Director
William Asher
105 years · New York City, New York, USA · 20 films
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Asher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Best known for
Filmography 20
A Bewitched Christmas
1994 · Director
Return to Green Acres
1990 · Director
On Philo
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
1985 · Director
On Tubi TV
Movers & Shakers
1985 · Director, Producer
Charley's Aunt
1983 · Director
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981 · Director
On AMC+
A Christmas for Boomer
1979 · Director
Jan & Dean: On the Run
1966 · Producer, Director
Fireball 500
1966 · Director, Writer
On Philo
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965 · Writer, Director
On Philo
Beach Blanket Bingo
1965 · Director, Writer
On Philo
Bikini Beach
1964 · Director, Screenplay
On Philo
Muscle Beach Party
1964 · Director
On Philo
Johnny Cool
1963 · Director, Producer
On Philo
Beach Party
1963 · Director
On Philo
Pippi Longstocking
1961 · Producer
On Plex
The Shadow on the Window
1957 · Director
The 27th Day
1957 · Director
On Tubi TV
Mobs, Inc.
1956 · Director
Leather Gloves
1948 · Director