Biography
Theodore Jonas Flicker (June 6, 1930 – September 12, 2014) was an American playwright, theatrical producer, television and film director, actor, television writer, screenwriter, author, and sculptor. Born in 1930 at Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Flicker attended Admiral Farragut Academy in Tom's River, New Jersey from 1947 to 1949. From 1949 to 1951, he studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, alongside fellow drama students Joan Collins and Larry Hagman. In 1954, he became a member of Chicago's Compass Theater, America's first theater of improvisational comedy. Eventually, he worked as producer, director, and performer with the Compass Players in St. Louis. The company was such a success that he was able to raise money to establish the Crystal Palace Theater, then the only monthly repertory stage in the country. In 1959, he wrote the book for and directed the Broadway musical The Nervous Set. Fran Landesman provided the lyrics, and Tommy Wolf the musical score. The show was revived in 2006. In 1960, he established The Premise on New York's Bleecker Street in a basement venue, where he initially appeared alongside Tom Aldredge, George Segal, and Joan Darling. Over the …
Directed
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I Dream of Jeannie (1965) — Director
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The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Director
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Night Gallery (1970) — Director
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The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) — Director
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Director
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The President's Analyst (1967) — Director
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Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981) — Director
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The Rogues (1964) — Director
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Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1978) — Director
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The Troublemaker (1964) — Director
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Up in the Cellar (1970) — Director
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The Bill Dana Show (1963) — Director
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Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed? (1973) — Director
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Run, Buddy, Run (1966) — Director
- Vacation Playhouse (1963) — Director
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Playmates (1972) — Director
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Where the Ladies Go (1980) — Director
- Last of the Good Guys (1978) — Director
- Just a Little Inconvenience (1977) — Director
