969)
– The Great Race (1969)
– The Organ Fund (1969)
– Uncle Joe Retires (1969)
See all 50 episodes »
 
1962-1968 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
– Christmas in Hooterville (1968)
– The Week Before Christmas (1968)
– The Clampetts Strike Oil (1962)
 
1967 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
– My Boy Googie (1967)
 
1967 The Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
– My Sister-in-Law Phyllis (1967)
 
1967 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1967)
 
1965 Do Not Disturb
 
1965 The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie)
 
1965 Green Acres (TV series)
– Lisa's First Day on the Farm (1965)
– Oliver Buys a Farm (1965)
 
1964 Bedtime Story
 
1963 Harry's Girls (TV series)
– The Director (1963)
 
1951-1961 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
– New Year's Eve (1961)
– Christmas Show (1960)
– Ginger Rogers Show (1957)
– Mary Has May Co. Reunion (1957)
– Jack in Paris (1957)
See all 56 episodes »
 
1961 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.3 (1961)
 
1959/II The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie)
 
1959/I The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie)
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– Lone Woman (1957)
 
1954-1957 Shower of Stars (TV series)
– Cloak and Dagger (1957)
– Star Time (1957)
– Auto Show (1955)
– Time Out for Ginger (1955)
– A Christmas Carol (1954)
 
1955 The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars (TV movie)
 
1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV movie)
 
1950-1954 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
– Uncle Harvey's Invention (1954)
– Gracie at Department Store (1953)
– Gracie and George Locked Out of Their House (1953)
– Gracie Sees a Hold-Up/Johnny Velvet (1953)
– Gracie Trying to Get George to Go on Trip East (1953)
See all 74 episodes »
 
1952 Stars in the Eye (TV movie)
 
1952 Life with Luigi (TV series)
– Citizenship (1952)
 
1951 I Love Lucy (TV series)
– Unaired Pilot (1951)
 
1951 The Dennis James Show (TV series)
 
1950 The Alan Young Show (TV series)
– Premiere (1950)
 
1949-1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.25 (1950)
– Episode #1.23 (1950)
– Episode #1.14 (1949)
– Episode #1.13 (1949)
– Episode #1.5 (1949)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1949 The Fifty-Fourth Street Revue (TV series)
 
1949 Campus Corner (TV series)
 
1948/I The Eyes Have It (TV series)
 
1948 Winner Take All (TV series)
 
1948 Places, Places, Places (TV series)
 
1944 Missus Goes A-Shopping (TV series)
 
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1970 From a Bird's Eye View (TV series) (producer)
 
The Jack Benny Program (TV series) (executive producer - 23 episodes, 1954-1961) (producer - 14 episodes, 1951-1954)
– New Year's Eve (1961) (executive producer)
– Christmas Show (1960) (executive producer)
– Ginger Rogers Show (1957) (executive producer)
– Mary Has May Co. Reunion (1957) (executive producer)
– Jack in Paris (1957) (executive producer)
See all 37 episodes »
 
1961 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series) (producer - 5 episodes)
– Episode #1.0 (1961) (producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1961) (producer)
– Episode #1.3 (1961) (producer)
– Episode #1.2 (1961) (producer)
– Episode #1.1 (1961) (producer)
 
1959/II The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie) (producer)
 
1959/I The Jack Benny Hour (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Lone Woman (1957) (producer)
 
1954-1957 Shower of Stars (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)
– Cloak and Dagger (1957) (producer)
– Auto Show (1955) (producer)
– Time Out for Ginger (1955) (producer)
– A Christmas Carol (1954) (producer)
 
1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV movie) (producer)
 
1950-1953 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series) (producer - 72 episodes)
– Gracie at Department Store (1953) (producer)
– Gracie and George Locked Out of Their House (1953) (producer)
– Gracie Sees a Hold-Up/Johnny Velvet (1953) (producer)
– Gracie Trying to Get George to Go on Trip East (1953) (producer)
– Gracie Doing a Picture Without George (1953) (producer)
See all 72 episodes »
 
1952 Stars in the Eye (TV movie) (producer)
 
1951 The Alan Young Show (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Shy Neighbors/Clearance Sale (1951) (producer)
 
1951 The Dennis James Show (TV series) (producer)
 
1949 Campus Corner (TV series) (producer)
 
1944 Missus Goes A-Shopping (TV series) (producer)
 

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Trivia:

Directed the pilot episode of I Love Lucy. Ironically, he died on the same day that episode premiered on CBS fifty years before, October 15, 1951. See more »

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