Richard Whitley

{{Distinguish|Richard Whiteley (disambiguation){{!}}Richard Whiteley}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Richard Whitley

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| birth_date =

| birth_place = Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.

| occupation = {{Plainlist|

Screenwriter
Producer
Lyricist
Actor

}}

| years_active = 1978–present

| nationality = American

| notable_works = Rock 'n' Roll High School

| website =

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Richard Whitley is an American screenwriter, producer, lyricist, and actor best known for his work on Rock 'n' Roll High School.{{cite web |url=http://www.artseditor.com/html/july01/jul01_film.shtml |title=Take Three: classic Corman film, examined |first=Craig |last=Sherman |date=July 2001 |work=ArtsEditor |access-date=January 26, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/rock-n-roll-high-school-dvd-2496253477.html |title=Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) |website=Pop Matters |date=March 13, 2006 |access-date=January 26, 2021}}

Career

Richard Whitley was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, to Marian and Edward F. Whitley.{{cite web |url=http://www.armchairgeneral.com/in-memoriam-john-hill-1945-2015-designer-of-squad-leader.htm |website=Armchair General |title=In Memoriam John Hill 1945-2015}}{{cite web |title=American Heart Association honor page for John Hill |website=American Heart |url=http://honor.americanheart.org/site/TR?pg=fund&fr_id=1030&pxfid=273683}} He had an older half-brother, John Hill, who was a game designer.{{cite web |title=F&M Interview: John Hill All American |first=Rodger |last=MacGowan |work=Fire & Movement |publisher=Decision Games |url=http://www.c3iopscenter.com/documents/F&M%20Interview%20John%20Hill.pdf}} Whitley began his career by writing the script for Roger Corman's Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979).{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/rock-n-roll-high-school-40th-anniversary-1203292375/ |title='Rock 'n' Roll High' at 40: How the Ramones and a Rebellious Female Lead Invaded Theaters |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |first=Raj |last=Tawney |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 17, 2020}} His work on Rock 'n' Roll High School led to writing for several TV shows, including Delta House, Homefront, TV Nation, Space: Above and Beyond, Roseanne, Millennium, Recess, Roswell, The Others, Lloyd in Space, Canterbury's Law, and Pound Puppies.{{cite web |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/directories/profile.cfm?id=39891&first=&last=&title=&did=19&referer=%2Fwriting%2Ffaculty%2Ecfm&startpage=1&startrow=61 |title=School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile - Richard Whitley |website=USC Cinema |access-date=October 9, 2019}} On July 31, 2008, it was announced that actor/writer Alex Winter had been hired to script a remake of Rock 'n' Roll High School for Howard Stern's production company.{{cite web |url=http://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2008/07/31/stern-picks-writer-for-rock-and-roll-high-school-redo/ |title=Stern Picks Writer For 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' Redo |first=Rich |last=Drees |date=July 31, 2008 |work=FilmBuffOnline |access-date=November 28, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=July 30, 2008 |title=Stern sets 'Rock 'n' Roll' remake |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=November 28, 2019 |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989851?refCatId=13}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Title ! colspan="3" \|Credited as ! rowspan="2" \|Notes
width="65"\| Writer ! width="65"\| Producer ! width="65"\| Actor
1978 \| Deathsport \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| Role: Mutant
1979 \| Rock 'n' Roll High School \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/rock-n-roll-high-school-40-the-ramones/ \|title=40 Years Ago, the Ramones Roamed L.A. in 'Rock 'n' Roll High School'\|website=Los Angeles Magazine\|publisher=Hour Media Group LLC\|first=Jared\|last=Cowan\|date=August 2, 2019\|access-date=November 19, 2019}}{{cite web\|url=https://sonicmoremusic.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/classic-photo-the-ramones-on-the-set-of-rock-n-roll-high-school-1978/\|title=Classic Photo: The Ramones on the set of 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' 1978\|website=SonicMoreMusic\|date=January 5, 2014\|access-date=November 19, 2019}}
1982 \| Pandemonium \| {{yes}} \| {{partial\|Associate}} \| {{yes}} \| Role: Man #3 in Restaurant
1991 \| Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Based on characters created by
2004 \| Straight into Darkness \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Special thanks{{cite web \|title=Straight Into Darkness (2003) - Jeff Burr \|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/straight-into-darkness-v306700/releases \|website=AllMovie \|access-date=24 August 2018}}
2006 \| America: Freedom to Fascism \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/richard-whitley\|title=Richard Whitley Film Credits\|website=Metacritic\|date=May 24, 1979 \|publisher=CBS Interactive\|access-date=January 6, 2020}}
TBA \| Untitled Rock 'n' Roll High School remake \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Based on characters created by{{Cite web \|last=Sciretta \|first=Peter \|title=Alex Winter to Write Howard Stern's 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' Remake \|website=/Film \|date=July 30, 2008 \|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2008/07/30/alex-winter-to-write-howard-sterns-rock-n-roll-high-school-remake \|access-date=January 8, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105051444/https://www.slashfilm.com/2008/07/30/alex-winter-to-write-howard-sterns-rock-n-roll-high-school-remake/ \|archive-date=January 5, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|df=mdy-all}}

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style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year

! rowspan="2" |Title

! colspan="3" |Credited as

! rowspan="2" |Notes

width="65"| Writer

! width="65"| Producer

! width="65"| Actor

1978

| Deathsport

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Role: Mutant

1979

| Rock 'n' Roll High School

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/rock-n-roll-high-school-40-the-ramones/ |title=40 Years Ago, the Ramones Roamed L.A. in 'Rock 'n' Roll High School'|website=Los Angeles Magazine|publisher=Hour Media Group LLC|first=Jared|last=Cowan|date=August 2, 2019|access-date=November 19, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://sonicmoremusic.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/classic-photo-the-ramones-on-the-set-of-rock-n-roll-high-school-1978/|title=Classic Photo: The Ramones on the set of 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' 1978|website=SonicMoreMusic|date=January 5, 2014|access-date=November 19, 2019}}

1982

| Pandemonium

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Associate}}

| {{yes}}

| Role: Man #3 in Restaurant

1991

| Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Based on characters created by

2004

| Straight into Darkness

| {{no}}

| Special thanks{{cite web |title=Straight Into Darkness (2003) - Jeff Burr |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/straight-into-darkness-v306700/releases |website=AllMovie |access-date=24 August 2018}}

2006

| America: Freedom to Fascism

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/richard-whitley|title=Richard Whitley Film Credits|website=Metacritic|date=May 24, 1979 |publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=January 6, 2020}}

TBA

| Untitled Rock 'n' Roll High School remake

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Based on characters created by{{Cite web |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |title=Alex Winter to Write Howard Stern's 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' Remake |website=/Film |date=July 30, 2008 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2008/07/30/alex-winter-to-write-howard-sterns-rock-n-roll-high-school-remake |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105051444/https://www.slashfilm.com/2008/07/30/alex-winter-to-write-howard-sterns-rock-n-roll-high-school-remake/ |archive-date=January 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}

= Television =

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style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Title ! colspan="2" \|Credited as ! rowspan="2" \|Notes
width="65"\| Writer ! width="65"\| Lyricist
1979 \| Delta House \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Episode: "The Guns of October"
1992–1993 \| Homefront \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Episodes: "The Lemo Tomato Juice Hour", "Signed, Crazy in Love", "On the Rebound"{{cite web \|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First \|title=Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "I Had Three Wives"] \|website=United States Copyright Office \|date= \|accessdate=2018-05-16}}
1994 \| TV Nation \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Also producer
1996 \| Space: Above and Beyond \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Episodes: "Dear Earth", "Pearly"
1997 \| Roseanne \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Episodes: "Lanford's Elite", "Roseanne-Feld"
1998 \| Millennium \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Episode: "Goodbye Charlie"{{cite web \|url=https://player.fm/series/backtofrankblack/goodbye-charlie-richard-whitley-speaks-to-millennium-group-sessions \|title="Goodbye Charlie" Richard Whitley speaks to Millennium Group Sessions! \|first1=James \|last1=McLean \|first2=Troy \|last2=Foreman \|website=Back to Frank Black \|date=2011 \|accessdate=August 17, 2020}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/NBC-returns-to-head-of-the-pack-3109821.php#page-2 \|title=NBC returns to head of the pack \|work=San Francisco Chronicle \|publisher=Hearst Communications \|date=January 14, 1998 \|accessdate=January 21, 2014}}
1999 \| Recess \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Episodes: "The First Picture Show", "Gus' Fortune", "The Dude"
rowspan="2" \| 2000 \| Roswell \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Episode: "Tess, Lies and Videotape"
The Others \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Episode: "$4.95 a Minute"From the United States Copyright Office catalog: {{cite web \|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First \|title=Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Others : no."] \|website=United States Copyright Office \|date= \|accessdate=2017-10-02}}
2001–2002 \| Lloyd in Space \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Episodes: "Lloyd Changes His Mind", "Francine's Power Trip", "Lloyd's Lost Weekend", "Neither Boy Nor Girl"
2008 \| Canterbury's Law \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Episode: "Sick as Your Secrets"
2012 \| Pound Puppies \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Episode: "No Dogs Allowed"

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style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year

! rowspan="2" |Title

! colspan="2" |Credited as

! rowspan="2" |Notes

width="65"| Writer

! width="65"| Lyricist

1979

| Delta House

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "The Guns of October"

1992–1993

| Homefront

| {{yes}}

| Episodes: "The Lemo Tomato Juice Hour", "Signed, Crazy in Love", "On the Rebound"{{cite web |url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First |title=Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "I Had Three Wives"] |website=United States Copyright Office |date= |accessdate=2018-05-16}}

1994

| TV Nation

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Also producer

1996

| Space: Above and Beyond

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episodes: "Dear Earth", "Pearly"

1997

| Roseanne

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episodes: "Lanford's Elite", "Roseanne-Feld"

1998

| Millennium

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Goodbye Charlie"{{cite web |url=https://player.fm/series/backtofrankblack/goodbye-charlie-richard-whitley-speaks-to-millennium-group-sessions |title="Goodbye Charlie" Richard Whitley speaks to Millennium Group Sessions! |first1=James |last1=McLean |first2=Troy |last2=Foreman |website=Back to Frank Black |date=2011 |accessdate=August 17, 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/NBC-returns-to-head-of-the-pack-3109821.php#page-2 |title=NBC returns to head of the pack |work=San Francisco Chronicle |publisher=Hearst Communications |date=January 14, 1998 |accessdate=January 21, 2014}}

1999

| Recess

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episodes: "The First Picture Show", "Gus' Fortune", "The Dude"

rowspan="2" | 2000

| Roswell

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Tess, Lies and Videotape"

The Others

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "$4.95 a Minute"From the United States Copyright Office catalog: {{cite web |url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First |title=Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Others : no."] |website=United States Copyright Office |date= |accessdate=2017-10-02}}

2001–2002

| Lloyd in Space

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episodes: "Lloyd Changes His Mind", "Francine's Power Trip", "Lloyd's Lost Weekend", "Neither Boy Nor Girl"

2008

| Canterbury's Law

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Sick as Your Secrets"

2012

| Pound Puppies