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Aaron Ruben (1914–2010)

Producer | Writer | Miscellaneous Crew

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His work with children's causes began in the 1970s, when he and his wife, Maureen Arthur handed out Christmas gifts for the children at the USC Medical Center. They started putting on skits for the kids. This led to several years of weekly visits to hospitals and children's shelters. See more trivia »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 95) in Beverly Hills, California, USA
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Hide HideProducer (16 titles)
1990 Piece of Cake (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 American Film Institute Comedy Special (TV special) (producer)
 
1985-1987 Too Close for Comfort (TV series) (executive producer - 5 episodes)
– Lisa Goes Lottery Loco (1987) (executive producer)
– Herb Kisses, Henry Tells (1986) (executive producer)
– Ho-Ho-Ho Chi Henry (1986) (executive producer)
– Front Page Monroe (1986) (executive producer)
– Ars Gratia Iris (1985) (executive producer)
 
1982 Teachers Only (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1981 Wendy Hooper, U.S. Army (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
CPO Sharkey (TV series) (executive producer - 3 episodes, 1977) (producer - 1 episode, 1976)
– Natalie's Ultimatum (1977) (executive producer)
– Sharkey Flies Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1977) (executive producer)
– Operation: Frisco (1977) (executive producer)
– Oh Captain! My Captain (1976) (producer)
 
1977 Great Day (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 Charo and the Sergeant (TV movie) (producer)
 
1975 Grandpa Max (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972-1974 Sanford and Son (TV series) (producer - 62 episodes)
– Hello Cousin Emma... Goodbye Cousin Emma (1974) (producer)
– The Way to Lamont's Heart (1974) (producer)
– Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pfftt... (1974) (producer)
– Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady (1974) (producer)
– Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something? (1974) (producer)
See all 62 episodes »
 
1971/I Cat Ballou (TV movie) (producer)
 
1970 Headmaster (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– One for the Gipper (1970) (producer)
 
1969 The Comic (producer)
 
1964-1969 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series) (executive producer - 140 episodes)
– Goodbye Camp Henderson, Hello Sergeant Carter (1969) (executive producer)
– My Fair Sister (1969) (executive producer)
– Showtime with Sgt. Carol (1969) (executive producer)
– Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow (1969) (executive producer)
– Flower Power (1969) (executive producer)
See all 140 episodes »
 
1967 The Don Knotts Special (TV special) (producer)
 
1960-1965 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series) (producer - 159 episodes)
– Banjo-Playing Deputy (1965) (producer)
– Opie and the Carnival (1965) (producer)
– Opie Flunks Arithmetic (1965) (producer)
– The Luck of Newton Munroe (1965) (producer)
– The Arrest of the Fun Girls (1965) (producer)
See all 159 episodes »
 
Show ShowWriter (25 titles)
1995 The Buick Berle Show, 1954 (video)
 
1990 Piece of Cake (TV movie)
 
1985 Too Close for Comfort (TV series)
– Freddie Loves It, We Love It, You're Cancelled (1985) (written by)
 
1982 Teachers Only (TV series)
– The Make Up Test (1982) (written by)
– Cooper's Grab for Gusto (1982) (written by)
 
1981 Wendy Hooper, U.S. Army (TV movie)
 
1980 The Stockard Channing Show (TV series)
– Puppy Love (1980) (teleplay)
– Susan's Big Break (1980) (teleplay)
– Exclusive: Love Finds Brad Gabriel (1980) (teleplay)
– Life Begins at 30 (1980) (written by)
– A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Unemployment Office (1980) (written by)
 
1976-1978 CPO Sharkey (TV series)
– The Even Couple (1978) (written by)
– Fear of Flying (1978) (teleplay)
– Pruitt, the Russian Flu-Carrier (1978) (written by)
– Sharkey and the South American Way (1978) (written by)
– Tell It to the Marines (1978) (creator)
See all 28 episodes »
 
1977 Great Day (TV movie)
 
1976 Charo and the Sergeant (TV movie) (creator / written by)
 
1975 Grandpa Max (TV movie)
 
1972-1974 Sanford and Son (TV series)
– The Way to Lamont's Heart (1974) (teleplay)
– Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something? (1974) (written by)
– Pot Luck (1973) (teleplay)
– Home Sweet Home for the Aged (1973) (teleplay)
– The Infernal Triangle (1973) (teleplay)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1971/I Cat Ballou (TV movie)
 
1971 The New Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
– My Friend, the Mayor (1971) (writer)
 
1970 Headmaster (TV series)
– One for the Gipper (1970) (creator)
 
1969 The Comic (writer)
 
1964-1969 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
– Goodbye Camp Henderson, Hello Sergeant Carter (1969) (created by / written by)
– My Fair Sister (1969) (created by)
– Showtime with Sgt. Carol (1969) (created by / written by)
– Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow (1969) (created by)
– Flower Power (1969) (created by)
See all 150 episodes »
 
1962-1968 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
– Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting (1968) (written by)
– Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) (written by)
– Fun Girls (1964) (written by)
– A Wife for Andy (1963) (written by)
– Floyd, the Gay Deceiver (1962) (written by)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1967 The Don Knotts Special (TV special)
 
1965 Salute to Stan Laurel (TV special documentary)
 
1965 The Andy Griffith-Don Knotts-Jim Nabors Show (TV movie)
 
1964 A Child's Guide to Screenwriting (TV movie)
 
1960 New Comedy Showcase (TV series)
– The Trouble with Richard (1960) (writer)
 
1954-1957 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 2 March 1957 (1957) (writer)
– Episode dated 20 October 1956 (1956) (writer)
– Episode dated 11 April 1955 (1955) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1954) (writer)
 
1956 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
– Bilko's War Against Culture (1956) (written by)
 
1953 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
– Episode #6.9 (1953) (written by)
– Episode #6.3 (1953) (written by)
– Episode #6.2 (1953)
– Episode #6.1 (1953)
– Episode #5.15 (1953) (written by)
See all 6 episodes »
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
1990-1992 Matlock (TV series) (creative consultant - 41 episodes)
– The Assassination: Part 1 (1992) (creative consultant)
– The Assassination: Part 2 (1992) (creative consultant)
– The Evening News: Part 2 (1992) (creative consultant)
– The Evening News: Part 1 (1992) (creative consultant)
– Mr. Awesome (1992) (creative consultant)
See all 41 episodes »
 
1972-1974 Sanford and Son (TV series) (story consultant - 14 episodes)
– Hello Cousin Emma... Goodbye Cousin Emma (1974) (story consultant)
– The Way to Lamont's Heart (1974) (story consultant)
– Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pfftt... (1974) (story consultant)
– The Party Crasher (1974) (story consultant)
– This Land Is Whose Land? (1974) (story consultant)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1960-1964 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series) (story consultant - 119 episodes)
– Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) (story consultant)
– Back to Nature (1964) (story consultant)
– Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt (1964) (story consultant)
– The Rumor (1964) (story consultant)
– The Return of Malcolm Merriweather (1964) (story consultant)
See all 119 episodes »
 
1957 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series) (staged by - 1 episode)
– Bilko and the Flying Saucers (1957) (staged by)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
1964-1965 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
– PFC Gomer Pyle (1965)
– Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course (1964)
 
1964 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
– Opie Loves Helen (1964)
– Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
 
1957-1959 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
– The Bilko Boycott (1959)
– Bilko in Outer Space (1959)
– The Colonel's Second Honeymoon (1959)
– Bilko's Casino (1959)
– Doberman Missing Heir (1959)
See all 34 episodes »
 
1959 The Phil Silvers Pontiac Special: Keep in Step (TV movie)
 
1959 Keep in Step (TV movie)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1967 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Richard O. Linke
– Lou-Ann Poovie Sings No More (1967) … Richard O. Linke
 
1956 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Lieutenant Ruben
– Bilko's War Against Culture (1956) … Lieutenant Ruben (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2004 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
– The 50's (2004)
 
2000 Inside TV Land: The Andy Griffith Show (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Phil Silvers: Top Banana (1997) … Himself
 
1996 Caesar's Writers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Andy Griffith Show Reunion (TV special)
Himself
 

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(In 1974), he produced and wrote the teleplay for an unsold sitcom pilot for NBC called "For Better, For Worse" about a married couple, that was acted by Marge Redmond and Jack Weston who have been fighting and threatening divorce for the last twenty years. See more »
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Trivia:

His work with children's causes began in the 1970s, when he and his wife, Maureen Arthur handed out Christmas gifts for the children at the USC Medical Center. They started putting on skits for the kids. This led to several years of weekly visits to hospitals and children's shelters. See more »

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