Michael Rhodes Biography (1945-)

Full name, Michael Ray Rhodes; born July 11, 1945, in Estherville, IA. Addresses: Contact: Michael Rhodes Films, 640 Via de la Paz, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.; Office: Christine Foster and Marty Shapiro, Shapiro/Lichtman,Inc., 8827 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, director, actor
Birth Details
July 11, 1945
Estherville, Iowa

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Producer
  • Series
  • Buchanan High, syndicated, 1985
  • Christy, CBS, 1994-95
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • (With Judy Greenberg) "Princess," Capital Cities Family Theatre, syndicated, 1980
  • "When, Jenny? When?," Capital Cities Family Theatre, syndicated, 1980
  • "The Trouble with Grandpa," Capital Cities Family Theatre, syndicated, 1981
  • "Marvin's Garden," Little House on the Prairie (also known as Little House: A New Beginning), 1982
  • Fame, NBC, 1982-83, syndicated, 1983-87
  • (With Gregory Hoblit, Allen Reisner, and Arthur A. Seidelman) Bay CityBlues, NBC, 1983-84
  • Buchanan High, syndicated, 1985
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), 1987
  • A Year in the Life, NBC, 1987-88
  • Bronx Zoo, NBC, 1987-88
  • Paradise, ABC, 1988-?
  • In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1988-?
  • Almost Grown, CBS, 1988-89
  • China Beach (includes "The Promised Land" and "The Unquiet Earth"), ABC, 1988-90
  • Island Son, CBS, 1989-90
  • Bay Watch, CBS, 1989-?
  • H.E.L.P., CBS, 1990
  • Equal Justice, ABC, 1990-?
  • Christy, ABC, 1994-95
  • Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1996
  • "Friends, Lovers, and Children," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1997
  • "The Elephant's Father," Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1998
  • (As Michael R. Rhodes) "The Nature of Nature," Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1998
  • (As Michael R. Rhodes) So Weird, Disney Channel, 1999
  • Also directed episodes of Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life,CBS; Triangle, CBS; Star Trek: A New Beginning, Fox; LittleHouse on the Prairie, NBC; Bloomin' Human Films; Capital Cities Family Theatre; and Insight.
  • Television Producer
  • Episodic
  • "It Can't Happen to Me," Capital Cities Family Theatre, syndicated, 1979
  • (With Judy Greenberg) "Princess," Capital Cities Family Theatre, syndicated, 1980
  • "When, Jenny? When?," Capital Cities Family Theatre, syndicated, 1980
  • "The Trouble with Grandpa," Capital Cities Family Theatre, syndicated, 1981
  • Also produced episodes of Insight.
  • Television Director
  • Miniseries
  • Heidi, The Disney Channel, 1993
  • Movies
  • Safe Harbor, 1984
  • The Juggler of Notre Dame, 1984
  • The Fourth Wise Man, 1985
  • Matters of the Heart, USA, 1990
  • Babies, NBC, 1990
  • Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (also known as Lifelines), NBC, 1991
  • The Killing Mind (also known as Soul Thief), Lifetime, 1991
  • In the Best Interest of the Children, NBC, 1992
  • Seduction: Three Tales from the Inner Sanctum, ABC, 1992
  • Visions of Murder (also known as The Calling), NBC, 1993
  • Not Our Son, CBS, 1995
  • Co-ed Call Girl, CBS, 1996
  • Television Producer
  • Movies
  • Weekend, 1984
  • Safe Harbor, 1984
  • The Pilot, 1984
  • The Juggler of Notre Dame, 1984
  • The Fourth Wise Man, 1985
  • We Are the Children, ABC, 1987
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Movies
  • In the Best Interest of the Children, NBC, 1992
  • Runaway Car (also known as Out of Control), 1997
  • Television Director
  • Specials
  • (With Terence Sweeney) The Juggler of Notre Dame, ABC, 1982
  • Leadfoot, syndicated, 1982
  • The Shooting, CBS, 1982
  • Josie, syndicated, 1983
  • The Fourth Wise Man, ABC, 1985
  • Television Producer and Director
  • Pilots
  • Buchanan High, syndicated, 1985
  • Christy, ABC, 1994
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Emergency doctor, Bridge to Silence, 1989
  • Dwayne, Shadow Zone: The Undead Express, Showtime, 1996
  • Episodic
  • "Domestic Spirits," Diamonds, 1987
  • "Pawns," The Hitchhiker, 1989
  • "Demon in the Flame," Beyond Reality, 1992
  • "119966," Forever Knight, 1993
  • Wick Thompson, "Something from Nothing," Wind at My Back, CBC, 1997
  • Film Work
  • Documentaries
  • Worked as cinematographer and editor, African Famine Relief, Paulist Productions/Catholic Relief Service; producer and director of approximately twelve films for Paulist Productions, including Get Used to Me (forchildren) and (also editor) America, a Picture in My Mind; and producer, director, and cinematographer, A Position of Faith, Michael RhodesFilms.
  • Other
  • Supervising producer, Romero, Paulist Pictures/Four Seasons, 1989
  • Director, Dorothy Day (also known as Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story and Entertaining Angels), Paulist Pictures, 1996
  • Also worked as director and producer of Dreamers, Esparza/Katz/RRRA Productions; and cinematographer of The Bus Is Coming.
  • Film Appearances
  • Sailor, The Attic, 1979
  • Hess's guard number two, Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge, 1991
  • Stage Appearances
  • The boy, Three Tall Women, Vineyard Theater, New York City, 1994
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Wrote Dreamers, Esparza/Katz/RRRA Productions; and (with others) The Bus Is Coming.
  • Plays
  • Wanderers, Sanford Meisner Theater, New York City, 2000