Fred Silverman (September 13, 1937 – January 30, 2020) was an American television executive and producer. He worked as an executive at all of the Big Three television networks, and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as the series Scooby-Doo (1969–present), All in the Family (1971–1979), The Waltons (1972–1981), and Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), as well as the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), Roots (1977) and Shōgun (1980). For his success in programming wildly popular shows, Time magazine declared him "the man with the Golden gut" in 1977.
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Place of birth | New York City, New York, U.S.
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Date of death | 30 January 2020
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Fred Silverman is known for his role in the TV movie Dr. Ruth's House (1990) as executive producer.
He is also known for his role in the documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) as Self (voice).
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