Rod Amateau
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 20, 1923
- Died
- June 29, 2003 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, United States
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
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Movie · Director
Stir Crazy
TV · Director · 3 eps
Lovelines
Movie · Director
High School U.S.A.
Movie · Director
Uncommon Valor
Movie · Director
Highway Honeys
Movie · Director
Enos
TV · Director · 3 eps
Son of Hitler
Movie · Director
Supertrain
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Dukes of Hazzard
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Seniors
Movie · Director
Drive-In
Movie · Director
The Wilby Conspiracy
Movie · Action Director
Where Does It Hurt?
Movie · Director
The Statue
Movie · Director
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Movie · Director
My Mother the Car
TV · Director · 12 eps
O.K. Crackerby
TV · Director · 2 eps
Gilligan's Island
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Patty Duke Show
TV · Director · 2 eps
The New Phil Silvers Show
TV · Director · 17 eps
Vacation Playhouse
TV · Director · 1 ep
Mister Ed
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV · Director · 100 eps
The Road to Edinburgh
Movie · Director
Lassie
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Lone Wolf
TV · Director · 2 eps
General Electric Theater
TV · Director · 1 ep
Revlon Mirror Theatre
TV · Director · 2 eps
Monsoon
Movie · Director
Your Jeweler's Showcase
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Bushwhackers
Movie · Director
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · Director · 1 ep
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TV · Director · 3 eps