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Harry Ackerman
American TV personality (1912-1991) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 78
Harry Stephen Ackerman was an American television producer, credited with creating or co-creating twenty-one series, seven of which were at one time being broadcast simultaneously.
Harry Ackerman is read about 133 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 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.
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The New GidgetSeries, Producer1985Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward
Gidget's Summer ReunionFilm, 1985Producer1972
Gidget Gets MarriedFilm, Producer1971
Cat BallouFilm, Producer
Inside O.U.T.Film, 1971Producer1969
Mr. Deeds Goes to TownSeries, Creator, Producer
Gidget Grows UpFilm, 1969Producer
In Name OnlyFilm, 1969Producer1968
The Ugliest Girl in TownSeries, Producer1966
Love on a RooftopSeries, Creator, Producer1965
GidgetSeries, Producer1964
ArchieFilm, Producer1963
GrindlSeries, Producer1962
Our Man HigginsSeries, Producer1960
My Sister EileenSeries, Producer1959
Dennis the MenaceSeries, Producer1951
I Love LucySeries, Network Sponsor #2 (uncredited)1912Born17 November 1912People around Harry
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Filmography 9
35 credits on file
Television 21
Awards
About this person
Some of the sitcoms in which he was involved in production during the 1950s and 1960s are also among the most popular American shows in the early history of television, such as Father Knows Best, Dennis the Menace, Leave It to Beaver, The Farmer's Daughter, Hazel, Bewitched, The Flying Nun, and Gidget.
