View Full Version : Shows in which a regular cast member was part of the production crew


PhoenixAcres
12-06-2016, 09:45 PM
(in one or more episodes)

Hugh Beaumont directed several episodes of Leave it to Beaver
Jerry Paris directed most episodes of the Dick Van Dyke Show
John Ratzenberger directed a few Cheers episodes
Desi Arnaz was executive producer of I Love Lucy its whole run
John Waite directed a few episodes of The Waltons
Bill Daily co-wrote one episode of I Dream of Jeannie

70s show watcher
12-06-2016, 11:14 PM
tina fey was both head writer and a cast member of saturday night live

Wawwie
12-06-2016, 11:16 PM
Jerry Seinfeld

bmasters9
12-07-2016, 04:56 AM
Larry Hagman was executive producer of original-recipe Dallas on CBS in its latter years.

Marvo301
12-07-2016, 03:38 PM
Lucille Ball was head of Desilu while portaying Lucy Carmichael on "The Lucy Show" and the head of Lucille Ball Productions while portraying Lucy Carter on "Here's Lucy".

bmasters9
12-07-2016, 03:51 PM
IIRC, James Brolin was the director of a few episodes of Hotel on ABC.

Sal
12-07-2016, 04:50 PM
Sitcom stars that helped to produce their own shows:

Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz
Danny Thomas
Carl Reiner
Andy Griffith
Bill Cosby
Roseanne Barr
Ozzie Nelson
Robert Young
Matthew Perry ("The Odd Couple")


Stars that helped to produce other sitcoms:

George Burns - His own series plus "The Bob Cummings Show" and "Mr Ed"
Phil Silvers - "Gilligan's Island"
Bing Crosby - "Hogan's Heroes"
Mary Tyler Moore - Co-CEO Of MTM Productions with her husband Grant Tinker, who died last month
David Letterman - His company Worldwide Pants produced many shows including "Everybody Loves Raymond"
Sheldon Leonard - With Danny Thomas and Carl Reiner, they created a mini-sitcom empire in the 1950s and 1960s with shows like "Dick Van Dyke". "Andy Griffith", "Gomer Pyle" and even the hit drama series "I Spy".

andress_jade
12-07-2016, 11:54 PM
David Schwimmer directed some episodes of Friends.

Larry Hagman directed some episodes of I Dream of Jeannie.

biffbronson
01-19-2017, 03:12 PM
Michael Landon wrote for Bonanza, Little House, and Highway to Heaven. Also heavily involved with the latter 2 as producer, and did some directing as well.

Victor French I believe did some Highway to Heaven directing.

James Komack did some directing I believe for The Courtship of Eddie's Father. I think both he and Bill Bixby did some directing for that as well.

Kevin James I believe was executive producer of The King of Queens.

Ray Romano I believe was one of the Everybody Loves Raymond producers.

I think Richard Crenna was involved with the production of The Real McCoys.

Mace Dolex
01-19-2017, 08:29 PM
Don Johnson and Edward James Olmos each directed an episode of Miami Vice.