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Rod Parker(1927-2011)

  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Writer
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Rod Parker was born on 25 July 1927 in Michigan, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Maude (1972), The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) and Gimme a Break! (1981). He died on 29 July 2011 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornJuly 25, 1927
DiedJuly 29, 2011(84)
BornJuly 25, 1927
DiedJuly 29, 2011(84)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
Maude
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer(produced by)
Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Jane Kean, and Sheila MacRae in The Jackie Gleason Show (1966)
The Jackie Gleason Show
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
Gimme a Break!
6.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Phyl & Mikhy
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Robin Bartlett, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Valerie Mahaffey, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)
    The Powers That Be
    8.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1992–1993
  • Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)
    Dear John
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1989–1992
  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988–1989
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
    Gimme a Break!
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1983–1987
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • The Astronauts
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • And They All Lived Happily After
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Mr. and Mrs. and Mr.
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Did You Hear About Josh and Kelly?
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Phyl & Mikhy
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • King of the Road
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1972–1978
  • The Nancy Walker Show (1976)
    The Nancy Walker Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976–1977
  • Richard Crenna and Bernadette Peters in All's Fair (1976)
    All's Fair
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1976–1977

Script and Continuity Department

  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • script supervisor
    • 1988–1989
  • Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
    Gimme a Break!
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive script supervisor
    • executive script consultant
    • script supervisor
    • 1983–1987
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • script supervision
    • 1981
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    7.3
    TV Series
    • script supervisor
    • 1974–1976

Writer

  • Robin Bartlett, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Valerie Mahaffey, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)
    The Powers That Be
    8.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)
    Dear John
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1989–1991
  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1988
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1987
  • Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
    Gimme a Break!
    6.4
    TV Series
    • story by
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1983–1987
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • The Astronauts
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • And They All Lived Happily After
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Mr. and Mrs. and Mr.
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Did You Hear About Josh and Kelly?
    TV Movie
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • 1980
  • Phyl & Mikhy
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Cleavon Little in Mr. Dugan (1979)
    Mr. Dugan
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Hanging In
    5.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1979
  • King of the Road
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1972–1978

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 25, 1927
    • Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • July 29, 2011
    • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Other works
    Writer, Macita, Donde Esta Santa Claus?

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