Other names Dick Richards Role Film director Name Richard Michaels | Years active 1954-2003 Occupation Director, producer | |
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Born February 15, 1936 (age 88) ( 1936-02-15 ) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Spouse Judith Penrod (m. 1986), Kristina Hansen (m. 1964–1972), Toby Michaels (m. 1959–1962) Children Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Movies I'll Take Manhattan, The Children Nobody, Berlin Tunnel 21, And Your Name Is Jonah, Silence of the Heart Similar People William Asher, Meredith Michaels‑Beerbaum, E W Swackhamer, Douglas Hickox, Toby Michaels | ||
Grandchildren Brianne Victoria Beerbaum | ||
Don Caruso with Richard Michaels
Richard Michaels (born February 15, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American film and TV show director and producer whose career spanned five decades.
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His directing credits include the television series Bewitched, The Brady Bunch, Love, American Style and the TV movies Once an Eagle (1976), Homeward Bound (1980 TV movie)', The Children Nobody Wanted (1981), Sadat (1983), Silence of the Heart (1984), Rockabye (1986), I'll Take Manhattan (1987),Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (1990) (Suzanne Pleshette was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Leona Helmsley), Father and Scout (1994). Full credits are listed at www.imdb.com
Marriages
Michaels has been married three times. His first was to Toby Michaels from 1959-1962. His second marriage was to actress Kristina Hansen in 1964: they divorced in 1972. In 1986 he married Judith Penrod, and they currently reside in Makena, Hawaii.
Relationship with Elizabeth Montgomery
Michaels was one of the directors of the TV series Bewitched in the 1960s and early 1970s. Actress Elizabeth Montgomery was the star of the show and her husband William Asher served as producer. During the show's last season in 1971, Montgomery (married to Asher) and Michaels (married to Hansen), friends and working partners since 1964, fell in love and began a romantic relationship, subsequently moving in together. The affair was the end of both their marriages and, because Asher and Montgomery's company Ashmont produced Bewitched, it was also the end of the show. Michaels and Montgomery were together 2½ years.
Children
Michaels has a son, Gregory Michaels, born Sept. 13, 1967, and a daughter, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, with Hansen. She was born on December 26, 1969 and is an Olympic equestrian who lives in Germany. Meredith won team bronze in Rio in 2016.