Richard Rothstein obit

RICHARD ROTHSTEIN Obituary

 

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ROTHSTEIN--Richard David,

J.D. (1943-2018), a screenwriter, died peacefully on April 16, 2018 at his home in Los Angeles. Richard was born in Torrington, CT, and grew up on Long Island. He attended Syracuse University, graduated from New York University and received his J.D. from Temple Law School. He is best known for being the creator of the HBO TV series, "The Hitchhiker", and for the original screenplay, "Universal Soldier", which was followed by three sequels in 1999, 2009 and 2012. He has written many screenplays and graphic novels in the science fiction/horror genre. He wrote passionately and assiduously up until the final months of his life. Richard is survived and dearly missed by his wife, Bushra of 46 years, his daughter, Sara and son-in-law, Grant Ross, his son, Joshua and daughter, Jessie, her husband, Nick Abbitt and four grandchildren, Grayson and Olivia Ross and Jordan and Elijah Abbitt. There will be a private family service in Los Angeles. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to the Saban Community Clinic, 8405 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048. sabancommunityclinic.org/ Donations.aspx. All donations will be used for the support of mental health clients.

 

Rothstein was born in 1943 in Torrington, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Hitchhiker (1983), Universal Soldier (1992) and Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009). He died on April 16, 2018 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Director

Bates Motel (1987)

Bates Motel

3.8

TV Movie

Director (directed by)

1987

 

Page Fletcher in The Hitchhiker (1983)

The Hitchhiker

6.7

TV Series

Director (directed by)

1985–1986

2 episodes

 

Writer

Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Scott Adkins in Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

5.1

based on characters created by

2012

 

Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Andrei Arlovski in Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)

Universal Soldier: Regeneration

5.3

based on characters created by

2009

 

Universal Soldier: Alternate Ending (2008)

Universal Soldier: Alternate Ending

Video

written by

2008

 

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bill Goldberg, and Michael Jai White in Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

Universal Soldier: The Return

4.2

characters

1999

 

James Russo in Double Deception (1993)

Double Deception

4.5

TV Movie

Writer

1993

 

Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier (1992)

Universal Soldier

6.1

written by

1992

 

Page Fletcher in The Hitchhiker (1983)

The Hitchhiker

6.7

TV Series

creatorcreated bystory by ...

1984–1997

82 episodes

 

The Gifted One (1989)

The Gifted One

6.4

TV Movie

Writer

1989

 

Bates Motel (1987)

Bates Motel

3.8

TV Movie

written by

1987

 

Susan Lucci in Invitation to Hell (1984)

Invitation to Hell

5.1

TV Movie

Writer

1984

 

Hard to Hold (1984)

Hard to Hold

4.8

story

1984

 

Death Valley (1981)

Death Valley

5.5

written by

1981

 

Linda Haynes in Human Experiments (1979)

Human Experiments

4.6

screenplay

1979

 

Shoot the Sun Down (1978)

Shoot the Sun Down

4.6

writer

1978

 

Producer

Kitchen Trends 2005

TV Series

supervising producer

2005

 

Chris Gongora, Enrico de la Vega, Lisa De La Vega, and Justin Willman in T.H.E.M. (2004)

T.H.E.M.

7.7

TV Series

producer

2004

 

James Russo in Double Deception (1993)

Double Deception

4.5

TV Movie

producer

1993

 

The Gifted One (1989)

The Gifted One

6.4

TV Movie

executive producer

1989

 

Bates Motel (1987)

Bates Motel

3.8

TV Movie

executive producer

1987

 

Page Fletcher in The Hitchhiker (1983)

The Hitchhiker

6.7

TV Series

executive producer

1983–1987

15 episodes

 

Death Valley (1981)

Death Valley

5.5

co-producer

1981

 

Shoot the Sun Down (1978)

Shoot the Sun Down

4.6

co-producer

1978

 

Script and Continuity Department

Denzel Washington in Fallen (1998)

Fallen

7.0

script coordinator

1998

 

Page Fletcher in The Hitchhiker (1983)

The Hitchhiker

6.7

TV Series

executive story supervisor

1985

1 episode

 

Additional Crew

Page Fletcher in The Hitchhiker (1983)

The Hitchhiker

6.7

TV Series

executive creative consultantexecutive story supervisor

1984–1987

11 episodes

 

Thanks

Kid Safe: The Video (1988)

Kid Safe: The Video

6.3

Video

special thanks

1988