Richard De Roy(1930-2008)

Writer
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Producer

Richard De Roy was born on 14 May 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Remington Steele (1982), Room 222 (1969) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He was married to Jewel. He died on 8 March 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Remington Steele

7.3

TV Series

Writer

Room 222

7.7

TV Series

Writer

The Twilight Zone

9.0

TV Series

Writer

Peyton Place

7.3

TV Series

Writer

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Writer

The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas
8.2
Podcast Series
- original teleplay by (uncredited)
- 2005
Generations
7.4
TV Series
- writer
- 1990–1991
Father Dowling Mysteries
6.9
TV Series
- written by (as Richard DeRoy)
- 1990
The Insiders
7.1
TV Series
- story
- teleplay
- 1985
Remington Steele
7.3
TV Series
- written by
- teleplay by
- 1983–1984
Intimate Agony
5.2
TV Movie
- story
- teleplay
- 1983
The Other Victim
6.6
TV Movie
- story
- teleplay
- 1981
The Dream Merchants
6.3
TV Mini Series
- Writer
- 1980
Hawaii Five-O
7.4
TV Series
- story
- teleplay
- 1979
Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue
7.4
TV Mini Series
- developed for television by
- adaptation
- screenplay
- 1977
Murder in Peyton Place
5.8
TV Movie
- written by (as Richard DeRoy)
- 1977
Duffy
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1977
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
6.9
TV Movie
- Writer (as Dick DeRoy)
- 1975
Two People
6.2
- written by
- 1973
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
7.2
TV Series
- writer
- 1972

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Producer

Personal details

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Alternative names
- Dick DeRoy
Born
- May 14, 1930
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- March 8, 2008
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- Jewel
Other works
Unsold pilot: Wrote the teleplay for a pilot for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", based on the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967))

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Trivia
In 1953 DeRoy, who was in the Army reserves, was put on active duty and posted to the army film studio in Astoria, New York, where he was in a unit that made training films. Among the other soldiers in his unit were future producer Martin Starger and future novelist/writer Ira Levin.