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{{Infobox person
| name = John Rich
| image = Johnrichdirector.jpg
| caption =
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|7|6}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Rockaway Beach, Queens|Rockaway Beach]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.}}
|alma_mater=[[University of Michigan]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|1|29|1925|7|6}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation = Television/Film director, producer
| years_active = 1951–2009
}}
'''John Rich''' (July 6, 1925 – January 29, 2012) was an American film and television director. He directed such television shows as ''[[Colonel Humphrey Flack]]'', ''[[I Married Joan]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'', ''[[Where's Raymond?]]'', ''[[Mister Ed]]'', ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', ''[[All in the Family]]'', ''[[The Jeffersons]]'', ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', ''[[Good Times]]'', ''[[Barney Miller]]'', ''[[Newhart]]'', ''[[Benson (TV series)|Benson]]'', ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', and ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''. His feature film credits include ''[[Wives and Lovers (film)|Wives and Lovers]]'', ''[[Boeing Boeing (1965 film)|Boeing Boeing]]'', ''[[Roustabout (film)|Roustabout]]'' and ''[[Easy Come, Easy Go (1967 film)|Easy Come, Easy Go]]'' (the latter two starring [[Elvis Presley]]). He also participated in the live telecast of the opening-day ceremonies of [[Disneyland]] in 1955.

He won an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] for ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', two Emmys for ''All in the Family'', and two [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]] and an N.A.A.C.P. Image Award for ''All in the Family''.<ref>[http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=185377 John Rich: Warm Up the Snake, University of Michigan Press]</ref>

In the 1980s, Rich and [[Henry Winkler]] formed a production company called Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions and together they produced ''[[MacGyver]]'' for [[Paramount Television]].

Rich studied at the [[University of Michigan]] earning both a B.A. and an M.A. degree in English.

Mr. Rich died on January 29, 2012 after a brief illness, he was survived by his wife of 22 years, the former Patricia Dodds; a daughter, Catherine Rich (with dancer/choreographer [[Sylvia Lewis]]); two sons, Anthony Rich (Television Director, "The Big Bang Theory") and Robert Rich; three stepdaughters, Megan Lewis, Kimberly Beres, and Dana Benton; and eight grandchildren.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-john-rich-20120130,0,3557349.story John Rich dies at 86; director of landmark sitcoms], ''Los Angeles Times'', January 29, 2012</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|723664|John Rich}}
*[http://www.elvis2001.net/john%20rich.htm John Rich Interview with Joe Krein at Elvis2001.net]
* [http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/john-rich John Rich Interview] at [[Archive of American Television|The Archive of American Television]]

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