Richard L. Bare Net Worth
Richard L. Bare Net Worth is
$18 Million
Richard L. Bare Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Leland Bare (born August 12, 1913) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter of television shows and short films. Born in Modesto, California, he attended USC School of Cinematic Arts where he directed his most notable student film, The Oval Portrait, an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story. He became notable post-graduation for writing and directing the Joe McDoakes series of short films for Warner Brothers between 1942 and 1956, featuring George O'Hanlon in the title role. On television, he directed The Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man". He directed virtually every episode of the 1960s-1970s CBS television series Green Acres. His memoir, Confessions of a Hollywood Director discusses his directorial work, as well as behind-the-scenes information, and his service as a Captain in the Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit. Bare also wrote The Film Director: A Practical Guide to Motion Picture and Television Techniques (1971; ISBN 0-02-012130-X), a text to teach the craft of directing to aspiring filmmakers. On November 19, 2007, Bare announced that he was working on a revival of Green Acres.On May 2, 2014, he acquired the rights with producer Phillip Goldfine to produce a movie and Broadway play based on Green Acres. Date Of Birth | August 12, 1913, Turlock, California, United States |
Died | March 28, 2015, Newport Beach, California, United States |
Place Of Birth | Modesto, California, USA |
Profession | Director, Writer, Producer |
Education | USC School of Cinematic Arts |
Spouse | Gloria Beutel (m. 1968–2012) |
TV Shows | The Islanders |
Star Sign | Leo |
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1 | Built a theater in the attic of the large family home he grew up in located at 101 Magnolia Ave., Modesto, CA, complete with stage and camera room. He visited his former home in the 1980s while in town for a Modesto High School reunion. He was surprised to find the stage lights working and some of his old props laying around. The Bare family home was acquired by A.N. Lovvorn in the 1930s and remained in his family until 2013. Some of Bare's props were left in the theater at the time of sale. |
2 | Served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force Film Unit during World War II. |
3 | Son of a successful California grape farmer. |
4 | Announced that he has has acquired the rights to remake Green Acres (1965) for TV from the widow of creator Jay Sommers, and has already finished the pilot script with William Justice Forbes (17 November 2007). |
5 | He was the author of the 1971 book "The Film Director" (MacMillan Company), which became the classic "nuts and bolts" text on that profession. In the spirit of low budgets, Collier Books issued a soft cover edition in 1973 with a cover price of only $2.95. A second edition was published in 2000. |
6 | He taught photography and directing at U.S.C. |
7 | As an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, he won the Paul Muni Award for Best Amateur Film. |
8 | Held the record for directing the most successive number of television shows--168 episodes of Green Acres (1965). |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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So You Want to Be an Actor | 1949 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Get Rich Quick | 1949 | Short as Richard Bare | |
The House Across the Street | 1949 | as Richard Bare | |
So You're Having In-Law Trouble | 1949 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man | 1949 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be Popular | 1949 | Short as Richard Bare | |
Flaxy Martin | 1949 | as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter | 1949 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be on the Radio | 1948 | Short as Richard Bare | |
Smart Girls Don't Talk | 1948 | as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be in Politics | 1948 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Detective | 1948 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Build a House | 1948 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Gambler | 1948 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want an Apartment | 1948 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Hold Your Wife | 1947 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Salesman | 1947 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You're Going on a Vacation | 1947 | Short as Richard Bare | |
The Circus Horse | 1947 | Short | |
So You Want to Be in Pictures | 1947 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You're Going to Be a Father | 1947 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck | 1946 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Keep Your Hair | 1946 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Play the Horses | 1946 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Think You're Allergic | 1945 | Short | |
So You Think You Need Glasses | 1942 | Short | |
So You Want to Give Up Smoking | 1942 | Short | |
Faraday and Company | 1973 | TV Series | |
Wicked, Wicked | 1973 | ||
Alias Smith and Jones | 1972 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Lassie | 1972 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Nanny and the Professor | 1971 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Green Acres | 1965-1971 | TV Series 166 episodes | |
Pioneer Spirit | 1969 | TV Movie as Richard Bare | |
I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew | 1968 | ||
Off to See the Wizard | 1967 | TV Series director - 1 episode | |
Run for Your Life | 1966 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Petticoat Junction | 1964-1965 | TV Series 34 episodes | |
The Virginian | 1963-1964 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1964 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
The Twilight Zone | 1960-1964 | TV Series 7 episodes | |
The Dakotas | 1963 | TV Series 1 episode | |
The Gallant Men | 1963 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Cheyenne | 1955-1962 | TV Series 21 episodes | |
Route 66 | 1962 | TV Series 1 episode | |
You're Only Young Once | 1962 | TV Movie | |
The Donna Reed Show | 1962 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Adventures in Paradise | 1962 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Bus Stop | 1962 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
King of Diamonds | 1962 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Follow the Sun | 1961 | TV Series 1 episode | |
The Islanders | 1960 | TV Series 1 episode | |
This Rebel Breed | 1960 | ||
Maverick | 1957-1959 | TV Series 11 episodes | |
Tombstone Territory | 1958-1959 | TV Series 8 episodes | |
77 Sunset Strip | 1958-1959 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
Lawman | 1958 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Girl on the Run | 1958 | ||
Decision | 1958 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Broken Arrow | 1956-1958 | TV Series 13 episodes | |
Sugarfoot | 1958 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Colt .45 | 1958 | TV Series 1 episode | |
The Travellers | 1957 | ||
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend | 1957 | ||
Border Showdown | 1956 | ||
The Outlanders | 1956 | ||
The Storm Riders | 1956 | ||
Real George | 1956 | TV Movie | |
So Your Wife Wants to Work | 1956 | Short | |
So You Want to Play the Piano | 1956 | Short | |
Casablanca | 1956 | TV Series 1 episode | |
So You Want to Be Pretty | 1956 | Short | |
So You Think the Grass Is Greener | 1956 | Short | |
So You Want to Be a Policeman | 1955 | Short | |
So You Want to Be a V.P. | 1955 | Short | |
So You Want a Model Railroad | 1955 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So This Is Hollywood | 1955 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
So You Want to Be on a Jury | 1955 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Gladiator | 1955 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Don't Trust Your Wife | 1955 | Short as Richard Bare | |
The Joe Palooka Story | 1954-1955 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
So You Want to Know Your Relatives | 1954 | Short as Richard Bare | |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1954 | TV Series 1 episode | |
So You're Taking in a Roomer | 1954 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Banker | 1954 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Go to a Night Club | 1954 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss | 1954 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You're Having Neighbor Trouble | 1954 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be an Heir | 1953 | Short as Richard Bare | |
Prisoners of the Casbah | 1953 | ||
So You Think You Can't Sleep | 1953 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Love Your Dog | 1953 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want a Television Set | 1953 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Learn to Dance | 1953 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Musician | 1953 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Wear the Pants | 1952 | Short as Richard Bare | |
Doc Corkle | 1952 | TV Series | |
So You're Going to the Dentist | 1952 | Short as Richard Bare | |
Beulah | 1952 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
So You Never Tell a Lie | 1952 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Go to a Convention | 1952 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Enjoy Life | 1952 | Short as Richard Bare | |
Gang Busters | 1952 | TV Series | |
Land of Everyday Miracles | 1952 | Short | |
So You Want to Get It Wholesale | 1952 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Plumber | 1951 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Bachelor | 1951 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Buy a Used Car | 1951 | Short | |
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger | 1951 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Cowboy | 1951 | Short as Richard Bare | |
The Screen Director | 1951 | Short uncredited | |
So You Want to Be a Handy Man | 1951 | Short as Richard Bare | |
The Magnavox Theatre | 1950 | TV Series 1 episode | |
So You're Going to Have an Operation | 1950 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want a Raise | 1950 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Move | 1950 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Hold Your Husband | 1950 | Short as Richard Bare | |
This Side of the Law | 1950 | as Richard Bare | |
Return of the Frontiersman | 1950 | as Richard Bare | |
So You Think You're Not Guilty | 1950 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Throw a Party | 1950 | Short as Richard Bare | |
The Grass Is Always Greener | 1950 | Short |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Wicked, Wicked | 1973 | writer | |
I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew | 1968 | screenplay / story | |
The Islanders | TV Series creator - 1 episode, 1960 teleplay and story - 1 episode, 1960 | ||
The Case of the Dangerous Robin | 1960 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
So Your Wife Wants to Work | 1956 | Short written by | |
So You Want to Play the Piano | 1956 | Short written by | |
So You Want to Be Pretty | 1956 | Short written by | |
So You Think the Grass Is Greener | 1956 | Short written by | |
So You Want to Be a Policeman | 1955 | Short written by | |
So You Want to Be a V.P. | 1955 | Short written by | |
So You Want a Model Railroad | 1955 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be on a Jury | 1955 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Gladiator | 1955 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Don't Trust Your Wife | 1955 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Know Your Relatives | 1954 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You're Taking in a Roomer | 1954 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Banker | 1954 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Go to a Night Club | 1954 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss | 1954 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You're Having Neighbor Trouble | 1954 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be an Heir | 1953 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Think You Can't Sleep | 1953 | Short screenplay - as Richard Bare | |
So You Love Your Dog | 1953 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want a Television Set | 1953 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Learn to Dance | 1953 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Musician | 1953 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Wear the Pants | 1952 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You're Going to the Dentist | 1952 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Never Tell a Lie | 1952 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Go to a Convention | 1952 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Enjoy Life | 1952 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Get It Wholesale | 1952 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Plumber | 1951 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Bachelor | 1951 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Buy a Used Car | 1951 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger | 1951 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Cowboy | 1951 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
The Screen Director | 1951 | Short uncredited | |
So You Want to Be a Handy Man | 1951 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You're Going to Have an Operation | 1950 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want a Raise | 1950 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Move | 1950 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Hold Your Husband | 1950 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Think You're Not Guilty | 1950 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Throw a Party | 1950 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be an Actor | 1949 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Get Rich Quick | 1949 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You're Having In-Law Trouble | 1949 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man | 1949 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be Popular | 1949 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter | 1949 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be on the Radio | 1948 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be in Politics | 1948 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Detective | 1948 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Build a House | 1948 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Gambler | 1948 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want an Apartment | 1948 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
Dad Minds the Baby | 1947 | Short | |
So You Want to Hold Your Wife | 1947 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be a Salesman | 1947 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You're Going on a Vacation | 1947 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Be in Pictures | 1947 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You're Going to Be a Father | 1947 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck | 1946 | Short as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Keep Your Hair | 1946 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
So You Want to Play the Horses | 1946 | Short written by - as Richard Bare | |
Peeks at Hollywood | 1946 | Short narration written by | |
So You Think You're Allergic | 1945 | Short written by | |
So You Think You Need Glasses | 1942 | Short written by | |
So You Want to Give Up Smoking | 1942 | Short written by | |
Two Gun Troubador | 1939 | writer |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Wicked, Wicked | 1973 | producer | |
I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew | 1968 | producer | |
You're Only Young Once | 1962 | TV Movie producer | |
The Case of the Dangerous Robin | 1960-1961 | TV Series producer - 32 episodes | |
The Islanders | 1960 | TV Series producer - 2 episodes | |
Decision | 1958 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
Real George | 1956 | TV Movie producer | |
So Your Wife Wants to Work | 1956 | Short producer - uncredited | |
So You Want to Play the Piano | 1956 | Short producer - uncredited | |
So You Think the Grass Is Greener | 1956 | Short producer - uncredited | |
So You Want to Be a V.P. | 1955 | Short producer | |
So You Want a Model Railroad | 1955 | Short producer | |
So You Want to Be on a Jury | 1955 | Short producer - uncredited | |
So You Want to Be a Gladiator | 1955 | Short producer - uncredited | |
So You Don't Trust Your Wife | 1955 | Short producer | |
The Joe Palooka Story | 1954-1955 | TV Series producer - 6 episodes | |
So You Want to Know Your Relatives | 1954 | Short producer | |
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss | 1954 | Short producer - uncredited | |
So You Want to Enjoy Life | 1952 | Short producer - uncredited | |
Gang Busters | 1952 | TV Series producer | |
So You Think You Need Glasses | 1942 | Short producer - uncredited |
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story | 2002 | TV Movie documentary source: archival materials | |
Adventures of Texas Jack | 1934 | presenter - television print only |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Screen Director | 1951 | Short | Stagehand on Telephone (uncredited) |
Editor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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So You Want to Give Up Smoking | 1942 | Short uncredited |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Hollywood Commandos | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
This Is Your Life | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1959 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television | 77 Sunset Strip (1958) |