Where to watch William Asher in the UK
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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 episode…
William Asher films streaming in the UK
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- American Playhouse (1982) Director
- Alice (1976) Director
- Bewitched (1964) Director
- The Twilight Zone (1959) Director
- I Love Lucy (1951) Director
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) Director
- The Danny Thomas Show (1953) Director
- The Patty Duke Show (1963) Director
- Crazy like a Fox (1984) Director
- Harper Valley (1981) Director
- Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) Producer
- Gidget (1965) Director
- Temperatures Rising (1972) Director
- Racket Squad (1951) Director
- Jungle Cubs (1996) Director
- The Thin Man (1957) Director
- The Paul Lynde Show (1972) Director
- The Jane Wyman Show (1955) Director
- Vacation Playhouse (1963) Director
- The Bad News Bears (1979) Director
- Private Benjamin (1981) Director
- Johnny Cool (1963) Director
- Tabitha (1977) Director
- I Hate Kids (2019) Thanks
- Kay O'Brien (1986) Creator
- General Electric Theater (1953) Director
- Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981) Director
- Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) Writer
- The 27th Day (1957) Director
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996) Cast
- Bikini Beach (1964) Director
- Beach Party (1963) Director
- I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (1985) Director
- Pippi Longstocking (1961) Producer
- Movers & Shakers (1985) Director
- Fibber McGee & Molly (1959) Director
- The Shadow on the Window (1957) Director
- Muscle Beach Party (1964) Director
- How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) Writer
- Return to Green Acres (1990) Director
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Most-watched William Asher films currently: Johnny Cool (1963), I Hate Kids (2019), Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), The 27th Day (1957).
What TV shows has William Asher appeared in?
Selected TV credits: American Playhouse (1982), Alice (1976), Bewitched (1964), The Twilight Zone (1959), I Love Lucy (1951).
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