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name: "Herbert Kenwith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/herbert-kenwith"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "13 July 1917"
died: "30 January 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T16:09:35.130563+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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# Herbert Kenwith

Director. Born 13 July 1917 in New Jersey. Died 30 January 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 13 July 1917, New Jersey
- **Died:** 30 January 2008
- **Active:** 1966–1970

## Biography

Herbert Kenwith (14 July 1917 – 30 January 2008) was an American television director, producer and writer. Born in New Jersey, he began his career as an actor on Broadway, appearing in productions including *I Remember Mama* alongside Marlon Brando. He later worked as a theatre producer and director, notably as Broadway’s youngest producer of *Me and Molly*, and spent six years directing dozens of plays at Princeton University’s McCarter Theatre.

Kenwith moved into television in the 1950s, directing daytime soap operas such as the first episode of *The Young and the Restless*. He directed episodes of numerous series, including one episode of *Star Trek* in 1969, and worked extensively with Norman Lear on sitcoms such as *Sanford and Son* (1972), *Good Times* (1974), *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), *One Day at a Time* (1975) and *Bosom Buddies* (1980).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, memory-alpha.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), Director
- *Sanford and Son* (1972), Director
- *Good Times* (1974), Director
- *One Day at a Time* (1975), Director
- *Bosom Buddies* (1980), Director

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