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Ernest Pintoff (1931–2002)

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Ernest Pintoff won the Oscar for best animated short for The Critic, a satire on modern art written and narrated by Mel Brooks. Pintoff previously earned an Oscar nomination for his animated short The Violinist, narrated by Carl Reiner. For television Pintoff directed episodes of numerous series... See full bio »

Born:

in Watertown, Connecticut, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1985 MacGyver (TV series)
– Target MacGyver (1985)
 
1982-1985 Knots Landing (TV series)
– The Emperor's Clothes (1985)
– Lead Me to the Altar (1985)
– Calculated Risks (1984)
– To Have and to Hold (1983)
– Cutting the Ties That Bind (1983)
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1984 Call to Glory (TV series)
– Realities (1984)
– Blackbird (1984)
 
1984 Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV series)
– The Climax (1984)
– Secrets (1984)
 
1983 Dallas (TV series)
– Hell Hath No Fury (1983)
 
1982 Voyagers! (TV series)
– An Arrow Pointing East (1982)
 
1982 Falcon Crest (TV series)
– The Candidate (1982)
 
1981 St. Helens
 
1981 Lunch Wagon
 
1981 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
– Zack and the Magic Factory (1981)
 
1979 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
– Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough (1979)
 
1979 Jaguar Lives!
 
1979 The White Shadow (TV series)
– Little Orphan Abner (1979)
 
1979 $weepstake$ (TV series)
– Episode #1.3 (1979)
 
1978 Human Feelings (TV movie)
 
1976-1978 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
– When Does a War End? (1978)
– Practical Jokes Can Kill You (1977)
– Dealer's Choice... Blackmail (1977)
– Assault on the Palace (1976)
– Turkey Shoot at Makapuu (1976)
 
1978 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
– Out of Body (1978)
– Sanctuary Earth (1978)
 
1975-1978 Kojak (TV series)
– No License to Kill (1978)
– Sister Maria (1977)
– Monkey on a String (1977) (as Ernie Pintoff)
– A Long Way from Times Square (1975)
 
1978 James at 16 (TV series)
– Unrequited Love... Twice (1978)
 
1977 The Feather and Father Gang (TV series)
– The Apology (1977)
 
1977 Police Woman (TV series)
– Disco Killer (1977)
 
1976 Spencer's Pilots (TV series)
– The Matchbook (1976)
 
1976 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
– Dangerous Gambit (1976)
 
1975 Movin' On (TV series)
– Will the Last Trucker Leaving Charlotte Please Turn Out the Lights (1975) (as Ernie Pintoff)
 
1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
– The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument (1975)
– The Adventure of the Chinese Dog (1975)
 
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
– Clark Templeton O'Flaherty (1975)
 
1973 Blade
 
1971 Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (as Ernie Pintoff)
 
1971 Dynamite Chicken
 
1970 The Kowboys (TV movie)
 
1969-1970 NBC Experiment in Television (TV series documentary)
– This Is Al Capp (1970)
– This Is Sholom Aleichem (1969)
 
1966 Occasional Wife (TV series)
– Pilot (1966)
 
1965 Harvey Middleman, Fireman
 
1963 The Critic (short)
 
1961 The Shoes (short)
 
1960 The Interview (short)
 
1959 The Violinist (short)
 
1957 Flebus (short)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1966-1967 Occasional Wife (TV series) (composer: theme music - 30 episodes)
– So Little Time (1967) (composer: theme music)
– Oil, Be Seeing You (1967) (composer: theme music)
– An Affair to Forget (1967) (composer: theme music)
– My Occasional Brother's Keeper (1967) (composer: theme music)
– The Secret Powdered Milk Affair (1967) (composer: theme music)
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Show ShowProducer (9 titles)
1973 Blade (executive producer)
 
1971 Dynamite Chicken (producer)
 
1970 The Kowboys (TV movie) (producer)
 
1967 Ghosts - Italian Style (associate producer)
 
1967 NBC Experiment in Television (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is the Massage (1967) (producer)
 
1963 The Critic (short) (producer)
 
1961 The Shoes (short) (producer)
 
1960 The Interview (short) (producer)
 
1959 The Violinist (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
1973 Blade (writer)
 
1971 Dynamite Chicken
 
1970 The Kowboys (TV movie) (creator)
 
1965 Harvey Middleman, Fireman
 
1961 The Shoes (short)
 
1957 Flebus (short) (story)
 
Show ShowComposer (5 titles)
1966 Occasional Wife (TV series)
– Pilot (1966) (music by)
 
1965 Harvey Middleman, Fireman
 
1961 The Shoes (short)
 
1959 The Violinist (short)
 
1957 Flebus (short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1963 The Critic (short) (sound - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
1957 Flebus (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Satan's Little Helper (in memory of)
 

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Human Feelings -- In this comedy, inspired by Oh, God! and designed as a pilot for a TV series, an ambitious young angel persuades the Almighty to allow seven days to find six good people in Las Vegas. If he cannot, God will destroy the whole town. MacGyver: Season 1: Episode 10 -- When MacGyver is told to get out of town fast because assassins are after him, he has a bittersweet reunion with his grandfather who he hasn't seen in years, and whose life is also endangered. Ellery Queen: Season 1: Episode 11 -- After receiving an award from the Crime Writers of America, Edward Manning is murdered while talking to Ellery Queen on the phone.
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Alternate Names:

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