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Hal Cooper(1923-2014)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Hal Cooper was born on 23 February 1923 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Maude (1972), Gimme a Break! (1981) and CBS Summer Playhouse (1987). He was married to Martha Salcido and Pat Meikle. He died on 11 April 2014 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornFebruary 23, 1923
DiedApril 11, 2014(91)
BornFebruary 23, 1923
DiedApril 11, 2014(91)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 5 nominations total

Known for

Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
Maude
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
Gimme a Break!
6.5
TV Series
  • Director
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
CBS Summer Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
  • Director
The Astronauts
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1982

Credits

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Director

  • Something So Right (1996)
    Something So Right
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • New York Daze (1995)
    New York Daze
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Bob (1992)
    Bob
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Robin Bartlett, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Valerie Mahaffey, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)
    The Powers That Be
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992–1993
  • Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)
    Dear John
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1992
  • Starting Now
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1989
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
    Gimme a Break!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • directed by
    • 1983–1987
  • Comedy Factory (1985)
    Comedy Factory
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • The Stiller & Meara Show
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Never Again
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • A Fine Romance
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982–1983
  • The Astronauts
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982

Producer

  • Robin Bartlett, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Valerie Mahaffey, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)
    The Powers That Be
    8.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1992–1993
  • Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)
    Dear John
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1989–1992
  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988–1989
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
    Gimme a Break!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1983–1987
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • The Astronauts
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • And They All Lived Happily After
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Mr. and Mrs. and Mr.
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Did You Hear About Josh and Kelly?
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Phyl & Mikhy
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • King of the Road
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1976–1978
  • The Object Is (1963)
    The Object Is
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963–1964
  • The Magic Cottage
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950–1955

Actor

  • Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)
    The Courtship of Eddie's Father
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Gus
    • 1970–1972
  • Andy Griffith in Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
    Mayberry R.F.D.
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Headwaiter
    • 1969
  • That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Interviewed Screenwriter (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
    I Dream of Jeannie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Diver
    • Dog
    • Eddie
    • 1967
  • Paul Stewart in Deadline (1959)
    Deadline
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Treasurer
    • 1959
  • Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
    The Edge of Night
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Paul Roberts (credit only)
    • 1957
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Ed Wilson
    • 1956
  • Roscoe Karns in Rocky King, Detective (1950)
    Rocky King, Detective
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 1950–1953
  • Dark of Night
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • The Plainclothesman
    5.5
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • Hands of Murder
    5.0
    TV Series
    • 1950–1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 23, 1923
    • Bronx, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 11, 2014
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Martha Salcido1971 - 2010 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    In 1971, he directed an unsold sitcom pilot for CBS called "Me and Joe" which starred Kenneth Mars and Scott Kolden in the title roles.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Started in radio at the age of 9. He directed his first show at the age of 13 when the director became very ill 2 hours before the live broadcast. Before being taken to the hospital, the director said, "Let Hal direct it.".

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