Hal Kanter (1918–2011)

Writer | Producer | Director

Hal Kanter started out writing variety shows and revues for television in the early 1950s. He ...

Born: December 18, 1918
Died: November 6, 2011 (age 92)

Filmography

Known For

Julia Writer (1968-1971)
The George Gobel Show Writer (1954-1956)
The Jimmy Stewart Show Writer (1971-1972)
Known For

Valentine's Day Writer (1964-1965)
Writer

The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
Tyrants in Therapy (2002)
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001)
The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998)
The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997)
The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995)
The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994)
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993)
The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992)
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991)
Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose (1989)
You Can't Take It with You (1987-1988)
The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983)
The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1982)
The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981)
Lucy Moves to NBC (1980)
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978)
Chico and the Man (1976)
The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976)
The Good Old Days of Radio (1976)
Joys (1976)
All in the Family (1975)
The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971-1972)
Julia (1968-1971)
Three Coins in the Fountain (1970)
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970)
The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968)
The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966-1967)
The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966)
Vacation Playhouse (1965)
Sally and Sam (1965)
Valentine's Day (1964-1965)
Dear Brigitte (1965)
The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963)
Arthur Godfrey in Hollywood (1962)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Blue Hawaii (1961)
The Danny Kaye Special (1961)
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
An Hour with Danny Kaye (1960)
Let's Make Love (1960)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
The Milton Berle Show (1958-1959)
Mardi Gras (1958)
Once Upon a Horse... (1958)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1957)
Loving You (1957)
The George Gobel Show (1954-1956)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Artists and Models (1955)
The Dinah Shore Show (1954)
Shower of Stars (1954)
About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
Money from Home (1953)
Here Come the Girls (1953)
Off Limits (1952)
Road to Bali (1952)
My Favorite Spy (1951)
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
Writer

The Ed Wynn Show (1949-1950)
Producer

Lucy Moves to NBC (1980)
What's Up Doc (1978)
Joys (1976)
All in the Family (1975)
Chico and the Man (1974)
The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971-1972)
Julia (1968-1971)
Three Coins in the Fountain (1970)
Vacation Playhouse (1965-1967)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1967)
Valentine's Day (1964-1965)
The Milton Berle Show (1958-1959)
Once Upon a Horse... (1958)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1957)
Producer

The George Gobel Show (1954-1955)
Director

For the Love of It (1980)
The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971)
Three Coins in the Fountain (1970)
Julia (1968-1970)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966-1967)
Vacation Playhouse (1965)
Valentine's Day (1965)
The Milton Berle Show (1958-1959)
Once Upon a Horse... (1958)
I Married a Woman (1958)
Director

Loving You (1957)
Soundtrack

Noble (2014)
Stars in Their Eyes (2000)
Soundtrack

Move Over, Darling (1963)
Miscellaneous Crew

The Roseanne Show (1998)
The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983)
Miscellaneous Crew

The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978)
All in the Family (1975)
Archive footage

The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012)

Awards

Did You Know

Son of Albert L. Kanter, who founded the successful "Classic Comics" (later "Classics Illustrated") series in 1941. Through Hal's Hollywood connections, "Classics Illustrated" obtained comic-book rights to The Ten Commandments (1956) and The ...

Quotes

[on James Stewart] One day somebody comes running into my office and says you better get down and see Jimmy, he is absolutely furious. I go down to his dressing room, and he's really hot. The problem was he had just found out that we were casting ...