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Oscar Rudolph(1911-1991)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Oscar Rudolph was born on 2 April 1911 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a director and actor, known for My Favorite Martian (1963), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and Twist Around the Clock (1961). He died on 1 February 1991 in Encino, California, USA.
BornApril 2, 1911
DiedFebruary 1, 1991(79)
BornApril 2, 1911
DiedFebruary 1, 1991(79)
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Known for

My Favorite Martian (1963)
My Favorite Martian
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
7.4
TV Series
  • Director
Chubby Checker, Clay Cole, Dion DiMucci, Vicki Spencer, and The Marcels in Twist Around the Clock (1961)
Twist Around the Clock
4.9
  • Director
  • 1961
David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
7.6
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969–1973
  • Bob Denver, William Cort, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Forrest Tucker, and Lynn Wood in Dusty's Trail (1973)
    Dusty's Trail
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Cleavon Little, Joan Van Ark, Nancy Fox, Reva Rose, and James Whitmore in Temperatures Rising (1972)
    Temperatures Rising
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972–1973
  • Paul Lynde and Elizabeth Allen in The Paul Lynde Show (1972)
    The Paul Lynde Show
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Diane Baker and Larry Hagman in Here We Go Again (1973)
    Here We Go Again
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Michael Constantine, Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, and Karen Valentine in Room 222 (1969)
    Room 222
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969–1971
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1971
  • Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
    I Dream of Jeannie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Sally Field in The Flying Nun (1967)
    The Flying Nun
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The Name of the Game (1968)
    The Name of the Game
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare in The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
    The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Batman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966–1968
  • Richard Deacon and Phyllis Diller in The Pruitts of Southampton (1966)
    The Pruitts of Southampton
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Sally Field in Gidget (1965)
    Gidget
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965

Actor

  • Barry Fitzgerald, Dick Foran, Allen Jenkins, John Litel, Diana Lynn, Frank McHugh, and Sonny Tufts in Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
    Easy Come, Easy Go
    6.5
    • Bookie
    • 1947
  • Anthony Quinn, Louise Campbell, Richard Denning, William Henry, John Marston, and Robert Paige in Emergency Squad (1940)
    Emergency Squad
    5.8
    • Photographer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Tom Collins and Mary Howard in Somewhat Secret (1939)
    Somewhat Secret
    6.0
    Short
    • Atlantic City Call Boy (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Bob Hope, Andy Devine, and Martha Raye in Never Say Die (1939)
    Never Say Die
    6.8
    • Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings, and John Howard in Touchdown, Army (1938)
    Touchdown, Army
    4.8
    • Usher (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Bob Burns, Frances Dee, and Joel McCrea in Wells Fargo (1937)
    Wells Fargo
    6.4
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Johnny Downs and Eleanore Whitney in Blonde Trouble (1937)
    Blonde Trouble
    6.0
    • Friend of Fred (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Mary Carlisle and Leo Carrillo in Hotel Haywire (1937)
    Hotel Haywire
    6.0
    • Bellboy (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Maytime (1937)
    Maytime
    7.2
    • Young Peasant at Festival (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
    Swing High, Swing Low
    6.1
    • Elevator Boy (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Jane Withers in The Holy Terror (1937)
    The Holy Terror
    5.5
    • Sailor (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in The Plainsman (1936)
    The Plainsman
    6.8
    • Younger Man (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Gertrude Michael and Guy Standing in The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
    The Return of Sophie Lang
    6.6
    • Deck Steward (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, and Charles Ruggles in Anything Goes (1936)
    Anything Goes
    6.2
    • Page Boy (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Robert Taylor, Irene Dunne, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness, and Ralph Morgan in Magnificent Obsession (1935)
    Magnificent Obsession
    6.8
    • Western Union Boy (uncredited)
    • 1935

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Michael Caine, Lance Percival, and Cliff Robertson in Too Late the Hero (1970)
    Too Late the Hero
    6.6
    • second unit director
    • 1970
  • The Molly Maguires (1970)
    The Molly Maguires
    6.8
    • second unit director
    • 1970
  • The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    The Flight of the Phoenix
    7.5
    • second unit director
    • 1965
  • Frank Sinatra, Ursula Andress, Anita Ekberg, and Dean Martin in 4 for Texas (1963)
    4 for Texas
    5.5
    • second unit director
    • 1963
  • Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
    Sodom and Gomorrah
    5.7
    • second unit director
    • 1962
  • The Ride Back (1957)
    The Ride Back
    6.6
    • second unit director
    • 1957
  • Jumping Jacks (1952)
    Jumping Jacks
    6.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Billy De Wolfe and Mona Freeman in Dear Brat (1951)
    Dear Brat
    5.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Gene Tierney, John Lund, and Thelma Ritter in The Mating Season (1951)
    The Mating Season
    7.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Gertrude Berg, Eduard Franz, Philip Loeb, Eli Mintz, and Barbara Rush in The Goldbergs (1950)
    The Goldbergs
    7.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Alan Ladd in Branded (1950)
    Branded
    6.7
    • second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Bruce Cabot, Edmund L. Hartmann, Jack Kirkwood, George Marshall, Robert O'Brien, Robert L. Welch, and Harry Leon Wilson in Fancy Pants (1950)
    Fancy Pants
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Don DeFore, John Lund, Diana Lynn, and Marie Wilson in My Friend Irma (1949)
    My Friend Irma
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1949
  • Bing Crosby, Ann Blyth, and Barry Fitzgerald in Top o' the Morning (1949)
    Top o' the Morning
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1949
  • Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, and Mary Jane Saunders in Sorrowful Jones (1949)
    Sorrowful Jones
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 2, 1911
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • February 1, 1991
    • Encino, California, USA(cerebral thrombosis)

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    Began his film career in 1925 as an actor, appearing in more than 35 films before making his last film as an actor in 1947, after which he switched to directing, mostly on television.

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