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name: "George Tyne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-tyne"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "6 February 1917"
died: "7 March 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T16:17:13.126110+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# George Tyne

Director. Born 6 February 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 7 March 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 6 February 1917, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 7 March 2008
- **Active:** 1970–1972
- **Also known as:** Martin Yarus
- **Works often with:** Alan Rafkin, Allan Katz, Bruce Bilson, David Pollock, Don Reo, Elias Davis

## Biography

George Tyne, also credited as Martin Yarus and Buddy Yarus, was an American actor and television director. Born Martin Yarus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began his career as an actor in the 1940s, appearing in films such as *A Walk in the Sun* (1945) and *Sands of Iwo Jima* (1949), and on Broadway. He was blacklisted in 1951 after refusing to answer questions before a House Un-American Activities Committee subcommittee.

From the mid-1960s he worked as a television director, credited on episodes of *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), *The Odd Couple* (1970), *M*A*S*H* (1972), *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), *Sanford and Son* (1972), *The Brady Bunch* (1969) and *The Love Boat* (1977). He died in Los Angeles, California, in 2008.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)

## Also known for

- *Happy Days* (1974), Director
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Director
- *The Brady Bunch* (1969), Director
- *Sanford and Son* (1972), Director
- *The Odd Couple* (1970), Director
- *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), Director

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