About
Theodore Jonas Flicker (June 6, 1930 – September 12, 2014) was an American playwright, theatrical producer, television and film director, actor, television writer, screenwriter, author, and sculptor. Born in 1930 at Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Flicker attended Admiral Farragut Academy in Tom's River, New Jersey from 1947 to 1949. From 1949 to 1951, he studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, alongside fellow drama students Joan Collins and Larry Hagman. In 1954, he became a member of Chicago's Compass Theater, America's first theater of improvisational comedy. Eventually, he worked as producer, director, and performer with the Compass Players in St. Louis. The company was such a success that he was able to raise money to establish the Crystal Palace Theater, then the only monthly repertory stage in the country. In 1959, he wrote the book for and directed the Broadway...
Known for
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960
I Dream of JeannieSeries • 1965
Barney MillerSeries • 1975
The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries • 1961
Night GallerySeries • 1970
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964
The RoguesSeries • 1964
NicholsSeries • 1971
SpinoutMovie • 1966
The President's AnalystMovie • 1967