Phil Doran obit

Phil Doran(1944-2023)

 

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A native of Hammond, Indiana, Phil Doran earned a bachelors in Communications from Indiana University before moving to Los Angeles in 1966.

Phil got his big break writing jokes for Ratpacker Joey Bishop. With partner Doug Arango, Phil wrote and produced a number of iconic TV shows, including All in the Family, The Wonder Years, The Facts of Life, and Who's the Boss, receiving an Emmy nomination for his work on All in the Family.

Phil wrote episodes of Sister, Sister and the UK TV series The Upper Hand before moving to Tuscany to restore a 300 year old farmhouse with his wife, sculptress Nancy Fields.

Phil recorded his Italian adventures in the 2005 novel, The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian. Returning to Southern California, Phil wrote and produced Baby Boomer Blues, an original “coming-of-old-age” play for the Laguna Woods Theatre Guild.

Phil passed away on February 4, 2023 in Murrieta, CA at the age of 79.

Producer

Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry in Sister, Sister (1994)

Sister, Sister

6.3

TV Series

co-executive producerconsulting producer

1994–1995

25 episodes

 

Telma Hopkins and Cindy Williams in Getting By (1993)

Getting By

7.5

TV Series

executive producer

1993

1 episode

 

Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Who's the Boss? (1984)

Who's the Boss?

6.6

TV Series

co-executive producer

1990–1992

49 episodes

 

Hurricane Sam

6.5

TV Movie

executive producer

1990

 

Jared Rushton in ...Where's Rodney? (1990)

...Where's Rodney?

4.9

TV Movie

executive producer (as Gary Hammond)

1990

 

Corinne Bohrer, Alyson Hannigan, Franc Luz, Edan Gross, and Paul Scherrer in Free Spirit (1989)

Free Spirit

6.4

TV Series

co-executive producer

1989–1990

7 episodes

 

Robert Guillaume and Wendy Phillips in The Robert Guillaume Show (1989)

The Robert Guillaume Show

7.2

TV Series

supervising producer

1989

1 episode

 

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

The Facts of Life

6.9

TV Series

supervising producerproducer

1986–1988

46 episodes

 

Anything for Love

4.3

TV Movie

producer

1985

 

Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)

Too Close for Comfort

6.6

TV Series

producer

1982–1985

28 episodes

 

Ann Jillian in Jennifer Slept Here (1983)

Jennifer Slept Here

7.0

TV Series

producer

1983–1984

12 episodes

 

Victor French and Kene Holiday in Carter Country (1977)

Carter Country

6.8

TV Series

producerexecutive producer

1977–1979

24 episodes

 

Writer

Tim Conlon in Lost on Earth (1997)

Lost on Earth

8.2

TV Series

written by

1997

2 episodes

 

The Upper Hand (1990)

The Upper Hand

6.6

TV Series

writerWriter

1993–1995

6 episodes

 

Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry in Sister, Sister (1994)

Sister, Sister

6.3

TV Series

written byteleplay bystory by

1994–1995

4 episodes

 

Telma Hopkins and Cindy Williams in Getting By (1993)

Getting By

7.5

TV Series

written by

1993

2 episodes

 

Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Danica McKellar, Jason Hervey, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)

The Wonder Years

8.3

TV Series

written by

1992

1 episode

 

Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Who's the Boss? (1984)

Who's the Boss?

6.6

TV Series

written by

1991–1992

10 episodes

 

Jared Rushton in ...Where's Rodney? (1990)

...Where's Rodney?

4.9

TV Movie

Writer (as Gary Hammond)

1990

 

Corinne Bohrer, Alyson Hannigan, Franc Luz, Edan Gross, and Paul Scherrer in Free Spirit (1989)

Free Spirit

6.4

TV Series

written by

1989–1990

2 episodes

 

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

The Facts of Life

6.9

TV Series

written by

1986–1988

5 episodes

 

HeartBeat

5.2

TV Movie

Writer

1985

 

Anything for Love

4.3

TV Movie

Writer

1985

 

Ann Jillian in Jennifer Slept Here (1983)

Jennifer Slept Here

7.0

TV Series

written by

1984

1 episode

 

Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)

Too Close for Comfort

6.6

TV Series

developerteleplaywritten by

1982–1983

3 episodes

 

Baby Makes Five (1983)

Baby Makes Five

3.6

TV Series

written by

1983

1 episode

 

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour (1982)

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

6.8

TV Series

writer

1982

5 episodes

 

Redd Foxx in Sanford (1980)

Sanford

6.7

TV Series

written byteleplay by

1980–1981

7 episodes

 

Victor French and Kene Holiday in Carter Country (1977)

Carter Country

6.8

TV Series

created bywritten by

1977–1979

44 episodes

 

Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)

All in the Family

8.4

TV Series

written byteleplay by

1976–1977

6 episodes

 

The Bob Newhart Show (1972)

The Bob Newhart Show

8.1

TV Series

written by

1975–1976

2 episodes

 

James Cromwell, Conchata Ferrell, Lee Bergere, Henry Calvert, Al Freeman Jr., Stan Gottlieb, Gloria LeRoy, Jeannie Linero, Richard Masur, and Robin Wilson in Hot l Baltimore (1975)

Hot l Baltimore

7.9

TV Series

written by

1975

1 episode

 

The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)

The Tim Conway Comedy Hour

7.2

TV Series

written byWriter

1970

7 episodes

 

Additional Crew

Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry in Sister, Sister (1994)

Sister, Sister

6.3

TV Series

creative consultant

1994

6 episodes

 

Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)

All in the Family

8.4

TV Series

story editor

1976–1977

27 episodes

 

Script and Continuity Department

Tim Conlon in Lost on Earth (1997)

Lost on Earth

8.2

TV Series

creative consultant

1997

5 episodes

 

Redd Foxx in Sanford (1980)

Sanford

6.7

TV Series

executive script consultant

1980–1981

8 episodes

 

Victor French and Kene Holiday in Carter Country (1977)

Carter Country

6.8

TV Series

script supervisor

1978

1 episode

 

Self

Dave Arcari in Stateside Story - A Road Movie (2013)

Stateside Story - A Road Movie

Video

Self

2013