Rich Correll

Career As a child actor, Correll played the role of Beaver's friend Richard Rickover during the last three seasons of Leave It to Beaver (1960–63). He also appeared in multiple episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Lassie and National Velvet. As a teenager, Correll became a close friend of legendary silent film comedian Harold Lloyd and his family, and volunteered to assist Lloyd in preserving and archiving Lloyd's extensive films while he was an undergraduate at the University of Southern California. He is credited as the chief archivist for the Lloyd Trust and has shared his encyclopedic knowledge of Lloyd's work and life in interviews and commentary tracks for the 2005 DVD release of Lloyd's films, and in the 1991 documentary The Third Genius.

In 1983, as a result of a revival of the Leave It to Beaver series on television and film, Correll appeared on the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour as a game show participant / celebrity guest star.

Correll made his film directorial debut with Ski Patrol.

Correll has directed episodes of The Suite Life on Deck; The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; Family Matters; What I Like About You; That's So Raven; So Little Time; The Amanda Show; The Hogan Family; Yes, Dear; Two of a Kind; Fuller House and many other series. He is also the co-creator of the Disney Channel original series, Hannah Montana.

In 1990, Correll made television history by being the only member to the DGA (Directors Guild of America) to direct three network shows, same network, same night... back to back.

In 2018, Correll celebrated the completion of his 700th TV directing assignment and that, coupled with the 9 years of producing under the Garry Marshall - Miller/Boyett banner, brought his TV episodic totals to over 1000 episodes.

Personal life Correll owns an extensive collection of science-fiction, fantasy, and horror film artifacts, which are shown at his Icons of Darkness exhibit in Hollywood. A noted fan of The Beatles, he was hired to choreograph the climatic sequence of the 1978 film I Wanna Hold Your Hand that recreates the February 1964 performance of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show (specifically the look-alike actors playing the group).

Litigation In 2010, Correll sued Disney for unfair termination and alleged non-payment of creative royalties for Hannah Montana.

Filmography

Actor The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1 episode, 1960) The Dick Powell Show (1 episode-1961) The Danny Thomas Show (2 episodes- 1960) Leave It to Beaver (39 episodes, 1960–1962) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (3 episodes,1960-1961) The Blue Angels (1 episode- 1961) The Betty Hutton Show (3 episodes-1959-1960) Bonanza (1 episode, 1961) Lassie (5 episodes, 1961–1964) National Velvet (3 episodes, 1961–1962) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1 episode, 1962) Still the Beaver (Television film, 1984) The New Leave It to Beaver (4 episodes, 1984) Family Matters (2 episodes,1996-1997) The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2007, 2 episodes)

Producer Police Squad! (6 episodes, 1982) Bosom Buddies (Pilot, 1980) The Hogan Family (51 episodes, 1986–1989) Full House (Pilot, 1987) Step by Step (71 episodes, 1991–1995) Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014) (executive producer)

Writer Happy Days (5 episodes- 1982) Hannah Montana (98 episodes, 2006–2011) Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? (2008) Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)

Director

Ski Patrol (1990) The Hogan Family (1987–1990, 46 episodes) Going Places (7 episodes, 1990–1991) The Family Man (18 episodes, 1990) Perfect Strangers (14 episodes, 1990) Scorch (Pilot, 1992) Full House (14 episodes, 1987–1992) Getting By (Unknown episodes, 1993) Sister, Sister (Pilot-1994) On Our Own (13 episodes, 1994) Step by Step (Pilot-1991) Step by Step (56 episodes, 1991–1995) Kirk (12 episodes, 1995) Brotherly Love (1 episode, 1997) Life with Roger (16 episodes, 1996) Girls Across the Lake (Unknown episodes, 1997) Married... with Children (1 episode, 1997) Meego (12 episodes, 1997) Family Matters (91 episodes, 1989–1998) Holding the Baby (12 episodes, 1998) Two of a Kind (14 of the 22 episodes, 1998–1999) Scorch (Pilot - 1998) Guys Like Us (12 episodes, 1998) The Norm Show (1 episode, 1999) Grown Ups (17 episodes, 1999) The Amanda Show (16 episodes, 2000–2001) Hype (13 Episodes 2000–2001) Yes, Dear (3 episodes, 2000–2001) So Little Time (12 episodes, 2001–2002) Reba (1 episode, 2002) All That (17 episodes, 2003) That's So Raven (52 episodes, 2003–2006) What I Like About You (2 episodes, 2004) The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (58 episodes, 2005–2008) Arwin! (Unsold Disney Channel pilot, 2007) Hannah Montana (34 episodes, 2007–2008) Cory in the House (13 episodes, 2007–2008) The Suite Life on Deck (36 episodes, 2008) Mostly Ghostly (2008) I'm in the Band (4 episodes, 2010) Are We There Yet? (4 episodes, 2011) How to Rock (3 episodes, 2011) A.N.T. Farm (28 episodes, 2012) See Dad Run (9 episodes, 2012–2014) Jessie (32 episodes, 2012–2015) Liv and Maddie (3 episodes, 2014) Partners (6 episodes, 2014) Austin & Ally (2 episodes, 2014) Mighty Med (6 episodes, 2014–2015) K.C. Undercover (2 episodes, 2015) Lab Rats (1 episode, 2015) Bunk'd (11 episodes, 2015–2017) Fuller House (34 episodes, 2016–2020) Raven's Home (5 episodes, 2019–2020) The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)