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Philip Mishkin

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Philip Mishkin is an American playwright and TV writer who frequently collaborated with Rob Reiner.

Career

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Reiner and Mishkin first worked together at UCLA, in an improv group called the Sessions.[1] In 1969 Mishkin wrote two one-act plays that were staged at the Oxford Theatre in Los Angeles, California; Reiner directed one and starred in the other.[2] In 1970, Mishkin and Reiner worked on a one-season TV comedy called The Headmaster, starring Andy Griffith.[3] In 1972 he co-created The Super with Reiner and Gerald Isenberg.[4] Mishkin and Reiner co-wrote the pilot episode, and Mishkin also co-starred as Frankie Girelli.[4]

Mishkin and Reiner co-wrote four episodes of All in the Family.[5] Mishkin was nominated for an Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy Emmy Award in 1972 for co-writing an episode of All In the Family.[6] In 1973 Reiner and Mishkin collaborated on a comedy scenario for a TV special featuring Carroll O'Connor.[7] In 1978 Reiner and Mishkin co-created Free Country, "a whimsical dramedy in which Reiner played an 89-year-old Lithuanian immigrant looking back on his fresh-off-the-boat self, also played by Reiner."[3] The same year the Reiner-Mishkin Production Company, associated with Columbia Pictures Television, produced More Than Friends, an ABC TV movie starring Reiner and his then-wife Penny Marshall.[8][9]

In 1980 the Odyssey Theater Ensemble of Los Angeles staged an adaption of They Shoot Horses Don't They? that was co-written by Mishkin.[10] In 1991 Mishkin and Reiner co-created the one-season CBS show Morton & Hayes.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rob Reiner's UCLA journey: From theater student to the university's highest honor". UCLA. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  2. ^ "Stage Review: 'Dirty Plays' at the Oxford by Dan Sullivan". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1969. p. 65. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  3. ^ a b Doherty, Thomas (December 29, 2025). "Rob Reiner in 'All in the Family': A Boundary-Pushing Legacy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  4. ^ a b "Comedy Series Bows Wednesday". The Times-Herald. June 17, 1972. p. 22. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  5. ^ "Son-in-Law 'Ages' to Become Family Head by Steve Nicely". The Kansas City Star. June 11, 1978. p. 143. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  6. ^ "Philip Mishkin". Television Academy. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  7. ^ "Carroll O'Connor in his own special". Independent. November 5, 1973. p. 40. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  8. ^ "Reiners unite". Telegraph. July 13, 1978. p. 15. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  9. ^ Thomas, Kevin (October 20, 1978). "Friends, Lovers—A 20-Year Quest". The Los Angeles Times. p. 109. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  10. ^ "Marathon paints an authentic picture by Sandra Kreiswirth". The Daily Breeze. May 30, 1980. p. 62. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  11. ^ "Tapes should have stayed lost - Associated Press". Turlock Journal. July 24, 1991. p. 10. Retrieved 2026-01-01.