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Bud Yorkin

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
3

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 22, 1926 (100 years old)

Place of Birth
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Bud Yorkin

Biography

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.

Known For

Writing

2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"...Original Series Creator

Production

2017Blade Runner 2049...Producer
1994Intersection...Producer
1990Love Hurts...Producer
1985Twice in a Lifetime...Producer
1983Deal of the Century...Producer
1982I Love Liberty...Executive Producer
1980One in a Million...Producer
197913 Queens Blvd....Producer
1977Sanford Arms...Producer
1977Carter Country...Producer
1976What's Happening!!...Executive Producer
1973The Thief Who Came to Dinner...Producer
1972Sanford and Son...Executive Producer
1971Cold Turkey...Executive Producer
1970Start the Revolution Without Me...Producer
1963Come Blow Your Horn...Producer
1959Another Evening with Fred Astaire...Producer
1958An Evening with Fred Astaire...Producer

Directing

1990Love Hurts...Director
1988Arthur 2: On the Rocks...Director
1985Twice in a Lifetime...Director
1977Sanford Arms...Director
1977Carter Country...Director
1976What's Happening!!...Director
1975Grady...Director
1973The Thief Who Came to Dinner...Director
1972Maude...Director
1972Sanford and Son...Director
1970Start the Revolution Without Me...Director
1968Inspector Clouseau...Director
1967Divorce American Style...Director
1965Never Too Late...Director
1963Vacation Playhouse...Director
1963Come Blow Your Horn...Director
1959Another Evening with Fred Astaire...Director
1958An Evening with Fred Astaire...Director
1953General Electric Theater...Director

Crew

1982Blade Runner...Presenter

Creator

1972Sanford and Son...Creator

Acting

2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runneras Self
2000On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'as Self
1991For the Boysas Phil