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William Asher

William Asher

Actor, Director, Producer

Born August 8, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA

Died July 16, 2012

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William Milton Asher (August 8, 1921 – July 16, 2012) was an American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series.

With television in its infancy, he introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing" the sitcom. In 1964, he began to direct episodes of Bewitched, which starred his wife Elizabeth Montgomery. He produced the series from the fourth season.

He was nominated for an Emmy Award four times, winning once for directing Bewitched in 1966. He was also nominated for the DGA Award in 1951 for I Love Lucy.

In 1951, he married actress Danny Sue Nolan, with whom he had two children; the couple divorced in 1961. He then married actress Elizabeth Montgomery in 1963, just before Bewitched began its run. They had three children and divorced in 1973. His third marriage was to actress Joyce Bulifant and it lasted from 1976 to 1993. He adopted her son, actor and director John Mallory Asher. This marriage also ended in divorce. In 1998, he married Meredith Coffin Asher, his fourth and final wife.

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Filmography

Actor

12

Type

Year

Bewitched 60th: Anniversary Special Poster

Bewitched 60th: Anniversary Special Feature Film2024Self

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life Poster

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life Feature Film2023Self - Director

Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled Video2005Self

TV Land Moguls Poster

TV Land Moguls Mini-Series20041 episode, 2004

I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special Poster

I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special Documentary2001Self

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) Poster

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) Documentary2000Self

E! Mysteries & Scandals Poster

E! Mysteries & Scandals TV Series1998Self

The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Poster

The Interviews: An Oral History of Television TV Series1997Self

E! True Hollywood Story Poster

E! True Hollywood Story TV Series1996Self

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987Self

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985Self

On the Run TV Movie1965Beatnik

Director

65

Type

Year

Return to Green Acres Poster

Return to Green Acres TV Movie1990

I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later Poster

I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later TV Movie1985

Movers & Shakers Poster

Movers & Shakers Feature Film1985

Crazy Like a Fox Poster

Crazy Like a Fox TV Series1984

Charley's Aunt Poster

Charley's Aunt TV Movie1983

American Playhouse Poster

American Playhouse TV Series1982

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker Poster

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker Feature Film1981

Foul Play Poster

Foul Play TV Series1981

Harper Valley P.T.A. Poster

Harper Valley P.T.A. TV Series1981

Private Benjamin Poster

Private Benjamin TV Series1981

A Christmas for Boomer Poster

A Christmas for Boomer TV Movie1979

Flatbush Poster

Flatbush TV Series1979

The Bad News Bears Poster

The Bad News Bears TV Series1979

The Dukes of Hazzard Poster

The Dukes of Hazzard TV Series1979

Operation Petticoat Poster

Operation Petticoat TV Series1977

Alice TV Series1976

Tabitha TV Series1976

Lucas Tanner Poster

Lucas Tanner TV Series1974

The New Temperatures Rising Show Poster

The New Temperatures Rising Show TV Series1972

The Paul Lynde Show Poster

The Paul Lynde Show TV Series1972

Marcus Welby, M.D. Poster

Marcus Welby, M.D. TV Series1969

Fireball 500 Poster

Fireball 500 Feature Film1966

Jan & Dean: On the Run Poster

Jan & Dean: On the Run TV Movie1966

Sedgewick Hawk-Styles: Prince of Danger TV Movie1966

Beach Blanket Bingo Poster

Beach Blanket Bingo Feature Film1965

Gidget TV Series1965

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Poster

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Feature Film1965

On the Run TV Movie1965

Bewitched Poster

Bewitched TV Series1964

Bikini Beach Poster

Bikini Beach Feature Film1964

Muscle Beach Party Poster

Muscle Beach Party Feature Film1964

Beach Party Poster

Beach Party Feature Film1963

Johnny Cool Poster

Johnny Cool Feature Film1963

Mickey and the Contessa TV Movie1963

The Patty Duke Show Poster

The Patty Duke Show TV Series1963

Howie TV Movie1962

No Place Like Home TV Movie1960

Fibber McGee and Molly Poster

Fibber McGee and Molly TV Series1959

The Twilight Zone Poster

The Twilight Zone TV Series1959

Shirley Temple's Storybook Poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook TV Series1958

Martha and Snooks TV Movie1957

Sally TV Series1957

The 27th Day Poster

The 27th Day Feature Film1957

The Shadow on the Window Poster

The Shadow on the Window Feature Film1957

The Thin Man Poster

The Thin Man TV Series1957

Mobs, Inc. Poster

Mobs, Inc. Feature Film1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV Series1956

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Poster

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre TV Series1955

December Bride Poster

December Bride TV Series1954

Studio 57 Poster

Studio 57 TV Series1954

The Jimmy Durante Show Poster

The Jimmy Durante Show TV Series1954

The Lineup Poster

The Lineup TV Series1954

Willy TV Series1954

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

The Danny Thomas Show Poster

The Danny Thomas Show TV Series1953

Where's Raymond? Poster

Where's Raymond? TV Series1953

Four Star Playhouse Poster

Four Star Playhouse TV Series1952

Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder TV Series1952

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

I Love Lucy Poster

I Love Lucy TV Series1951

Racket Squad Poster

Racket Squad TV Series1951

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

Big Town Poster

Big Town TV Series1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950

Leather Gloves Poster

Leather Gloves Feature Film1948

Producer

20

Type

Year

CBS Summer Playhouse Poster

CBS Summer Playhouse TV Series1987

Kay O'Brien Poster

Kay O'Brien TV Series1986

Movers & Shakers Poster

Movers & Shakers Feature Film1985

Tabitha TV Series1976

The New Temperatures Rising Show Poster

The New Temperatures Rising Show TV Series1972

The Paul Lynde Show Poster

The Paul Lynde Show TV Series1972

Jan & Dean: On the Run Poster

Jan & Dean: On the Run TV Movie1966

Sedgewick Hawk-Styles: Prince of Danger TV Movie1966

On the Run TV Movie1965

Bewitched Poster

Bewitched TV Series1964

Johnny Cool Poster

Johnny Cool Feature Film1963

The Patty Duke Show Poster

The Patty Duke Show TV Series1963

Howie TV Movie1962

Fibber McGee and Molly Poster

Fibber McGee and Molly TV Series1959

Shirley Temple's Storybook Poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook TV Series1958

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV Series1956

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Poster

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre TV Series1955

Studio 57 Poster

Studio 57 TV Series1954

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950

Leather Gloves Poster

Leather Gloves Feature Film1948

Writer

13

Type

Year

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights Poster

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights TV Movie1999

Kay O'Brien Poster

Kay O'Brien TV Series1986

The New Temperatures Rising Show Poster

The New Temperatures Rising Show TV Series1972

Fireball 500 Poster

Fireball 500 Feature Film1966

Beach Blanket Bingo Poster

Beach Blanket Bingo Feature Film1965

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Poster

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Feature Film1965

Bewitched Poster

Bewitched TV Series1964

Bikini Beach Poster

Bikini Beach Feature Film1964

Muscle Beach Party Poster

Muscle Beach Party Feature Film1964

The Patty Duke Show Poster

The Patty Duke Show TV Series1963

Sally TV Series1957

Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder TV Series1952

Big Town Poster

Big Town TV Series1950

Other Crew

2

The Young and the Restless Poster

The Young and the Restless TV Series1973

Bewitched Poster

Bewitched TV Series1964

Thanks

4

Type

Year

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special2012

Bewitched Poster

Bewitched Feature Film2005

Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled Video2005

The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas Documentary2000

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