Richard Whitley

Not to be confused with Richard Whiteley.

Richard Whitley
Born	Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupations	Screenwriter Producer Lyricist Actor
Years active	1978–present
Notable work	Rock 'n' Roll High School

Richard Whitley is an American screenwriter, producer, lyricist, and actor best known for his work on Rock 'n' Roll High School . ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Richard Whitley was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, to Marian and Edward F. Whitley. ^{[3] [4]} He had an older half-brother, John Hill, who was a game designer. ^[5] Whitley began his career by writing the script for Roger Corman's Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979). ^[6] 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 . ^[7] 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. ^{[8] [9]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes
		Writer	Producer	Actor
1978	Deathsport	No	No	Yes	Role: Mutant [10]
1979	Rock 'n' Roll High School	Yes	No	No	[10] [11]
1982	Pandemonium	Yes	Associate	Yes	Role: Man #3 in Restaurant [7]
1991	Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever	Yes	No	No	Based on characters created by [7]
2004	Straight into Darkness	No	No	No	Special thanks [12]
2006	America: Freedom to Fascism	No	Yes	No	[7] [13]
TBA	Untitled Rock 'n' Roll High School remake	Yes	No	No	Based on characters created by [14]

Television

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Writer	Lyricist
1979	Delta House	Yes	No	Episode: "The Guns of October" [7]
1992–1993	Homefront	Yes	Yes	Episodes: "The Lemo Tomato Juice Hour", "Signed, Crazy in Love", "On the Rebound" [7] [15]
1994	TV Nation	Yes	No	Also producer [7]
1996	Space: Above and Beyond	Yes	No	Episodes: "Dear Earth", "Pearly" [7]
1997	Roseanne	Yes	No	Episodes: "Lanford's Elite", "Roseanne-Feld" [7]
1998	Millennium	Yes	No	Episode: "Goodbye Charlie" [7] [16] [17]
1999	Recess	Yes	No	Episodes: "The First Picture Show", "Gus' Fortune", "The Dude" [7]
2000	Roswell	Yes	No	Episode: "Tess, Lies and Videotape" [7]
	The Others	Yes	No	Episode: "$4.95 a Minute" [7] [18]
2001–2002	Lloyd in Space	Yes	No	Episodes: "Lloyd Changes His Mind", "Francine's Power Trip", "Lloyd's Lost Weekend", "Neither Boy Nor Girl" [7]
2008	Canterbury's Law	Yes	No	Episode: "Sick as Your Secrets" [7]
2012	Pound Puppies	Yes	Yes	Episode: "No Dogs Allowed" [7]

References

1. Sherman, Craig (July 2001). "Take Three: classic Corman film, examined". ArtsEditor. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
2. "Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)". Pop Matters. March 13, 2006. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
3. "In Memoriam John Hill 1945-2015". Armchair General.
4. "American Heart Association honor page for John Hill". American Heart.
5. MacGowan, Rodger. "F&M Interview: John Hill All American" (PDF). Fire & Movement . Decision Games.
6. Tawney, Raj (August 5, 2019). "'Rock 'n' Roll High' at 40: How the Ramones and a Rebellious Female Lead Invaded Theaters". Variety . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved August 17, 2020.
7. "School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile - Richard Whitley". USC Cinema. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
8. Drees, Rich (July 31, 2008). "Stern Picks Writer For 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' Redo". FilmBuffOnline. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
9. Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 30, 2008). "Stern sets 'Rock 'n' Roll' remake". Variety . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved November 28, 2019.
10. Cowan, Jared (August 2, 2019). "40 Years Ago, the Ramones Roamed L.A. in 'Rock 'n' Roll High School'". Los Angeles Magazine . Hour Media Group LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
11. "Classic Photo: The Ramones on the set of 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' 1978". SonicMoreMusic. January 5, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
12. "Straight Into Darkness (2003) - Jeff Burr". AllMovie. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
13. "Richard Whitley Film Credits". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. May 24, 1979. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
14. Sciretta, Peter (July 30, 2008). "Alex Winter to Write Howard Stern's 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' Remake". /Film . Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
15. "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "I Had Three Wives"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
16. McLean, James; Foreman, Troy (2011). ""Goodbye Charlie" Richard Whitley speaks to Millennium Group Sessions!". Back to Frank Black. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
17. "NBC returns to head of the pack". San Francisco Chronicle . Hearst Communications. January 14, 1998. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
18. From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Others : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved October 2, 2017.

External links

• Richard Whitley at IMDb