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.
Directed 32
1980s
- 1987
- 1985
Stir Crazy
Director
- 1984
Lovelines
Director
- 1983
Uncommon Valor
Director
- 1980
Enos
Director
1970s
- 1979
Son of Hitler
Director
- 1978
- 1976
Drive-In
Director
- 1975
- 1972
- 1971
The Statue
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1965
O.K. Crackerby
Director
My Mother the Car
Director
- 1964
- 1963
The New Phil Silvers Show
Director
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
- 1954
The Road to Edinburgh
Director
- 1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Director
General Electric Theater
Director
- 1952
Your Jeweler's Showcase
Director
Monsoon
Director
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Director
- 1950
Wrote 10
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
1970s
- 1975
- 1972
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1963
The New Phil Silvers Show
Writer
1950s
- 1959
- 1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Teleplay
- 1951
Other crew 4
1980s
- 1981
1950s
- 1955
- 1950
1940s
- 1947
Kiss of Death
Stunts
Produced 3
1980s
- 1989
Swimsuit
Producer
- 1987
1970s
- 1972
Acted in 1
1990s
- 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV
Created 1
1970s
- 1979