August 31, 1920

The name of David Lowell Rich (August 31, 1920 to October 21, 2001) is associated with the many television dramas he directed. He and his brother John Rich (1925-2012) had contrasting themes in the television world. John Rich is known for the sitcoms he directed (All in the Family ((1971)) and The Dick Van Dyke Show, for instance) while David Rich is known for his disaster movies. I quote now from the latter's IMDB bio, whose author maintains David Rich was an: Under-rated producer and director of the 1960s and 1970s.

In the 1960s he directed episodes of several cult TV shows including one episode of The Twilight Zone.
In the 1970s he got caught up in the disaster movie craze by putting out at least five disaster films...
Horror At 37,000 Feet (1973) combined a flight disaster with supernatural events and wonderful over-acting from William Shatner.
The Runaway Train (1973) may have looked too studio-bound but solid acting from stars such as Vera Miles and Martin Milner held viewers for the whole film.
Adventures Of The Queen (1975), in this film set on The Queen Mary, Rich directed it while Irwin Allen - "The Master Of Disaster" - produced it. The direction of the whole cast seemed very strong and powerful, mainly of Bradford Dillman as the villain.
SST: Death Flight (1977) saw Rich return to an airplane disaster film and the quality acting from Horror At 37,000 Feet is here as well. Also, Martin Milner from The Runaway Train was in this.

The Concorde...Airport '79 (1979) was Rich's first disaster film for theaters and it failed at the box office. In fact, it not only failed but was actually laughed off the screen by many as it was viewed as being just so bad. It ended the Airport movie series.

However, all the above films, including The Concorde...Airport '79, are fun to watch and, unlike some other films of the disaster genre, were never boring. Rich really had a talent for directing actors and getting the most out of them.
IMDb Mini Biography By: StuOz

His filmography at IMDB is quite lengthy, and includes

1972 Mission: Impossible (TV Series) (1 episode)
1963-1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) (2 episodes)
1963 The Twilight Zone (TV Series) (1 episode)
1961-1963 Route 66 (TV Series) (21 episodes)
1961-1962 Naked City (TV Series) (9 episodes)
1961 Wagon Train (TV Series) (3 episodes)
1961 Peter Gunn (TV Series) (2 episodes)
1960-1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) (7 episodes)
1959-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) (6 episodes)
1959-1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) (4 episodes)
1959 77  Sunset Strip (TV Series) (1 episode)
1959 Maverick (TV Series) (1 episode)
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV Series) (1 episode)
1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series) (1 episode)

Last and possibly least, I mention his director credits for Eye of the Cat (1969) (102 mins.)

The plot reads: A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats. This movie starred Michael Sarrazin,and Gayle Hunnicutt.

Well, I want to watch it: I like movies about aunts.