Bill Persky

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Credits
89 titles

Past Film & Video (7 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Practice Space (2024) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Vitality (2017) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$18K
When's Our Anniversary? (2016) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
The Yard Sale (2011) (Short) - Co-writer, Director, Henry Co-writer, Director, Henry See fewer
Orbiting Pluto (2002) (Video) - Jonah "Papa Joe" Pluto Jonah "Papa Joe" Pluto See fewer	$20K
Water (1985) Screenplay, Story, Lyrics: "Cascaran National Anthem", "Listen To My Song", "Black Gold", "Protest", TV Director Screenplay, Story, Lyrics: "Cascaran National Anthem", "Listen To My Song", "Black Gold", "Protest", TV Director See fewer		$510K	$1.3MM	$1.3MM
Serial (1980) Director Director See fewer			$9.9MM	$9.9MM

Past Television (66 titles)	Episodes
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! A Special Tribute to Carl Reiner (2020) (TV Special) - Written By Written By See fewer
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! (2017) (TV Movie) - Writer Writer See fewer
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! (2016) (TV Movie) - Writer Writer See fewer
Dudley (TV Series) - Producer (1 episode) Producer (1 episode) See fewer Unaired Pilot Season 1, Episode 0 - Producer Producer See fewer	1
Working It Out (1990) (TV Series) - Created By (13 episodes, 1990), Written By (1 episode, 1990), Director (13 episodes, 1990) Created By (13 episodes, 1990), Written By (1 episode, 1990), Director (13 episodes, 1990) See fewer Surprise! I Hate Your Friend! (1990) Season 1, Episode 13 - Created By, Director Created By, Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	13
Knight & Daye (1989) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1989) Director (1 episode, 1989) See fewer Pilot (Jul 8, 1989) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
Kate & Allie (1984–1988) (TV Series) - Producer (100 episodes, 1984), Teleplay (2 episodes, 1987), Director (100 episodes, 1984), Story Supervisor (21 episodes, 1984) Producer (100 episodes, 1984), Teleplay (2 episodes, 1987), Director (100 episodes, 1984), Story Supervisor (21 episodes, 1984) See fewer The Clip Show (May 23, 1988) Season 5, Episode 24 - Producer, Teleplay, Director Producer, Teleplay, Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	100
Spencer (1984) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1984) Director (1 episode, 1984) See fewer Pilot (Dec 1, 1984) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
Who's the Boss? (1984) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1984) Director (1 episode, 1984) See fewer Pilot (Sep 20, 1984) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
Not in Front of the Kids (1984) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Found Money (1983) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Sutters Bay (1983) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Johnny Garage (1983) (TV Movie) - Director, Composer, Lyrics By Director, Composer, Lyrics By See fewer
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! (1983) (TV Movie) - Written By, Director Written By, Director See fewer
Filthy Rich (1982) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1982) Director (1 episode, 1982) See fewer Town and Garden (Aug 23, 1982) Season 1, Episode 3 - Director Director See fewer	1
Baker's Dozen (1982) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 1982) Director (2 episodes, 1982) See fewer A Class by Himself (Mar 24, 1982) Season 1, Episode 2 - Director Director See fewer Pilot (Mar 17, 1982) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	2
Rise and Shine (1981) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1981) Director (1 episode, 1981) See fewer Pilot (Aug 25, 1981) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
Comedy of Horrors (1981) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Semi-Tough (1980) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1980) Director (1 episode, 1980) See fewer Barbara Jane Moves In (Jan 6, 1980) Season 1, Episode 0 - Director Director See fewer	1
Me and Ducky (1979) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Almost Heaven (1978) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
How to Pick Up Girls! (1978) (TV Movie) - Writer, Director Writer, Director See fewer
The Waverly Wonders (1978) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1978) Director (1 episode, 1978) See fewer Pilot (Sep 7, 1978) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
Joe & Valerie (1978) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1978) Director (1 episode, 1978) See fewer The Meeting (Apr 24, 1978) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
Big City Boys (1978) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Husbands, Wives & Lovers (TV Series) - Director Director See fewer
How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978) (TV Special) - Executive Producer, Producer, Written By, Director Executive Producer, Producer, Written By, Director See fewer
Baby... I'm Back! (1977–1978) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 1977) Director (2 episodes, 1977) See fewer Living Proof (Pilot) (Jan 30, 1978) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer Pilot (Oct 22, 1977) Season 1, Episode 0 - Director Director See fewer	2
Welcome Back, Kotter (1976–1977) (TV Series) - Contributing Director (2 episodes, 1977), Director (1 episode, 1976) Contributing Director (2 episodes, 1977), Director (1 episode, 1976) See fewer A Sweathog Christmas Special (Dec 15, 1977) Season 3, Episode 15 - Contributing Director Contributing Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
The Betty White Show (1977) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1977) Director (1 episode, 1977) See fewer Under Cover Woman (Sep 12, 1977) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
Husbands and Wives (1977) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Final Warning (1977) (TV Special) - Writer, Director Writer, Director See fewer
Busting Loose (1977) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1977) Director (1 episode, 1977) See fewer Pilot (Jan 17, 1977) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
The Practice (1976) (TV Series) - Director (8 episodes, 1976) Director (8 episodes, 1976) See fewer Jules Takes a Partner (Dec 29, 1976) Season 2, Episode 8 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
Alice (1976) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 1976) Director (2 episodes, 1976) See fewer Pay the Fifty Dollars (Oct 13, 1976) Season 1, Episode 4 - Director Director See fewer A Piece of the Rock (Oct 6, 1976) Season 1, Episode 3 - Director Director See fewer	2
Doc (1976) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1976) Director (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Carry on Nurse, Please (Sep 25, 1976) Season 2, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
The Montefuscos (1975) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (2 episodes, 1975), Producer, Created By (1 episode, 1975), Writer (1 episode, 1975), Director (1 episode, 1975) Executive Producer (2 episodes, 1975), Producer, Created By (1 episode, 1975), Writer (1 episode, 1975), Director (1 episode, 1975) See fewer Do You Take This Montefusco? (Oct 2, 1975) Season 1, Episode 5 - Executive Producer, Created By Executive Producer, Created By See fewer Behind Papa's Back (Sep 4, 1975) Season 1, Episode 1 - Executive Producer, Writer, Director Executive Producer, Writer, Director See fewer	2
Big Eddie (1975) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (1 episode, 1975) Executive Producer (1 episode, 1975) See fewer Man of the Year (Aug 23, 1975) Season 1, Episode 1 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	1
Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974) (TV Movie) - Producer, Writer, Director Producer, Writer, Director See fewer
The Boys (1974) (TV Movie) - Producer, Writer, Director Producer, Writer, Director See fewer
Bobby Parker and Company (1974) (TV Movie) - Producer, Writer, Director Producer, Writer, Director See fewer
Lotsa Luck! (1973–1974) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (21 episodes, 1973), Producer (1 episode, 1973), Created By (22 episodes, 1973), Written By (2 episodes, 1973), Director (2 episodes, 1973), Composer: Theme Music (2 episodes, 1973) Executive Producer (21 episodes, 1973), Producer (1 episode, 1973), Created By (22 episodes, 1973), Written By (2 episodes, 1973), Director (2 episodes, 1973), Composer: Theme Music (2 episodes, 1973) See fewer Get Off My Back (Mar 15, 1974) Season 1, Episode 22 - Executive Producer, Created By Executive Producer, Created By See fewer See more See fewer Loading	22
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1972–1973) (TV Series) - Written By (1 episode, 1972), Director (4 episodes, 1972) Written By (1 episode, 1972), Director (4 episodes, 1972) See fewer The Young Surgeons (Oct 22, 1973) Season 3, Episode 7 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
Here We Go Again (TV Series) - Director Director See fewer
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1973) (TV Series) - Based On The Television Series "That Girl" Created By (as Persky) (1 episode, 1973) Based On The Television Series "That Girl" Created By (as Persky) (1 episode, 1973) See fewer That Girl in Wonderland (Jan 13, 1973) Season 1, Episode 17 - Based On The Television Series "That Girl" Created By (as Persky) Based On The Television Series "That Girl" Created By (as Persky) See fewer	1
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) (TV Movie) - Producer, Adaptation Producer, Adaptation See fewer
The Funny Side (1971) (TV Series) - Producer (1 episode, 1971) Producer (1 episode, 1971) See fewer The Americans (Pilot) (Sep 12, 1971) Season 1, Episode 0 - Producer Producer See fewer	1
That Girl (1965–1971) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (136 episodes, 1966), Created By (137 episodes, 1965), Written By (4 episodes, 1965), Director (1 episode, 1970) Executive Producer (136 episodes, 1966), Created By (137 episodes, 1965), Written By (4 episodes, 1965), Director (1 episode, 1970) See fewer The Elevated Woman (Mar 19, 1971) Season 5, Episode 24 - Executive Producer, Created By Executive Producer, Created By See fewer See more See fewer Loading	137
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest (1971) (TV Special) - Producer, Created By, Written By Producer, Created By, Written By See fewer
Pure Goldie (1971) (TV Movie) - Producer, Writer Producer, Writer See fewer
Three for Tahiti (1970) (TV Movie) - Producer, Writer Producer, Writer See fewer
Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman (1969) (TV Special) - Producer, Writer Producer, Writer See fewer
The Bill Cosby Special (1968) (TV Special) - Producer, Writer Producer, Writer See fewer
Good Morning World (1967–1968) (TV Series) - Producer (26 episodes, 1967), Created By (26 episodes, 1967), Written By (3 episodes, 1967) Producer (26 episodes, 1967), Created By (26 episodes, 1967), Written By (3 episodes, 1967) See fewer The Lady and the Pussycat (Mar 19, 1968) Season 1, Episode 26 - Producer, Created By Producer, Created By See fewer See more See fewer Loading	26
The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (1967) (TV Special) - Written By Written By See fewer
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963–1966) (TV Series) - Producer (11 episodes, 1965), Written By (29 episodes, 1963), Story Consultant (62 episodes, 1964), Cowboy (uncredited) (1 episode, 1966), Writer: Original Songs (1 episode, 1963), Writer: "Alan Brady", "Santa, Send A Fella", "I Have Everything But You" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1963) Producer (11 episodes, 1965), Written By (29 episodes, 1963), Story Consultant (62 episodes, 1964), Cowboy (uncredited) (1 episode, 1966), Writer: Original Songs (1 episode, 1963), Writer: "Alan Brady", "Santa, Send A Fella", "I Have Everything But You" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1963) See fewer The Last Chapter (Jun 1, 1966) Season 5, Episode 32 - Written By, Story Consultant Written By, Story Consultant See fewer See more See fewer Loading	75
The Julie Andrews Show (1965) (TV Special) - Writer Writer See fewer
Danny Thomas Special: Friends (1965) (TV Special) - Writer Writer See fewer
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964) (TV Series) - Story (1 episode, 1964) Story (1 episode, 1964) See fewer Think Pretty (Oct 2, 1964) Season 2, Episode 1 - Story Story See fewer	1
The Bill Dana Show (1964) (TV Series) - Written By (1 episode, 1964) Written By (1 episode, 1964) See fewer Master of Disguise (Apr 19, 1964) Season 1, Episode 25 - Written By Written By See fewer	1
The Joey Bishop Show (1963–1964) (TV Series) - Written By (2 episodes, 1963) Written By (2 episodes, 1963) See fewer Double Play from Foster to Durocher to Joey (Feb 8, 1964) Season 3, Episode 17 - Written By Written By See fewer Joey's Mustache (Oct 5, 1963) Season 3, Episode 3 - Written By Written By See fewer	2
McHale's Navy (1963) (TV Series) - Written By (1 episode, 1963) Written By (1 episode, 1963) See fewer A Letter for Fuji (Dec 9, 1963) Season 2, Episode 13 - Written By Written By See fewer	1
The Andy Williams Show (1962–1963) (TV Series) - Writer (7 episodes, 1962), Writer (1 episode, 1962) Writer (7 episodes, 1962), Writer (1 episode, 1962) See fewer Bob Hope, Ann Sothern, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, the Osmond Brothers, the New Christy Minstrels (Jan 31, 1963) Season 1, Episode 18 - Writer Writer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
The New Steve Allen Show (1961) (TV Series) - Writer (4 episodes, 1961), Writer (1 episode, 1961) Writer (4 episodes, 1961), Writer (1 episode, 1961) See fewer UCLA (Dec 27, 1961) Season 1, Episode 14 - Writer Writer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
Johnny Jupiter (1954) (TV Series) - Written By (1 episode, 1954) Written By (1 episode, 1954) See fewer The Geiger Counter (Apr 10, 1954) Season 2, Episode 32 - Written By Written By See fewer	1

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Self (16 titles)
Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer
The Dick Van Dyke Show - Celebrating the 60th Anniversary (2021) Self Self See fewer
Stars in the House (2021) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Kate & Allie Reunion (Jun 4, 2021) Season 2, Episode 51 - Self Self See fewer
PENdemic with Joel Silberman (2020) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Bill Persky (Aug 31, 2020) Season 2, Episode 22 - Self Self See fewer
Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014–2020) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (7 episodes, 2014) Self - Guest (7 episodes, 2014) See fewer Sitcom Writers Roundtable (Jul 20, 2020) Season 7, Episode 28 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2012) (TV Series) - Self - Bartender (1 episode, 2012) Self - Bartender (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Valerie Bertinelli & Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Nov 26, 2012) Season 8, Episode 50 - Self - Bartender Self - Bartender See fewer
That Girl in New York (2006) (Short) - Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer
TV Land Moguls (2004) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2004) Self (1 episode, 2004) See fewer The 50's (Apr 28, 2004) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
The Perfect Pitch (2002) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
TVography: That Girl (2001) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Inside TV Land (2000) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2000) Self (1 episode, 2000) See fewer Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (Sep 20, 2000) Self Self See fewer
Biography (2000) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2000) Self (1 episode, 2000) See fewer Dick Van Dyke: Put on a Happy Face (Jan 2, 2000) Self Self See fewer
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986) (TV Special) - Self - Nominee Self - Nominee See fewer
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984) (TV Special) - Self - Winner & Nominee Self - Winner & Nominee See fewer
The 18th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1966) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer