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Bud Yorkin
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Bud Yorkin (born February 22, 1926) is an American film and television producer, director, writer and actor. He directed and produced the 1958 TV special An Evening With Fred Asta…
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Bud Yorkin (born February 22, 1926) is an American film and television producer, director, writer and actor. He directed and produced the 1958 TV special An Evening With Fred Astaire, which won nine Emmy Awards. Yorkin was born Alan David Yorkin in Washington, Pennsylvania. He earned a degree in engineering from Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. In 1956, he became the producer and director of Tennessee Ernie Ford's NBC comedy/variety program, The Ford Show. In 1963, Yorkin joined Norman Lear to form Tandem Productions, which, at first, produced several films in the 1960s to 1971 with such major studios like United Artists and Warner Bros., and later produced many of the decade's hit sitcoms, such as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, and Sanford and Son. In 1999, he and Lear were awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television. After his split with Lear, Yorkin went on to form Bud Yorkin Productions. His first sitcom after the split was the unsuccessful Sanford and Son spin-off sitcom Grady. In 1976, he formed TOY Productions with Saul Turteltaub and Bernie Orenstein (who produced Sanford and Son from 1974–1977), but their two hits were What's Happening!! and Carter Country. Yorkin's film directing credits include The Thief Who Came to Dinner , Divorce American Style and Inspector Clouseau (film) of the Pink Panther series. Yorkin is the father of television writer and producer Nicole Yorkin. He is married to actress Cynthia Sikes.
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2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Movie Original Series Creator
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2017
Blade Runner 2049
Movie Producer
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2007
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Movie Self
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2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Movie Self
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1994
Intersection
Movie Producer
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1991
For the Boys
Movie Phil
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1990
Love Hurts
Movie Director
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1988
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Movie Director
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1985
Twice in a Lifetime
Movie Director
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1983
Deal of the Century
Movie Producer
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1982
Blade Runner
Movie Presenter
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1982
I Love Liberty
Movie Executive Producer
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1980
One in a Million
TV show Producer
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1979
13 Queens Blvd.
TV show Producer
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1977
Sanford Arms
TV show Director
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1977
Carter Country
TV show Director
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1976
What's Happening!!
TV show Director
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1975
Grady
TV show Director
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1973
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Movie Director
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1972
Maude
TV show Director
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1972
Sanford and Son
TV show Director
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1971
Cold Turkey
Movie Executive Producer
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1970
Start the Revolution Without Me
Movie Director
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1968
Inspector Clouseau
Movie Director
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1967
Divorce American Style
Movie Director
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1965
Never Too Late
Movie Director
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1963
Vacation Playhouse
TV show Director
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1963
Come Blow Your Horn
Movie Director
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1959
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
Movie Director
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1958
An Evening with Fred Astaire
Movie Producer
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1953
General Electric Theater
TV show Director
