Rod Amateau
- Directing
- December 20, 1923 · New York, New York, United States
- June 29, 2003
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rodney "Rod" Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film and television director. Among programs that he directed were NBC's The Dennis Day Show, CBS's sitcoms The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, starring Dwayne Hickman, and The New Phil Silvers Show, an unsuccessful attempt by comedian Phil Silvers to return to a regular series. Rod also directed a few episodes of the Dukes of Hazzards. He even appeared in a few of them. He is perhaps most infamous for directing 1987's critically panned The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rod Amateau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Swimsuit · Producer
- Sunset · Story
- The Garbage Pail Kids Movie · Director, Producer
- Stir Crazy · Director
- Lovelines · Director
- High School U.S.A. · Director
- Uncommon Valor · Director
- Highway Honeys · Sweeper Operator, Director
- Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker · Stunt Driver
- Enos · Director
- Supertrain · Director
- The Dukes of Hazzard · Director, Creator
- Son of Hitler · Director
- The Seniors · Director
- Drive-In · Director
- The Wilby Conspiracy · Screenplay, Action Director
- Where Does It Hurt? · Director, Novel
- The Statue · Director
- Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You · Director, Writer
- Hook, Line and Sinker · Screenplay, Story
- O.K. Crackerby · Director
- My Mother the Car · Director
- Gilligan's Island · Director
- The New Phil Silvers Show · Director, Writer
- The Patty Duke Show · Director
- Vacation Playhouse · Director
- Mister Ed · Director
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis · Director, Writer
- Rebel Without a Cause · Stunt Double
- The Road to Edinburgh · Director
- Lassie · Director
- The Lone Wolf · Director
- Revlon Mirror Theatre · Director, Teleplay
- General Electric Theater · Director
- Your Jeweler's Showcase · Director
- Monsoon · Director
- The Doctor · Creator
- The Bushwhackers · Director, Screenplay
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Director
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show · Director
- In a Lonely Place · Technical Advisor
- Kiss of Death · Stunts