Known for

Creator

Born

Feb 11, 1936

Died

Jun 19, 2024 (aged 88)

Place of birth

Belmont, Massachusetts, USA

Russell Morash

Russell Morash (1936–2024) was an American television producer and director best known as the creator of This Old House. A longtime producer at WGBH in Boston, he also worked on influential programs including The French Chef, The Victory Garden, and The New Yankee Workshop. Morash helped pioneer instructional television by putting skilled craftspeople and experts at the center of practical, real-world programs. His work on This Old House, which debuted in 1979, helped establish the modern home-improvement television genre.

Titles

This Old House

Series • 1979

American Masters

Series • 1986

Ask This Old House

Series • 2002

The French Chef

Series • 1963

The New Yankee Workshop

Series • 1989

The Way to Cook

Series • 1985

Julia

Movie • 2021

The Victory Garden: Vegetable Video

Movie • 1986