About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1926-02-22
Place of birth:
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Bud Yorkin

Overview

Bud Yorkin (born February 22, 1926) is an American film and television producer, director, writer and actor. He directed and produced the 1958 TV special An Evening With Fred Astaire, which won nine Emmy Awards.

Yorkin was born Alan David Yorkin in Washington, Pennsylvania. He earned a degree in engineering from Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. In 1956, he became the producer and director of Tennessee Ernie Ford's NBC comedy/variety program, The Ford Show.

In 1963, Yorkin joined Norman Lear to form Tandem Productions, which, at first, produced several films in the 1960s to 1971 with such major studios like United Artists and Warner Bros., and later produced many of the decade's hit sitcoms, such as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, and Sanford and Son.

In 1999, he and Lear were awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.

After his split with Lear, Yorkin went on to form Bud Yorkin Productions. His first sitcom after the split was the unsuccessful Sanford and Son spin-off sitcom Grady. In 1976, he formed TOY Productions with Saul Turteltaub and Bernie Orenstein (who produced Sanford and Son from 1974–1977), but their two hits were What's Happening!! and Carter Country.

Yorkin's film directing credits include The Thief Who Came to Dinner , Divorce American Style and Inspector Clouseau (film) of the Pink Panther series.

Yorkin is the father of television writer and producer Nicole Yorkin. He is married to actress Cynthia Sikes.

Known for

Acting
2007 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Actor Self 61
Fair
2000 On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' Actor Self 59
Average
1991 For the Boys Actor Phil 59
Average

Directing
1990 Love Hurts Directing Director 58
Average
1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks Directing Director 58
Average
1985 Twice in a Lifetime Directing Director 58
Average
1984 P.O.P. Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner Directing Director 59
Average
1970 Start the Revolution Without Me Directing Director 58
Average
1968 Inspector Clouseau Directing Director 57
Average
1967 Divorce American Style Directing Director 59
Average
1965 Never Too Late Directing Director 58
Average
1963 Come Blow Your Horn Directing Director 58
Average
1959 Another Evening with Fred Astaire Directing Director N/A
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1958 An Evening with Fred Astaire Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2019 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" Writing Original Series Creator 59
Average

Production
2017 Blade Runner 2049 Production Producer 75
Good
1994 Intersection Production Producer 56
Average
1990 Love Hurts Production Producer 58
Average
1985 Twice in a Lifetime Production Producer 58
Average
1983 Deal of the Century Production Producer 57
Average
1982 I Love Liberty Production Executive Producer N/A
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1980 One in a Million Production Producer 69
Fair
1979 13 Queens Blvd. Production Producer N/A
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1977 Sanford Arms Production Producer 69
Fair
1977 Carter Country Production Producer 69
Fair
1976 What's Happening!! Production Producer 71
Good
1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner Production Producer 59
Average
1972 Sanford and Son Production Executive Producer 72
Good
1971 Cold Turkey Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1970 Start the Revolution Without Me Production Producer 58
Average
1963 Come Blow Your Horn Production Producer 58
Average
1958 An Evening with Fred Astaire Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1982 Blade Runner Crew Presenter 78
Good