Directed credits
29
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Richard Michaels
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
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Directed movies: 25Directed series: 4All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 19572
IMDb ID: nm0584474
Known for: Directing
Born: February 15, 1936
Age: 90
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1957 - 1994
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.36
Wikidata: Q1296712
Frequent jobs
Director (29)Script Supervisor (4)Associate Producer (1)
Biography
Richard Michaels is an American television director and producer whose career spanned several decades, particularly from the 1960s through the 1990s. He is best known for directing over 50 episodes of the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964–1972), significantly contributing to its enduring popularity. Michaels also directed television movies such as ...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979) and Homeward Bound (1980). His work is characterized by a keen sense of comedic timing and a deep understanding of television production.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Richard Michaels.
4.4
Father and Scout
Director
1994 Movie
Miss America: Behind the Crown
Director
1992 Movie
4.4
Backfield in Motion
Director
1991 Movie
5.1
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
Director
1991 Movie
4.5
Her Wicked Ways
Director
1991 Movie
6.0
Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean
Director
1990 Movie
Love and Betrayal
Director
1989 Movie
6.1
Red River
Director
1988 Movie
8.0
Rockabye
Director
1986 Movie
5.7
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
Director
1985 Movie
6.4
Silence of the Heart
Director
1984 Movie
One Cooks, the Other Doesn't
Director
1983 Movie
5.2
Blue Skies Again
Director
1983 Movie
5.5
The Children Nobody Wanted
Director
1981 Movie
6.5
Berlin Tunnel 21
Director
1981 Movie
1.0
Homeward Bound
Director
1980 Movie
Scared Straight! Another Story
Director
1980 Movie
5.0
The Plutonium Incident
Director
1980 Movie
Once Upon a Family
Director
1980 Movie
6.6
...And Your Name Is Jonah
Director
1979 Movie
6.0
My Husband Is Missing
Director
1978 Movie
4.9
Leave Yesterday Behind
Director
1978 Movie
4.0
Having Babies II
Director
1977 Movie
6.0
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
Director
1977 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Richard Michaels.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Richard Michaels.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Richard Michaels.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Richard Michaels.
7.2
Dino
Script Supervisor
1957 Movie
7.4
Lonely are the Brave
Script Supervisor
1962 Movie
6.1
Red River
Director
1988 Movie
7.5
The Young Philadelphians
Script Supervisor
1959 Movie
5.5
The Hired Gun
Script Supervisor
1957 Movie
4.5
Her Wicked Ways
Director
1991 Movie
1.0
Homeward Bound
Director
1980 Movie
5.5
The Children Nobody Wanted
Director
1981 Movie
6.4
Silence of the Heart
Director
1984 Movie
4.4
Father and Scout
Director
1994 Movie
5.0
The Plutonium Incident
Director
1980 Movie
5.8
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
Director
1974 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Richard Michaels.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Richard Michaels.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Richard Michaels.