| Chris Hayward | |
| Birth Name: | Christopher Robert Hayward |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Children: | 3 |
| Known For: | Co-creator, with Allan Burns, of the 1960s television shows The Munsters and My Mother the Car, and the creator of Dudley Do-Right |
| Occupation: | Television writer and producer |
Christopher Robert Hayward (June 19, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American television writer and producer. He was the co-creator, with Allan Burns, of the television shows The Munsters (1964) and My Mother the Car (1965), and the creator of Dudley Do-Right.[1]
Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Hayward was a writer for the 1957-1958 color edition of Crusader Rabbit (as "Chris Bob Hayward"), The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Alice, Barney Miller, Get Smart, 77 Sunset Strip, Fractured Flickers, and The Governor & J.J.
He won, with Allan Burns, the 1968 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy" for the episode "The Coming Out Party" of the television show He & She.[2]
Hayward died of cancer on November 20, 2006, in his Beverly Hills home.[3]