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Directing

Bill Persky

Career

Active from 1961 to 1990, busiest in 1978 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 1.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Persky Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    2.1, average 6.0
  • Violence
    0.3, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    0.4, average 4.0
  • Adrenaline
    1.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Sitcom 7
  • Lighthearted 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Comfort Watch 4
  • Workplace Comedy 3
  • Wholesome Humor 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Character-Driven Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic Comfort 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Episodic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 61
Water
Water (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

as TV Director

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home (1983)

Director, Writer

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983)

Director

Found Money
Found Money (1983)

Director

Comedy of Horrors
Comedy of Horrors (1981)

Director

Serial
Serial (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

1970s

7 titles
How to Pick Up Girls!
How to Pick Up Girls! (1978)

Writer, Director

How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978)

Producer, Director

Roll, Freddy, Roll!
Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974)

Writer, Producer

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)

Screenplay

Pure Goldie
Pure Goldie (1971)

Producer, Writer

The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest (1971)

Writer, Creator

Three for Tahiti
Three for Tahiti (1970)

Producer, Writer

1960s

1 title
The Julie Andrews Show
The Julie Andrews Show (1965)

Writer