David Lowell Rich (August 31, 1920 – October 21, 2001) was an American film director and producer. He directed nearly 100 films and TV episodes between 1950 and 1987. He was born in New York City.
He began directing on a regular basis in 1950. Rich won an Emmy for
outstanding direction of a special in 1978 for ''
The Defection of Simas Kudirka''.
[Roberts, Jerry]
Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors
pp. 474–75, 657 (2009) His brother was director
John Rich.
Selected filmography
* ''
Have Rocket, Will Travel'' (1959) with the
Three Stooges (
Moe Howard,
Larry Fine
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and
Curly Joe DeRita)
* ''
See How They Run'' (1964) with
John Forsythe and
Senta Berger
* ''
Madame X'' (1966) with
Lana Turner
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* ''
The Plainsman'' (1966) with
Don Murray
* ''
Rosie!'' (1967) with
Rosalind Russell
* ''
Eye of the Cat'' (1969) with
Eleanor Parker
* ''
Northeast of Seoul'' (1972) with
Anita Ekberg and
John Ireland
* ''
The Judge and Jake Wyler'' (1972) with
Bette Davis
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and
Doug McClure
* ''
Satan's School for Girls'' (1973) with
Pamela Franklin and
Kate Jackson
* ''
Runaway!'' (1973) with
Ben Johnson and
Darleen Carr
* ''
The Horror at 37,000 Feet'' (1973) with
Buddy Ebsen
* ''
SST: Death Flight'' (1977) with
Lorne Greene and
Peter Graves
* ''
A Family Upside Down'' (1978) with
Helen Hayes
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and
Fred Astaire
* ''
Little Women'' (1978) with
Susan Dey and
Meredith Baxter Birney
* ''
The Concorde... Airport '79'' (1979) with
Alain Delon,
Susan Blakely and
Robert Wagner
* ''
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash'' (1981) with
Alan Arkin and
Carol Burnett
* ''
Thursday's Child'' (1983) with
Rob Lowe and
Gena Rowlands
* ''
Choices'' (1986) with
George C. Scott and
Jacqueline Bisset
* ''
Infidelity
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'' (1987) with
Kirstie Alley and
Lee Horsley
References
External links
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1920 births
2001 deaths
Film producers from New York (state)
Primetime Emmy Award winners
Film directors from New York City
American television directors
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