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Lee Rich
Highest Rated: 74% The Score (2001)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: Dec 10, 1926
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Former advertising executive who resigned as senior vice president of Benton & Bowles in 1965 to become a producer for Mirisch-Rich TV which created the series, "Rat Patrol and "Hey, Landlord" (1966-67). After returning to advertising at the Leo Burnett Agency, Rich left to form Lorimar Productions serving as executive producer on the company's successful series: "The Waltons" (CBS, 1972-81), "Eight is Enough" (ABC, 1977-81), "Dallas" (CBS, 1978-91), "Knots Landing" (CBS, 1979-91) as well as numerous TV movies including "The Homecoming" (his first of many projects with Waltons' creator Earl Hamner) and the Emmy-winning "Sybil" (NBC, 1976). President of Lorimar until 1986, he left to join MGM/UA Communications as chairman and CEO, resigning in 1988 to return to independent production. Rich's most successful recent producing venture has been the fairly standard but enjoyable vigorous Wesley Snipes actioner, "Passenger 57" (1992).
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74% | 67% | The Score | Producer | $71.1M | 2001 |
| 14% | 31% | Gloria | Producer | $4.2M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Walton Easter | Executive Producer | - | 1997 |
| 19% | 38% | Desperate Measures | Producer | $13.7M | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | Dallas: J.R. Returns | Executive Producer | - | 1996 |
| 0% | 21% | Big Bully | Producer | $1.8M | 1996 |
| 30% | 41% | The Amazing Panda Adventure | Producer | $6.1M | 1995 |
| 26% | 46% | Just Cause | Producer | $35.7M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | Executive Producer | - | 1993 |
| 36% | 45% | Innocent Blood | Producer | $4.2M | 1992 |
| 27% | 38% | Passenger 57 | Producer | $42.9M | 1992 |
| 33% | 47% | Hard to Kill | Executive Producer | $46.6M | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Killjoy | Executive Producer | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith | Executive Producer | - | 1979 |
| 40% | 39% | The Choirboys | Producer | - | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Runaway Barge | Executive Producer | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Blue Knight | Executive Producer | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | The Waltons' Crisis | Executive Producer | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girls of Huntington House | Executive Producer | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sporting Club | Producer | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man | Producer | - | 1971 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Waltons | Executive Producer | 1972-1980 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Blue Knight | Executive Producer | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rat Patrol | Executive Producer | 1967 |