Keith Samples (born 1955 or 1956
) is an American filmmaker and former syndication executive.
He graduated in 1977 at the Texas Tech University and pursued a sports career.
He was founder of the film and television production company
Rysher Entertainment. He was originally senior vice president of
Lorimar-Telepictures, before landing a job at
Warner Bros. Television
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and
Walt Disney Television
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to help them develop projects for syndication.
During his time at Rysher Entertainment, he grew the company into the biggest movie-making producers in history, developing their own movie projects. On May 27, 1997, he resigned from
Rysher Entertainment and pursue his own projects. He went on to be a movie maker/television director/producer after leaving Rysher, starting his own production company to develop motion pictures and television shows.
For a short period of time, in 2008, he worked at
Media Rights Capital
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's television division. He infamously developed
The CW
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's own Sunday night programming block under a time-lease agreement, but it flopped after a few viewings and poor ratings. He was fired after only a few months working at MRC.
Filmography
Film and Short Film
* ''
Above Suspicion'' (1995)
* ''
Big Night
''Big Night'' is a 1996 American comedy-drama film co-directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci. The film stars Tucci, alongside Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini, Allison Janney and Tony Shalhoub.
Produced by David Kirkpatri ...
'' (1996)
* ''
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
''The Death and Life of Bobby Z'', also known as ''Bobby Z'' and ''Let's Kill Bobby Z'', is a 2007 American-German action film, directed by John Herzfeld, and starring Paul Walker, Laurence Fishburne, Olivia Wilde and Joaquim de Almeida. Sony Pict ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
'' (1999)
* ''
Love Lies Bleeding'' (2008)
* ''
Single White Female 2: The Psycho'' (2005)
* ''
A Smile Like Yours
''A Smile Like Yours'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Keith Samples and starring Greg Kinnear and Lauren Holly. The film centers on a couple as they try to conceive a child. The film was produced by Rysher Entertainment and ...
'' (1997)
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Switchback'' (1997)
* ''
Walking Tall'' (2004)
Television
* ''
Everwood
''Everwood'' (known as ''Our New Life in Everwood'' in the United Kingdom) is an American drama television series created by Greg Berlanti. Berlanti, Mickey Liddell, Rina Mimoun, Andrew A. Ackerman and Michael Green served as executive produce ...
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* ''
Felicity''
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Freddy's Nightmares
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* ''
Haven''
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The O.C.
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* ''
One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to:
* "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak
* ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song
** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...
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* ''
Oz''
* ''
The Practice
''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...
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American film directors
American film producers
American media executives
American television directors
American television producers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1950s births
Year of birth uncertain
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