Rod Amateau
Known for: Directing
Born: December 20, 1923
Died: June 29, 2003
Place of birth: New York, New York, United States
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.
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Filmography
22 movies · 21 TV shows, newest first
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
5.1
Swimsuit
1989
5.7
Sunset
1988
3.5
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
1987
6.5
Stir Crazy
1985
5.0
Lovelines
1984
5.5
High School U.S.A.
1983
NR
Uncommon Valor
1983NR
Highway Honeys
1982
6.5
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
7.2
Enos
1980
5.6
Supertrain
1979
7.4
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
5.8
Son of Hitler
1979
4.6
The Seniors
1978
5.2
Drive-In
1976
6.4
The Wilby Conspiracy
1975
5.5
Where Does It Hurt?
1972
4.8
The Statue
1971
4.3
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
1970
4.4
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969
10.0
O.K. Crackerby
1965
4.8
My Mother the Car
1965
7.4
Gilligan's Island
1964
5.0
The New Phil Silvers Show
1963
6.2
The Patty Duke Show
19638.0
Vacation Playhouse
1963
6.8
Mister Ed
1961
6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
7.5
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
NR
The Road to Edinburgh
1954
6.3
Lassie
1954
8.0
The Lone Wolf
1954
NR
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
7.0
Your Jeweler's Showcase
1952
6.5
Monsoon
1952
5.9
The Bushwhackers
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.1
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
7.6
In a Lonely Place
1950
7.1
Kiss of Death
19477.0
The Doctor
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