Biography
Morton Lachman (March 20, 1918 β March 17, 2009) was an American comedy writer and producer who worked for Bob Hope for more than twenty years and subsequently produced sitcoms for television, including All in the Family and Kate & Allie. He also worked on One Day at a Time and Sanford and later co-created Gimme A Break! with Sy Rosen.
He won two Emmy awards β one in 1978 for his work on All in the Family, and one in 1974 for his direction of an episode of The ABC Afternoon Playbreak.
He died three days before his 91st birthday from a diabetes-related heart attack.
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Filmography
all 19
TV Shows 12
Writer 9
Movies 7
Producer 7
Director 2
self 1
Writer
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
Movie
Self
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter (2003)
Movie
Writer
Bagdad Cafe (1990)
TV
Writer
Spencer (1984)
TV
Executive Producer
Kate & Allie (1984)
TV
Producer
Baby Makes Five (1983)
TV
Producer
No Soap, Radio (1982)
TV
Writer
Gimme a Break! (1981)
TV
6.5
Producer
Sanford (1980)
TV
Producer
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
TV
Producer
In the Beginning (1978)
TV
Writer
Baby, I'm Back (1978)
TV
Writer
Mixed Company (1974)
Movie
Director
That's My Mama (1974)
TV
Executive Producer
All in the Family (1971)
TV
6.8
Writer
Roberta (1969)
Movie
Writer
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Movie
Director
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO (1968)
Movie
Writer
Call Me Bwana (1963)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.11
Based on 69.9 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1963
1974
1980
1981
2005
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Information
Known ForProduction
GenderMale
Birthday1918-03-20
Deathday2009-03-17 (90 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMort Lachman
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