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Jack Hanrahan is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 16 january 1933 at Cleveland (USA)

Jack Hanrahan

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Nationality USA
Birth 16 january 1933 at Cleveland (USA)
Death 28 april 2008 (at 75 years) at Cleveland (USA)
Awards Emmy Award

Jack Hanrahan (1933 – April 28, 2008) was an American Emmy Award-winning comedy writer.

Biography

Born January 16, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio, he began writing cartoons for the Cleveland Press. After that, he moved on to Hollywood, California and continued his writing career with work on Get Smart. Then, in 1968, he won an Emmy for his work on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Following this, he moved on to Marcus Welby, M.D., The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, Police Woman, The Waltons, and CHiPs. In the 1980s and '90s, he worked on a scattering of television shows and movies, including co-writing the Super Mario World episode "The Wheel Thing" and serving as a main writer for the second season (1985–86) of the cartoon series Inspector Gadget. Hanrahan teamed-up for a while with Eleanor Burian-Mohr and wrote for many animation shows. He also co-starred in the motion picture 'Up Your Alley' in 1988 for writer/director, Bob Logan.

Hanrahan left Beverly Hills for Eureka in northern California in 1992. After losing his wife in 2004, he was stricken with grief. He would still entertain at charity events and retirement homes but never found his way back to happiness. In 2006, following a garage fire he was evicted, and all of his possessions were seized by the landlord, including his Emmy. He began to wander the streets. Jack Riley, an old friend, tried to help Hanrahan, but was unsuccessful. After friends in Eureka bought him a bus ticket, he came back to his hometown of Cleveland, where he had been homeless until his death.

Hanrahan was featured on the front page of the The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) on March 22, 2007, detailing his homelessness.

He died on April 28, 2008.

Usually with

Bob Logan
Bob Logan
(2 films)
Bob Zany
Bob Zany
(2 films)
Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson
(1 films)
Linda Blair
Linda Blair
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jack Hanrahan (5 films)

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Actor

Repossessed, 1h20
Directed by Bob Logan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films about television, Demons in film, Comedy horror films
Actors Leslie Nielsen, Linda Blair, Ned Beatty, Anthony Starke, Thom Sharp, John Ingle
Roles Hypnotist
Rating48% 2.405822.405822.405822.405822.40582
Father Jedediah Mayii (Nielsen) casts out the devil from the body of young Nancy Aglet (Blair). Seventeen years later, in 1990, Nancy's body is possessed once again, however, while watching "The Ernest and Fanny Miracle Hour", a religious broadcast.
Up Your Alley
Directed by Bob Logan
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Linda Blair, Bob Zany, Ruth Buzzi, Jack Hanrahan, Vic Dunlop
Roles Joe
Rating52% 2.625192.625192.625192.625192.62519
While pursuing a story on homelessness, an undercover reporter (Blair) finds romance with a transient (Langston).
Ziggy's Gift
Directed by Richard Williams
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Christmas films
Actors Tony Giorgio, Jack Hanrahan
Rating78% 3.907563.907563.907563.907563.90756
Ziggy (who does not say any dialogue in the special) and his faithful dog Fuzz take a job as a street Santa to raise money for the poor. Surrounded by crooked Santas, sneaky thieves and a suspicious cop, Ziggy remains honest and kind.

Scriptwriter

Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Christmas films
Actors Don Adams, Frank Welker, Maurice LaMarche
Roles Writer
Rating57% 2.8521352.8521352.8521352.8521352.852135
Inspecteur Gadget dans la période de Noël.
Little House on the Prairie, 1h36
Directed by Michael Landon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, Lindsay et Sidney Greenbush, Victor French
Rating80% 4.04154.04154.04154.04154.0415
The movie starts with the Ingalls family leaving their little house in the Big Woods and starting for West. After long and adventurous journey they stop in the Indian Country. Charles builds a house, starts farming, they have Indians to visit them and for the first time meet Mr. Edwards. After a year, they are visited by the soldiers and learn they have to leave. After having packed everything, they set off for new journey.