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Donald P. Bellisario

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Donald P. Bellisario was born in North Charleroi in Pennsylvania. His father ran the tavern, where he grew up listening to the war stories of vets returning from WWII. He had a fifteen-year career in advertising before moving to Hollywood. He broke into television as the story editor for Black Sheep Squadron... See full bio »

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Donald Paul Bellisario
in Cokeburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (19 titles)
2003-2013 NCIS (TV series)
– Damned If You Do (2013) (creator)
– Double Blind (2013) (creator)
– Revenge (2013) (creator)
– Berlin (2013) (creator)
– Chasing Ghosts (2013) (creator)
See all 234 episodes »
 
1995-2005 JAG (TV series)
– Fair Winds and Following Seas (2005) (creator)
– Dream Team (2005) (creator)
– Unknown Soldier (2005) (creator)
– Two Towns (2005) (creator)
– Death at the Mosque (2005) (creator)
See all 227 episodes »
 
2002 First Monday (TV series)
– Family Secrets (2002) (co-creator)
– Strip Search (2002) (co-creator)
– Unprotected Speech (2002) (co-creator)
– Right to Die (2002) (co-creator)
– Dangerous Words (2002) (co-creator)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1995 Crowfoot (TV movie)
 
1989-1993 Quantum Leap (TV series)
– Mirror Image - August 8, 1953 (1993) (creator / written by)
– Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954 (1993) (creator)
– The Leap Between the States - September 20, 1862 (1993) (creator)
– The Beast Within - November 6, 1972 (1993) (creator)
– Goodbye Norma Jean - April 4, 1960 (1993) (creator)
See all 97 episodes »
 
1992 Tequila and Bonetti (TV series)
– Brooklyn and the Beast (1992) (creator)
– Wonderdog (1992) (creator)
– Fetch This, Pal (1992) (creator)
– A Perfect Match (1992) (creator)
– Tale of the Dragon (1992) (creator / written by)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1988 Last Rites (written by)
 
1980-1988 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
– Resolutions: Part I (1988) (creator)
– Resolutions: Part II (1988) (creator)
– Transitions (1988) (creator)
– Legend of the Lost Art (1988) (creator)
– The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company (1988) (creator)
See all 156 episodes »
 
1987 Airwolf (TV series)
– Welcome to Paradise (1987) (creator)
– Flying Home (1987) (creator)
– Poppy Chain (1987) (creator)
– Malduke (1987) (creator)
– The Puppet Master (1987) (creator)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1987 Three on a Match (TV movie)
 
1984-1986 Airwolf (TV series)
– Birds of Paradise (1986) (creator)
– Tracks (1986) (creator)
– The Girl Who Fell from the Sky (1986) (creator)
– Break-In at Santa Paula (1986) (creator)
– Hawke's Run (1986) (creator)
See all 55 episodes »
 
1984 Airwolf (TV movie) (written by)
 
1982-1983 Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV series)
– Mourning Becomes Matuka (1983) (creator)
– A Distant Shout of Thunder (1983) (creator)
– Boragora or Bust (1983) (creator)
– Naka Jima Kill (1983) (creator)
– Last Chance Louie (1983) (creator)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1980 Stone (TV series)
– Death Run (1980) (writer)
 
1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
– The Hand of God (1979) (as Donald Bellisario)
– Baltar's Escape (1979) (as Donald Bellisario)
– Murder on the Rising Star (1979) (teleplay / as Donald Bellisario)
– The Man with Nine Lives (1979) (as Donald Bellisario)
– The Young Lords (1978) (as Donald Bellisario)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1977-1978 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
– A Little Bit of England (1978) (writer / as Donald Bellisario)
– Hotshot (1978) (writer / as Donald Bellisario)
– The Iceman (1978) (written by / as Donald Bellisario)
– Forbidden Fruit (1978) (writer / as Donald Bellisario)
– Operation Stand-Down (1978) (teleplay / as Donald Bellisario)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1978 Switch (TV series)
– Coronado Circle (1978) (as Don Bellisario)
 
1977 Kojak (TV series)
– The Queen of Hearts Is Wild (1977) (written by / as Don Bellisario)
 
1977 Big Hawaii (TV series)
– Gandy (1977) (story)
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
2003-2013 NCIS (TV series) (executive producer - 225 episodes)
– Chasing Ghosts (2013) (executive producer)
– Squall (2013) (executive producer)
– Prime Suspect (2013) (executive producer)
– Detour (2013) (executive producer)
– Canary (2013) (executive producer)
See all 225 episodes »
 
2009 Family Guy (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Three Kings (2009) (executive producer - credit only)
 
1995-2005 JAG (TV series) (executive producer - 219 episodes)
– Fair Winds and Following Seas (2005) (executive producer)
– Dream Team (2005) (executive producer)
– Unknown Soldier (2005) (executive producer)
– Two Towns (2005) (executive producer)
– Death at the Mosque (2005) (executive producer)
See all 219 episodes »
 
2002 First Monday (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1995 Crowfoot (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Quantum Leap (TV series) (executive producer - 96 episodes, 1989-1993) (associate producer - 1 episode, 1989)
– Mirror Image - August 8, 1953 (1993) (executive producer)
– Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954 (1993) (executive producer)
– The Leap Between the States - September 20, 1862 (1993) (executive producer)
– The Beast Within - November 6, 1972 (1993) (executive producer)
– Goodbye Norma Jean - April 4, 1960 (1993) (executive producer)
See all 96 episodes »
 
1992 Tequila and Bonetti (TV series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
– Wonderdog (1992) (executive producer)
– A Perfect Match (1992) (executive producer)
– Tale of the Dragon (1992) (executive producer)
– Language of the Heart (1992) (executive producer)
– The Rose Cadillac (1992) (executive producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1988 Last Rites (producer)
 
1980-1988 Magnum, P.I. (TV series) (executive producer - 158 episodes)
– Resolutions: Part I (1988) (executive producer)
– Resolutions: Part II (1988) (executive producer)
– Transitions (1988) (executive producer)
– Legend of the Lost Art (1988) (executive producer)
– The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company (1988) (executive producer)
See all 158 episodes »
 
1984-1985 Airwolf (TV series) (executive producer - 33 episodes)
– Short Walk to Freedom (1985) (executive producer)
– Eruption (1985) (executive producer)
– Severance Pay (1985) (executive producer)
– Dambreakers (1985) (executive producer)
– Out of the Sky (1985) (executive producer)
See all 33 episodes »
 
1984 Airwolf (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982-1983 Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV series) (executive producer - 22 episodes)
– Mourning Becomes Matuka (1983) (executive producer)
– A Distant Shout of Thunder (1983) (executive producer)
– Boragora or Bust (1983) (executive producer)
– Naka Jima Kill (1983) (executive producer)
– Last Chance Louie (1983) (executive producer)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1979 Quincy M.E. (TV series) (executive producer - 5 episodes)
– Mode of Death (1979) (executive producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– Never a Child (1979) (executive producer - uncredited)
– By the Death of a Child (1979) (executive producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– Dead Last (1979) (executive producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– No Way to Treat a Flower (1979) (executive producer - as Donald Bellisario)
 
1979 Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (TV movie) (supervising producer)
 
Battlestar Galactica (TV series) (supervising producer - 17 episodes, 1978-1979) (producer - 3 episodes, 1978)
– The Hand of God (1979) (supervising producer)
– Take the Celestra (1979) (supervising producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– Experiment in Terra (1979) (supervising producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– Baltar's Escape (1979) (supervising producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– Greetings from Earth (1979) (supervising producer - as Donald Bellisario)
See all 20 episodes »
 
1977-1978 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series) (producer - 8 episodes)
– A Little Bit of England (1978) (producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– Sheep in the Limelight (1978) (producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– The Show Must Go On... Sometimes (1978) (producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– Hotshot (1978) (producer - as Donald Bellisario)
– The Iceman (1978) (producer - as Donald Bellisario)
See all 8 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (11 titles)
2003 NCIS (TV series)
– Yankee White (2003)
 
1995-2003 JAG (TV series)
– Ice Queen (2003)
– Boomerang: Part 2 (2000)
– Boomerang: Part 1 (2000)
– Death Watch (1998)
– Ghost Ship (1997)
See all 9 episodes »
 
2002 First Monday (TV series)
 
1989 Quantum Leap (TV series)
– Catch a Falling Star - May 21, 1979 (1989)
 
1988 Last Rites
 
1987 Three on a Match (TV movie)
 
1984 Airwolf (TV movie)
 
1984 Airwolf (TV series)
– Shadow of the Hawke (1984) (part 1 & 2)
 
1980-1981 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
– The Woman on the Beach (1981)
– China Doll (1980)
 
1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
– The Hand of God (1979) (as Donald Bellisario)
– The Young Lords (1978) (as Donald Bellisario)
 
1978 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
– A Little Bit of England (1978) (as Donald Bellisario)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2000 Tequila & Bonetti (TV series) (original creator - 9 episodes)
– Dai un osso al cane (2000) (original creator)
– Cuore rapito (2000) (original creator)
– Regina per una notte (2000) (original creator)
– Uno sbirro, un cane e una fotografia (2000) (original creator)
– I coniugi Bonetti (2000) (original creator)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1977 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series) (story editor - 1 episode)
– The Hawk Flies on Sunday (1977) (story editor - as Donald Bellisario)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1998 JAG (TV series)
Hugh Blackadder
– To Russia with Love (1998) … Hugh Blackadder
 
1989-1993 Quantum Leap (TV series)
Dr. Timothy Mintz
– Mirror Image - August 8, 1953 (1993) (uncredited)
– A Portrait for Troian - February 7, 1971 (1989) … Dr. Timothy Mintz
 
1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Desk Clerk, at Low Surf Hotel
– Faith and Begorrah (1983) … Desk Clerk, at Low Surf Hotel
 
1983 Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV series)
Father
– A Distant Shout of Thunder (1983) … Father
 
1980 Magnum, P.I. (TV series) (second unit director - 2 episodes)
– Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii: Part 1 (1980) (second unit director)
– Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii: Part 2 (1980) (second unit director)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 NCIS: Behind the Set: The Production Design of NCIS (video short) (special thanks)
 
2007 NCIS: Picture Perfect: The Look of NCIS (video short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2007 NCIS: Picture Perfect: The Look of NCIS (video short)
Himself - Executive Producer
 
2007 NCIS: Behind the Set: The Production Design of NCIS (video short)
Himself - Executive Producer
 
2004 A Kiss with History: Remembering 'Quantum Leap' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 I Love 1980's (TV series documentary)
Himself
– I Love 1981 (2001) … Himself (as Don Bellisario)
 
1998 JAG (TV series)
Himself
– Father's Day (1998) … Himself (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Donald Bellisario | Don Bellisario

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6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at Pennsylvania State University in 1961. In 2001, he was named a Distinguished Alumnus -- the highest honor bestowed on a graduate of the University. In 2006, he endowed a $1 million Trustee Matching Scholarship in the Penn State College of Communications. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo