TV Sitcom Actors who Direct

[Rosslover]

Everyone knows Ron Howard is one of the best directors around and he started on Tv and sitcoms...another two famous ones were Rob Reiner and Penny Marshall.....now a new one enters the picture ... the awesome director of Run Fat Boy Run... who will forever be known as Ross... David Schwimmer..

what other sitcom actors have directed i can think of these

Alan Alda
Mike Farrell
Joe Regabulto
Laura Innes
Larry Hagman
Patrick Duffy
Matthew Perry.. yes he directed an episode of Scrubs

[catlover79]

Frank Bonner (WKRP) is a director, as is Peter Bonerz (Bob Newhart Show), and two other Happy Days alumni: Henry Winkler and Anson Williams.

[Zoneboy]

Ivan Dixon :rip:
Howard Morris :rip:
Jerry Paris :rip:
Lee Philips :rip:
Sydney Pollack

[catlover79]

I almost forgot - David White (Larry Tate) directed a Bewitched episode in either the 6th or 7th season.

[Superstar]

Melissa Joan Hart directed multiple episodes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch

[tv star collector]

Bill Bixby
Bonnie Franklin

[Zoneboy]

Rob Reiner
Penny Marshall
Otto Preminger
Ted Bessell
Burt Reynolds

[tv star collector]

Rob Reiner
Penny Marshall
Otto Preminger
Ted Bessell
Burt Reynolds

When did Otto Preminger act in a TV sitcom??

[Race's Girl]

Melissa Joan Hart directed multiple episodes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Wow, kick ass

[Zoneboy]

When did Otto Preminger act in a TV sitcom??

Technically he didn't but Batman is close. :lol: Actually, I didn't pay close enough attention to the thread title, I was thinking it was for all genres and not just sitcom actors.

[Pavan]

Richard Kline, Scott Baio, Jim Belushi, Larry Joe Campbell, Kimberly Williams all have directed sitcom episodes. Joana Kerns does mostly drama episodes, but she has done some sitcom directing.

Charles in Charge's James Widdoes is now a big time sitcom director.

[tv star collector]

Technically he didn't but Batman is close. :lol: Actually, I didn't pay close enough attention to the thread title, I was thinking it was for all genres and not just sitcom actors.

Well, I guess one could say (with tongue in cheek) that Adam West's Batman was unintentionally a comedy series! :lol:

[megamanj2004]

Jason Bateman - he first became a director when he directed a few episodes of "The Hogan Family." And by directed a few eps., he holds the distinction of becoming one of the youngest people to ever direct a sitcom.

[catlover79]

Will Mackenzie is an accomplished TV director, but his best known acting role is probably that of Larry Bondurant (Carol's husband) on the Bob Newhart Show.

[BeatleMoe]

Kelsey Grammer directed numerous episodes of FRASIER and John Ratzenberger directed an episode of CHEERS as well as George Wendt for four episodes of Cheers.

[megamanj2004]

Bryan Cranston (Hal on Malcolm in the Middle) - directed a quite a few eps. of Malcolm in the Middle.

[treky]

Frank Bonner (WKRP) is a director, as is Peter Bonerz (Bob Newhart Show), and two other Happy Days alumni: Henry Winkler and Anson Williams.
they have? Really? I always wondered what ever happened to all those guys!

[catlover79]

they have? Really? I always wondered what ever happened to all those guys!
Yup, Frank Bonner mentions that in an audio commentary for WKRP, as does Peter Bonerz in a commentary for BNS.

[Scoobiedoo30]

I did not know that Mike Farrell did some Directing

[oz615]

Michael Lembeck (One Day at a Time) and Ted Wass (Blossom) build up quite a ressume over the last several years as well

[catlover79]

Craig T. Nelson also directed some Coach episodes.

[treky]

Jerry Paris directed several episodes of "THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW" also episodes of "THE ODD COUPLE", "HAPPY DAYS", & "MORK & MINDY". Don Adams directed a couple episodes of "GET SMART".

[KurtfromPitts]

Amanda Bearse on "Married...With Children".

[Scoobiedoo30]

witch seasdon did Amanda Bearse Direc Married With Children

[megamanj2004]

witch seasdon did Amanda Bearse Direc Married With Children

She directed at least one final season ep. along the way.

[andress_jade]

Larry Hagman directed three episodes of I Dream of Jeannie. I don't know if did any directing on Dallas.

[catlover79]

Larry Hagman directed three episodes of I Dream of Jeannie. I don't know if did any directing on Dallas.
Yes, he did direct quite a few Dallas episodes.

[catlover79]

Oh, we forgot to add Betty Thomas, even though I guess Hill Street Blues is not a sitcom...Dwayne Hickman aka Dobie Gillis directed some Designing Women episodes. I guess we should add Jodie Foster, since she was in a TV version of Paper Moon among others.