Rod Amateau
Directing
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
Directing34
tvStir Crazy
1985
Director
movieLovelines
1984
Director
movieHigh School U.S.A.
1983
Director
movieUncommon Valor
1983
Director
tvEnos
1980
Director
tvSupertrain
1979
Director
tvThe Dukes of Hazzard
1979
Director
movieSon of Hitler
1979
Director
movieThe Seniors
1978
Director
movieDrive-In
1976
Director
movieThe Wilby Conspiracy
1975
Action Director
movieWhere Does It Hurt?
1972
Director
movieThe Statue
1971
Director
tvO.K. Crackerby
1965
Director
tvMy Mother the Car
1965
Director
tvGilligan's Island
1964
Director
tvThe Patty Duke Show
1963
Director
tvMister Ed
1961
Director
movieThe Road to Edinburgh
1954
Director
tvLassie
1954
Director
tvThe Lone Wolf
1954
Director
tvRevlon Mirror Theatre
1953
Director
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Director
tvYour Jeweler's Showcase
1952
Director
movieMonsoon
1952
Director
movieThe Bushwhackers
1951
Director
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Director
Writing11
movieSunset
1988
Story
movieThe Wilby Conspiracy
1975
Screenplay
movieHook, Line and Sinker
1969
Screenplay, Story
tvRevlon Mirror Theatre
1953
Teleplay
movieThe Bushwhackers
1951
Screenplay
Crew4
movieButcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
Stunt Driver
movieRebel Without a Cause
1955
Stunt Double
movieIn a Lonely Place
1950
Technical Advisor
movieKiss of Death
1947
Stunts
Production3
movieSwimsuit
1989
Producer
movieWhere Does It Hurt?
1972
Producer
Acting2
Creator2
tvThe Dukes of Hazzard
1979
Creator
The Doctor
Creator