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Overview
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Children (with first wife): Liane, Brian. moreAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
The Patty Duke Show – The Complete First Season – Win Yours Here!(From AreYouScreening. 8 October 2009, 10:30 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Bill AsherUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. Nov. 8 | 6:00 PM | TCM | Beach Blanket Bingo | more |
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1. | Return to Green Acres (1990) (TV) | 1990 | - | 4.1 (126) | |
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2. | I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later (1985) (TV) | 1985 | - | 5.2 (178) | |
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3. | Movers & Shakers (1985) | 1985 | - | 4.4 (198) | |
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4. | "Crazy Like a Fox" (1984) | (unknown episodes) | 1984 | - | 6.8 (112) |
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5. | Night Warning (1983) | 1983 | - | 6.4 (260) | |
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6. | Charley's Aunt (1983) (TV) | 1983 | - | 6.3 (28) | |
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7. | "Harper Valley P.T.A." (1981) | (5 episodes, 1981-1982) | 1982 | - | 7.6 (36) |
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8. | "Private Benjamin" (1981) | (4 episodes, 1981-1982) | 1982 | - | 5.0 (35) |
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9. | A Christmas for Boomer (1979) (TV) | 1979 | - | - | |
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10. | "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979) | (2 episodes, 1979) | 1979 | - | 6.8 (1,279) |
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11. | "Alice" (1976) | (27 episodes, 1977-1979) | 1979 | - | 6.7 (389) |
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12. | "The Bad News Bears" (1979) | (unknown episodes) | 1979 | - | 6.1 (49) |
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13. | "Flatbush" (1979) | (unknown episodes) | 1979 | - | - |
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14. | "Tabitha" (1977) | (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 4.5 (51) |
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15. | "Operation Petticoat" (1977) | (2 episodes, 1977) | 1977 | - | 6.8 (39) |
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16. | Operation Petticoat (1977) (TV) | 1977 | - | 6.5 (138) | |
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17. | "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969) | (2 episodes, 1974) | 1974 | - | 7.4 (188) |
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18. | "Temperatures Rising" (1972) | (5 episodes, 1972-1974) | 1974 | - | 5.5 (20) |
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19. | "The Paul Lynde Show" (1972) | (4 episodes, 1972) | 1972 | - | 6.2 (17) |
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20. | "Bewitched" (1964) | (132 episodes, 1964-1972) | 1972 | - | 7.9 (2,189) |
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21. | Fireball 500 (1966) | 1966 | - | 4.7 (137) | |
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22. | "Gidget" (1965) | (7 episodes, 1965-1966) | 1966 | - | 6.6 (146) |
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23. | How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) | 1965 | - | 3.3 (481) | |
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24. | Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) | 1965 | - | 5.1 (893) | |
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25. | Bikini Beach (1964) | 1964 | - | 5.0 (379) | |
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26. | "The Patty Duke Show" (1963) | (9 episodes, 1963-1964) | 1964 | - | 7.3 (168) |
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27. | Muscle Beach Party (1964) | 1964 | - | 3.5 (469) | |
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28. | Johnny Cool (1963) | 1963 | - | 6.7 (185) | |
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29. | Mickey and the Contessa (1963) (TV) | 1963 | - | - | |
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30. | Beach Party (1963) | 1963 | - | 5.4 (570) | |
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31. | "The Twilight Zone" (1959) | (1 episode, 1960) | 1960 | - | 9.6 (5,879) |
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32. | No Place Like Home (1960/I) (TV) | 1960 | - | - | |
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33. | "Fibber McGee and Molly" (1959) | (5 episodes, 1959) | 1959 | - | - |
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34. | "The Thin Man" (1957) | (3 episodes, 1958) | 1958 | - | 7.6 (50) |
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35. | "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1955) | (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 7.5 (6) |
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36. | "Sally" (1957) | (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | - |
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37. | The 27th Day (1957) | 1957 | - | 6.2 (332) | |
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38. | "I Love Lucy" (1951) | (101 episodes, 1952-1957) | 1957 | - | 9.0 (3,037) |
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39. | The Shadow on the Window (1957) | 1957 | - | 6.4 (57) | |
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40. | "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956) | (unknown episodes) | 1956 | - | 7.7 (26) |
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41. | Mobs, Inc. (1956) | 1956 | - | - | |
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42. | "Four Star Playhouse" (1952) | (2 episodes, 1954) | 1954 | - | 7.1 (34) |
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43. | "December Bride" (1954) | (unknown episodes) | 1954 | - | 7.9 (48) |
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44. | "General Electric Theater" (1953) | (1 episode, 1954) | 1954 | - | 8.1 (72) |
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45. | "The Lineup" (1954) | (unknown episodes) | 1954 | - | 6.9 (23) |
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46. | "Where's Raymond?" (1953) | (unknown episodes) | 1953 | - | - |
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47. | "Make Room for Daddy" (1953) | (1 episode, 1953) | 1953 | - | 7.4 (104) |
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48. | "Big Town" (1950) | (2 episodes, 1952) | 1952 | - | - |
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49. | "Racket Squad" (1950) | (2 episodes, 1951-1952) | 1952 | - | 7.6 (21) |
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50. | "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950) | (unknown episodes) | 1950 | - | 7.8 (140) |
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51. | Leather Gloves (1948) | 1948 | - | - | |
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1. | "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1987) | producer (1 episode, 1988) | 1988 | - | 4.9 (19) |
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2. | "Kay O'Brien" (1986) | executive producer (unknown episodes) | 1986 | - | 7.0 (5) |
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3. | Movers & Shakers (1985) | (producer) | 1985 | - | 4.4 (198) |
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4. | "Tabitha" (1977) | producer (1 episode, 1978) | 1978 | - | 4.5 (51) |
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5. | "Temperatures Rising" (1972) | producer (26 episodes, 1972-1973) | 1973 | - | 5.5 (20) |
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6. | "The Paul Lynde Show" (1972) | producer (26 episodes, 1972-1973) | 1973 | - | 6.2 (17) |
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7. | "Bewitched" (1964) | producer (96 episodes, 1964-1972) | 1972 | - | 7.9 (2,189) |
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8. | "The Patty Duke Show" (1963) | producer (8 episodes, 1963) | 1963 | - | 7.3 (168) |
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9. | Johnny Cool (1963) | (producer) | 1963 | - | 6.7 (185) |
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10. | "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958) | producer (3 episodes, 1960-1961) | 1961 | - | 8.2 (31) |
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11. | "Fibber McGee and Molly" (1959) | producer (12 episodes, 1959) | 1959 | - | - |
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12. | "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1955) | producer (2 episodes, 1955) | 1955 | - | 7.5 (6) |
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13. | Leather Gloves (1948) | (producer) | 1948 | - | - |
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1. | "Temperatures Rising" (1972) | (46 episodes, 1972-1974) | 1974 | - | 5.5 (20) |
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2. | "Bewitched" (1964) | (1 episode, 1970) | 1970 | - | 7.9 (2,189) |
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3. | Fireball 500 (1966) | (written by) | 1966 | - | 4.7 (137) |
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4. | "The Patty Duke Show" (1963) | (105 episodes, 1963-1966) | 1966 | - | 7.3 (168) |
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5. | How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) | (writer) | 1965 | - | 3.3 (481) |
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6. | Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) | (writer) | 1965 | - | 5.1 (893) |
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7. | Bikini Beach (1964) | (writer) | 1964 | - | 5.0 (379) |
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8. | Muscle Beach Party (1964) | (story) | 1964 | - | 3.5 (469) |
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9. | "Sally" (1957) | (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | - |
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10. | "Big Town" (1950) | (1 episode, 1952) | 1952 | - | - |
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1. | "The Young and the Restless" (1973) | assistant: William J. Bell (7 episodes, 1986) assistant: Mr. Bell (4 episodes, 1986) | 1986 | - | - |
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2. | "Bewitched" (1964) | production consultant (101 episodes, 1964-1967) creative consultant (1 episode, 1965) | 1967 | - | 7.9 (2,189) |
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1. | Bewitched (2005) | (special thanks) | 2005 | $129M | 4.9 (24,622) |
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2. | Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled (2005) (V) | (special thanks) | 2005 | - | - |
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3. | The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas (2000) (V) | (special thanks) | 2000 | - | 5.1 (12) |
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1. | Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled (2005) (V) | Himself | 2005 | - | - |
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2. | I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV) | (as Bill Asher) Himself | 2001 | - | 5.8 (106) |
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3. | "American Masters" (1983) | Himself (1 episode, 2000) | 2000 | - | 8.3 (66) |
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4. | Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV) | (uncredited) Himself | 2000 | - | 6.0 (44) |
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5. | "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) | Himself (1 episode, 1999) | 1999 | - | - |
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6. | "Biography" (1987) | Himself (1 episode, 1999) | 1999 | - | 8.0 (266) |
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In 1962, he produced and directed an unsold pilot for a proposed CBS comedy series called "Howie" which featured Will Hutchins in the title role. moreMessage Boards
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