Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-07-06

Deathday

2012-01-29 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Rockaway Beach, New York, U.S.

John Rich

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Rich is a film and television director. He directed such television shows as Where's Raymond?, Mister Ed, The Dick Van Dyke Show, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, Good Times, Barney Miller, Newhart, Benson, The Brady Bunch, and Gilligan's Island. His feature film credits include Wives and Lovers, Boeing Boeing, Roustabout and Easy Come, Easy Go (the latter two starring Elvis Presley). He also participated in the live telecast of the opening day ceremonies of Disneyland in 1955. He won an Emmy for The Dick Van Dyke Show, two Emmys for All in the Family, and two Golden Globes for All in the Family.

In the 1980s Rich and Henry Winkler formed a production company called Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions and together they produced MacGyver for Paramount Television.

Rich studied at the University of Michigan.

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Known For

7.4%

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

6.7%

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

Jan 5, 1965

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Acting

1990

Law & Order as Judge Richard Tabachini

1965

The Decision to Drop the Bomb as Self - Special Correspondent

Creator

2003

Young MacGyver as Creator

Directing

1999

Payne as Director

1996		Mr. Rhodes as Director
1996		Something So Right as Director
1996		Pistol Pete as Director

1995		Hudson Street as Director
1995		If Not for You as Director

1994

The Good Life as Director

1993

The Second Half as Director

1991		Walter & Emily as Director
1991		The Man in the Family as Director

1989

Nearly Departed as Director

1988		Murphy Brown as Director
1988		Dear John as Director

1986

Mr. Sunshine as Director

1985

The Comedy Factory as Director

1983		Amanda's as Director
1983		Condo as Director

1982

Newhart as Director

1979		Benson as Director
1979		Dorothy as Director
1979		Billy as Director

1975		On the Rocks as Director
1975		Barney Miller as Director

1974		Clarence Darrow as Director
1974		Good Times as Director

1971

All in the Family as Director

1969		The Brady Bunch as Director
1969		My World and Welcome to It as Director

1967		Good Morning World as Director
1967		Easy Come, Easy Go as Director

1966		T.H.E. Cat as Director
1966		Hey Landlord! as Director
1966		That Girl as Director
1966		Summer Fun as Director

1965		Boeing, Boeing as Director
1965		Hogan's Heroes as Director
1965		I Spy as Director

1964		Roustabout as Director
1964		Gilligan's Island as Director
1964		Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Director
1964		The New Interns as Director

1963

Wives and Lovers as Director

1961		The Dick Van Dyke Show as Director
1961		The Americans as Director
1961		Mister Ed as Director

1960

New Comedy Showcase as Director

1959		The Twilight Zone as Director
1959		Law of the Plainsman as Director
1959		Riverboat as Director
1959		Bold Venture as Director

1958		Bat Masterson as Director
1958		The Rifleman as Director

1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Director

1956		Hey, Jeannie! as Director
1956		Apples on the Lilac Tree as Director

1955		Screen Director's Playhouse as Director
1955		Gunsmoke as Director

Production

2003

Young MacGyver as Executive Producer

1994

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday as Executive Producer

1986

Mr. Sunshine as Producer

1985

MacGyver as Executive Producer

1975

On the Rocks as Producer

1971

All in the Family as Producer