Full Name Misha Stuchkoff Years active 1923-1981 | Name Michael Morris | |
Born January 7, 1918 ( 1918-01-07 ) Charkow, Kharkiv, Ukraine Died January 7, 2003(2003-01-07) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation TV/film screenwriter, radio performer, and actor Known for wrote episodes for such TV shows as The Andy Griffith Show, McHale's Navy, Sanford and Son and The Brady Bunch | ||
Michael Morris (born Misha Stuczko, later Misha Stutchkoff; January 7, 1918 – died June 20, 2003) was a Ukraine born American television and film screenwriter, radio performer, and actor.
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Life and career
Born of parents of a Polish Jewish background, Michael is the son of late writer, actor and radio show performer Nahum Stutchkoff, who wrote the "Thesaurus of the Yiddish Language" and other works. Michael was born in Kharkiv, then Russian Empire and now Ukraine.
He emigrated with his parents to the United States at the age of five, in 1923. He began his career acting with his father Nahum as a child and appearing on a WEVD radio show in New York City and in several Yiddish-speaking films. During World War II, he served in the United States Army, and then went back to New York City to write on the radio programs, Mr. And Mrs. North and The Hollywood Story. In 1960, Morris moved to Los Angeles, California, to continue his work in film and television, which he began in 1953, retiring in 1980.
Morris, who lived over the long course of his career in Hollywood, which spanned a period of four decades, from the early 1950s to the early 1980s, wrote episodes for such popular TV series as The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, McHale's Navy, F Troop, Sanford and Son, The Brady Bunch and All In The Family.
His film writing credits included the Made-for-television films We'll Take Manhattan (1967) and Second Chance (1972) and the films Wild and Wonderful (1964) and For Love of Money (1963).
Morris died in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Writer
-
Superboy (TV Series) (2 episodes, 1988 - 1989) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1988)
- Mutant (1989)
- Bringing Down the House (1988)
- A Kind of Princess (1988) - (teleplay)
1980
Sanford (TV Series) (story by - 2 episodes)
- Cal's Illegal Alien (1981) - (story by)
- Younger Than Springtime Am I (1980) - (story by)
1978
In the Beginning (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Kook (1978) - (written by)
-
Chico and the Man (TV Series) (written by - 8 episodes, 1975 - 1977) (story - 4 episodes, 1978) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1974)
- A New Girl in Town (1978) - (story)
- Raul Runs Away: Part 1 (1978) - (story)
- Raul Runs Away: Part 2 (1978) - (story)
- The Americanization of Charo (1978) - (story)
- Ed Talks to God (1977) - (written by)
- Ed's Recuperation (1976) - (written by)
- Second Coming of Della (1976) - (written by)
- Della Moves In (1976) - (written by)
- The Disappearance (1975) - (written by)
- Long Live the Man (1975) - (written by)
- Sammy Stops In (1975) - (written by)
- The Beard (1975) - (written by)
- The Veterans (1974) - (teleplay)
1977
Operation Petticoat (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- And Baby Makes 33 (1977) - (teleplay)
1976
The Fosters (TV Series) (original script - 1 episode)
- The Man I Most Admire (1976) - (original script)
-
Maude (TV Series) (story by - 2 episodes, 1974 - 1975) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 1974)
- Maude's Mother (1975) - (story by)
- Nostalgia Party (1974) - (story by) / (teleplay by)
1973
All in the Family (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- Archie and the Quiz (1975) - (written by)
- Black Is the Color of My True Love's Wig (1973) - (written by)
1974
Good Times (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Man I Most Admire (1974) - (written by)
1972
The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- Operation Mercy (1974) - (written by)
- Operation Fastball (1972) - (written by)
1971
The Brady Bunch (TV Series) (written by - 4 episodes)
- My Brother's Keeper (1973) - (written by)
- Bobby's Hero (1973) - (written by)
- Jan's Aunt Jenny (1972) - (written by)
- The Private Ear (1971) - (written by)
1967
Bewitched (TV Series) (written by - 22 episodes)
- School Days, School Daze (1972) - (written by)
- George Washington Zapped Here: Part 2 (1972) - (written by)
- George Washington Zapped Here: Part 1 (1972) - (written by)
- Serena's Youth Pill (1972) - (written by)
- Serena's Richcraft (1972) - (written by)
- Samantha Is Earthbound (1972) - (written by)
- Hansel and Gretel in Samanthaland (1971) - (written by)
- Paris, Witches Style (1971) - (written by)
- Bewitched, Bothered and Baldoni (1971) - (written by)
- Samantha and the Loch Ness Monster (1971) - (written by)
- Out of the Mouths of Babes (1971) - (written by)
- Samantha's Old Man (1970) - (written by)
- Samantha's Bad Day in Salem (1970) - (written by)
- Salem, Here We Come (1970) - (written by)
- To Go or Not to Go, That Is the Question (1970) - (written by)
- Mona Sammy (1970) - (written by)
- Sam and the Beanstalk (1969) - (written by)
- Daddy Does His Thing (1969) - (written by)
- Marriage Witch's Style (1969) - (written by)
- Weep No More My Willow (1968) - (written by)
- Hippie, Hippie, Hooray (1968) - (written by)
- Business, Italian Style (1967) - (written by)
1972
Second Chance (TV Movie) (written by)
1971
Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- The Great Debate (1971) - (written by)
- The Communication Gap (1971) - (written by)
-
The Flying Nun (TV Series) (story - 8 episodes, 1968 - 1970) (written by - 6 episodes, 1968 - 1969) (story consultant - 1 episode, 1968)
- Armando and the Pool Table (1970) - (story)
- My Sister, the Doctor (1970) - (story)
- The New Carlos (1969) - (story)
- Bertrille and the Silent Flicks (1969) - (story)
- A Convent Full of Miracles (1969) - (story)
- The Paola Story (1969) - (story)
- My Sister the Star (1969) - (story)
- The Boyfriend (1969) - (written by)
- The Great Casino Robbery: Part 2 (1969) - (written by)
- The Great Casino Robbery: Part 1 (1969) - (written by)
- How to Be a Spanish Grandmother (1968) - (story)
- Slightly Hot Parking Meters (1968) - (story consultant)
- All Alone by the Convent Phone (1968) - (written by)
- The Rabbi and the Nun (1968) - (written by)
- Song of Bertrille (1968) - (written by)
1968
The Mothers-In-Law (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Wig Story (1968) - (written by)
1967
The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) (written by - 7 episodes)
- Goober the Executive (1967) - (written by)
- Andy's Investment (1967) - (written by)
- Aunt Bee and the Lecturer (1967) - (written by)
- The Tape Recorder (1967) - (written by)
- Opie's Most Unforgettable Character (1967) - (written by)
- Howard, the Comedian (1967) - (written by)
- Goodbye, Dolly (1967) - (written by - as Michael L. Morris)
1967
We'll Take Manhattan (TV Movie)
1967
It's About Time (TV Series) (1 episode)
- School Days, School Days (1967)
1967
Jack and the Beanstalk (TV Movie)
1966
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- The Guardian (1966) - (written by)
- At Home with the Faculty (1966) - (written by)
1966
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- The Land of Bilk and Money (1966)
- Much Ado About Nagging (1966)
- Chiseler on the Roof (1966)
- Eenie Meenie Minee Schmo (1966)
- How to Succeed in Loafing Without Really Trying (1966)
1965
F Troop (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- She's Only a Build in a Girdled Cage (1965) - (written by)
1964
The Cara Williams Show (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Top Secret Groom (1964) - (written by)
1964
Wild and Wonderful
1963
For Love or Money (written by)
1963
My Three Sons (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Let's Take Stock (1963) - (written by)
1962
McHale's Navy (TV Series) (written by - 5 episodes)
- The Mothers of PT-73 (1963) - (written by)
- Send Us a Hero (1963) - (written by)
- The Day They Captured Santa (1962) - (written by)
- Movies Are Your Best Diversion (1962) - (written by)
- McHale and His Seven Cupids (1962) - (written by)
1962
Room for One More (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Girl from Sweden (1962)
1961
The Jane Powell Show (TV Movie) (teleplay)
-
The Detectives (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes, 1961) (writer - 1 episode, 1960)
- Song of the Guilty Heart (1961) - (written by)
- Tobey's Place (1961) - (written by)
- Alibis (1960) - (writer)
1961
The Rifleman (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Honest Abe (1961) - (written by)
-
The Tom Ewell Show (TV Series) (written by - 14 episodes, 1960 - 1961) (story - 1 episode, 1960) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1960)
- Our Vacation (1961) - (written by)
- Never Do Business with Relatives (1961) - (written by)
- Handy Man (1961) - (written by)
- Put It On, Take It Off (1961) - (written by)
- The Chutney Caper (1961) - (written by)
- Mrs. Dynamite (1961) - (written by)
- The Old Magic (1961) - (written by)
- I Don't See It (1961) - (written by)
- Out of Left Field (1961) - (written by)
- Mr. Shrewd (1961) - (written by)
- Try It on for Size (1961) - (written by)
- The Friendly Man (1960) - (written by)
- Site Unseen (1960) - (written by)
- The Handwriting on the Wall (1960) - (written by)
- The Second Phone (1960) - (story) / (teleplay)
1960
Perry Mason (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- The Case of the Angry Dead Man (1961) - (written by)
- The Case of the Loquacious Liar (1960) - (written by)
1960
The Real McCoys (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Executive Wife (1960) - (story)
1960
Checkmate (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Interrupted Honeymoon (1960) - (writer)
1960
National Velvet (TV Series)
1959
The Man from Blackhawk (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Winthrop Woman (1959) - (written by)
1957
True Story (TV Series) (written by - 4 episodes)
- The Destructive Angel (1957) - (written by)
- The Note (1957) - (written by)
- Dream No More (1957) - (written by)
- The Alibi (1957) - (written by)
1956
Mama (TV Series) (story and teleplay - 50 episodes)
- T.R.'s Glasses (1957) - (story and teleplay)
- Mama's Nursery School (1956) - (story and teleplay)
-
The Goldbergs (TV Series) (4 episodes, 1956) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1956) (collaborating writer - 1 episode, 1955)
- Molly's Fish (1956)
- Girl Scouts (1956)
- Boojie Comes Home (1956)
- David's Cousin (1956) - (teleplay)
- Rosie the Actress (1956) - (teleplay)
- Obituary (1956) - (teleplay)
- Inheritance (1956)
- Desperate Men (1955) - (collaborating writer)
-
Modern Romances (TV Series) (5 episodes, 1956) (written by - 5 episodes, 1955)
- The Joker - Part 5 (1956)
- The Joker - Part 4 (1956)
- The Joker - Part 3 (1956)
- The Joker - Part 2 (1956)
- The Joker - Part 1 (1956)
- Attorney for the Defense: Part 5 (1955) - (written by)
- Attorney for the Defense: Part 4 (1955) - (written by)
- Attorney for the Defense: Part 3 (1955) - (written by)
- Attorney for the Defense: Part 2 (1955) - (written by)
- Attorney for the Defense: Part 1 (1955) - (written by)
1956
The Martha Raye Show (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode #3.12 (1956)
1954
The Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV Series) (script - 2 episodes)
- The Destructive Angel (1954) - (script)
- The Case of the Two-Faced Man (1954) - (script)
-
Colonel Humphrey Flack (TV Series) (1 episode, 1954) (writer - 4 episodes, 1953 - 1954)
- The Flower Girl (1954) - (writer)
- The Mansion (1954)
- The Flack Match (1954) - (writer)
- The Inventor (1953) - (writer)
- The 8-Ball and the Side Pocket (1953) - (writer)
1954
Man Against Crime (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Beauty and the Beasts (1954)
- Holler Uncle (1954)
1954
Johnny Jupiter (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Library (1954)
1953
Jamie (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Jamie (1953) - (written by)
1953
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Corporal and the Lady (1953) - (writer)
1953
The Web (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Joke (1953) - (written by)
1951
Shadow of the Cloak (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Two-Faced Man (1951) - (written by)
Miscellaneous
1982
Gimme a Break! (TV Series) (story editor - 4 episodes)
- The Centerfold: Part 2 (1983) - (story editor)
- The Centerfold: Part 1 (1983) - (story editor)
- Sam Faces Death (1982) - (story editor)
- The Chief's Gay Evening (1982) - (story editor)
1980
Sanford (TV Series) (story editor - 2 episodes)
- Here Comes the Bride: Part 1 (1981) - (story editor)
- Younger Than Springtime Am I (1980) - (story editor)
1972
The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV Series) (story consultant - 26 episodes)
- Healer Man (1974) - (story consultant)
- Gorilla of My Dreams (1973) - (story consultant)
- Super Doc (1973) - (story consultant)
- It Don't Mean a Ping If You Ain't Got That Pong (1973) - (story consultant)
- Creepy-Peepy (1973) - (story consultant)
- My Doctor, the Patient (1973) - (story consultant)
- RX: Nose Job (1973) - (story consultant)
- Panic in the Sheets (1973) - (story consultant)
- Diagnosis: Who Knows? (1973) - (story consultant)
- Interrupted Malady (1973) - (story consultant)
- How to Cure a Doctor of Money (1973) - (story consultant)
- Black Is Beautiful (1973) - (story consultant)
- Scalpel, Sponge, Typewriter (1973) - (story consultant)
- RX: Christmas (1972) - (story consultant)
- The New Head Nurse (1972) - (story consultant)
- The Spy (1972) - (story consultant)
- Witchcraft, Washington Style (1972) - (story consultant)
- Lights, Camera, Action (1972) - (story consultant)
- RX: Love (1972) - (story consultant)
- Tenor Loving Care (1972) - (story consultant)
- Good Luck, Leftkowitz (1972) - (story consultant)
- The Accident Con (1972) - (story consultant)
- The Muscle and the Medic (1972) - (story consultant)
- Ellen's Flip Side (1972) - (story consultant)
- The Appointment (1972) - (story consultant)
- Operation Fastball (1972) - (story consultant)
1969
The Flying Nun (TV Series) (story consultant - 9 episodes)
- The Dumbest Kid in School (1970) - (story consultant)
- Hello Columbus (1970) - (story consultant)
- Armando and the Pool Table (1970) - (story consultant)
- My Sister, the Doctor (1970) - (story consultant)
- The New Carlos (1969) - (story consultant)
- A Convent Full of Miracles (1969) - (story consultant)
- The Not So Great Impostor (1969) - (story consultant)
- My Sister the Star (1969) - (story consultant)
- The Big Game (1969) - (story consultant)
1956
The Goldbergs (TV Series) (story editor - 1 episode)
- Nurse's Aide (1956) - (story editor)
Producer
1975
Chico and the Man (TV Series) (producer - 33 episodes)
- Black Tie Blues (1977) - (producer)
- Matchmaker, Matchmaker (1977) - (producer)
- Chico's Padre (1977) - (producer)
- Champs Ain't Chumps (1977) - (producer)
- The Dress (1977) - (producer)
- Ed Brown vs. the IRS (1976) - (producer)
- In Your Hat (1976) - (producer)
- Chico's Problem (1976) - (producer)
- Chico Packs His Bags (1976) - (producer)
- Second Coming of Della (1976) - (producer)
- Della Moves In (1976) - (producer)
- The Face Job (1976) - (producer)
- Too Many Crooks (1976) - (producer)
- The Return of Aunt Connie (1976) - (producer)
- Chico's Cousin Pepe (1976) - (producer)
- The Accident (1976) - (producer)
- The Big Brush-Off (1976) - (producer)
- Reverend Bemis's Altar Ego (1976) - (producer)
- The Hypnotist (1976) - (producer)
- The Dream (1976) - (producer)
- The Juror (1975) - (producer)
- The Invention (1975) - (producer)
- The Strike (1975) - (producer)
- Bird in a Gilded Cage (1975) - (producer)
- The Misfortune Teller (1975) - (producer)
- Mister Butterfly (1975) - (producer)
- Ms. Liz (1975) - (producer)
- Chico and the Van (1975) - (producer)
- The Disappearance (1975) - (producer)
- Play Gypsy (1975) - (producer)
- Aunt Connie (1975) - (producer)
- This Hallowed Garage (1975) - (producer)
- The Paint Job (1975) - (producer)
Script Department
1974
Chico and the Man (TV Series) (script consultant - 9 episodes)
- Who's Been Sleeping in My Car? (1977) - (script consultant)
- The Doctor Story (1975) - (script consultant)
- Ed Steps Out (1975) - (script consultant)
- If I Were a Rich Man (1975) - (script consultant)
- Garage Sale (1975) - (script consultant)
- The Veterans (1974) - (script consultant)
- E Pluribus Used Car (1974) - (script consultant)
- New Suit (1974) - (script consultant)
- Old Dog (1974) - (script consultant)
1964
The Cara Williams Show (TV Series) (script consultant - 6 episodes)
- What Television Show Does Your Dog Watch? (1965) - (script consultant)
- Will Cara's Success Spoil Frank Bridges? (1965) - (script consultant)
- Get the Lead Out (1964) - (script consultant)
- Amelia Hofstetter, Please Go Home (1964) - (script consultant)
- The Good Rumor Girl (1964) - (script consultant)
- Top Secret Groom (1964) - (script consultant)
1954
The Goldbergs (TV Series) (script editor - 1 episode)
- Woman to Woman (1954) - (script editor)
1953
Ethel and Albert (TV Series) (script editor - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.4 (1953) - (script editor)
Self
2003
Funny Old Guys (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
References
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