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Rick Bennewitz(1936-1999)

  • Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Rick Bennewitz was born on 10 November 1936. Rick was a director, known for Santa Barbara (1984), Visions (1976) and All My Children (1970). Rick died on 9 January 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 10, 1936
DiedJanuary 9, 1999(62)
BornNovember 10, 1936
DiedJanuary 9, 1999(62)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins total

Known for

Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
Santa Barbara
5.7
TV Series
  • Director
Visions (1976)
Visions
5.5
TV Series
  • Director
Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)
All My Children
6.8
TV Series
  • Director
Kathy Coleman, Wesley Eure, Jon Locke, Spencer Milligan, Bill Boyd, and The Krofft Puppets in Land of the Lost (1974)
Land of the Lost
7.1
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Sunset Beach (1997)
    Sunset Beach
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • location sequences
    • 1997–1999
  • Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Sally Kirkland, Sharon Case, Melissa De Sousa, and Colleen Morris in Valley of the Dolls (1994)
    Valley of the Dolls
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)
    All My Children
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
    Santa Barbara
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • location sequences
    • location segments ...
    • 1984–1993
  • Romance Theatre (1982)
    Romance Theatre
    4.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Stockard Channing in Just Friends (1979)
    Stockard Channing in Just Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Visions (1976)
    Visions
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977–1978
  • Freestyle!
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–1981
  • The Donna Fargo Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • The Starland Vocal Band Show
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Kathy Coleman, Wesley Eure, Jon Locke, Spencer Milligan, Bill Boyd, and The Krofft Puppets in Land of the Lost (1974)
    Land of the Lost
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • For the Use of the Hall (1975)
    For the Use of the Hall
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975

Additional Crew

  • The Dub Room Special! (1984)
    The Dub Room Special!
    8.3
    Video
    • technical director
    • 1984
  • Pippin: His Life and Times (1982)
    Pippin: His Life and Times
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • technical director
    • 1982
  • Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari in Bosom Buddies (1980)
    Bosom Buddies
    6.8
    TV Series
    • technical director
    • 1980–1982
  • Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979)
    Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
    6.7
    TV Special
    • technical director
    • 1979
  • Mac Davis and Tom Jones in Mac Davis: Sounds Like Home (1977)
    Mac Davis: Sounds Like Home
    8.6
    TV Special
    • technical director
    • 1977
  • Bing!... A 50th Anniversary Gala
    TV Special
    • technical director
    • 1977
  • Visions (1976)
    Visions
    5.5
    TV Series
    • technical director
    • 1976
  • The Taming of the Shrew (1976)
    The Taming of the Shrew
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • technical director
    • 1976
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • technical director
    • 1976
  • The Hollywood Palladium
    TV Movie
    • technical director
    • 1974
  • Nourish the Beast
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • technical director
    • 1974
  • The Carpenters (1973)
    The Carpenters
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • technical director
    • 1973
  • Rene Auberjonois, Richard Jordan, and Harris Yulin in Incident at Vichy (1973)
    Incident at Vichy
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • technical director
    • 1973
  • Me
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • technical director
    • 1973
  • One of a Kind
    TV Series
    • technical director
    • 1973

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Carola (1973)
    Carola
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1973
  • The Shadow of a Gunman (1972)
    The Shadow of a Gunman
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1972
  • Awake and Sing (1972)
    Awake and Sing
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1972
  • Neighbors (1971)
    Neighbors
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1971
  • Lemonade (1971)
    Lemonade
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1971
  • Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach in The Typists (1971)
    The Typists
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1971
  • Boboquivari
    TV Series
    • camera
    • 1971
  • Leon Russell - Homewood Session (1970)
    Leon Russell - Homewood Session
    7.9
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 1970
  • The Andersonville Trial (1970)
    The Andersonville Trial
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 10, 1936
  • Died
    • January 9, 1999
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)

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