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Stephen J. Cannell (1941–2010)

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Stephen J. Cannell was raised in Pasadena, California. His father ran an interior design firm. From an early age, Stephen suffered from undiagnosed dyslexia, which made it nearly impossible from him to do well in school, he either flunked or was held back many times. Even though one of the courses he had trouble with was English... See full bio »

Born:

Stephen Joseph Cannell
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 69) in Pasadena, California, USA
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2012 21 Jump Street (television series)
 
2010 The A-Team (television series "The A-Team")
 
2009 The Greatest American Hero: The Fan Series (short) (based on characters created for the screen by)
 
2006 The Tooth Fairy (video) (teleplay)
 
2005 It Waits (teleplay)
 
2003 Hunter: Back in Force (TV movie) (story)
 
2002 Hunter: Return to Justice (TV movie) (story)
 
2002 Dead Above Ground (written by)
 
1999 The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (TV movie) (story)
 
1991-1999 Silk Stalkings (TV series)
– Noir: Part 1 (1999) (creator)
– Noir: Part 2 (1999) (creator)
– Dream Weavers (1999) (creator)
– A Clockwork Florida Orange (1999) (creator)
– Where and When (1999) (creator)
See all 176 episodes »
 
1997 Hawaii Five-O (TV movie)
 
1992-1997 Renegade (TV series)
– Blood Hunt (1997) (creator)
– Sex, Lies and Activewear (1997) (creator)
– Knock Out (1997) (creator)
– SWM Seeks Vctm (1997) (creator)
– Top Ten with a Bullet (1997) (creator)
See all 60 episodes »
 
1996 Wiseguy (TV movie) (characters)
 
1996 The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (TV movie)
 
1991-1996 The Commish (TV series)
– Redemption (1996) (creator)
– Father Image: Part 2 (1995) (creator)
– Father Image: Part 1 (1995) (creator)
– In the Shadows of the Gallows (1995) (creator)
– Off Broadway: Part 2 (1995) (creator)
See all 92 episodes »
 
1995 The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (TV movie)
 
1995 Marker (TV series)
– Snowballs in Hawaii (1995) (written by)
 
1994 Greyhounds (TV movie) (screenplay / story)
 
1993-1994 Cobra (TV series)
– Aces and Eights (1994) (creator)
– Precious (1994) (creator)
– Lorinda (1994) (creator)
– Haunted Lives (1994) (creator)
– A Few Dead Men (1994) (creator)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1994 Traps (TV series)
– The 24/24 Hour Rule (1994) (written by)
 
1992-1993 The Hat Squad (TV series)
– Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous (1993) (created by)
– Pilot (1992) (creator / written by)
 
1991 Palace Guard (TV series)
– Eye of Newt (1991) (creator)
– Simian Enchanted Evening (1991) (creator)
– The Three-Minute Egg (1991) (creator / written by)
– Pilot (1991) (written by)
– House Arrest (1991) (creator)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1991 Scene of the Crime (TV series)
– Wild About Harry (1991) (created by)
 
1990-1991 Broken Badges (TV series)
– Can I Get a Witness? (1991) (created by)
– Meet Your Matchmaker (1991) (created by)
– Chucky (1990) (created by / written by)
– Westside Stories (1990) (created by)
– Pilot (1990) (created by / written by)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1987-1991 21 Jump Street (TV series)
– Second Chances (1991) (creator)
– Homegirls (1991) (creator)
– Bad Day at Blackburn (1991) (creator)
– Wasted (1991) (creator)
– Crossfire (1991) (creator)
See all 102 episodes »
 
1991 The Great Pretender (TV movie) (written by)
 
1991 Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (TV series)
– Pilot (1991) (created by / written by)
 
1987-1990 Wiseguy (TV series)
– Witness Protection for the Archangel Lucifer (1990) (creator)
– La Mina (1990) (creator)
– The Gift (1990) (creator / writer)
– Black Gold (1990) (creator / story)
– Fruit of the Poisonous Tree: Part 1 (1990) (creator)
See all 74 episodes »
 
1989-1990 Booker (TV series)
– Father's Day (1990) (created by)
– Mobile Home (1990) (created by)
– Crazy (1990) (created by)
– Molly and Eddie (1990) (created by)
– Wedding Bell Blues (1990) (created by)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1989 Unsub (TV series)
– Burn Out (1989) (developer)
– And the Dead Shall Rise to Condem Thee: Part 2 (1989) (developer)
– And the Dead Shall Rise to Condem Thee: Part 1 (1989) (developer)
– And They Swam Right Over the Dam (1989) (developer)
– Daddy Dearest (1989) (developer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1987 J.J. Starbuck (TV series)
 
1986-1987 Stingray (TV series)
– One Way Ticket to the End of the Line (1987) (creator)
– Caper (1987) (creator)
– Anytime, Anywhere (1987) (creator)
– Blood Money (1987) (creator)
– Cry Wolf (1987) (creator / written by)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1983-1987 The A-Team (TV series)
– Without Reservations (1987) (creator)
– The Grey Team (1986) (creator)
– The Spy Who Mugged Me (1986) (creator)
– The Crystal Skull (1986) (creator)
– Point of No Return (1986) (creator)
See all 97 episodes »
 
1984-1986 Riptide (TV series)
– Smiles We Left Behind (1986) (creator)
– The Bargain Department (1985) (creator / written by)
– Thirty-Six Hours 'til Dawn (1985) (creator)
– Be True to Your School (1984) (written by)
– Beat the Box (1984) (written by)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1986 The Last Precinct (TV series)
– Pilot (1986) (created by / written by)
 
1981-1986 The Greatest American Hero (TV series)
– The Greatest American Heroine (1986) (creator)
– Live at Eleven (1983) (creator)
– Desperado (1983) (written by)
– Vanity, Says the Preacher (1983) (creator)
– This Is the One the Suit Was Meant For (1982) (creator)
See all 36 episodes »
 
1983-1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
– Games People Play (1985) (creator)
– The Career Breaker (1985) (written by)
– The Birthday Present (1985) (written by)
– The Long Ago Girl (1985) (written by)
– One of the Girls from Accounting (1984) (written by)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1985 Stingray (TV movie) (creator / written by)
 
1985 Brothers-in-Law (TV movie)
 
1984 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
– Catfight (1984) (written by)
 
1984 Hunter (TV series)
– The Hot Grounder (1984) (writer)
– Hard Contract (1984) (writer)
 
1983 The Rousters (TV movie) (creator)
 
1983 The Rousters (TV series)
– The Rousters (1983) (creator / writer)
 
1982 The Quest (TV series)
– Escape from a Velvet Box (1982) (writer)
 
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV series)
– The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street (1980) (creator)
– Untitled (1980) (creator / written by)
– This One's Gonna Kill Ya (1980) (creator / written by)
– Loose Larry's List of Losers (1980) (creator / written by)
– Savage Says, 'The Most Dangerous Bird Is the Jailbird' (1980) (creator / written by)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1980 Nightside (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1980 Stone (TV series)
– What Do You People Want from Me? (1980) (writer)
– Just a Little Blow Between Friends (1980) (writer)
– Case Number HM-89428, Homicide (1980) (writer)
 
1974-1980 The Rockford Files (TV series)
– Deadlock in Parma (1980) (creator)
– Just a Coupla Guys (1979) (creator)
– The Big Cheese (1979) (creator)
– No-Fault Affair (1979) (creator)
– The Hawaiian Headache (1979) (creator / writer)
See all 122 episodes »
 
1979 The Duke (TV series)
– Nothing 'Cept Noise (1979) (written by)
 
1979 The Night Rider (TV movie)
 
1979 The Chinese Typewriter (TV movie)
 
1979 Stone (TV movie) (screenplay / story)
 
1978 The Jordan Chance (TV movie) (screenplay / story)
 
1975-1978 Baretta (TV series)
– The Bundle (1978) (creator)
– The Snake Chaser (1978) (creator)
– The Dream (1978) (creator)
– Barney (1978) (creator)
– The Gadjo (1978) (creator)
See all 82 episodes »
 
1978 The Gypsy Warriors (written by)
 
1976-1978 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
– A Little Bit of England (1978) (creator)
– Sheep in the Limelight (1978) (creator)
– The Show Must Go On... Sometimes (1978) (creator)
– Hotshot (1978) (creator)
– The Iceman (1978) (creator)
See all 36 episodes »
 
1978 Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (TV series)
– A Title on the Door and a Carpet on the Floor (1978) (story)
 
1978 Dr. Scorpion (TV movie)
 
1977 The November Plan (TV movie)
 
1976 Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (TV movie)
 
1976 Scott Free (TV movie)
 
1976 City of Angels (TV series)
– The Castle of Dreams (1976) (story / teleplay)
– The November Plan: Part 3 (1976) (story / writer)
– The November Plan: Part 2 (1976) (story / writer)
– The November Plan: Part 1 (1976) (story / writer)
 
1975 Switch (TV series)
– Death by Resurrection (1975) (teleplay)
 
1973-1974 Toma (TV series)
– The Contract on Alex Cordeen (1974) (teleplay)
– Frame-Up (1973) (writer)
– The Cain Connection (1973) (teleplay)
– Crime Without Victim (1973) (teleplay)
– The Oberon Contract (1973) (teleplay)
 
1973 Columbo (TV series)
– Double Exposure (1973) (written by)
 
1973 Chase (TV series)
 
1973 Chase (TV movie)
 
1971-1973 Adam-12 (TV series)
– Killing Ground (1973) (written by)
– Clear with a Civilian: Part 2 (1973) (written by)
– Clear with a Civilian: Part 1 (1973) (written by)
– The Surprise (1972) (written by)
– Badge Heavy (1972) (written by)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1971 The D.A. (TV series)
 
1970-1971 Ironside (TV series)
– The Riddle in Room Six (1971) (written by / as Stephen Cannell)
– This Could Blow Your Mind (1970) (story / as Stephen Cannell / teleplay / as Stephen Cannell)
 
Show ShowProducer (76 titles)
2012 21 Jump Street (producer)
 
2010 The A-Team (producer)
 
2008 The Poker House (producer)
 
2007 24/24 Rule (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2006 Left in Darkness (video) (producer)
 
2006 The Tooth Fairy (video) (producer)
 
2006 The Garden (producer)
 
2005 It Waits (producer)
 
2005 Demon Hunter (producer)
 
2003 Hunter (TV series) (executive producer - 5 episodes)
– Dead Heat (2003) (executive producer)
– Untouchable (2003) (executive producer)
– Vaya Sin Dios (2003) (executive producer)
– Need to Know (executive producer)
– To Protect and Serve (executive producer)
 
2003 Hunter: Back in Force (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Hunter: Return to Justice (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Dead Above Ground (producer)
 
2002 Bad Boy (producer)
 
1997 The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (TV movie) (supervising producer)
 
1996-1997 Profit (TV series) (executive producer - 8 episodes, 1996-1997) (producer - 8 episodes, 1996-1997)
– Forgiveness (1997) (executive producer, producer)
– Security (1997) (executive producer, producer)
– Chinese Box (1997) (executive producer, producer)
– Cupid (1997) (executive producer, producer)
– Healing (1996) (executive producer, producer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1997 Hawaii Five-O (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Two (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
– Reunion (1996) (executive producer)
– No Man's Land (1996) (executive producer)
– Victoria's Secret (1996) (executive producer)
– Armies of the Night (1996) (executive producer)
– Games People Play (1996) (executive producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1996 Them (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (TV movie) (supervising producer)
 
1996 Wiseguy (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991-1996 The Commish (TV series) (executive producer - 92 episodes)
– Redemption (1996) (executive producer)
– Father Image: Part 2 (1995) (executive producer)
– Father Image: Part 1 (1995) (executive producer)
– In the Shadows of the Gallows (1995) (executive producer)
– Off Broadway: Part 2 (1995) (executive producer)
See all 92 episodes »
 
1994-1995 Hawkeye (TV series) (executive producer - 22 episodes)
– The Warrior (1995) (executive producer)
– The Return (1995) (executive producer)
– The Bounty (1995) (executive producer)
– Hester (1995) (executive producer)
– The Plague (1995) (executive producer)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1995 A Child Is Missing (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1995 The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (TV movie) (supervising producer)
 
1995 The Return of Hunter (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1995 Marker (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1995 Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993-1994 Missing Persons (TV series) (executive producer - 17 episodes)
– What Do You Want... A Signed Confession? (1994) (executive producer)
– Tell Me You Didn't Do It... I'll Go to the Wall for You (1994) (executive producer)
– All They Had to Do Was Ask... (1994) (executive producer)
– My Beautiful Son Is O.K... (1994) (executive producer)
– I've Got a Siren!... (1994) (executive producer)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1992-1993 The Hat Squad (TV series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
– Dead Man Walking (1993) (executive producer)
– Pilot (1992) (executive producer)
 
1992 Renegade (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1991 Palace Guard (TV series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
– Eye of Newt (1991) (executive producer)
– Simian Enchanted Evening (1991) (executive producer)
– The Three-Minute Egg (1991) (executive producer)
– Pilot (1991) (executive producer)
– House Arrest (1991) (executive producer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1991 Street Justice (TV series) (producer)
 
1991 The Belles of Bleeker Street (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1990-1991 Broken Badges (TV series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
– Can I Get a Witness? (1991) (executive producer)
– Meet Your Matchmaker (1991) (executive producer)
– Chucky (1990) (executive producer)
– Westside Stories (1990) (executive producer)
– Pilot (1990) (executive producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1991 The Great Pretender (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1991) (executive producer)
 
1987-1990 Wiseguy (TV series) (executive producer - 53 episodes)
– The Gift (1990) (executive producer)
– Black Gold (1990) (executive producer)
– A One Horse Town (1990) (executive producer)
– Dead Right (1990) (executive producer)
– Point of No Return (1990) (executive producer)
See all 53 episodes »
 
1989 21 Jump Street (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Old Haunts in a New Age (1989) (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1989 Booker (TV series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– All You Gotta Do Is Do It (1989) (executive producer)
– Razing Arrizola (1989) (executive producer)
– The Pump (1989) (executive producer)
– Booker (1989) (executive producer)
 
1989 Unsub (TV series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
– Burn Out (1989) (executive producer)
– And the Dead Shall Rise to Condem Thee: Part 2 (1989) (executive producer)
– And the Dead Shall Rise to Condem Thee: Part 1 (1989) (executive producer)
– And They Swam Right Over the Dam (1989) (executive producer)
– Daddy Dearest (1989) (executive producer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1988 Scandals (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1988 Sonny Spoon (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Semper Fi (1988) (producer)
 
1987 J.J. Starbuck (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Sirens (1987) (executive producer)
 
1986-1987 Stingray (TV series) (executive producer - 23 episodes)
– One Way Ticket to the End of the Line (1987) (executive producer)
– Caper (1987) (executive producer)
– Anytime, Anywhere (1987) (executive producer)
– Blood Money (1987) (executive producer)
– Cry Wolf (1987) (executive producer)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1987 Destination America (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1983-1987 The A-Team (TV series) (executive producer - 97 episodes)
– Without Reservations (1987) (executive producer)
– The Grey Team (1986) (executive producer)
– The Spy Who Mugged Me (1986) (executive producer)
– The Crystal Skull (1986) (executive producer)
– Point of No Return (1986) (executive producer)
See all 97 episodes »
 
Hunter (TV series) (co-executive producer - 23 episodes, 1985-1986) (executive producer - 19 episodes, 1984-1985)
– Saturday Night Special (1986) (co-executive producer)
– The Return of Typhoon Thompson (1986) (co-executive producer)
– The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 2 (1986) (co-executive producer)
– The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 1 (1986) (co-executive producer)
– The Setup (1986) (co-executive producer)
See all 42 episodes »
 
1983-1986 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series) (executive producer - 67 episodes)
– A Chip Off the Ol' Milt (1986) (executive producer)
– The Day the Music Died (1986) (executive producer)
– In the Eye of the Beholder (1986) (executive producer)
– Poker Night (1986) (executive producer)
– McCormick's Bar and Grill (1986) (executive producer)
See all 67 episodes »
 
Riptide (TV series) (executive producer - 3 episodes, 1984) (co-executive producer - 2 episodes, 1985-1986)
– Smiles We Left Behind (1986) (co-executive producer)
– Thirty-Six Hours 'til Dawn (1985) (co-executive producer)
– #1 with a Bullet (1984) (executive producer)
– Diamonds Are for Never (1984) (executive producer)
– Pilot (1984) (executive producer)
 
1986 The Last Precinct (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1986) (executive producer)
 
1981-1986 The Greatest American Hero (TV series) (executive producer - 44 episodes)
– The Greatest American Heroine (1986) (executive producer)
– Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo (1983) (executive producer)
– Space Ranger (1983) (executive producer)
– Live at Eleven (1983) (executive producer)
– Heaven Is in Your Genes (1983) (executive producer)
See all 44 episodes »
 
1985 Stingray (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1985 Gifts of Greatness (video) (executive producer)
 
1983 The Rousters (TV movie) (producer)
 
1983 The Rousters (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Rousters (1983) (producer)
 
1982 The Quest (TV series) (executive producer - 9 episodes)
– Hunt for the White Tiger (1982) (executive producer)
– A Prince of a Fellow (1982) (executive producer)
– Escape from a Velvet Box (1982) (executive producer)
– His Majesty, I Presume (1982) (executive producer)
– He Stole-A My Art (1982) (executive producer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1981 Midnight Offerings (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
– The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street (1980) (executive producer)
– Untitled (1980) (executive producer)
– This One's Gonna Kill Ya (1980) (executive producer)
– Loose Larry's List of Losers (1980) (executive producer)
– The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox (1980) (executive producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1980 Nightside (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
The Rockford Files (TV series) (supervising producer - 78 episodes, 1975-1980) (producer - 43 episodes, 1974-1979)
– Deadlock in Parma (1980) (supervising producer)
– Just a Coupla Guys (1979) (supervising producer)
– The Big Cheese (1979) (supervising producer)
– No-Fault Affair (1979) (supervising producer)
– The Hawaiian Headache (1979) (supervising producer)
See all 121 episodes »
 
1979 Stone (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1979 The Night Rider (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 The Duke (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1979 Stone (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1978 The Gypsy Warriors (executive producer)
 
1978 Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– Escape from Caine Abel (1978) (executive producer)
– A Pigeon Ripe for Plucking (1978) (executive producer)
– A Title on the Door and a Carpet on the Floor (1978) (executive producer)
– Junk It to Me Baby (1978) (executive producer)
– The Framing of Perfect Sydney (1978) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1976-1978 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series) (executive producer - 36 episodes)
– A Little Bit of England (1978) (executive producer)
– Sheep in the Limelight (1978) (executive producer)
– The Show Must Go On... Sometimes (1978) (executive producer)
– Hotshot (1978) (executive producer)
– The Iceman (1978) (executive producer)
See all 36 episodes »
 
1978 Dr. Scorpion (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 Baretta (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Dear Tony (1976) (executive producer)
 
1976 Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 Scott Free (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973-1974 Toma (TV series) (producer - 21 episodes)
– The Accused (1974) (producer)
– The Street (1974) (producer)
– Indictment (1974) (producer)
– Pound of Flesh (1974) (producer)
– The Madam (1974) (producer)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1973 Chase (TV series) (producer)
 
1973 Chase (TV movie) (associate producer)
 
Show ShowActor (18 titles)
2007 Ice Spiders (TV movie)
Frank Stone
 
2005 Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making (TV movie)
'Kid' Roy (as Stephen Cannell)
 
2003 Threshold (TV movie)
Pacheco Laval
 
2002 Half Past Dead
Frank Hubbard
 
2002 Dead Above Ground
Carl Hadden
 
2002 The Contract
William Goodwin
 
1999-2000 Pacific Blue (TV series)
Judge J. Gunnar Halloran
– Disrobed (2000) … Judge J. Gunnar Halloran
– Reckoning (1999) … Judge J. Gunnar Halloran
 
1997-1999 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Jackson Burley
– Trash TV - Part One (1999) … Jackson Burley
– Trash TV - Part Two (1999) … Jackson Burley
– Must Kill TV (1997) … Jackson Burley
 
1998 CHiPs '99 (TV movie)
Bendix
 
1992-1997 Renegade (TV series)
Marshal Donald 'Dutch' Dixon / Lt. Donald 'Dutch' Dixon / Lt. Donald Dutch Dickerson / …
– The Bad Seed (1997) … Marshal Donald 'Dutch' Dixon
– The Maltese Indian (1997) … Marshal Donald 'Dutch' Dixon (credit only)
– Born Under a Bad Sign (1997) … Marshal Donald 'Dutch' Dixon (credit only)
– Bounty Hunter of the Year (1997) … Marshal Donald 'Dutch' Dixon (credit only)
– Blood Hunt (1997) … Marshal Donald 'Dutch' Dixon (credit only)
See all 42 episodes »
 
1992-1996 Silk Stalkings (TV series)
BMW Salesman / Roy Conroy
– Loyalty (1996) … BMW Salesman
– The Sock Drawer (1992) … Roy Conroy
 
1995 U.S. Customs Classified (TV series)
Host
 
1993 Posse
Jimmy Love
 
1991 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Boris
 
1989 Identity Crisis
The Coroner
 
1986 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Hotel Detective / Security Chief Ray Lemon
– A.A.P.I. (1986) … Hotel Detective/Security Chief Ray Lemon
 
1986 Charley Hannah (TV movie)
Roscoe Tanner
 
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV series)
Stephen J. Cannell
– This One's Gonna Kill Ya (1980) … Stephen J. Cannell
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1999 The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (TV movie) (production consultant)
 
1996 The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (TV movie) (supervising producer/creator)
 
Adam-12 (TV series) (story editor - 24 episodes, 1971-1972) (executive story consultant - 6 episodes, 1972-1973)
– Killing Ground (1973) (executive story consultant)
– Clear with a Civilian: Part 2 (1973) (executive story consultant)
– Badge Heavy (1972) (executive story consultant)
– Airdrop (1972) (executive story consultant)
– The Late Baby (1972) (executive story consultant)
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Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV series)
– This One's Gonna Kill Ya (1980)
 
1980 Stone (TV series)
– Case Number HM-89428, Homicide (1980)
 
1977-1979 The Rockford Files (TV series)
– Paradise Cove (1979)
– White on White and Nearly Perfect (1978)
– Beamer's Last Case (1977)
 
1973 Chase (TV series)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1987 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (sound editor - 1 episode)
– You Ruined My Life (1987) (sound editor)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2012 The Adventures of Dugg & Lemmy (TV series) (very special thanks - 1 episode)
– The Bottle of Hot Sauce (2012) (very special thanks)
 
2009 The Greatest American Hero: The Fan Series (short) (special thanks)
 
1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday (TV movie) (special thanks - as Stephen Cannell)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Crime Dramas (2011) … Himself
– Westerns (2011) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Castle (TV series)
Himself
– A Deadly Game (2010) … Himself
– Deep in Death (2009) … Himself
– Flowers for Your Grave (2009) … Himself
 
2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Write-Along with Nathan Fillion (video short)
Himself
 
2009 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The 80's (2009) … Himself
– The 60's (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Dislecksia: The Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.201 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 My First Time (TV series)
Himself
– From Movies to TV (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Blood on the Pines (video documentary short)
Himself (as Stephen Cannell)
 
2006 Bring Back... The A-Team (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee (uncredited)
 
2006 Shadow Company (documentary)
Himself - Producer
 
2006 The Great 80's TV Flashback (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Demons Among Us (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Greed Kills (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Just the Facts (TV documentary)
Producer/Writer
 
2003 Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (documentary)
 
2002 Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 History Undercover: The True Story of the Black Sheep Squadron (TV documentary)
Creator/Exec. Prod., Baa Baa Black Sheep
 
2001 Headliners & Legends: Robert Blake (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Lifestyle Magazine (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dyslexia (2001) … Himself
 
2001 V.I.P. (TV series)
Himself
– Get Vallery (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– James Garner: Hollywood Maverick (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mr. T (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Great Day America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.25 (1998) … Himself
 
1991-1992 Scene of the Crime (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Wild About Harry (1991) … Himself - Host
 
1989 The Pat Sajak Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1988 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1984 The 36th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Drama Series
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2007) Novel (featuring Shane Scully): Three Shirt Deal See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Cannell Studios | See more »

Alternate Names:

Stephen Cannell | Steven J. Cannell | Steve Cannell

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I never waited for my Irish Cream coffee to be the right temperature, with a storm happening outside and my fireplace crackling ... I wrote every day, at home, in the office, whether I felt like it or not, I just did it. See more »

Trivia:

His wife, Marcia, was his high school sweetheart. See more »

Trademark:

Action/Adventure shows featuring likable, but flawed, protagonists See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius