Hugh Wilson Biography (1943-)
Born August 21, 1943, in Miami, FL. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Television show creator, director, producer, executive producer, screenwriter, actor
- Birth Details
- August 21, 1943
- Miami, Florida, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Work
- Series
- Producer and director, The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1972
- Producer and director, The Tony Randall Show, ABC, 1976-77 , thenCBS, 1977-78
- Creator, executive producer, and producer, WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, 1978-82
- Creator and producer, The Last Resort, CBS, 1979-80
- Creator, supervising producer, and director, Easy Street, NBC, 1986-87
- Creator and executive producer, Frank's Place, CBS, 1987-88
- Creator and executive producer, The Famous Teddy Z, CBS, 1989-90
- Creator, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, syndicated, 1991-93
- Specials
- Creator, director, and executive producer, Sunday in Paris (also known as Fresher Pastures), NBC, 1991
- Television Director
- Pilots
- The Chopped Liver Brothers, ABC, 1977
- Frank's Place, CBS, 1987
- The Famous Teddy Z, CBS, 1989
- The New WKRP in Cincinnati, syndicated, 1991
- Episodic
- WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, between 1978-1982
- Television Appearances
- Episodic
- Policeman number one, "Hold Up," WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, 1978
- Film Work
- Director, Police Academy, Warner Bros., 1984
- Director, Rustler's Rhapsody (also known as Esos Locos Cuatreros), Paramount, 1985
- Director, Burglar, Warner Bros., 1987
- Director, Guarding Tess, TriStar, 1994
- Director, The First Wives Club, Paramount, 1996
- Producer, Southie, Sterling Home Entertainment, 1998
- Producer and director, Blast from the Past, 1999
- Executive producer and director, Dudley Do-Right, 1999
- Film Appearances
- Complaining John, Rustler's Rhapsody (also known as Esos Locos Cuatreros), Paramount, 1985
- Customer at Mayday, Burglar, Warner Bros., 1987
- Voice of the president, Guarding Tess, TriStar, 1994
- Commercial director, The First Wives Club, Paramount, 1996
- Frank's false teeth, One More Kiss, 1999
- Levy, Blast from the Past, 1999
- WRITINGS
- Television Series
- The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1972
- The Tony Randall Show, ABC, 1976-77 , then CBS, 1977-78
- WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, 1978-82
- Easy Street, NBC, 1986-87
- Television Miniseries
- Rough Riders (also known as Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders), TNT, 1997
- Television Episodes
- "The Bridge," Frank's Place, CBS, 1987
- Television Pilots
- The Chopped Liver Brothers, ABC, 1977
- Frank's Place, CBS, 1987
- The Famous Teddy Z, CBS, 1989
- Screenplays
- (With Hal Needham) Stroker Ace, Warner Bros., 1983
- (With Neal Israel and Pat Proft) Police Academy, Warner Bros., 1984
- Rustler's Rhapsody (also known as Esos Locos Cuatreros), Paramount, 1985
- (With Joseph Loeb III and Matthew Weisman) Burglar, Warner Bros.,1987
- (With Peter Torokvei) Guarding Tess, TriStar, 1994
- Blast from the Past, 1999
- Dudley Do-Right, 1999
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
- The film Down Periscope, released by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1996, was based on a story by Wilson.