Rick Bennewitz Explained

Rick Bennewitz (November 10, 1936  - January 9, 1999) was an American television soap opera director, best known for shooting location sequences for various soap operas. The last episode of Sunset Beach he directed was dedicated to his memory.

Positions held

Land of the Lost

• Director (September 18 - November 27, 1976)^[1]

Santa Barbara

• Director (September 28, 1984 - January 15, 1993)^[2]

Sunset Beach

• Director (January 6, 1997^[3] - February 5, 1999)^[4]

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

• Win, 1991, Directing, Santa Barbara (shared with Peter Brinckerhoff, Michael Gliona, Rob Schiller, Jeanine Guarneri-Frons (wife of Brian Frons), Pamela Fryman, Robin Raphaelian)
• Win, 1990, Directing, Santa Barbara

Emmy Award

• Win, 1971, Directing, The Andersonville Trial

Notes and References

1. [List of Land of the Lost episodes|LOTL episode list]
2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072144/filmoseries#tt0086793 Rick's filmography
3. http://www.tv.com/sunset-beach/episode-001/episode/299451/summary.html First episode
4. http://www.tv.com/sunset-beach/episode-523/episode/970828/summary.html Final episode for Rick