7.8
TV
Directing
Richard Michaels
- Born
- (age 90)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Credits
- 36 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.8
TV
7.4
Movie
Lonely are the Brave
6.7
TV
The Brady Bunch
7.4
Movie
The Young Philadelphians
6.7
Movie
...And Your Name Is Jonah
5.6
Movie
The Children Nobody Wanted
6.2
TV
I'll Take Manhattan
5.2
Movie
Leave Yesterday Behind
6.7
Movie
Berlin Tunnel 21
5.9
Movie
The Hired Gun
6.4
Movie
Red River
5.6
Movie
Backfield in Motion
8.2
Movie
Rockabye
4.8
Movie
Father and Scout
6.8
Movie
Silence of the Heart
7.4
Movie
Dino
6.6
Movie
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
5.0
Movie
Having Babies II
Crew credits 36
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Father and Scout Film | Director |
| 1992 | Miss America: Behind the Crown Film | Director |
| 1991 | Backfield in Motion Film | Director |
| 1991 | A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story Film | Director |
| 1991 | Her Wicked Ways Film | Director |
| 1990 | Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean Film | Director |
| 1989 | Love and Betrayal Film | Director |
| 1988 | Red River Film | Director |
| 1988 | Indiscreet Film | Director |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Rockabye Film | Director |
| 1985 | Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story Film | Director |
| 1984 | Silence of the Heart Film | Director |
| 1983 | Sadat TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1983 | One Cooks, the Other Doesn't Film | Director |
| 1983 | Blue Skies Again Film | Director |
| 1981 | The Children Nobody Wanted Film | Director |
| 1981 | Berlin Tunnel 21 Film | Director |
| 1980 | Homeward Bound Film | Director |
| 1980 | Scared Straight! Another Story Film | Director |
| 1980 | The Plutonium Incident Film | Director |
| 1980 | Once Upon a Family Film | Director |
| 1979 | ...And Your Name Is Jonah Film | Director |
| 1978 | My Husband Is Missing Film | Director |
| 1978 | Leave Yesterday Behind Film | Director |
| 1977 | Having Babies II Film | Director |
| 1977 | Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging Film | Director |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle TV | Director (7 ep) |
| 1974 | How Come Nobody's on Our Side? Film | Director |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years TV | Associate Producer (26 ep) |
| 1964 | Bewitched TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1962 | Lonely are the Brave Film | Script Supervisor |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians Film | Script Supervisor |
| 1957 | The Hired Gun Film | Script Supervisor |
| 1957 | Dino Film | Script Supervisor |