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Rodney Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer. Career. Among the programs that he directed were The Dennis Day Show, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mister Ed, Gilligan's Island, The Bob Cummings Show and The New Phil Silvers Show.
Jul 3, 2003 · Rod Amateau, a movie veteran who worked on classic early television comedies like ''Dobie Gillis'' and the Bob Cummings and Burns and Allen shows as a writer, director or producer, died on...
Rod Amateau (1923-2003) Producer. Director. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Starting out as a radio writer, Rodney Amateau began his career as a dialogue coach and filmed screen tests for Fox Studios while working as a stunt dbl before directing 2nd Unit's, where he began his film career.
Rod Amateau was a film and TV director who worked for Fox Studios and directed 2nd Unit's. He was also a producer, a dialogue coach, and the son-in-law of George Burns and Gracie Allen.
Rod Amateau, a film and television writer-producer-director best known for his work in situation comedies, including “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show,” “The Many Loves of...
Jul 4, 2003 · Rod Amateau was a TV and film director, writer and producer who worked on shows like "Mister Ed" and "The Patty Duke Show". He also doubled for James Dean and Humphrey Bogart and wrote for Marilyn Monroe.
After starting his career as a writer for CBS radio, Rod Amateau worked his way up the 20th Century Fox ladder from junior writer to test director to second-unit director to dialogue director before finally making his feature directorial debut with "The Bushwackers" (1952), a Western of interest...
