Bob Claver obit

Bob Claver Obituary (1928-2017)

 

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Claver was an American television director and producer.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, where he earned his journalism degree at University of Illinois and served in the United States Army for two years. Claver began his career in 1959, producing an episode of the variety series The Jimmie Rodgers Show. He also made his directional debut in 1963, as directing an episode for the American military comedy television series Ensign O'Toole.

Later in his career, Claver directed and produced for other television series, as his credits includes, Small Wonder, The Partridge Family, Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show, Mork & Mindy, Here Comes the Brides, The Farmer's Daughter, Welcome Back, Kotter, The New Leave It to Beaver, Charles in Charge, Gloria, The Girl with Something Extra, The Dukes of Hazzard and Captain Kangaroo. He retired his career in 1991, last directing for the television series Out of This World.

Claver died in December 2017 in Redding, California, at the age of 89.

 

Producer

Over and Out

TV Special

producer

1976

 

Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, David Cassidy, Suzanne Crough, Brian Forster, and Shirley Jones in The Partridge Family (1970)

The Partridge Family

6.5

TV Series

executive producer

1970–1974

96 episodes

 

Sally Field in The Girl with Something Extra (1973)

The Girl with Something Extra

6.7

TV Series

executive producer

1973–1974

22 episodes

 

Getting Together (1971)

Getting Together

7.1

TV Series

executive producer

1971–1972

14 episodes

 

Cat Ballou

6.8

TV Movie

executive producer

1971

 

The Interns (1970)

The Interns

7.5

TV Series

executive producer

1970–1971

24 episodes

 

Joan Blondell, Robert Brown, Bridget Hanley, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)

Here Come the Brides

7.6

TV Series

executive producer

1968–1970

52 episodes

 

The Second Hundred Years (1967)

The Second Hundred Years

7.6

TV Series

producer

1967

15 episodes

 

Occasional Wife (1966)

Occasional Wife

7.6

TV Series

producer

1966–1967

30 episodes

 

Inger Stevens and William Windom in The Farmer's Daughter (1963)

The Farmer's Daughter

7.5

TV Series

producer

1964–1966

45 episodes

 

Gidget (1965)

Gidget

6.8

TV Series

producer

1965

1 episode

 

Charles Boyer and Susanne Cramer in The Rogues (1964)

The Rogues

8.0

TV Series

associate producer

1964

1 episode

 

Ensign O'Toole (1962)

Ensign O'Toole

7.1

TV Series

associate producer

producer

1962–1963

32 episodes

 

Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke in The Gertrude Berg Show (1961)

The Gertrude Berg Show

7.5

TV Series

associate producer

1961–1962

25 episodes

 

Richard Denning in Michael Shayne (1960)

Michael Shayne

7.6

TV Series

associate producer

1961

14 episodes

 

The Jimmie Rodgers Show

TV Series

producer

1959

1 episode

 

The Monica Lewis Show

TV Series

producer

1954

 

Director

Joe Alaskey, Maureen Flannigan, Doug McClure, and Donna Pescow in Out of This World (1987)

Out of This World

7.3

TV Series

Director

1987–1991

62 episodes

 

Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Julie Cobb, April Lerman, Michael Pearlman, Jonathan Ward, and James Widdoes in Charles in Charge (1984)

Charles in Charge

6.1

TV Series

Director

1987–1990

11 episodes

 

The Munsters Today (1987)

The Munsters Today

5.1

TV Series

Director

1988–1989

4 episodes

 

Tiffany Brissette in Small Wonder (1985)

Small Wonder

7.0

TV Series

Director

1986–1989

25 episodes

 

Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow, and Jerry Mathers in The New Leave It to Beaver (1983)

The New Leave It to Beaver

5.9

TV Series

Director

1984–1987

10 episodes

 

What a Country (1986)

What a Country

6.5

TV Series

Director

1986–1987

3 episodes

 

Richard Coca, Marcia del Mar, Alitzah, Reni Santoni, and Bobby Sherman in Sanchez of Bel Air (1986)

Sanchez of Bel Air

6.9

TV Series

Director

1986

2 episodes

 

Melinda Culea in Dear Penelope and Peter (1986)

Dear Penelope and Peter

TV Movie

Director

1986

 

New Love, American Style (1985)

New Love, American Style

6.5

TV Series

Director

1985–1986

2 episodes

 

Randy Josselyn, David Kaufman, Carol Mansell, Kyle Richards, and Dick Sargent in Down to Earth (1984)

Down to Earth

7.2

TV Series

Director

1985

1 episode

 

Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)

Automan

6.8

TV Series

Director

1984

1 episode

 

Emmanuel Lewis in Webster (1983)

Webster

5.7

TV Series

Director

1983

1 episode

 

Gloria

4.6

TV Series

Director

1982–1983

21 episodes

 

The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)

The Powers of Matthew Star

6.0

TV Series

Director

1982

1 episode

 

Robin Williams and Pam Dawber in Mork & Mindy (1978)

Mork & Mindy

7.1

TV Series

Director

1981–1982

15 episodes

 

Pals

TV Movie

Director

1981

 

Jaws of Satan (1981)

Jaws of Satan

4.0

Director

1981

 

Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)

The Facts of Life

6.8

TV Series

Director

1980–1981

4 episodes

 

Rob Lowe, Eileen Brennan, Gwynne Gilford, Connie Ann Hearn, Lauri Hendler, and David Hollander in A New Kind of Family (1979)

A New Kind of Family

6.6

TV Series

Director

1980

1 episode

 

House Calls (1979)

House Calls

6.6

TV Series

Director

1980

4 episodes

 

Young Maverick (1979)

Young Maverick

6.5

TV Series

Director

1980

1 episode

 

Lorenzo Lamas, Marc McClure, Jimmy McNichol, and Michele Tobin in California Fever (1979)

California Fever

7.5

TV Mini Series

Director

1979

1 episode

 

Starting Fresh

TV Movie

Director

1979

 

Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)

The Dukes of Hazzard

7.1

TV Series

Director

1979

2 episodes

 

Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)

The Love Boat

6.3

TV Series

Director

1978

1 episode

 

Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

Welcome Back, Kotter

7.1

TV Series

Director

1977–1978

20 episodes

 

Richard Crenna and Bernadette Peters in All's Fair (1976)

All's Fair

7.0

TV Series

Director

1976–1977

5 episodes

 

At Ease!

6.3

TV Movie

Director

1976

 

Over and Out

TV Special

Director

1976

 

Barnard Hughes in Doc (1975)

Doc

7.0

TV Series

Director

1976

1 episode

 

Valerie Harper in Rhoda (1974)

Rhoda

6.8

TV Series

Director

1975

2 episodes

 

The Bob Newhart Show (1972)

The Bob Newhart Show

8.1

TV Series

Director

1975

2 episodes

 

The Texas Wheelers (1974)

The Texas Wheelers

7.3

TV Series

Director

1975

1 episode

 

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (1974)

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

7.6

TV Series

Director

1974

3 episodes

 

Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, David Cassidy, Suzanne Crough, Brian Forster, and Shirley Jones in The Partridge Family (1970)

The Partridge Family

6.5

TV Series

Director

1970–1974

7 episodes

 

Sally Field in The Girl with Something Extra (1973)

The Girl with Something Extra

6.7

TV Series

Director

1973–1974

7 episodes

 

Cat Ballou

6.8

TV Movie

Director

1971

 

The Interns (1970)

The Interns

7.5

TV Series

Director

1970

1 episode

 

Hastings Corner (1970)

Hastings Corner

7.0

TV Movie

Director

1970

 

Joan Blondell, Robert Brown, Bridget Hanley, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)

Here Come the Brides

7.6

TV Series

Director

1968–1969

3 episodes

 

The Second Hundred Years (1967)

The Second Hundred Years

7.6

TV Series

Director

1967

2 episodes

 

Occasional Wife (1966)

Occasional Wife

7.6

TV Series

Director

1966–1967

9 episodes

 

Inger Stevens and William Windom in The Farmer's Daughter (1963)

The Farmer's Daughter

7.5

TV Series

Director

1964–1966

15 episodes

 

Ensign O'Toole (1962)

Ensign O'Toole

7.1

TV Series

Director

1963

1 episode

 

Writer

Captain Kangaroo (1955)

Captain Kangaroo

8.0

TV Series

co-creator (creator)

1955

 

The Monica Lewis Show

TV Series

Writer

1954