| Richard Whitley | |
| Birth Place: | Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1978–present |
| Nationality: | American |
| Notable Works: | Rock 'n' Roll High School |
Richard Whitley is an American screenwriter, producer, lyricist, and actor best known for his work on Rock 'n' Roll High School.[1] [2]
Richard Whitley was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, to Marian and Edward F. Whitley.[3] [4] He had an older half-brother, John Hill, who was a game designer.[5] Whitley began his career by writing the script for Roger Corman's Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979).[6] His work on Rock 'n' Roll High School led to writing for several TV shows, including Delta House, Homefront, TV Nation, , Roseanne, Millennium, Recess, Roswell, The Others, Lloyd in Space, Canterbury's Law, and Pound Puppies.[7] On July 31, 2008, it was announced that actor/writer Alex Winter had been hired to script a remake of Rock 'n' Roll High School for Howard Stern's production company.[8] [9]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | Actor | |||
| 1978 | Deathsport | Role: Mutant | |||
| 1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | [10] [11] | |||
| 1982 | Pandemonium | Role: Man #3 in Restaurant | |||
| 1991 | Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever | Based on characters created by | |||
| 2004 | Straight into Darkness | Special thanks[12] | |||
| 2006 | [13] | ||||
| TBA | Untitled Rock 'n' Roll High School remake | Based on characters created by[14] | |||
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Lyricist | |||
| 1979 | Delta House | Episode: "The Guns of October" | ||
| 1992–1993 | Homefront | Episodes: "The Lemo Tomato Juice Hour", "Signed, Crazy in Love", "On the Rebound"[15] | ||
| 1994 | TV Nation | Also producer | ||
| 1996 | Episodes: "Dear Earth", "Pearly" | |||
| 1997 | Roseanne | Episodes: "Lanford's Elite", "Roseanne-Feld" | ||
| 1998 | Millennium | Episode: "Goodbye Charlie"[16] [17] | ||
| 1999 | Recess | Episodes: "The First Picture Show", "Gus' Fortune", "The Dude" | ||
| 2000 | Roswell | Episode: "Tess, Lies and Videotape" | ||
| The Others | Episode: "$4.95 a Minute"[18] | |||
| 2001–2002 | Lloyd in Space | Episodes: "Lloyd Changes His Mind", "Francine's Power Trip", "Lloyd's Lost Weekend", "Neither Boy Nor Girl" | ||
| 2008 | Canterbury's Law | Episode: "Sick as Your Secrets" | ||
| 2012 | Pound Puppies | Episode: "No Dogs Allowed" | ||