Harvey Bullock, 84; Writer Specialized in TV Comedies, Movies

Harvey Bullock, 84, a writer for “The Andy Griffith Show” and other TV comedies in the 1960s and ‘70s, died April 23 at South Coast Medical Center in Laguna Beach of age-related illnesses, said his daughter, Courtney.

Bullock wrote dozens of episodes of “The Andy Griffith Show” in his five years with the program. In the late ‘60s, he and writing partner Ray Allen also collaborated on the screenplays for the comic films “Who’s Minding the Mint?”, “With Six You Get Eggroll” and “Don’t Drink the Water,” which was adapted from a Woody Allen play.

Bullock and Ray Allen also worked together on scripts for such TV series as “The Flintstones,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “Hogan’s Heroes.” They also were executive producers of “Love, American Style,” and creators and executive producers of the animated early 1970s series “Wait Till Your Father Gets Home.”

Born on June 4, 1921, in Oxford, N.C., Bullock graduated from Duke University with a bachelor’s degree in English. He served in the Navy during World War II, writing and transmitting fake radio messages designed to mislead the Nazis.