John Rich (director)

John Rich
John Rich
Born	July 6, 1925; Rockaway Beach, New York, U.S.
Died	January 29, 2012 (aged 86); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation(s)	Television/Film director, producer
Years active	1951–2009
Children	3

John Rich (July 6, 1925 – January 29, 2012) was an American film and television director. He directed Colonel Humphrey Flack, I Married Joan, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Hogan's Heroes, Something So Right,^[1] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., 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, The New Interns, 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

Golden Globes and an N.A.A.C.P. Image Award for All in the Family.^[2]

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 served as a navigator in

World War II Victory Medal.^[3] He then studied at the University of Michigan

earning both a B.A. and an M.A. degree in English.

Rich died on January 29, 2012.[4]

References

^ Something So Right (TV series) Wikipedia. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
The University of Michigan Press. Archived from the original
on 18 October 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

^ John Rich dies at 86; director of landmark sitcoms. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

^ McLellan, Dennis (January 29, 2012). "John Rich dies at 86; director of landmark sitcoms". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

External links

John Rich at
IMDb

John Rich Interview with Joe Krein at Elvis2001.net

John Rich Interview at
The Archive of American Television

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Films directed by John Rich

Wives and Lovers (1963)

The New Interns (1964)

Roustabout (1964)

Boeing Boeing (1965)

Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)

Clarence Darrow (1974)

Awards for John Rich

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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
1971–2000

John Rich for "All in the Family" (1971)

Gene Reynolds for "Pilot" (M*A*S*H) (1972)

Gene Reynolds for "Deal Me Out" (1973)

Hy Averback for "Alcoholics Unanimous" (1974)

Hy Averback for "Bombed" (1975)

Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1976)

Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1977)

Paul Bogart for "California, Here We Are" (1978)

Charles S. Dubin for "Period of Adjustment" (1979)

Noam Pitlik for "Fog" (1980)

Alan Alda for "The Life You Save" (1981)

Alan Alda for "Where There's a Will, There's a War" (1982)

James Burrows for "Showdown: Part II" (1983)

Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Cosby Show) (1984)

Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Golden Girls) (1985)

Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1986)

Will Mackenzie for "A, My Name is Alex" (1987)

Steve Miner for "Pilot" (The Wonder Years) (1988)

Barnet Kellman for "Brown Like Me" (1989)

James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1990)

Peter Bonerz for "Uh Oh: Part II" (1991)

Tom Cherones for "The Contest" (1992)

James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1993)

David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1994)

Gordon Hunt for "The Alan Brady Show" (1995)

Andy Ackerman for "The Rye" (1996)

Andy Ackerman for "The Betrayal" (1997)

Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1998)

Thomas Schlamme for "Small Town" (1999)

James Burrows for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (2000)

2001–present

Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)

Bryan Gordon for "Special Section" (2002)

Tim Van Patten for "Boy Interrupted" (2003)

Tim Van Patten for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" (2004)

Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2005)

Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2006)

Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2007)

Paul Feig for "Dinner Party" (2008)

Jason Winer for "Pilot" (Modern Family) (2009)

Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2010)

Robert B. Weide for "Palestinian Chicken" (2011)

Lena Dunham for "Pilot" (Girls) (2012)

Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch" (2013)

Jill Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2014)

Chris Addison for "Election Night" (2015)

Becky Martin for "Inauguration" (2016)

Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Chicklet" (2017)

Bill Hader for "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" (2018)

Bill Hader for "ronny/lily" (2019)

Susanna Fogel for "In Case of Emergency" (2020)

Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021)

Bill Hader for "710N" (2022)

Christopher Storer for "Fishes" (2023)

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
1950s

Peter Tewksbury for "Medal for Margaret" (1959)

1960s

Ralph Levy & Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show (1960)

Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show (1961)

Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You? (1962)

John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)

Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964)

No Award (1965)

William Asher for Bewitched (1966)

James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967)

Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)

Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)

1970s

Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970)

Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971)

John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)

Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973)

Jackie Cooper for "Carry On, Hawkeye" (1974)

Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975)

Welcome to Korea
" (1976)

Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977)

Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978)

Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)

1980s

James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)

James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)

Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)

James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983)

Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)

Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)

Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)

Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1987)

Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988)

Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)

1990s

Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990)

James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991)

Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992)

Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993)

James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994)

David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995)

Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996)

David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997)

Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998)

Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)

2000s

Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000)

Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)

Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002)

Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003)

Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004)

Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005)

Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006)

Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007)

Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008)

Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)

2010s

Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010)

Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011)

Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012)

Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013)

Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014)

Joey Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015)

Joey Soloway for "Man on the Land" (2016)

Donald Glover for "B.A.N." (2017)

Amy Sherman-Palladino for "Pilot" (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) (2018)

Harry Bradbeer for "Episode 1" (2019)

2020s

Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy for "Happy Ending" (2020)

Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021)

MJ Delaney for "No Weddings and a Funeral" (2022)

Christopher Storer for "Review" (2023)

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[1] Something So Right (TV series) Wikipedia. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[2] The University of Michigan Press. Archived from the original
on 18 October 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[latimes-3] John Rich dies at 86; director of landmark sitcoms. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

[4] McLellan, Dennis (January 29, 2012). "John Rich dies at 86; director of landmark sitcoms". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

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