Arthur Ronald Marks August 2 1927 November 13 2019 was an American film and television director writer producer and distributor best known for his work in the blaxploitation genre directing films such as Bonnies Kids Detroit 9000 Friday Foster Bucktown The Monkey Hutle and J Ds Revenge He also directed and produced numerous episodes of the American legal drama Perry Mason as well as episodes of Starsky Hutch Mannix I Spy My Friend Tony The Dukes of Hazzard Steve Canyon and Young Daniel Boone