From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Rich is a film and television director. He directed such television shows as Where's Raymond?, Mister Ed, The Dick Van Dyke Show, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, Good Times, Barney Miller, Newhart, Benson, The Brady Bunch, and Gilligan's Island. His feature film credits include Wives and Lovers, Boeing Boeing, Roustabout and 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 for The Dick Van Dyke Show, two Emmys for All in the Family, and two Golden Globes for All in the Family. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Rich (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 6, 1925
- January 29, 2012 (aged 86)
- Rockaway Beach, New York, U.S.
- Director and producer
- 20 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
What are John Rich's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch John Rich's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (10).
- The Twilight Zone (1959) · director · free
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) · director · free
- All in the Family (1971) · director, producer · free
- The Rifleman (1958) · director · free
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) · director · free
- Bat Masterson (1958) · director · free
- Roustabout (1964) · director · free
- The Brady Bunch (1969) · director · free
- Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) · director · free
- Make Room for Granddaddy (1970) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for John Rich's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
63 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Young MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Payne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Mr. Rhodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Something So Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Pistol Pete(1996)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hudson Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
If Not for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Good Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all filmsThe Second Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Walter & Emily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Man in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Nearly Departed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Dear John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Mr. Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Comedy Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Amanda's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Condo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Benson(1979)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all showsDorothy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
On the Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Barney Miller(1975)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Clarence Darrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Good Times(1974)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
All in the Family(1971)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Make Room for Granddaddy(1970)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
The Brady Bunch(1969)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
My World and Welcome to It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Good Morning World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Easy Come, Easy Go(1967)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
T.H.E. Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Hey Landlord! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Summer Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Boeing, Boeing(1965)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Hogan's Heroes(1965)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
I Spy(1965)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Roustabout(1964)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Gilligan's Island(1964)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The New Interns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Wives and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Americans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Mister Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
New Comedy Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Law of the Plainsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Riverboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Bold Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Bat Masterson(1958)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
The Rifleman(1958)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Hey, Jeannie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Apples on the Lilac Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Career shape
A full career of 61 titles from 1955 to 2003.
Highest rated
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994)
Most popular right now
Make Room for Granddaddy (1970)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do John Rich's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does John Rich work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Rich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Lee David ZlotoffShared titles: MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994), MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Lee David Zlotoff
- Allan WeissShared titles: Easy Come, Easy Go (1967), Roustabout (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Allan Weiss
- Anthony LawrenceShared titles: Easy Come, Easy Go (1967), Roustabout (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Lawrence
Actors
- Richard Dean AndersonShared titles: MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994), MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Dean Anderson
- Elvis PresleyShared titles: Easy Come, Easy Go (1967), Roustabout (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Elvis Presley
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- David GeddesShared titles: MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994), MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)See all 2 shared titles with David Geddes
- Ken HarrisonShared titles: MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994), MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Harrison
- Ron BinkowskiShared titles: MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994), MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Binkowski
- Archie MarshekShared titles: Easy Come, Easy Go (1967), Boeing, Boeing (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Archie Marshek
Producers
- Hal B. WallisShared titles: Easy Come, Easy Go (1967), Boeing, Boeing (1965), Roustabout (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis
- Joseph H. HazenShared titles: Easy Come, Easy Go (1967), Boeing, Boeing (1965), Roustabout (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph H. Hazen
- Paul NathanShared titles: Easy Come, Easy Go (1967), Boeing, Boeing (1965), Roustabout (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Nathan
- Dominic FulfordShared titles: MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994), MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Dominic Fulford