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William Robert Yates

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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William Robert Yates is known for The Streets of San Francisco (1972), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and Spenser: For Hire (1985).
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Spenser: For Hire (1985)
    Spenser: For Hire
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    A Man Called Hawk (1989)
    A Man Called Hawk
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer

    • Debrah Farentino and Karl Malden in Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)
      Back to the Streets of San Francisco
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • executive producer (as William Yates)
      • 1992
    • The Ladies on Sweet Street
      • executive producer
      • 1990
    • A Man Called Hawk (1989)
      A Man Called Hawk
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1989
    • Spenser: For Hire (1985)
      Spenser: For Hire
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • senior supervising producer
      • supervising producer
      • 1985–1988
    • Disney's Scary Tales of Halloween (1986)
      Disney's Scary Tales of Halloween
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 1986
    • Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)
      Disney's Halloween Treat
      8.4
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 1984
    • A Disney Christmas Gift (1983)
      A Disney Christmas Gift
      6.7
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 1983
    • Jack Blessing and Darren McGavin in Small & Frye (1983)
      Small & Frye
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1983
    • Gun Shy (1983)
      Gun Shy
      5.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1983
    • Zorro and Son (1983)
      Zorro and Son
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1983
    • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
      The Magical World of Disney
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • associate producer
      • 1970–1983
    • Amy-on-the-Lips (1982)
      Amy-on-the-Lips
      Video
      • executive producer (uncredited)
      • 1982
    • A Walt Disney Christmas (1982)
      A Walt Disney Christmas
      7.7
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 1982
    • Herbie, the Love Bug (1982)
      Herbie, the Love Bug
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1982
    • Amy (1981)
      Amy
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 1981

    Additional Crew

    • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
      The Streets of San Francisco
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive story consultant
      • 1973–1974
    • Garrison's Gorillas (1967)
      Garrison's Gorillas
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • story consultant
      • executive story consultant (as William R. Yates, as William R. Yates, as William R. Yates)
      • 1967–1968
    • Combat! (1962)
      Combat!
      8.4
      TV Series
      • story editor (as William R. Yates)
      • 1966–1967
    • Suspense
      6.3
      TV Series
      • story editor (as William Yates)
      • 1964
    • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
      Studio One
      7.6
      TV Series
      • story consultant (as William Yates)
      • 1957

    Writer

    • Debrah Farentino and Karl Malden in Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)
      Back to the Streets of San Francisco
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • written by (as William Yates)
      • 1992
    • A Man Called Hawk (1989)
      A Man Called Hawk
      7.3
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • written by
      • 1989
    • Spenser: For Hire (1985)
      Spenser: For Hire
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1986–1988
    • Michael Biehn and Patti Cohoon-Friedman in The Runaways (1978)
      The Runaways
      6.2
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 1978
    • The Hunted Lady (1977)
      The Hunted Lady
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1977
    • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
      The Streets of San Francisco
      7.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1977
    • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
      The Magical World of Disney
      8.4
      TV Series
      • television story and teleplay by
      • screenplay by
      • writer (as William R. Yates)
      • 1970–1974
    • Diamonds on Wheels (1973)
      Diamonds on Wheels
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • screenplay (as William R. Yates)
      • 1973
    • Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon (1972)
      Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
      6.0
      • Writer
      • 1972
    • Mark Lester in The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)
      The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • 1970
    • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
      Hawaii Five-O
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story
      • 1969
    • Garrison's Gorillas (1967)
      Garrison's Gorillas
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • teleplay (as William R. Yates)
      • 1967–1968
    • Off to See the Wizard (1967)
      Off to See the Wizard
      6.7
      TV Series
      • teleplay (as William Yates)
      • 1968
    • Combat! (1962)
      Combat!
      8.4
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • written by (as William R. Yates, as William R. Yates)
      • 1967
    • Suspense
      6.3
      TV Series
      • story editor (as William Yates)
      • 1964

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