Brock Yates
Writing • 1933-10-21 • Lockport, New York, USA
Brock Yates (October 21, 1933 – October 5, 2016) was a prominent American journalist, TV commentator, TV reporter, screenwriter, and author. He was the longtime executive editor at Car and Driver magazine — and contributed to The Washington Post, Playboy, The American Spectator, Boating, Vintage Motorsports as well as other publications.
Known For
6.2The Cannonball Run
1981
5.5Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
6.4Ferrari
2023
5.4Cannonball Run II
1984
4.9Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
1994
From Nerdspin
Filmography
- 2023★ 6.4
- 1994★ 4.9
- 1984★ 5.4
- 1981★ 6.2
- 1980★ 5.5






