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Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 11:19 PM

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Father listed as cameraman, not me

Hi! My father was Phil Niekro. He was a baseball player. I am his son, Philip Bruce Niekro. I worked for WTBS in the 80s and worked as a cameraman for World Championship Wrestling. He has a IMDB page and I do not. He is credited for working on World Championship Wrestling. How do I get that changed? Thanks for any help! 

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Philip: I am assuming that the Camera and Electrical Department and the Additional Crew credits are yours (all for "World Championship Wrestling"), and all the other credits (Actor, Self, Thanks, Archive Footage) are your father's.

I started to write out instructions for how to do a Name Split, but I realized that there is an important piece of information I need to know to give you detailed instructions.

It makes a difference as to what name you were credited under on those wrestling programs. Were you credited as "Phil Niekro" (exact same name as your father was known by, but a different person), or a somewhat different name such as "Philip Niekro", "Phil Niekro Jr.", "Phil B. Niekro", etc.? 

This will determine whether you get your credits moved to Niekro, Phil (II) -- same name but with a roman numeral attached to distinguish you from your father -- or a slightly different name.

With this info, it will be possible to give you step-by-step instructions.

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Correct. The Camera and Electrical Department and the Additional Crew credits are all mine. Some are under Phil Niekro Jr. and some are under Philip Niekro. Is there a way to get them changed to Philip B. Niekro? Phil Niekro II, would be better than having them show up under my dad's name. Especially since they say "Most known for." (I worked in the TV biz and music video buzz for 10 years. I think this is the only credit I ever got. LOL. )

Thank you for the help!!

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@Pniekro​ Hi!

Please follow the steps on our help guides to split the page.

Cheers!

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Hi @Pniekro​ -

You can find detailed instructions on how to move your credits to a new page on our Help Guide.  If you prefer to be listed under the name "Philip B. Niekro", once you have moved the credits to a separate page (under 'Phil Niekro (II)'), you can submit a Name Correction to update your primary name text on the site.

Let us know if you have any questions or encounter any issues!