Philip S. Goodman obit

Philip S. Goodman, Writer & Director for Film, TV, Dies at 89

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Philip S. Goodman, a writer and director for film, television and stage, died May 2 at his home in New York City. He was 89. 

Goodman wrote episodes of 1950s and ’60s TV shows such as “Profiles in Courage,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” and “Johnny Staccato.” He directed the 1963 feature  “We Shall Return” (United Pictures International), which centered on anti-Castro Cuban fighters in Miami and starred Cesar Romero.

At the Actors’ Studio in New York, where he was a member of the Directors Group, Goodman directed workshops of his plays, “Love Is a Candy Cane” and “This Notoriety Business.”

Goodman wrote and directed television documentaries and industrial films for many years. In 1970 he wrote three episodes of National Educational Television’s “Our Vanishing Wilderness,” one of the first series on television to focus on environmental issues. He also directed TV commercials for Coca-Cola, RCA, Revlon and Rheingold beer, among many others.

Later in life, Goodman turned to musical theater. The musical “A Good Man,” with book by Goodman and music by Ray Leslee, was produced by the Vienna Chamber Opera in 2006 and was selected for the National Music Theater Conference’s 2012 season at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Connecticut.

Goodman, a graduate of Brooklyn College and USC, served in the U.S. Army during WWII.

He is survived by his daughter Jody, a lawyer; his son Nicholas, a film producer; and two grandchildren.

 

Writer

Japan Reaches for the 21st Century

TV Movie

Writer

1986

 

Burt Reynolds in Hawk (1966)

Hawk

6.9

TV Series

story

1966

1 episode

 

Profiles in Courage (1964)

Profiles in Courage

8.4

TV Series

teleplay

written by

1965

3 episodes

 

We Shall Return (1963)

We Shall Return

5.3

additional dialogue

1963

 

Johnny Staccato (1959)

Johnny Staccato

8.0

TV Series

writer

1959

1 episode

 

Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

8.5

TV Series

story (as Phillip S. Goodman)

1957

1 episode

 

Panic! (1957)

Panic!

8.3

TV Series

story by

1957

1 episode

 

Matinee Theatre (1955)

Matinee Theatre

7.7

TV Series

story

1955

1 episode

 

Danger (1950)

Danger

7.6

TV Series

writer

1955

1 episode

 

Roscoe Karns in Rocky King, Detective (1950)

Rocky King, Detective

7.7

TV Series

writer

teleplay

written by

1953–1954

12 episodes

 

Director

Japan Reaches for the 21st Century

TV Movie

Director

1986

 

MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone? (1982)

MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone?

6.0

Video Game

Director

1982

 

We Shall Return (1963)

We Shall Return

5.3

Director

1963

 

Actor

M.U.G.E.N (1999)

M.U.G.E.N

7.5

Video Game

1999

 

We Shall Return (1963)

We Shall Return

5.3

Counterman (uncredited)

1963