Russell Morash
Creator1936Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
Russell Morash (1936–2024) was an American television producer and director best known as the creator of This Old House. A longtime producer at WGBH in Boston, he also worked on influential programs including The French Chef, The Victory Garden, and The New Yankee Workshop. Morash helped pioneer instructional television by putting skilled craftspeople and experts at the center of practical, real-world programs. His work on This Old House, which debuted in 1979, helped establish the modern home-improvement television genre.
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2021JuliaMovieas Self
2017This Old House: Trade SchoolTV showCreator
2002Ask This Old HouseTV showCreator
1989The New Yankee WorkshopTV showCreator
1986American MastersTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1986The Victory Garden: Vegetable VideoMovieDirector · Executive Producer
1985The Way to CookTV showDirector · Producer · 6 episodes
1979This Old HouseTV showExecutive Producer · Creator · 885 episodes
1978Julia Child & CompanyTV showProducer · Director · 20 episodes
1972Between Time and TimbuktuMovieas Sandy Abernathy- 1967Assignment: Shoot the MoonMovieDirector
1963The French ChefTV showDirector · Producer · 102 episodes- —Creative Living with Sheryl BordenTV showCreator