Fred Silverman
American television network executive and producer (1937-2020) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 82
Fred Silverman was an American television executive and producer. He worked as an executive at all of the Big Three television networks, and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, All in the Family (1971-1979), The Waltons (1972-1981), and Charlie's Angels (1976-1981),...
Fred Silverman is read about 122 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Recipe for MurderFilm, Producer2001
Murder Among FriendsFilm, Producer1996
My Very Best FriendFilm, Producer1995Lucy AwardAward
GrampsFilm, 1995Producer1994
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?Film, Producer1993
Diagnosis: MurderSeries, Producer
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the KnifeFilm, 1993Producer1992Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore StreetFilm, Producer1991Perfect CrimesFilm, Producer1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant DaughterFilm, Producer1989
Father Dowling MysteriesSeries, Producer
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star AssassinFilm, 1989Producer1988
In the Heat of the NightSeries, Producer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging AceFilm, 1988Producer1987
Jake and the FatmanSeries, Producer
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling MysteryFilm, 1987Producer1986
MatlockSeries, Producer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious NunFilm, 1986Producer1985Perry Mason ReturnsFilm, Producer1984
Mighty OrbotsSeries, Creator1983We Got It MadeSeries, Producer1982
Meatballs & SpaghettiSeries, Creator
PandamoniumSeries, 1982Creator1979
SupertrainSeries, Producer1937Born13 September 1937People around Fred
Close ties
Dean Hargrove Also in Perry Mason Returns (1985)
David Solomon Also in Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
Gerry Conway Also in Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
Brian Clemens Also in Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991)- George Eckstein Also in Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
- William Woodfield Also in Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife (1993)
Filmography 40
63 credits on file
Television 11
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
He worked as an executive at all of the Big Three television networks, and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, All in the Family (1971-1979), The Waltons (1972-1981), and Charlie's Angels (1976-1981), as well as the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), Roots (1977), and Shōgun (1980). For his success in programming such shows, Time magazine declared him "The Man with the Golden Gut" in 1977.
