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Rod Daniel(1942-2016)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Editorial Department
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Rod Daniel in Like Father Like Son (1987)
Rod Daniel was born on 4 August 1942 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He was a director and producer, known for WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), K-9 (1989) and Teen Wolf (1985). He was married to Martha (Marti) C. Mueller. He died on 16 April 2016 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornAugust 4, 1942
DiedApril 16, 2016(73)
BornAugust 4, 1942
DiedApril 16, 2016(73)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
WKRP in Cincinnati
8.0
TV Series
  • Director
K-9 (1989)
K-9
6.1
  • Director
  • 1989
Michael J. Fox in Teen Wolf (1985)
Teen Wolf
6.1
  • Director
  • 1985
Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, and Sarah Rose Karr in Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
Beethoven's 2nd
5.0
  • Director
  • 1993

Credits

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Director

  • Missi Pyle, French Stewart, and Mike Weinberg in Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002)
    Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House
    2.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Justine Bateman, Rob Schneider, and Ron Eldard in Men Behaving Badly (1996)
    Men Behaving Badly
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996–2001
  • How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (2000)
    How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Alley Cats Strike (2000)
    Alley Cats Strike
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • directed by
    • 2000
  • Trevor Morgan in Genius (1999)
    Genius
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • directed by
    • 1999
  • Brett Cullen, Ashlee Levitch, Judith Light, Florence Stanley, and James Patrick Stuart in The Simple Life (1998)
    The Simple Life
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Natalie Desselle Reid, Denise Dowse, Geoffrey Owens, Juan Pope, Jeremy Suarez, Royale Watkins, and Paul Winfield in Built to Last (1997)
    Built to Last
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Jason Bateman, Paula Marshall, David Krumholtz, and D.W. Moffett in Chicago Sons (1997)
    Chicago Sons
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Sharon Lawrence, Jonathan Banks, Mark Feuerstein, and Leah Remini in Fired Up (1997)
    Fired Up
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Life with Roger (1996)
    Life with Roger
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Things That Go Bump
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, and Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
    Everybody Loves Raymond
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • American Pie
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Brooke Shields, Judd Nelson, Eric Idle, Nestor Carbonell, Rob Estes, Kathy Griffin, Barbara Barrie, Currie Graham, and Sherri Shepherd in Suddenly Susan (1996)
    Suddenly Susan
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Traylor Howard, Hedy Burress, Anthony Clark, Steve Paymer, Tasha Smith, and Vincent Ventresca in Boston Common (1996)
    Boston Common
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996

Producer

  • Kate Mulgrew, Amanda Peterson, Matt Adler, Jack Bannon, Hannah Cutrona, and R.J. Williams in Carly Mills (1986)
    Carly Mills
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1986
  • The Duck Factory (1984)
    The Duck Factory
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Kudzu
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981)
    Harper Valley P.T.A.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1981
  • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
    WKRP in Cincinnati
    8.0
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1978–1981

Editorial Department

  • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
    WKRP in Cincinnati
    8.0
    TV Series
    • post-production consultant
    • 1978

Personal details

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    • Official Site
  • Born
    • August 4, 1942
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • April 16, 2016
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Martha (Marti) C. Mueller? - April 16, 2016 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Two sons: John and Lucas; one grandson: Ethan Paul.
  • Quotes
    I don't rank with the greats. Which isn't to say I didn't believe in what I did. But I hold no illusions.

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