| 释义 |
- Biography
- Filmography As Director As Associate/Second Unit Director As Producer Miscellaneous
- References
- External links
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| birthname = Gary Kango Shimokawa[1]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|2|13}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
| notable_works = {{unbulleted list
| {{nowrap|Archie Bunker's Place}}
| The Golden Girls
| All in the Family
| Night Court
| Mister T
| occupation = Television/Film director and producer
| years_active = 1972-present
| education = B.A., University of Southern California (Comparative literature)
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| website =
}}Gary K. Shimokawa (born February 13, 1942 in Los Angeles County, California) is an American director and producer. He is best known for directing the sitcoms Archie Bunker's Place, Night Court and The Golden Girls. He has directed and produced over 40 shows and movies. BiographyBefore venturing into Hollywood films and TV, Shimokawa taught on the junior high and high school level in Los Angeles, and wrote on the Gardena Valley News, a local bi-weekly paper, as the Sports and Entertainment editor. In television, he has directed and produced shows for over 35 years (primarily half-hour multi-cam comedy shows for prime-time and cable) totaling over 600 episodes. He also co-wrote a comedy pilot for Nickelodeon cable TV network. Shimowaka holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Southern California (USC) in Comparative Literature. Shimokawa also served as an Adjunct Professor at USC for two years in the graduate film and television program and was also an Adjunct Professor at LMU in undergraduate television. He presently serves as a visiting professor at New York University's Kanbar Institute of Film & Television. [2]FilmographyAs Director- Welcome Back, Kotter (1976); Ep. "A Love Story"
- The Bay City Amusement Company (1977)
- Laverne & Shirley (1977); Ep. "Honeymoon Hotel"
- Another Day (1978); Ep. "A Couple Drinks With the Girls"
- Fish (1978); 8 Episodes
- Carter Country (1979); Ep. "The Russians Are Coming"
- Alice (TV series) (1980); Ep. "Carrie's Wedding"
- The Facts of Life (1980); Ep. "Molly's Holiday"
- Archie Bunker's Place (1980–83); 25 Episodes
- Mister T (1983–85); 30 Episodes
- Night Court (1984–85); 2 Episodes
- Down to Earth (1985); Ep. "Ethel's Memory Loss"
- What's Happening Now!! (1985–88); 4 Episodes
- Comedy Factory (1986); Ep. "Hearts of Steel"
- The Golden Girls (1986); Ep. "Second Motherhood"
- Sanchez of Bel Air (1986); 2 Episodes
- Nine to Five (1987–88); 14 Episodes
- ALF (1987–89); 13 Episodes
- Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1988–89); 5 Episodes
- Saved by the Bell (1989); 4 Episodes
- Normal Life (1990); Ep. "And Baby Makes..."
- Amen (1990–91); 3 Episodes
- Big Brother Jake (1990–92); 2 Episodes
- Sister, Sister (1995); Ep. "Christmas"
- Coach (1996); Ep. "We Can Never Die"
- Goode Behavior (1996); 23 Episodes
- Quick Witz (1996); Ep. "Pilot"
- USA High (1997); 3 Episodes
- Malibu, CA (1998); 3 Episodes
- Reba (2001); 3 Episodes
- Titus (2001–02); 8 Episodes
- One on One (2003); 4 Episodes
- Eve (2004); 3 Episodes
- Less Than Perfect (2004); Ep. "Claude's 15 Minutes of Christmas"
- Still Standing (2005); Ep. "Still Mother's Day"
- Cuts (2006); 2 Episodes
- Sherri (2009); Ep. "Thanks-for-Not-for-Nothing-Giving"
As Associate/Second Unit Director- The Christmas Visit (1973)
- All in the Family (1973–77); 65 Episodes
- That's My Mama (1974); 3 Episodes
- Good Times (1975); 13 Episodes
- Welcome Back, Kotter (1975); Ep. "Welcome Back"
- Dorothy (1979); 3 Episodes
- The Facts of Life (1979–80); 3 Episodes
- Archie Bunker's Place (1980–82); 3 Episodes
- Night Court (1984–85); 28 Episodes
- Hail to the Chief (1985); Ep. "Pilot"
- The Golden Girls (1985–87); 39 Episodes
- Amen (1986); Ep. "Pilot"
As Producer- Mr. T and Tina (1976); 2 Episodes
- Count Basie at Carnegie Hall (1981)
- Living in TV Land (2006); Ep. "Sherman Hemsley"
- Lies I Told My Little Sister (2014)
Miscellaneous- All in the Family (1972–73) as Stage Manager; 24 Episodes
- The Joker's Wild (1972–75) as Stage Manager; All Episodes
- The Actor's Journey (2011) as Himself
- The Actor's Journey for Kids (2011) as Himself
References1. ^Birth reference at California Birth Index
2. ^Gary Shimokawa at New York University (NYU) Tisch website
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