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Aaron Spelling (1923–2006)

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Aaron Spelling graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Before that, he attended Forest Avenue High. He started as a writer and sold his first script to Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre. He wrote for various television shows, including Playhouse 90. After he wrote his first pilot he became a producer for Four Star Productions... See full bio »

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in Dallas, Texas, USA

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(age 83) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2006 Split Decision (TV movie) (producer)
 
1998-2006 Charmed (TV series) (executive producer - 159 episodes)
– Forever Charmed (2006) (executive producer)
– Kill Billie: Vol. 2 (2006) (executive producer)
– Malice in Wonderland (2005) (executive producer)
– Still Charmed and Kicking (2005) (executive producer)
– Something Wicca This Way Goes (2005) (executive producer)
See all 159 episodes »
 
1996-2006 7th Heaven (TV series) (executive producer - 221 episodes)
– And Thank You: Part 2 (2006) (executive producer)
– Good-Bye...: Part 1 (2006) (executive producer)
– And More Secrets (2006) (executive producer)
– Secrets (2006) (executive producer)
– Invitation to Disaster (2006) (executive producer)
See all 221 episodes »
 
2005 Wanted (TV series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– Click, Click, Boom (2005) (executive producer)
– The Promise of Darkness (2005) (executive producer)
– The Wild Bunch (2005) (executive producer)
– Pilot (2005) (executive producer)
 
2004-2005 Summerland (TV series) (executive producer - 25 episodes)
– What's Past Is Prologue (2005) (executive producer)
– Careful What You Wish For (2005) (executive producer)
– Safe House (2005) (executive producer)
– Space Between Us (2005) (executive producer)
– Signs (2005) (executive producer)
See all 25 episodes »
 
2005 Hitched (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 Crazy (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 Bounty Hunters (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2004 Clubhouse (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2003-2004 10-8: Officers on Duty (TV series) (executive producer - 15 episodes)
– Wild and the Innocent (2004) (executive producer)
– Love Don't Love Nobody (2004) (executive producer)
– Gypsy Road (2004) (executive producer)
– Flirtin' with Disaster (2004) (executive producer)
– Lucy in the Sky (2003) (executive producer)
See all 15 episodes »
 
2004 Silver Lake (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2003 The Law and Mr. Lee (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2003 Kingpin (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– Gimme Shelter (2003) (executive producer)
– The Odd Couple (2003) (executive producer)
– French Connection (2003) (executive producer)
– Black Magic Woman (2003) (executive producer)
– El Velorio (2003) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2003 Queens Supreme (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2003 Hotel (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Home of the Brave (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Deep Cover (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2001 All Souls (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Bad Blood (2001) (executive producer)
 
2001 Stop at Nothing (TV movie) (producer)
 
2000-2001 Titans (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– Someone Wicked This Way Comes (2001) (executive producer)
– She Stoops to Conquer (2001) (executive producer)
– Payback's a Bitch (2000) (executive producer)
– Angels with Dirty Minds (2000) (executive producer)
– Secrets & Thighs (2000) (executive producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2000 Charlie's Angels (executive producer)
 
1990-2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series) (executive producer - 246 episodes)
– Ode to Joy (2000) (executive producer)
– The Penultimate (2000) (executive producer)
– I'm Happy for You... Really (2000) (executive producer)
– Love Is Blind (2000) (executive producer)
– Spring Fever (2000) (executive producer)
See all 246 episodes »
 
2000 Satan's School for Girls (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Sunset Beach (TV series) (executive producer - 524 episodes, 1997-1999) (producer - 1 episode, 1999)
– Episode #1.755 (1999) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.754 (1999) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.745 (1999) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.744 (1999) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.743 (1999) (producer)
See all 525 episodes »
 
1999 Safe Harbor (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1992-1999 Melrose Place (TV series) (executive producer - 219 episodes)
– Asses to Ashes (1999) (executive producer)
– Dead Men Don't Shut Up (1999) (executive producer)
– Lexi Gets Stiffed (1999) (executive producer)
– Floral Knowledge (1999) (executive producer)
– Bitter Homes and Guardians (1999) (executive producer)
See all 219 episodes »
 
1999 The Mod Squad (executive producer)
 
1999 Rescue 77 (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1999 Forbidden Island (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1999) (executive producer)
 
1998 Buddy Faro (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1997 Pacific Palisades (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1996-1997 Savannah (TV series) (executive producer - 34 episodes)
– I Don't (1997) (executive producer)
– Oh No, Mr. Bill (1997) (executive producer)
– Where There's a Will... (1997) (executive producer)
– Code Blue (1997) (executive producer)
– The Gal to Marry Dear Old Dad (1997) (executive producer)
See all 34 episodes »
 
1997 Odd Jobs (TV movie) (producer)
 
1996 Malibu Shores (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1996 After Jimmy (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Pier 66 (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Kindred: The Embraced (TV series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
– Cabin in the Woods (1996) (executive producer)
– Bad Moon Rising (1996) (executive producer)
– The Rise and Fall of Eddie Fiori (1996) (executive producer)
– Live Hard, Die Young, and Leave a Good Looking Corpse (1996) (executive producer)
– Romeo and Juliet (1996) (executive producer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1996 A Season in Purgatory (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994-1995 Madman of the People (TV series) (executive producer - 16 episodes)
– The Madman and the Showgirl (1995) (executive producer)
– Anytime, Anywhere (1995) (executive producer)
– The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (1995) (executive producer)
– Truths My Father Told (1995) (executive producer)
– Notes from the Underground (1995) (executive producer)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1994-1995 Robin's Hoods (TV series) (executive producer - 22 episodes)
– The Last Seduction (1995) (executive producer)
– Advise & Consent (1995) (executive producer)
– Deja Vu (1995) (executive producer)
– The Heartbreaker (1995) (executive producer)
– Labors of Love (1995) (executive producer)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1994-1995 Models Inc. (TV series) (executive producer - 29 episodes)
– Sometimes a Great Commotion (1995) (executive producer)
– Exposure (1995) (executive producer)
– By Crook or by Hook (1995) (executive producer)
– Adam's Family Values (1995) (executive producer)
– Really Big Problems (1995) (executive producer)
See all 29 episodes »
 
1995 University Hospital (TV series) (executive producer - 3 episodes)
– Life and Death (1995) (executive producer)
– Endings and Beginnings (1995) (executive producer)
– Secrets Great and Small (1995) (executive producer)
 
1995 Crosstown Traffic (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994 Texas (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994 Green Dolphin Beat (TV movie) (producer)
 
1994 Love on the Run (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994 Burke's Law (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Who Killed the Anchorman? (1994) (executive producer)
 
1994 Jane's House (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 A Stranger in the Mirror (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 And the Band Played On (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 Gulf City (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1992 The Round Table (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1992 2000 Malibu Road (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– Episode #1.5 (1992) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.6 (1992) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1992) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.3 (1992) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.2 (1992) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1992 The Heights (TV series) (producer)
 
1992 Grass Roots (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1992 Back to the Streets of San Francisco (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Dynasty: The Reunion (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Soapdish (producer)
 
1991 Jailbirds (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1990 The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1990 Loose Cannons (producer)
 
1990 Rich Men, Single Women (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1989 Just Temporary (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1981-1989 Dynasty (TV series) (executive producer - 217 episodes)
– Catch 22 (1989) (executive producer)
– Blasts from the Pasts (1989) (executive producer)
– Here Comes the Son (1989) (executive producer)
– No Bones About It (1989) (executive producer)
– Tale of the Tape (1989) (executive producer)
See all 217 episodes »
 
1989 Nightingales (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– Episode #1.13 (1989) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.12 (1989) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.11 (1989) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.10 (1989) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.9 (1989) (executive producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1988-1989 Heartbeat (TV series) (executive producer - 18 episodes)
– What the Inspector Saw (1989) (executive producer)
– Confidentially Yours (1989) (executive producer)
– Gestalt and Battery (1989) (executive producer)
– From Russia with Love (1989) (executive producer)
– Last Tango (1989) (executive producer)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1989 Day One (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1988 Divided We Stand (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– The Pretenders (1988) (executive producer)
 
1988 Nightingales (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1983-1988 Hotel (TV series) (executive producer - 115 episodes)
– Aftershocks (1988) (executive producer)
– Grand Designs (1988) (executive producer)
– Contest of Wills (1988) (executive producer)
– Power Play (1988) (executive producer)
– Till Death Do Us Part (1988) (executive producer)
See all 115 episodes »
 
1988 Satisfaction (producer)
 
1988 The Loner (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 Cross My Heart (associate producer)
 
1987 Three O'Clock High (executive producer)
 
1987 Surrender (producer)
 
1987 The Hope Division (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 Cracked Up (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 Harry's Hong Kong (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1985-1987 The Colbys (TV series) (executive producer - 49 episodes)
– Crossroads (1987) (executive producer)
– The Dead End (1987) (executive producer)
– Betrayals (1987) (executive producer)
– Devil's Advocate (1987) (executive producer)
– Return Engagement (1987) (executive producer)
See all 49 episodes »
 
The Love Boat (TV series) (executive producer - 249 episodes, 1977-1987) (associate producer - 1 episode, 1977)
– Who Killed Maxwell Thorn? (1987) (executive producer)
– The Christmas Cruise: Part 1 (1986) (executive producer)
– The Christmas Cruise: Part 2 (1986) (executive producer)
– The Shipshape Cruise (1986) (executive producer)
– Happily Ever After/Have I Got a Job for You/Mr. Smith Goes to Minikulu (1986) (executive producer)
See all 250 episodes »
 
1986 Life with Lucy (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– Mother of the Bride (1986) (executive producer)
– Lucy, Legal Beagle (1986) (executive producer)
– Lucy Makes Curtis Byte the Dust (1986) (executive producer)
– Lucy Is a Sax Symbol (1986) (executive producer)
– Lucy Gets Her Wires Crossed (1986) (executive producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1986 'night, Mother (producer)
 
1986 Dark Mansions (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982-1986 T.J. Hooker (TV series) (executive producer - 90 episodes)
– Deadly Force (1986) (executive producer)
– Blood Sport (1986) (executive producer)
– Into the Night (1986) (executive producer)
– Death Trip (1986) (executive producer)
– Partners in Death (1986) (executive producer)
See all 90 episodes »
 
1986 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1986 Crossings (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
1984-1985 Glitter (TV series) (executive producer - 14 episodes)
– Suddenly Innocent (1985) (executive producer)
– The Runaway (1985) (executive producer)
– Rock 'n Roll Heaven (1985) (executive producer)
– Fathers and Children (1985) (executive producer)
– The Matriarch (1985) (executive producer)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1985 Hollywood Beat (TV series) (executive producer - 14 episodes)
– Fast Hustle (1985) (executive producer)
– The Long Weekend (1985) (executive producer)
– Baby Blues (1985) (executive producer)
– Across the Line (1985) (executive producer)
– No Place to Hide (1985) (executive producer)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1985 International Airport (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1985 MacGruder and Loud (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
– Tarnished Blues (1985) (executive producer)
– Act of War (1985) (executive producer)
– The Very Scary Man (1985) (executive producer)
– The Price of Junk (1985) (executive producer)
– For Better or for Worse (1985) (executive producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1984-1985 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series) (executive producer - 23 episodes)
– Connections (1985) (executive producer)
– Broken Promises (1985) (executive producer)
– Final Analysis (1985) (executive producer)
– Surrogates (1985) (executive producer)
– Mister Wonderful (1985) (executive producer)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1982-1985 Matt Houston (TV series) (executive producer - 67 episodes)
– Final Vows (1985) (executive producer)
– Death Watch (1985) (executive producer)
– Killing Time (1985) (executive producer)
– Company Secrets (1985) (executive producer)
– New Orleans Nightmare (1985) (executive producer)
See all 67 episodes »
 
1985 Hollywood Wives (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.2 (1985) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.1 (1985) (executive producer)
 
1984 Velvet (TV movie) (producer)
 
1979-1984 Hart to Hart (TV series) (executive producer - 111 episodes)
– Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1984) (executive producer)
– Always, Elizabeth (1984) (executive producer)
– Larsen's Last Jump (1984) (executive producer)
– Slam Dunk (1984) (executive producer)
– The Shooting (1984) (executive producer)
See all 111 episodes »
 
Fantasy Island (TV series) (executive producer - 153 episodes, 1978-1984) (producer - 1 episode, 1977)
– Surrogate Mother/Ideal Woman (1984) (executive producer)
– Bojangles and the Dancer/Deuces Are Wild (1984) (executive producer)
– Don Juan's Last Affair/Final Adieu (1984) (executive producer)
– Lost and Found/Dick Turpin's Last Ride (1984) (executive producer)
– Mermaid and the Matchmaker/The Obsolete Man (1984) (executive producer)
See all 154 episodes »
 
1984 Dark Mirror (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1983 Making of a Male Model (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1983 Shooting Stars (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1983 Mr. Mom (executive producer)
 
1983 At Ease (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– A Tankful of Dollars (1983) (executive producer)
 
1983 Venice Medical (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982 Don't Go to Sleep (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982 The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982 Scared Silly (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982 Massarati and the Brain (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982 Strike Force (TV series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
– Revenge (1982) (executive producer)
– The John Killer (1982) (executive producer)
 
1981 Sizzle (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Charlie's Angels (TV series) (executive producer - 109 episodes, 1976-1981) (producer - 1 episode, 1976)
– Let Our Angel Live (1981) (executive producer)
– Mr. Galaxy (1981) (executive producer)
– Angel on a Roll (1981) (executive producer)
– Attack Angels (1981) (executive producer)
– Stuntwomen Angels (1981) (executive producer)
See all 110 episodes »
 
1978-1981 Vega$ (TV series) (executive producer - 69 episodes)
– Nightmare Come True (1981) (executive producer)
– Judgement Pronouced (1981) (executive producer)
– French Twist (1981) (executive producer)
– Dead Ringer (1981) (executive producer)
– Seek and Destroy (1981) (executive producer)
See all 69 episodes »
 
1981 The Best Little Girl in the World (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1981 Aloha Paradise (TV series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
– Letter from Broadway/Letter from Cyrano/Letter from a Secret Admirer (1981) (executive producer)
– Catching Up/Warbling Out to You/Black Day at Black Rock (1981) (executive producer)
– Love Teacher/The Actress/Prodigy (1981) (executive producer)
– Best of Friends/Success/Nine Karats (1981) (executive producer)
– Turn Me On/Treasure Hunt/A Child Will Become Father (1981) (executive producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1980 B.A.D. Cats (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
– Bomb! (1980) (executive producer)
– Let's Put Sam Away (1980) (executive producer)
– Semi-Paradise (1980) (executive producer)
– Life and Death of a Beauty Queen (1980) (executive producer)
– I Want It or You (1980) (executive producer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1980 Casino (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976-1980 Family (TV series) (executive producer - 86 episodes)
– Letting Go (1980) (executive producer)
– Smarts (1980) (executive producer)
– Just Like Old Times (1980) (executive producer)
– The Ties That Bind (1980) (executive producer)
– Such a Fine Line (1980) (executive producer)
See all 86 episodes »
 
1980 Murder Can Hurt You! (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1980 Waikiki (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
1979 Love's Savage Fury (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 The Return of Mod Squad (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1975-1979 Starsky and Hutch (TV series) (executive producer - 89 episodes)
– Sweet Revenge (1979) (executive producer)
– Starsky vs. Hutch (1979) (executive producer)
– Targets Without a Badge: Part 2 (1979) (executive producer)
– Targets Without a Badge: Part 1 (1979) (executive producer)
– Huggy Can't Go Home (1979) (executive producer)
See all 89 episodes »
 
1979 The Power Within (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 Beach Patrol (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 Friends (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1978 The Users (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1978 Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1978 Wild and Wooly (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1978 Cruise Into Terror (TV movie) (producer)
 
1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
– Lifting Is My Life (1977) (executive producer)
– The Bums Take a Cruise (1977) (executive producer)
– A Bum Thanksgiving (1977) (executive producer)
– Sweepstakes Bums (1977) (executive producer)
– The Bum's vs. the Reds (1977) (executive producer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1977 The San Pedro Bums (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Love Boat II (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 Little Ladies of the Night (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 Death at Love House (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 The Sad and Lonely Sundays (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 33 Hours in the Life of God (TV movie) (producer)
 
1976 The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 Baby Blue Marine (producer)
 
S.W.A.T. (TV series) (executive producer - 31 episodes, 1975-1976) (producer - 2 episodes, 1975)
– Officer Luca, You're Dead (1976) (executive producer)
– Dangerous Memories (1976) (executive producer)
– Soldier on the Hill (1976) (executive producer)
– Any Second Now (1976) (executive producer)
– Dragons and Owls (1976) (executive producer)
See all 31 episodes »
 
The Rookies (TV series) (executive producer - 92 episodes, 1972-1976) (producer - 1 episode, 1972)
– Journey to Oblivion (1976) (executive producer)
– Deliver Me from Innocence (1976) (executive producer)
– Blue Movie, Blue Death (1976) (executive producer)
– The Mugging (1976) (executive producer)
– From Out of the Darkness (1976) (executive producer)
See all 93 episodes »
 
1976 One of My Wives Is Missing (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1975 The Legend of Valentino (TV movie) (producer)
 
1975 Murder on Flight 502 (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1975 The Fireman's Ball (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1975 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1974 Only with Married Men (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1974 Death Cruise (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 Hit Lady (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 Death Sentence (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 Hijack! (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 Savages (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 California Split (executive producer)
 
1974 Cry Panic (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 Firehouse (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1974 Chopper One (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1974 The Death Squad (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 The Fireman's Ball (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 The Affair (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 Letters from Three Lovers (TV movie) (producer)
 
1973 Satan's School for Girls (TV movie) (producer)
 
1973 The Bait (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 The Letters (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Mod Squad (TV series) (executive producer - 123 episodes, 1968-1973) (producer - 1 episode, 1968)
– And Once for My Baby (1973) (executive producer)
– Cry Uncle (1973) (executive producer)
– The Night Holds Terror (1973) (executive producer)
– Scion of Death (1973) (executive producer)
– Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death (1973) (executive producer)
See all 123 episodes »
 
1973 The Great American Beauty Contest (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 Snatched (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 A Cold Night's Death (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1972 Every Man Needs One (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1972 Home for the Holidays (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1972 The Bounty Man (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972 Rolling Man (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1972 Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972 No Place to Run (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1972 Two for the Money (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1971 The Trackers (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1971 If Tomorrow Comes (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1971 The Reluctant Heroes (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1971 The Death of Me Yet (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 In Broad Daylight (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1971 A Taste of Evil (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 The Last Child (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1971 Five Desperate Women (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 Congratulations, It's a Boy! (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 River of Gold (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1971 Yuma (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 Love Hate Love (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1970-1971 The Most Deadly Game (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
– I, Said the Sparrow (1971) (executive producer)
– The Lady from Praha (1971) (executive producer)
– The Classic Burial Position (1971) (executive producer)
– Model for Murder (1970) (executive producer)
– Nightbirds (1970) (executive producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1970 Run, Simon, Run (TV movie) (producer)
 
1970 Crowhaven Farm (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1970 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1970 The House That Would Not Die (TV movie) (producer)
 
1970 Wild Women (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1970 The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1970 But I Don't Want to Get Married! (TV movie) (producer)
 
1970 How Awful About Allan (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1970 The Young Rebels (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1970 The Love War (TV movie) (producer)
 
1970 Carter's Army (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1969-1970 The New People (TV series) (executive producer - 17 episodes)
– On the Horizon (1970) (executive producer)
– The Siege of Fern's Castle (1970) (executive producer)
– The Prisoner of Bomano (1969) (executive producer)
– The Guns of Bomano (1969) (executive producer)
– Speed Kills (1969) (executive producer)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1969 The Ballad of Andy Crocker (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1969 The Pigeon (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1969 The Monk (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1969 Wake Me When the War Is Over (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1969 The Over-the-Hill Gang (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series) (producer - 49 episodes, 1967-1969) (supervising producer - 1 episode, 1967)
– Three Stand Together (1969) (producer)
– The Man Who Killed Jim Sonnett (1969) (producer)
– The Sodbuster (1969) (producer)
– One Angry Juror (1969) (producer)
– The Trial (1969) (producer)
See all 50 episodes »
 
1967 Cricket on the Hearth (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1967 Off to See the Wizard (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Hell Cats (1967) (executive producer)
 
1967 Rango (TV series) (producer - 17 episodes)
– The Rustlers (1967) (producer)
– You Can't Scalp a Bald Indian (1967) (producer)
– If You Can't Take It with You, Don't Go (1967) (producer)
– In a Little Mexican Town (1967) (producer)
– Shootout at Mesa Flats (1967) (producer)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1965-1966 The Smothers Brothers Show (TV series) (executive producer - 32 episodes)
– Wash You Were Here (1966) (executive producer)
– A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing (1966) (executive producer)
– I'm in Love with a Mortal (1966) (executive producer)
– How to Succeed in Business and Be Really Trying (1966) (executive producer)
– The Boss Who Came to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (1966) (executive producer)
See all 32 episodes »
 
Honey West (TV series) (executive producer - 29 episodes, 1965-1966) (producer - 1 episode, 1965)
– An Eerie, Airy, Thing (1966) (executive producer)
– There's a Long, Long, Fuse A'Burning (1966) (executive producer)
– Just the Bear Facts, Ma'am (1966) (executive producer)
– Little Green Robin Hood (1966) (executive producer)
– Pop Goes the Easel (1966) (executive producer)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1963-1966 Burke's Law (TV series) (producer - 62 episodes)
– Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 2 (1966) (producer)
– Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 1 (1966) (producer)
– A Very Important Russian Is Missing (1965) (producer)
– A Little Gift for Cairo (1965) (producer)
– Or No Tomorrow (1965) (producer)
See all 62 episodes »
 
1962-1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series) (executive producer - 34 episodes)
– Afternoon of the Champion (1963) (executive producer)
– The Epidemic (1963) (executive producer)
– Without Wheat There Is No Bread (1963) (executive producer)
– The Ramp (1963) (executive producer)
– Freedom Is for Those Who Want It (1963) (executive producer)
See all 34 episodes »
 
1961-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series) (producer - 28 episodes)
– Last of the Private Eyes (1963) (producer)
– The Rage of Silence (1963) (producer)
– Everybody Loves Sweeney (1963) (producer)
– The Honorable Albert Higgins (1963) (producer)
– The Big Day (1962) (producer)
See all 28 episodes »
 
1959-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series) (producer - 5 episodes)
– Image of a Drawn Sword (1961) (producer)
– Storm Over Eden (1961) (producer)
– Honor Bright (1961) (producer)
– One Must Die (1961) (producer)
– Man Alone (1959) (producer)
 
1959-1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series) (producer - 37 episodes)
– Cave-In (1960) (producer)
– Lobo Lawman (1960) (producer)
– Coffin Sam (1960) (producer)
– Killer, Choose a Card (1960) (producer)
– Shoot the Moon (1960) (producer)
See all 37 episodes »
 
1960 Guns of the Timberland (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (19 titles)
1974 The Rookies (TV series)
– Blue Christmas (1974) (writer)
 
1971 The Trackers (TV movie) (story - uncredited)
 
1970 Carter's Army (TV movie) (written by)
 
1969-1970 The New People (TV series)
– On the Horizon (1970) (creator)
– The Siege of Fern's Castle (1970) (creator)
– The Prisoner of Bomano (1969) (creator)
– The Guns of Bomano (1969) (creator)
– Speed Kills (1969) (creator)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1967-1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
– Three Stand Together (1969) (creator)
– The Man Who Killed Jim Sonnett (1969) (creator)
– The Sodbuster (1969) (creator)
– One Angry Juror (1969) (creator)
– The Trial (1969) (creator)
See all 50 episodes »
 
1965-1966 The Smothers Brothers Show (TV series)
– Wash You Were Here (1966) (creator)
– A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing (1966) (creator)
– I'm in Love with a Mortal (1966) (creator)
– How to Succeed in Business and Be Really Trying (1966) (creator)
– The Boss Who Came to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (1966) (creator)
See all 32 episodes »
 
1962 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
– The Night the Phone Rang (1962)
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– View from the Eiffel Tower (1962) (teleplay)
– A Time to Die (1962) (writer)
– Death in a Village (1962) (writer)
 
1956-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
– A Warm Day in Heaven (1961) (writer)
– The Silent Sentry (1961) (writer)
– The Black Wagon (1960) (story)
– Mission (1959)
– Man Alone (1959) (writer)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1960 Dante (TV series)
– Opening Night (1960) (writer)
 
1960 One Foot in Hell (screenplay)
 
1959-1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
– Cave-In (1960) (creator)
– Lobo Lawman (1960) (creator)
– Coffin Sam (1960) (creator)
– Killer, Choose a Card (1960) (creator)
– Shoot the Moon (1960) (creator)
See all 35 episodes »
 
1960 Guns of the Timberland
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
– Portrait (1959) (teleplay)
 
1957-1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Conchita Vasquez Story (1959) (story)
– The Cliff Grundy Story (1957) (writer)
– The Julie Gage Story (1957) (teleplay)
– The Charles Avery Story (1957) (writer)
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
– The Night the Phone Rang (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Decision (TV series)
– The Tall Man (1958) (teleplay)
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– The Last Man (1958) (writer)
 
1957 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– Twenty Dollar Bride (1957) (writer)
 
Show ShowActor (28 titles)
1998 Sunset Beach (TV series)
Vincent Duke
– Episode #1.259 (1998) … Vincent Duke (uncredited)
– Episode #1.258 (1998) … Vincent Duke (uncredited)
 
1995 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
Executive in Limo
– You Gotta Have Heart (1995) … Executive in Limo (uncredited)
 
1963 Burke's Law (TV series)
Harry Penn
– Who Killed Julian Buck? (1963) … Harry Penn (uncredited)
 
1956-1957 Studio 57 (TV series)
Docker / Olaf
– Nailed Down (1957) … Olaf
– The Rarest Stamp (1956) … Docker
 
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
Mr. Fearless (uncredited)
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Max
– The Joey Diamond Story (1956) … Max
 
1956 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Weed Pindle
– The Guitar (1956) … Weed Pindle
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Andrew Hock / Valentino
– The Camp (1956) … Andrew Hock
– The Sharks (1956) … Valentino
 
1955-1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Colonel Dornay / Williams
– The General's Escape (1956) … Colonel Dornay
– The Case of the Uncertain Hand (1956) … Williams
– Top Secret (1955)
 
1956 Big Town (TV series)
– Narcotics (1956)
 
1955 Target Zero
Pfc. Strangler (uncredited)
 
1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Road Worker
– Breakdown (1955) … Road Worker
 
1955 Kismet
Beggar (uncredited)
 
1953-1955 Dragnet (TV series)
'Bigs' Donaldson / Bruce Marcus / Charles Boyd / …
– The Big Confession (1955) … Bruce Marcus
– The Big Bindle (1954)
– The Big New Year (1954) … 'Bigs' Donaldson
– The Big Pug (1954) … Charlie Coleman
– The Big Fire (1953) … Ollie
See all 6 episodes »
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Billy
– The Case of the Hunted Hobo (1955) … Billy
 
1955 Mad at the World
Willie Hanson
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Charlie Applegood
– Cut Charlie In (1955) … Charlie Applegood
 
1955 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Cousin Zeke, gas station man
– Tennessee Bound (1955) … Cousin Zeke, gas station man
 
1954 The Bamboo Prison
Skinny (uncredited)
 
1954 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
– The Case of the Escaped Convict (1954)
 
1954 Black Widow
Mr. Oliver (uncredited)
 
1954 Willy (TV series)
Dog Catcher
– First Case (1954) … Dog Catcher
 
1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Loran Dane
– The Robbery Story (a.k.a. Memo: Robbery) … Loran Dane
 
1954 Wyoming Renegades
Petie Carver (uncredited)
 
1954 Alaska Seas
The Knifer
 
1954 Three Young Texans
Catur
 
1953 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
Elevator Operator
– Baited Trap (1953) … Elevator Operator
 
1953 Vicki
Harry Williams
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1982 The Renegades (TV movie) (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Conchita Vasquez Story (1959)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2012 The Adventures of Dugg & Lemmy (TV series) (very special thanks - 1 episode)
– The Urine Sample (2012) (very special thanks)
 
7th Heaven (TV series) (in memory of - 4 episodes, 2006-2007) (in loving memory of - 1 episode, 2007)
– And Away We Go (2007) (in loving memory of)
– Can I Just Get Something to Eat (2007) (in memory of)
– Christmas! (2006) (in memory of)
– And I'll Take the Low Road (2006) (in memory of)
– You Take the High Road (2006) (in memory of)
 
1998 Beverly Hills, 90210: Our Favorite Moments (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1997 Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (40 titles)
2009 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The 90s (2009) … Himself
– The 70s: Part 2 (2009) … Himself
 
2005 The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001-2004 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Heather Locklear (2004) … Himself
– Shannen Doherty (2003) … Himself
– Melrose Place (2003) … Himself
– Beverly Hills 90210 (2001) … Himself
 
2004 Headline News (TV series)
Himself
– University of Southern California Showbiz Degree (2004) … Himself
 
1998-2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Vanessa Marcil (2003) … Himself
– Alyssa Milano (2003) … Himself
– Jennie Garth (2002) … Himself
– Linda Evans (2000) … Himself
– Diahann Carroll (1998) … Himself
 
2003 The Desilu Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Inside TV Land: Style and Fashion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 TV's Most Memorable Weddings (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Charlie's Angels: TV Tales (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Perfect Pitch (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: Taboo TV (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Revealed with Jules Asner (TV series)
Himself
– Alyssa Milano (2002) … Himself
 
2002 TV Tales (TV series)
Himself
– The Love Boat (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The Love Boat: TV Tales (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Total Access 24/7 (TV series)
Himself
– 1007 7th Heaven (2001) … Himself
 
2000 The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Women of Charmed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Entertainment Tonight Presents: Charlie's Angels - Uncovered (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Beverly Hills, 90210: Our Favorite Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 All-Star Party for Aaron Spelling (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 January 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty (1997) … Himself
– Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Made for Television Movie
 
1993 TV Guide: 40th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The 1993 Annual Vision Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 The Powers That Be (TV series)
Himself
– Oh, Mack (1992) … Himself
 
1986 The Annual Variety Club's Big Heart Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1983 The Annual Humanitarian of Year Honors Aaron Spelling (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1983 The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 The 19th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Sammy and Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2006-2009 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2004 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary)
Himself - #95: Shannen Doherty: Spelling Mistakes
 
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Unsold pilot: In 1973 he served as co-executive producer for an adventure series for ABC called "Stone". The series starred Robert Hooks as a highly paid African-American private detective headquartered in Southern California. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Trivia:

He launched careers for different actors such as Jamie Luner, Joan Collins, Heather Locklear, Marcia Cross and George Eads, just to name a few. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus