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George Schlatter


Throughout his long and successful career as a producer, director and writer, George Schlatter has been responsible for hundreds of hours of television series and specials. He changed the face of television when he created and produced such breakthrough series as Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and Real People... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (59 titles)
2002 Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration! (TV special) (executive producer)
 
2001 Next Big Star (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2001 The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards (executive producer)
 
2000 The 14th Annual American Comedy Awards (executive producer)
 
2000 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Harrison Ford (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1999 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Dustin Hoffman (TV special documentary) (executive producer)
 
1998 Prime Time Comedy (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1996 The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1995 Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1994 She TV (TV series) (producer)
 
1994 The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1993 The 7th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1993 The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1992 The 6th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie) (producer)
 
1992 Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (TV special) (producer)
 
1992 The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 A Party for Richard Pryor (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1991 The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie) (producer)
 
1990 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Telethon 1990 (1990) (producer)
 
1990 The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie) (producer)
 
1990 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special) (producer)
 
1989 The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV special) (executive producer, producer)
 
1989 Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event (TV special documentary) (producer)
 
1988 The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie) (producer)
 
1988 The Comedy Club Special (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 Las Vegas: An All-Star 75th Anniversary (TV special) (producer)
 
1987 Comedy Club (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1987 The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show (TV special) (producer)
 
1986 The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special (TV special) (producer)
 
1984 Salute to Lady Liberty (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1983 Magic or Miracle (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1979-1982 Real People (TV series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
Episode dated 10 April 1982 (1982) (executive producer)
Episode dated 1 January 1979 (1979) (executive producer)
 
1982 The Shape of Things (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1981 Best of Times (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1980 Speak Up, America (TV series documentary) (executive producer)
 
1980 Goldie and Liza Together (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 Please Stand By (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Episode dated 6 June 1979 (1979) (executive producer)
 
1978 The Goldie Hawn Special (TV special) (producer)
 
1977 Laugh-In (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Episode dated 5 November 1977 (1977) (producer)
 
1976 Norman... Is That You? (producer)
 
1976 The Lisa Hartman Show (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 John Denver and Friend (TV special) (producer)
 
1975 Cher (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1975) (producer - 1 episode, 1975)
Episode #2.11 (1975) (producer)
Episode #2.2 (1975) (executive producer)
 
1975 Doris Day Today (TV movie) (producer)
 
1973 The Shape of Things (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series) (executive producer - 102 episodes, 1968-1972) (producer - 15 episodes, 1967-1968)
Episode #5.24 (1972) (executive producer)
Episode #5.23 (1972) (executive producer)
Episode #5.22 (1972) (executive producer)
Episode #5.20 (1972) (executive producer)
Episode #5.19 (1972) (executive producer)
 
1971 Arnold's Closet Revue (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1970 The Best on Record (TV special) (producer)
 
1969 G.I.T. on Broadway (TV movie) (producer)
 
1969 Turn-On (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Episode #1.1 (1969) (executive producer)
 
1968 T.C.B. (TV movie) (producer)
 
1968 Soul (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1968 The Best on Record (TV movie) (producer)
 
1963 The Judy Garland Show (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
Episode #1.5 (1963) (producer)
Episode dated 8 December 1963 (1963) (producer)
Episode #1.8 (1963) (producer)
Episode #1.4 (1963) (producer)
Episode #1.3 (1963) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (21 titles)
1994 She TV (TV series)
Episode #1.2 (1994) (writer)
 
1990 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV series)
Telethon 1990 (1990) (writer)
 
1987 Comedy Club (TV series) (creator)
 
1987 Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show (TV special)
 
1982 The Shape of Things (TV series)
 
1976 Norman... Is That You? (screenplay)
 
1976 John Denver and Friend (TV special)
 
1975 Cher (TV series)
Episode #2.2 (1975)
 
1975 Doris Day Today (TV movie)
 
1967 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Pilot (1967) (writer)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
1989 Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event (TV special documentary)
 
1988 The Comedy Club Special (TV movie)
 
1987 Comedy Club (TV series)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2009 The Florence Henderson Show (TV series)
Hmself
 
1987 Comedy Club (TV series)
Host- Himself
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2003 Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top (TV mini-series documentary) (archive courtesy of)
 
1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series) (talent booker)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (33 titles)
2013 Your World w/ Neil Cavuto (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 March 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 Sunset Strip (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
Himself - Producer / Himself
Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody (2009) … Himself
When I'm Bad I'm Better: The Groundbreakers (2009) … Himself - Producer
 
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Himself
Young Man with a Horn (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Variety (2008) … Himself
 
1995-2006 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Robin Williams (2006) … Himself
Sammy Davis Jr.: Mr. Entertainment (1995) … Himself
 
2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
The World of Nat King Cole (2006) … Himself
 
2004 The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Inside TV Land: Primetime Politics (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2004 TV Land Convention Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Headline News (TV series)
Himself
 
2003 Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Bitter Jester (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Bea Arthur (2003) … Himself
 
2002 TV's Most Censored Moments (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Heroes of Black Comedy (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Last Days of Judy Garland (2001) … Himself
 
2000 The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Get Bruce (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Real Las Vegas (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 1990 Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
Judy Garland (1978) … Himself
 
1976 The Redd Foxx Becomes a Movie Star (documentary short)
Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.121 (1971) … Himself
Episode #3.110 (1971) … Himself
 
1969 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Himself
The Biggest Star in Hollywood (1969) … Himself (as George H. Schlatter)
 
1968 The 20th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

In 1969, he co-produced an unsold comedy pilot for NBC called "The Swingles". The show was set in an apartment building with the residents would meet in the stairway, backyard, basement, etc. and trade one-liners a la "Laugh-In".

Alternate Names:

George H. Schlatter
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Was, at one point, to be involved with The Muppet Show. His involvement is mentioned in the "Muppet Pitch Reel". See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn