Marshall, Garry 1934–

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Marshall, Garry 1934–

(Garry K. Marshall, Gary Marshall, Gary K. Marshall)

PERSONAL

Full name, Garry Kent Marshall; original surname Marscharelli; born November 13, 1934, in New York (some sources say The Bronx), NY; son of Anthony W. (an industrial filmmaker, actor, and television producer, under the name Tony Marshall) and Marjorie Irene (a dance instructor; maiden name, Ward) Marscharelli; brother of Penny Marshall (an actress, director, and producer) and Ronelle "Ronny" Marshall Hallin (a producer); married Barbara Wells (a nurse), March 9, 1963; children: Lori (a writer), Kathleen (an actress), Scott (an actor and director). Education: Northwestern University, B.S., journalism, 1956.

Addresses:

Office—Henderson Productions, 4252 Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA 91505. Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career:

Producer, director, actor, and writer. Henderson Production Co., founder and present; Falcon Theatre, Touluca Lake, CA, founder, partner, and producer, 1997—. Drummer with jazz and Dixieland bands; New York Daily News, copy boy, sports statistician, and reporter; comedy writer for Joey Bishop and Phil Foster. Los Angeles Music Center, member of board of governors; Northwestern University, member of board of trustees. Military service: U.S. Army, writer for Stars and Stripes and Seoul News, and production chief for Armed Forces Radio Network; served in Korea.

Member:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Producers Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America (member of board of directors), Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Musician's Union, New York Dramatists Guild, Sigma Delta Chi, and Alpha Tau Omega.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding new series, 1971, and best comedy series, 1971, 1972, 1974, all for The Odd Couple; Arc of Excellence Award, National Association for Retarded Children, 1978; named Showman of the Year, Publicist's Guild, 1979; Emmy Award nomination (with others), best comedy series, 1979, for Mork and Mindy; named Man of the Year, Hollywood Radio and Television Society, 1980; Meritorious Award, California Governor's Committee for the Employment of the Handicapped, 1980; received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame—Television, 1983; named Member of the Year, Caucus for Producers, Writers, and Directors, 1988; Creative Achievement Award, American Comedy Awards, 1990; Film Award nomination (with others), best film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cesar Award nomination, best foreign film, Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema, 1991, both for Pretty Woman; Motion Picture Showmanship Award, Publicists Guild of America, 1992; inducted into Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, 1994; Lifetime Achievement Award, Casting Society of America, 1995; Valentine Davies Award, Writers Guild of America, 1995; Lucy Award, Women in Film, 1996; inducted into Television Hall of Fame, 1997; David Susskind Lifetime Achievement Award in Television, Golden Laurel Award, Producers Guild of America, 1998; inducted into Bronx Hall of Fame, 1998; Golden Eddy Filmmaker of the Year Award, American Cinema Editors, 2004.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Script supervisor, The Joey Bishop Show, 1961.

Creator and executive producer, Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1966-67.

Creator and executive producer, The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970-75.

(As Garry K. Marshall) Creator and executive producer, Me and the Chimp (also known as The Chimp and I), 1972.

Creator and executive producer, The Little People (also known as The Brian Keith Show), NBC, 1972-74.

(As Garry K. Marshall) Creator and executive producer, Happy Days (also known as Happy Days Again), ABC, 1974-84.

Creator and executive producer, Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976-83.

Producer, Blansky's Beauties, ABC, 1977.

Executive producer, Who's Watching the Kids?, NBC, 1978.

(With Tony Marshall) Executive producer, Mork and Mindy, ABC, 1978-82.

Creator and executive producer, Angie, NBC, 1979-80.

Creator, Makin' It, 1979.

Executive producer, Mean Jeans, 1981.

Executive producer, The New Odd Couple, 1982.

Executive producer, Joanie Loves Chachi, ABC, 1982-83.

Executive producer, Herndon, 1983.

Executive producer, Nothing in Common, NBC, 1987.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, The Twilight of the Golds, Showtime, 1997.

Television Work; Specials:

Producer, Sheriff Who, 1967.

Executive producer, creator, and director, Dominic's Dream, 1974.

Executive producer, Writer, 1975.

Executive producer and director, Garry Marshall on Marriage in the 20th Century: In Search of the Happy Ending, Showtime, 1999.

Television Work; Pilots:

Executive producer, The Murdocks and the McClays, ABC, 1970.

Creator, Wednesday Night Out, NBC, 1972.

Producer, "Love and the Happy Days," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972.

(With Jerry Belson) Producer, Evil Roy Slade, NBC, 1972.

Executive producer and director, Dominic's Dream, CBS, 1974.

Executive producer and creator, Wives, CBS, 1975.

Executive producer, Walkin' Walter, ABC, 1977.

Executive producer, Legs, ABC, 1978.

Executive producer, Beanes of Boston, CBS, 1979.

Executive producer and director, Herndon and Me (also known as Herndon), ABC, 1983.

Television Director; Episodic:

Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1966-67.

The Odd Couple, ABC, 1971-74.

Me and the Chimp (also known as The Chimp and I), 1972.

"Haunted," Happy Days (also known as Happy Days Again), ABC, 1974.

"The Society Party," Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976.

Blansky's Beauties, ABC, 1977.

Mork and Mindy, ABC, 1978-82.

"The Monastery Show," Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1983.

Herndon, 1983.

Also directed episodes of Murphy Brown, CBS.

Television Appearances; Series:

Joey Bagley, Jr., Clara's son, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, CBS, 1950-58.

Gene Blair, Tim's brother, The Ugliest Girl in Town, ABC, 1968-69.

Stan Lansing, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1994-97.

Voice of Bernie, Father of the Pride (animated), NBC, 2004.

Judge, On the Lot, Fox, 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mark Tullis, Sr., The Last Shot, 1993.

Walter Gold, The Twilight of the Golds, Showtime, 1997.

Tour bus driver, CHiPs, '99, TNT, 1998.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall, 1979.

The Way They Were, 1981.

Host, But Seriously, Folks, 1986.

The Siskel and Ebert Special, CBS, 1990.

The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990.

Street Scenes: New York on Film, syndicated, 1992.

"The Happy Days" Reunion, ABC, 1992.

"Laverne & Shirley" Reunion, ABC, 1994.

Frank Capra's American Dream, 1997.

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1998.

Behind the Laughter: The Untold Stories of Television's Favorite Comedies, 1998.

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 13th Annual Hall of Fame, 1998.

Tony Randall: Center Stage, 1999.

"Entertainment Tonight" Presents "Happy Days"—Secrets, syndicated, 1999.

Host, narrator, and interviewer, Garry Marshall on Marriage in the 20th Century: In Search of the Happy Ending, Showtime, 1999.

Assignment E! With Leeza Gibbons: Hollywood's Youth Obsession, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000.

The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television, ABC, 2000.

Inside TV Land: "The Dick Van Dyke Show," TV Land, 2000.

Intimate Portrait: Cindy Williams, Lifetime, 2001.

TVography: "Happy Days," Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

TVography: "Laverne & Shirley," Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Inside TV Land: The Pitch, TV Land, 2001.

Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber, Lifetime, 2002.

Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion, Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2003.

Brilliant But Cancelled: Pilot Season, TRIO, 2003.

Intimate Portrait: Penny Marshall, Lifetime, 2003.

Intimate Portrait: Dana Delany, Lifetime, 2003.

TV Land Moguls, TV Land, 2004.

On the Set: "Raising Helen," 2004.

Moving Image Salutes Richard Gere, USA Network, 2004.

One the Set: "The Princess Diaries 2—Royal Engagement," Starz, 2004.

"Happy Days": 30th Anniversary Reunion, ABC, 2005.

17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Referee, "Body and Sol," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS, 1965.

Bartender, "The Gunslinger," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS, 1966.

Big Leonard, "A Legend Dies," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1967.

Second man, "I Do, I Don't," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970.

Drummer, "A Different Drummer," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1974.

(Uncredited) Werner Turned, "The Rain in Spain," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1974.

Man, "The Subway Story," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1974.

Drum player, "Fonzie's Getting Married," Happy Days (also known as Happy Days Again), ABC, 1975.

(Uncredited) Drummer, "Christmas Eve at the Booby Hatch," Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976.

(Uncredited) Drummer, "From Suds to Stardom," Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976.

Dr. Middleton, "Lost Monday," Vega$, 1980.

Himself, Just Men!, 1983.

"Garry Marshall," This Is Your Life, 1984.

Host, "But Seriously Folks," Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1986.

The New Hollywood Squares, 1987.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1991.

Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, syndicated, 1991.

Dr. Tullis, "The Last Shot," Showtime 30-Minute Movie, Showtime, 1993.

Walter Harvey, "Dottie's Back," A League of Their Own, CBS, 1993.

Walter Harvey, "The Monkey's Curse," A League of Their Own, CBS, 1993.

Howard Stern, 1995.

"Salute to Arctic Heat," Night Stand, syndicated, 1995.

Voice of Hades, Pinky and the Brain (animated), The WB, 1995.

American Cinema, 1995.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1999.

Himself, "Bridesface Revisited," The Naked Truth (also known as Wilde Again), NBC, 1997.

Voice of Mr. Itch—The Devil, "A Pinky and the Brain Halloween," Pinky and the Brain (animated), The WB, 1997.

Mr. Giodano, "Bye Mom," City Guys, NBC, 1997.

Voice of Larry Kidkill, "Eight Misbehavin'," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999.

"Henry Winkler," Celebrity Profile, 1999.

Big Nick, Norm, ABC, 1999.

"Scott Baio," Celebrity Profile, 2000.

Mad TV, Fox, 2000.

Vince, "Critical Reaction," Three Sisters, 2001.

"The Films of Garry Marshall," The Directors, Encore, 2001.

Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, 2001.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2001.

Spy TV, NBC, 2001.

Vince, "Dog Day Afternoon," Three Sisters, 2002.

Warren Beach, "Mr. Monk and the Airplane," Monk, USA Network, 2002.

Mickey, "Bada-Ping!," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2002.

"Albert Brooks," Bravo Profiles, Bravo, 2003.

TV Land Moguls, TV Land, 2003.

Max Kleinman, "The Gift of the Ton-I," Listen Up, CBS, 2004.

"Tony Randall," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

"Bette Midler," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

"Richard Gere," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

The Film Programme (also known as Film 2004), BBC, 2004.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2004.

Sunday Morning Shootout, AMC, 2004, 2005.

Unscripted, HBO, 2005.

Celebrity talent scout, Last Comic Standing: The Search for the Funniest Person in America, NBC, 2005.

The L Word, Showtime, 2006.

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Bravo, 2006.

"There's Something About Mary," My First Time, TV Land, 2006.

"Sitcom Stylings," My First Time, TV Land, 2006.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, 2007.

Major Jack Weiner, "Matriarchy," Brothers & Sisters, ABC, 2007.

Also appeared in Hollywood Talent Scouts, CBS; as himself, "Press Junket Interviews for ‘The Princess Diaries,’" Movie Surfers (also known as Disney's "The Movie Surfers"); himself, "The Films of Penny Marshall," The Directors, Encore.

Film Work:

Producer (with Jerry Belson) How Sweet It Is!, National General, 1968.

Producer (with Jerry Belson) The Grasshopper (also known as The Passing of Evil and Passions), National General, 1970.

Director and executive producer, Young Doctors in Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.

Director, The Flamingo Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

Director, Nothing in Common, TriStar, 1986.

Director, Overboard, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987.

Director, Beaches (also known as Forever Friends), Touchstone, 1988.

Director, The Lottery, 1989.

Director, Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990.

Director and producer (with Nick Abdo) Frankie and Johnny (also known as Frankie & Johnny), Paramount, 1991.

Director and producer, Exit to Eden, Savoy Pictures, 1994.

Director, Dear God, Paramount, 1996.

Director, Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999.

Director, The Other Sister, Buena Vista, 1999.

Director, The Princess Diaries (also known as The Princess of Tribeca), Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 2001.

Director, Raising Helen, Buena Vista, 2001.

Director, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Buena Vista, 2004.

Director, Georgia Rule, Universal, 2007.

Film Appearances:

U.S. recruiting officer, Toller Hecht auf krummer tour (also known as It's a Great Life and The Phony American), 1961.

(As Gary Marshall) Plainclothesman, Psych-Out, American International Pictures, 1968.

(As Garry K. Marshall) Service station attendant, Maryjane, 1968.

Underworld boss, Grand Theft Auto, 1977.

(As Gary K. Marshall) Casino manager, Lost in America, Warner Bros., 1985.

Detective, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

(Uncredited) Drummer, Overboard, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987.

(Uncredited) Audition director, Beaches (also known as Forever Friends), 1988.

(Uncredited) Bum tour guide, Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990.

Secret Agent 00 Soul (also known as Secret Agent Double-O Soul), 1990.

Edmund Edwards, Soapdish, Paramount, 1991.

Walter Harvey, A League of Their Own, Columbia, 1992.

(Uncredited) The Master, Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993.

(Uncredited) Voice of Priscilla's client, Exit to Eden, 1994.

Statistically Speaking (short), 1995.

(Uncredited) Postmaster Preston Sweeney, Dear God, Paramount, 1996.

Soulmates, 1996.

Complaining customer, Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore, 1997.

Frank Minetti, With Friends Like These …, 1998, Miramax, 1999.

Rigfort, Never Been Kissed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

(Uncredited) First baseman in softball game, Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999.

Pawnshop broker, Can't Be Heaven, Unapix Films, 1999.

Steve Maryland, This Space Between Us, 1999.

Stepfather, Kismet, 1999.

It's a Shame about Ray, 2000.

Director, The Hollywood Sign (also known as Der Himmel von Hollywood), Amberlon Pictures, 2000.

Arthur, The Long Ride Home, Constellation Entertainment, 2001.

(Uncredited) Uncle Murray, Tomcats, 2001.

Voice of studio executive, The Majestic, 2001.

Himself, A New Princess (documentary short; also known as The Making of "The Princess Diaries"), 2001.

Arthur Gantner, Orange County, Paramount, 2002.

Arthur, Mother Ghost, Anthem Pictures, 2002.

Himself, She Turned the World on With Her Smile: The Making of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (documentary), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2002.

Big Eddie, Devil's Knight, MTI Home Video, 2003.

Arthur, The Long Ride Home, Lion Gate Films, 2003.

Stu Glassman, They Call Him Sasquatch, Cut Entertainment Group, 2003.

Pastor, Mute (short), 2005.

Voice of Buck Cluck, Chicken Little (animated), Buena Vista, 2005.

Irwin Fiedler, Keeping Up with the Steins, Miramax, 2006.

Himself, Hatching "Chicken Little" (documentary short), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2006.

Himself, I-See-You.Com, 2006.

The doctor, Chronic Town, 2008.

Stage Director:

Wrong Turn at Lungfish, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1993.

Crimes of the Heart, Falcon Theatre, Touluca Lake, CA, 1999.

The Grand Duchess, L.A. Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Peter Ravenswaal, Wrong Turn at Lungfish, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1993.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Buck Cluck, Chicken Little, Buena Vista Games, 2005.

WRITINGS

Television Specials:

(With Jerry Belson) Think Pretty, NBC, 1964.

Sheriff Who, 1967.

Wednesday Night Out, 1972.

Writer, 1975.

Television Pilots:

The Murdocks and the McClays, ABC, 1970.

(With Jerry Belson) Evil Roy Slade, NBC, 1972.

"Love and the Happy Days," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972.

Dominic's Dream, CBS, 1974.

Wives, CBS, 1975.

The Flamingo Kid, ABC, 1989.

Television Episodes:

Make Room for Daddy (also known as The Danny Thomas Show), ABC, 1953.

The Jack Paar Show, NBC, 1959.

The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head of the Family), CBS, 1961.

The Lucy Show (also known as The Lucille Ball Show), CBS, 1962.

The Joey Bishop Show, NBC, 1962.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., 1964.

"Think Pretty," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (also known as The Chrysler Theater and Universal Star Time), 1964.

"No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise," I Spy, NBC, 1965-68.

Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1966-67.

Barefoot in the Park, 1970.

The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970-73.

The Little People (also known as The Brian Keith Show), NBC, 1972-74.

Me and the Chimp (also known as The Chimp and I), 1972.

Happy Days (also known as Happy Days Again), ABC, 1975-78.

Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976-77.

Blansky's Beauties, ABC, 1977.

Who's Watching the Kids?, NBC, 1978.

Mork and Mindy, ABC, 1978-82.

Angie, NBC, 1979-80.

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, 1980.

Joanie Loves Chachi, ABC, 1982-83.

Screenplays:

(With Jerry Belson) How Sweet It Is!, National General, 1968.

(With Belson) The Grasshopper (also known as The Passing of Evil and Passions), National General, 1970.

Cowriter, The Flamingo Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

The Other Sister, Buena Vista, 1999.

Stage Plays:

Shelves, Pheasant Run Playhouse, Chicago, IL, 1978.

(With Lawrence Schwab, G. G. DeSylva, and Frank Mandel) Adaptor, Good News (libretto; words and music by Lew Brown, DeSylva, and Ray Henderson), published by Tams Witmark Music Library, 1978.

(With Jerry Belson) The Roast, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1980.

(With Lowell Ganz) Wrong Turn at Lungfish, Los Angeles, 1991, then Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, IL, later Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1993.

(Adapter) The Grand Duchess, L.A. Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 2005.