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Overview
Trivia:
Godfather to actress Katey Sagal. moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(37 articles)
Yoo-Hoo! Mrs. Goldberg's Hitting the Big Screen (From Cinematical. 9 July 2009, 4:03 PM, PDT)
DVD: Review: The Norman Lear Collection
(From The AV Club. 30 June 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Production Manager, Director, Actor, Thanks, Self
Producer:
- Juan Frances: Live (2008) (executive producer)
... aka El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances (USA: new title) - Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) (executive producer)
- Declaration of Independence (2003) (V) (co-executive producer)
- Independence Day 2001 (2001) (TV) (segment producer)
- "Maggie Bloom" (2000) TV series (executive producer)
- Way Past Cool (2000) (executive producer)
- The Thing in Bob's Garage (1998) (executive producer)
- "Channel Umptee-3" (1997) TV series (executive producer)
- "704 Hauser" (1994) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka "704 Hauser Street" (UK) - "The Powers That Be" (1992) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) (executive producer)
... aka Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (UK) - "Sunday Dinner" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 1991)
- Whose House Is It Anyway? (1991) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Write Stuff (1991) TV episode (executive producer)
- My Dinner with Jack and Delores (1991) TV episode (executive producer)
- In Sickness and in Health (1991) TV episode (executive producer)
- Guess Who's Coming to Sunday Dinner (1991) TV episode (executive producer)
(1 more) - All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Princess Bride (1987) (executive producer)
... aka The Bridges' Bride (Philippines: English title) - Heartsounds (1984) (TV) (executive producer)
- P.O.P. (1984) (TV) (executive producer)
- Good Evening, He Lied (1984) (TV) (executive producer)
- "a.k.a. Pablo" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1984)
- The Big Mouth (1984) TV episode (executive producer) - I Love Liberty (1982) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Palmerstown, U.S.A." (co-executive producer) (16 episodes, 1980-1981) (executive producer) (1 episode, 1980)
... aka "Palmerstown" (USA: short title)
- Crossroads (1981) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- The Suitor (1981) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Dry Hole (1981) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Roadhouse (1981) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- The Threat (1981) TV episode (co-executive producer)
(12 more) - "Hanging In" (1979) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The Baxters" (1979) TV series (producer)
- The Little Rascals (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
- "A Year at the Top" (1977) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "All That Glitters" (1977) TV series (producer)
- "Forever Fernwood" (1977) TV series (executive producer)
- "The Nancy Walker Show" (1976) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Sanford and Son" (executive producer) (62 episodes, 1972-1976)
- The Camping Trip (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- Sergeant Gork (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Pain in the Neck (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Director (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
(57 more) - "All in the Family" (executive producer) (61 episodes, 1972-1976) (producer) (12 episodes, 1971-1972)
- Edith's Night Out (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- Gloria and Mike's House Guests (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- Joey's Baptism (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- Love by Appointment (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- Archie's Weighty Problem (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
(68 more) - "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode #1.24 (1976) TV episode (executive producer) - "One Day at a Time" (1975) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Hot L Baltimore" (executive producer) (13 episodes, 1975)
- Ainsley's Secret (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
- Suzy's Problem (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
- Ainsley Loves April (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
- Historic L Baltimore (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
- Bingham's Con (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
(8 more) - "Good Times" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 1974-1975)
- The Debutante Ball (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
- Junior the Senior (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
- Too Old Blues (1974) TV episode (executive producer) - "Maude" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1974)
- The Wallet (1974) TV episode (executive producer) - The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973) (producer)
- Cold Turkey (1971) (producer)
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) (executive producer)
... aka Two Times Two - The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) (producer)
... aka The Night They Invented Striptease - Divorce American Style (1967) (producer)
- Never Too Late (1965) (producer)
- Barnaby (1965) (TV) (executive producer)
- Come Blow Your Horn (1963) (producer)
- "The Andy Williams Show" (1962) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- The Andy Williams Special (1962) (TV) (producer)
- "General Electric Theater" (producer) (1 episode, 1961)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- Love Is a Lion's Roar (1961) TV episode (producer) - "The Martha Raye Show" (producer) (11 episodes, 1955-1956)
- Episode dated 17 April 1956 (1956) TV episode (producer)
- The Concert (1956) TV episode (producer)
- Episode dated 23 November 1955 (1955) TV episode (producer)
- Episode dated 26 October 1955 (1955) TV episode (producer)
- Episode dated 28 August 1955 (1955) TV episode (producer)
(6 more)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "South Park" (consultant) (2 episodes, 2003)
- I'm a Little Bit Country (2003) TV episode (consultant)
- Cancelled (2003) TV episode (consultant) - The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) (funding generously provided by)
- There Were Times, Dear (1985) (TV) (funding source)
- "Good Times" (developer) (20 episodes, 1975-1979) (developed for television by) (6 episodes, 1974-1976) (production supervisor) (6 episodes, 1975-1977)
- Blood Will Tell (1979) TV episode (developer)
- House Hunting (1979) TV episode (developer)
- J.J. and the Plumber's Helper (1978) TV episode (developer)
- Write On, Thelma (1978) TV episode (developer)
- The Boarder (1978) TV episode (developer)
(21 more) - "All in the Family" (developed for television by) (82 episodes, 1971-1975) (developer) (82 episodes, 1975-1979) (development) (14 episodes, 1975-1976) (script supervisor) (12 episodes, 1971-1972)
- Too Good Edith (1979) TV episode (developer)
- The Return of Stephanie's Father (1979) TV episode (developer)
- The Family Next Door (1979) TV episode (developer)
- Edith Gets Fired (1979) TV episode (developer)
- Stephanie's Conversion (1979) TV episode (developer)
(173 more) - "All That Glitters" (1977) TV series (developer)
- "The Jeffersons" (1975) TV series (development) (unknown episodes)
Writer:
- "Sunday Dinner" (1 episode, 1991)
- Welcome, T.T (1991) TV episode (writer) - "Maguy" (1985) TV series (unknown episodes)
- P.O.P. (1984) (TV) (writer)
- "a.k.a. Pablo" (1 episode, 1984)
- Pilot (1984) TV episode (written by) - I Love Liberty (1982) (TV) (writer)
- McGurk (1979) (TV) (writer)
- "All in the Family" (13 episodes, 1968-1979)
- Stephanie and the Crime Wave (1979) TV episode (developer)
- The Best of All in the Family (1974) TV episode (written by)
- The Bunkers and the Swingers (1972) TV episode (story)
- Gloria Poses in the Nude (1971) TV episode (written by)
- The Saga of Cousin Oscar (1971) TV episode (teleplay)
(8 more) - "Good Times" (25 episodes, 1974-1979)
- Cousin Raymond (1979) TV episode (developer)
- The Traveling Christmas (1978) TV episode (developer)
- Penny's Christmas (1977) TV episode (developer)
- The Lunch Money Rip-Off (1975) TV episode (developer)
- Thelma's Scholarship (1975) TV episode (developer)
(20 more) - "Apple Pie" (1978) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Little Rascals (1978) (TV) (writer)
- "Fernwood 2 Night" (1977) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka "Fernwood Tonight" (USA: new title) - "One Day at a Time" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Jeffersons" (1 episode, 1975)
- A Friend in Need (1975) TV episode (developer) - "Maude" (1 episode, 1972)
- Maude's Problem (1972) TV episode (creator) - Cold Turkey (1971) (story) (writer)
- The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) (writer)
... aka The Night They Invented Striptease - Divorce American Style (1967) (writer)
- Come Blow Your Horn (1963) (screenplay)
- The Andy Williams Special (1962) (TV) (writer)
- "The Deputy" (76 episodes, 1959-1961)
- Lawman's Conscience (1961) TV episode (creator)
- Lorinda Belle (1961) TV episode (creator)
- Brand of Honesty (1961) TV episode (creator)
- The Deathly Quiet (1961) TV episode (creator)
- The Legend of Dixie (1961) TV episode (creator)
(71 more) - Bobby Darin and Friends (1961) (TV) (writer)
- "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka "The Ford Show"
- Episode #3.10 (1958) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.29 (1958) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.13 (1957) TV episode (writer) - "The Martha Raye Show" (3 episodes, 1955)
- Episode dated 23 November 1955 (1955) TV episode (writer)
- Episode dated 26 October 1955 (1955) TV episode (writer)
- Episode dated 28 August 1955 (1955) TV episode (writer) - "The George Gobel Show" (1954) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #4.1 (1953) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #3.1 (1952) TV episode (writer) - Scared Stiff (1953) (writer)
- "Ford Star Revue" (1950) TV series (unknown episodes, 1951)
Production Manager:
- "All That Glitters" (1977) TV series (production supervisor)
- "The Sanford Arms" (1977) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "Forever Fernwood" (1977) TV series (production supervisor)
- "The Nancy Walker Show" (1976) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "All's Fair" (1976) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "All in the Family" (production supervisor) (42 episodes, 1974-1976)
- Edith's Night Out (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
- Mike's Move (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
- Archie Finds a Friend (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
- Archie the Babysitter (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
- New Year's Wedding (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
(37 more) - "Good Times" (production supervisor) (7 episodes, 1975-1976)
- J.J. in Trouble (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
- The Investigation (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
- Sweet Daddy Williams (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
- J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2 (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
- J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 1 (1976) TV episode (production supervisor)
(2 more) - "The Dumplings" (1976) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "One Day at a Time" (1975) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "Grady" (1975) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "Hot L Baltimore" (1975) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "The Jeffersons" (1975) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "Maude" (1972) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
- "Sanford and Son" (1972) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
Director:
- "Maggie Bloom" (2000) TV series
- "704 Hauser" (1 episode, 1994)
... aka "704 Hauser Street" (UK)
- Meet the Cumberbatchs (1994) TV episode - "The Powers That Be" (1 episode, 1992)
- The Love Child: Part 1 (1992) TV episode - Cold Turkey (1971)
- "All in the Family" (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- Those Were the Days (1969) TV episode
- And Justice for All (1968) TV episode - "The Martha Raye Show" (5 episodes, 1955-1956)
- Episode dated 17 April 1956 (1956) TV episode
- The Concert (1956) TV episode
- Episode dated 26 October 1955 (1955) TV episode
- Episode dated 28 August 1955 (1955) TV episode
- Episode dated 15 March 1955 (1955) TV episode
Actor:
- "Real Time with Bill Maher" (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08" (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #4.24 (2006) TV episode - "Jack & Bobby" .... Future Peter Benedict (1 episode, 2005)
- Legacy (2005) TV episode .... Future Peter Benedict - "South Park" .... Benjamin Franklin (1 episode, 2003)
- I'm a Little Bit Country (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Benjamin Franklin - Corwin (1996) (TV) .... Norman Lear
- "Quiz Kids" (1981) TV series .... Host
- A Different Approach (1978)
- Come Blow Your Horn (1963) (uncredited) .... Party Guest
Thanks:
- Small Town Gay Bar (2006) (special thanks)
- The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) (very special thanks)
- Dear Jesse (1998) (thanks)
- The Earth Day Special (1990) (TV) (special thanks)
- Mergers & Acquisitions (1989) (thanks)
Self:
- Pablo (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009) .... Himself
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2009)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 10 June 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 27 April 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 2 June 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - The Brothers Warner (2008) .... Himself
- "Iconoclasts" (1 episode, 2007)
- Howard Schultz and Norman Lear (2007) TV episode - The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord & Conflict (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Square Off" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #1.25 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Now with Bill Moyers" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "Now" (USA: new title)
- Norman Lear on Minding our Media (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2001-2006)
- Bea Arthur (2006) TV episode
- Carroll O'Connor: All in a Lifetime (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Ben Stein (2001) TV episode .... Himself - The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "TV Land's Top Ten" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- All in the Family Episodes (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments" (2005) TV mini-series .... Himself
- A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005) .... Himself
- The Evolution Will Be Televised (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "Oprah" (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 29 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "TV Land Moguls" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
... aka "TV Moguls" (Australia) - The Funniest Families of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "Imagine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- A Funny Business (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself / ... (5 episodes, 2000-2003)
- Isabel Sanford (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Bea Arthur (2003) TV episode .... Himself/Interviewed
- Linda Gray (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Rue McClanahan (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Bonnie Franklin (????) TV episode .... Himself - Inside TV Land: Taboo TV (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- TV's Most Censored Moments (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "Everybody Loves Raymond" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Raymond" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- The First Six Years (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- All in the Family (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "The Roseanne Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- Episode #1.43 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - CBS: The First 50 Years (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- League of Legends (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Color Adjustment (1992) .... Himself
... aka Color Adjustment: Blacks in Prime Time (USA: festival title) - All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV) .... Host
- The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- One Voice (1986) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Audience Member
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
- Isabel Sanford (1984) TV episode .... Himself - "Creativity with Bill Moyers" (1982) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "The Alan Thicke Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
... aka "Fast Company" (Canada: English title: recut version)
... aka "Prime Cuts" (Canada: English title: rerun title)
- Episode dated 13 March 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- "Dinah!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
... aka "Dinah! & Friends"
- Episode dated 24 October 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 29 October 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Himself
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1976)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various - "All in the Family" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
- The Best of All in the Family (1974) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1952)
... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #2.24 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
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