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Dick Clair(1931-1988)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Dick Clair was born on 12 November 1931 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Soap (1977), The Carol Burnett Show (1967) and It's a Living (1980). He died on 12 December 1988.
BornNovember 12, 1931
DiedDecember 12, 1988(57)
BornNovember 12, 1931
DiedDecember 12, 1988(57)
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  • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

Soap (1977)
Soap
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Carol Burnett in The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
The Carol Burnett Show
8.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Gail Edwards, Ann Jillian, Paul Kreppel, Marian Mercer, Bert Remsen, Wendy Schaal, Susan Sullivan, and Barrie Youngfellow in It's a Living (1980)
It's a Living
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Carol Burnett & Company (1979)
Carol Burnett & Company
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The Facts of Life Reunion (2001)
    The Facts of Life Reunion
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • creator
    • 2001
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
    The Wonderful World of Disney
    7.4
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1997–2023
  • Sylvia Millecam in De Sylvia Millecam Show (1994)
    De Sylvia Millecam Show
    6.3
    TV Series
    • original script (uncredited)
    • 1994–1995
  • Vicki Lawrence in Mama's Family (1983)
    Mama's Family
    7.3
    TV Series
    • created by
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1983–1990
  • Gail Edwards, Ann Jillian, Paul Kreppel, Marian Mercer, Bert Remsen, Wendy Schaal, Susan Sullivan, and Barrie Youngfellow in It's a Living (1980)
    It's a Living
    7.0
    TV Series
    • created by
    • story by
    • 1980–1989
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
    The Facts of Life
    6.9
    TV Series
    • created by
    • creator
    • 1979–1988
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Carol Burnett, and Carl Reiner in Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin (1987)
    Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
    8.2
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (1982)
    The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • created by (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Eunice (1982)
    Eunice
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Soap (1977)
    Soap
    8.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1980–1981
  • Jim Baker, Joyce Bulifant, Leo Burmester, Polly Holliday, Stephen Keep Mills, and Geoffrey Lewis in Flo (1980)
    Flo
    5.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Carol Burnett & Company (1979)
    Carol Burnett & Company
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1979
  • Carol Burnett and Charles Grodin in The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978)
    The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay by
    • 1978
  • Carol Burnett in The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
    The Carol Burnett Show
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1973–1978

Actor

  • Newhart (1982)
    Newhart
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Guest
    • 1984
  • Vicki Lawrence in Mama's Family (1983)
    Mama's Family
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Carl Harper (voice)
    • 1984
  • Eunice (1982)
    Eunice
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Carl Harper (voice)
    • 1982
  • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
    240-Robert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mr. Edmonds
    • 1979
  • Carol Burnett in The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
    The Carol Burnett Show
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Carl Harper (voice)
    • 1975
  • Karen (1975)
    Karen
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Lieutenant Griffin
    • 1975
  • The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
    The Bob Newhart Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Roy West
    • 1973
  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Harvey (segment "Love and the Little Black Book")
    • 1972
  • The Funny Side
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Wealthy Husband
    • 1971
  • Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Bob Freelander (as Richard Clair)
    • 1971
  • The Rehearsal (1969)
    The Rehearsal
    6.1
    Short
    • George
    • 1969
  • What's It All About, World?
    5.2
    TV Series
    • 1969
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • French Foreign Observer (as Richard Clair)
    • 1966
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Fred (as Richard Clair)
    • 1966
  • Paula Lane in Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You (1966)
    Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You
    6.7
    • David Erickson, Writer (as Richard Clair)
    • 1966

Producer

  • Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Carol Burnett, and Carl Reiner in Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin (1987)
    Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
    8.2
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Vicki Lawrence in Mama's Family (1983)
    Mama's Family
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • co-producer
    • 1983
  • Soap (1977)
    Soap
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980–1981
  • Rob Lowe, Eileen Brennan, Gwynne Gilford, Connie Ann Hearn, Lauri Hendler, and David Hollander in A New Kind of Family (1979)
    A New Kind of Family
    6.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Anne Helm in Unkissed Bride (1966)
    Unkissed Bride
    3.8
    • associate producer (as Richard Clair)
    • 1966
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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Richard Clair
  • Born
    • November 12, 1931
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 12, 1988

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    His body is cryogenically frozen

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