Will MacKenzie Biography (1938-)

Born July 24, 1938, in Providence, RI; married Patricia Cope (a choreographerand librarian); children: one son. Addresses: Agent: Elliot Webb, Broder-Kurland-Webb-Uffner Agency, 9242 Beverly Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills,CA 90210-3731.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, actor
Birth Details: July 24, 1938; Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Director
Series
Everybody Loves Raymond (also known as Raymond), CBS, between 1997 and 2000
Welcome to New York (also known as Gaffigan), CBS, 2000-2001
Pilots
On Ice, CBS, 1979
Brothers, CBS, 1980
Characters, NBC, 1980
Too Close for Comfort, ABC, 1980
She's with Me, CBS, 1982
I Do, I Don't, ABC, 1983
All Together Now, NBC, 1984
Domestic Life, CBS, 1984
T.L.C., NBC, 1984
Sara, NBC, 1985
Together We Stand, CBS, 1986
The Bennett Brothers, NBC, 1987
The Popcorn Kid, CBS, 1987
The Charmings, ABC, 1987
Day by Day, NBC, 1988
Camp California, ABC, 1989
Major Dad, CBS, 1989
Live-In, CBS, 1989
One of the Boys, NBC, 1989
Carol and Company, NBC, 1990
Poochinski, NBC, 1990
Miss Jones, ABC, 1991
Passion, CBS, 1991
Room for Two, ABC, 1992
SIBS, ABC, 1993
Welcome to New York (also known as Gaffigan), CBS, 2000
Episodic
We've Got Each Other, CBS, c. 1977-1978
"The Prisoner," Best of the West, ABC, 1981
Lewis and Clark, NBC, c. 1981-1982
Open All Night, ABC, c. 1981-1982
AfterMASH (also known as AfterM*A*S*H), CBS, c. 1983-1984
Mary, CBS, c. 1985-1986
"My Fair David," Moonlighting, ABC, 1985
"Atomic Shakespeare," Moonlighting, ABC, 1986
"My Name Is Alex," Family Ties, NBC, 1987
"The Show Must Go On," The Nanny, CBS, 1994
"Maggie the Model," The Nanny, CBS, 1994
The Boys Are Back (also known as Not My Three Sons), CBS, c. 1994-1995
"Are We Not Friends?" Fired Up (also known as Fired), NBC,1997
"In Your Dreams," Fired Up (also known as Fired), NBC, 1997

"Ten Grand a Dance," Fired Up (also known as Fired), NBC, 1997
"Where There's Smoke," Fired Up (also known as Fired), NBC,1997
"And the In-Laws Meet," Dharma and Greg, ABC, 1997
"Shower the People You Love with Love," Dharma and Greg, ABC, 1997
"And Then There's the Wedding," Dharma and Greg, ABC, 1997
Soul Man, ABC, c. 1997-1998
"See Dharma Run Amok," Dharma and Greg, ABC, 1999
"Everybody Must Get Stones," Dharma and Greg, ABC, 1999
"The Best Laid Plans," Dharma and Greg, ABC, 2000
"Talkin' about My Regeneration," Dharma and Greg, ABC, 2000
"The House of Stewart," Raising Dad, The WB, 2001
"Bully," Raising Dad, The WB, 2001
"My Heavy Meddle," Scrubs, NBC, 2002
"Gimme a C," Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Fox, 2002
Director of "Steele Spawning," Remington Steele, NBC; "Life of theParty," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS; and "You're the One," WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS; The Bob Newhart Show, CBS; also directed episodes of Archie Bunker's Place, CBS; Bosom Buddies, ABC; Brothers and Sisters, NBC; Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC; Champs, ABC; The Closer, CBS; Coach, ABC;Common Law, ABC; Conrad Bloom; Dreams, CBS; The Faculty (also known as Teachers Only), ABC; Family Album, CBS; Fathers and Sons, NBC; Gimme a Break!, NBC; Goodnight, Beantown; Hizzoner, NBC; Muscle, The WB; My Wife and Kids; Newhart, CBS; A New Kind of Family, ABC; Nothing Is Easy, CBS; Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave); TheSimple Life (also known as A Simple Life); Stockard Channing in Just Friends (also known as Just Friends), CBS; The StockardChanning Show, CBS; Taxi, ABC; 13 Queens Blvd., ABC; Tom, CBS; United States, NBC; and You're the One (also known as Them!, Us and Them, and Us vs. Them).
Television Work
Director; Movies
Family Ties Vacation, NBC, 1985
A Hobo's Christmas, CBS, 1987
"Perfect Harmony," Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1991
Stormy Weathers, ABC, 1992
A House of Secrets and Lies, 1992
Other
Director, Related by Birth, 1992
Contributing director, The Coach Retrospective: Mary Hart Goes One-on-One With "Coach" (special), ABC, 1994
Television Appearances
Series
Larry Bondurant, The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1975-1977
Episodic
Route 66, CBS, 1964
The Debbie Reynolds Show, NBC, 1969
The Mod Squad, ABC, 1969
Fiance, "At the Drop of a Budget," That Girl, ABC, 1969
Love, American Style, ABC, 1970
Reverend Martin, "The Commuter Station," Maude, CBS, 1974
Mr. Pennick, "Windows by Rhoda," Rhoda, CBS, 1975
"Dear Tony," Baretta, ABC, 1976
Reverend, "Unequal Partners," All in the Family, CBS, 1977
Open All Night, ABC, 1981
Also appeared in an episode of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, syndicated.
Other
Verges, Much Ado about Nothing (special), CBS, 1973
Howard Sanders, Another April, 1974
Film Director
Worth Winning, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
Film Appearances
Dinny, Harvey Middleman, Fireman, Columbia, 1965
William, Jr., The Landlord, United Artists, 1970
Stage Appearances
Cornelius Hackl, Hello, Dolly!, St. James Theatre, New York City,1964-1967
Sid Pornick, Half a Sixpence, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1965-1966
Fred Slayton, Sheep on the Runway, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1970
Jabez Stone, Scratch, St. James Theatre, 1971
Verges, Much Ado about Nothing, New York Shakespeare Festival, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1972-1973
Fool, King Lear, Theatre Venture `73, Beverly, MA, 1973
Silvius, As You Like It, New York Shakespeare Festival, DelacorteTheatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1973
Jimmy, Look Back in Anger, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City,1974
Role, Music! Music!, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1974
Also appeared in Brigadoon; as the boy, The Fantasticks; inMorning Sun, Put It in Writing, and Wonderful Town.
Major Tours
Captain Sanjar, The Apple Tree, U.S. cities, 1968
Chuck Baxter, Promises, Promises, U.S. cities, 1971-1972
Stage Director
Funny Face, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1981
Directed stage productions of Butley and Red Rover, Red Rover, both at Melrose Theatre, Los Angeles; directed productions at summer theatres, including the Gristmill Playhouse, Andover, NJ, 1965, the Playhouse, Paramus, NJ, 1966; and Theatre under the Stars, Houston, TX.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Half a Sixpence (original cast recording), 1965
Scratch, Caedmon Records, 1971

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