About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1921-08-08
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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William Asher

Overview

William Milton Asher (August 8, 1921 – July 16, 2012) was an American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series.

With television in its infancy, he introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing" the sitcom. In 1964, he began to direct episodes of Bewitched, which starred his wife Elizabeth Montgomery. He produced the series from the fourth season.

He was nominated for an Emmy Award four times, winning once for directing Bewitched in 1966. He was also nominated for the DGA Award in 1951 for I Love Lucy.

In 1951, he married actress Danny Sue Nolan, with whom he had two children; the couple divorced in 1961. He then married actress Elizabeth Montgomery in 1963, just before Bewitched began its run. They had three children and divorced in 1973. His third marriage was to actress Joyce Bulifant and it lasted from 1976 to 1993. He adopted her son, actor and director John Mallory Asher. This marriage also ended in divorce. In 1998, he married Meredith Coffin Asher, his fourth and final wife.

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Known for

Directing
1990 Return to Green Acres Directing Director 58
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1985 I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later Directing Director 59
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1985 Movers & Shakers Directing Director 58
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1983 Charley's Aunt Directing Director N/A
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1981 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker Directing Director 60
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1979 A Christmas for Boomer Directing Director N/A
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1966 Jan & Dean: On the Run Directing Director N/A
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1966 Fireball 500 Directing Director 58
Average
1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Directing Director 58
Average
1965 Beach Blanket Bingo Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Bikini Beach Directing Director 58
Average
1964 Muscle Beach Party Directing Director 58
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1963 Johnny Cool Directing Director 58
Average
1963 Beach Party Directing Director 59
Average
1957 The Shadow on the Window Directing Director 58
Average
1957 The 27th Day Directing Director 59
Average
1956 Mobs, Inc. Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Mobs Incorporated Directing Director N/A
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1948 Leather Gloves Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1966 Fireball 500 Writing Writer 58
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1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Writing Writer 58
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1965 Beach Blanket Bingo Writing Writer 59
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1964 Bikini Beach Writing Screenplay 58
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1964 Muscle Beach Party Writing Story 58
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Production
1985 Movers & Shakers Production Producer 58
Average
1972 Temperatures Rising Production Producer 69
Fair
1966 Jan & Dean: On the Run Production Producer N/A
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1964 Bewitched Production Producer 78
Good
1963 Johnny Cool Production Producer 58
Average
1961 Pippi Longstocking Production Producer N/A
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1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook Production Producer 69
Fair

Crew
2019 I Hate Kids Crew Thanks 58
Average