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Richard Birnie(1924-1986)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Additional Crew
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Richard Birnie was born on 28 July 1924 in Oklahoma, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for General Electric Theater (1953), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and Soldiers of Fortune (1955). He died on 31 May 1986 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornJuly 28, 1924
DiedMay 31, 1986(61)
BornJuly 28, 1924
DiedMay 31, 1986(61)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
General Electric Theater
6.8
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
Soldiers of Fortune (1955)
Soldiers of Fortune
7.6
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
James Earl Jones, Lisa Eilbacher, and Holland Taylor in Me and Mom (1985)
Me and Mom
2.7
TV Series
  • Production Manager

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1956–1957
  • Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955)
    Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1956–1957
  • Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    Leave It to Beaver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Soldiers of Fortune (1955)
    Soldiers of Fortune
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1955–1957
  • Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
    The Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1955–1957
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1955–1957
  • Rod Cameron in State Trooper (1956)
    State Trooper
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Crusader (1955)
    Crusader
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • John Wayne and Dawn Bender in Island in the Sky (1953)
    Island in the Sky
    6.8
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1953

Production Manager

  • James Cromwell, Loni Anderson, Jack Elam, Dana Ivey, and Lee Weaver in Easy Street (1986)
    Easy Street
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1986
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1986
  • Don Knotts in Return to Mayberry (1986)
    Return to Mayberry
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1986
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1986
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale in Perry Mason Returns (1985)
    Perry Mason Returns
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1985
  • James Earl Jones, Lisa Eilbacher, and Holland Taylor in Me and Mom (1985)
    Me and Mom
    2.7
    TV Series
    • production executive
    • 1985

Additional Crew

  • Suburban Beat (1985)
    Suburban Beat
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • production executive
    • 1985

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 28, 1924
    • Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • May 31, 1986
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA

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