Hy Averback - Movie and Film Biography, Credits and Filmography

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Hy Averbach

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1951 - 1996

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October 21, 1920 in Minneapolis, MN

Died

October 14, 1997 in Los Angeles, CA

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A busy radio, TV and film actor of the 1940s and 1950s, Hy Averback began writing comedy material in his radio days. He acted in two films (The Benny Goodman Story and Four Girls in Town) and narrated a third (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), but the majority of his film work was as a director. After an uncharacteristic movie directorial debut with Chamber of Horrors (1966), Averback settled into the genre he knew best, directing such comedies as Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1966) and I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1969). Hy Averback's credits as a TV director are far too numerous to go into detail here; he was most closely associated with sitcomery, notably the syndicated 1954 series Meet Corliss Archer and the long-running (1957-63) Walter Brennan vehicle The Real McCoys. Averback passed away at the age of 76 following open heart surgery.

Title	Year	Editors' Rating		User Rating
Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star Interviewee	1996
The Last Precinct Director	1986
Murder, She Wrote: Broadway Malady Director	1985
Where the Boys Are Director	1984
MAS*H: Sons and Bowlers Director	1982
MAS*H: Snap Judgment, Part 1 Director	1981
MAS*H: Snappier Judgment, Part 2 Director	1981
She's in the Army Now Director	1981
The Girl, the Gold Watch and Dynamite Director	1981
The Dukes of Hazzard: Luke's Love Story Director	1979
The Night Rider Director	1979
Young Maverick [TV Series] Director	1979
A Guide for the Married Woman Director	1978
Pearl Director	1978
The New Maverick Director	1978
The Rockford Files: The House on Willis Avenue, Part 1 Director	1978
The Rockford Files: The House on Willis Avenue, Part 2 Director	1978
MAS*H: Fade Out, Fade In, Part 1 Director	1977
MAS*H: Fade Out, Fade In, Part 2 Director	1977
The Love Boat II Director	1977
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours Director	1976
MAS*H: Alcoholics Unanimous Director	1974
MAS*H: Bombed Director	1974
MAS*H: House Arrest Director	1974
MAS*H: Life with Father Director	1974
MAS*H: Mad Dogs and Servicemen Director	1974
MAS*H: Officer of the Day Director	1974
MAS*H: Private Charles Lamb Director	1974
MAS*H: Rainbow Bridge Director	1974
MAS*H: There Is Nothing Like a Nurse Director	1974
MAS*H: As You Were Director	1973
MAS*H: Operation Noselift Director	1973
Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa Director, Producer	1973
MAS*H: I Hate a Mystery Director	1972
MAS*H: Requiem for a Lightweight Director	1972
MAS*H: The Moose Director	1972
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? Director	1970
The Great Bank Robbery Director	1969
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas Director	1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Director	1968
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Actor	1967
Chamber of Horrors Director, Producer	1966
F Troop: Season 02 Executive Producer	1966
F Troop: Season 01 Executive Producer	1965
NBC Comedy Hour [TV Series] Actor	1957
Four Girls in Town Actor	1956
I Love Lucy: The Hedda Hopper Story Actor	1955
The Benny Goodman Story Actor	1955
Dragnet: The Big Frank Actor	1953
I Love Lucy: Baby Pictures Actor	1953
Cry Danger Actor	1951

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