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name: "Michael Ray Rhodes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-ray-rhodes"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "11 July 1945"
died: "29 December 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:43:05.949896+00:00"
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# Michael Ray Rhodes

Director. Born 11 July 1945 in Estherville, Iowa, USA. Died 29 December 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 11 July 1945, Estherville, Iowa, USA
- **Died:** 29 December 2023
- **Also known as:** Michael R. Rhodes, Michael Rhodes, Mike Rhodes

## Biography

Michael Ray Rhodes (1945–2023) was an American television director and producer. He was born in Estherville, Iowa, and earned a BA from Yale University, an M.Div. from the Pacific School of Religion and an MFA from USC Film School. He began his career with Paulist Productions, directing and producing numerous films and episodes for the anthology series *Insight* (1960–1984).

Rhodes directed episodes of many television series, including *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), *Fame* (1982), *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), *Baywatch* (1989) and *Dark Angel* (2000). He also directed numerous made-for-television films such as *The Juggler of Notre Dame* (1982), *Heidi* (1993) and *Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story* (1996). His work earned five Emmy Awards and a Humanitas Prize.

*Sources: imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com, filmreference.com, dignitymemorial.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Also known for

- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), Director
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Director
- *Baywatch* (1989), Director
- *Dark Angel* (2000), Director
- *Fame* (1982), Director
- *Heidi* (1993), Director

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