Rod Amateau

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Rod Amateau
Born	(1923-12-20)December 20, 1923 New York City, United States
Died	June 29, 2003(2003-06-29) (aged 79) Los Angeles, United States
Other names	Rodney Amateau
Years active	1950–1989
Spouse(s)	Coleen Gray 1945–1949

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, Mister Ed, The Bob Cummings Show, starring Robert Cummings, and The New Phil Silvers Show, an unsuccessful attempt by comedian Phil Silvers to return to a regular series.

He was producer of TV shows such as My Mother the Car and Supertrain, and wrote the story for the 1988 film Sunset. Amateau also directed a few episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard, and appeared in a haldful of episodes as an actor as well.

He infamously directed, produced, and co-wrote the critically panned 1987 film The Garbage Pail Kids Movie.

From 1945 to 1949, he was married to actress Coleen Gray, who sued him for child support in 1955.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer
1952	The Bushwackers	N		N
1969	Hook, Line & Sinker			N
1970	Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You	N		N
1972	Where Does It Hurt?	N		N
1976	Drive-In	N		N
1987	The Garbage Pail Kids Movie	N	N	N
1988	Sunset			N

TV

Year	Title
1955–1959	The Bob Cummings Show
1956–1958	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1959–1963	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1961–1966	Mister Ed
1963–1964	The New Phil Silvers Show
1965–1966	My Mother the Car
1979–1985	The Dukes of Hazzard
1979	Supertrain

References

↑ "Coleen Gray | TV shows, credits and biography - Yahoo TV". Tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-12-19.

External links

Rod Amateau at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 59289886 LCCN: no2012024077 ISNI: 0000 0001 0654 4971 GND: 13869804X BNF: cb140744069

Persondata
Name	Amateau, Rod
Alternative names
Short description	American screenwriter, film and television director
Date of birth	1923-12-20
Place of birth	New York City, United States
Date of death	2003-06-29
Place of death	Los Angeles, United States

v t e Films directed by Rod Amateau

The Bushwackers (1952) Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970) Where Does It Hurt? (1972) Drive-In (1976) The Seniors (1978) The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)

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