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Don Brinkley (1921–2012)

Writer | Producer | Miscellaneous Crew

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Was ex-father-in-law of Billy Joel and Peter Cook. See more trivia »

Born:

Donald Alan Brinkley
in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 91) in Sag Harbor, New York, USA
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1988 Divided We Stand (TV movie)
 
1979-1986 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
– Elusive Butterfly (1986) (developed for television by)
– Strange Bedfellows (1986) (developed for television by)
– Research and Destroy (1986) (developed for television by)
– Self-Diagnosis (1986) (developed for television by / teleplay)
– The Curmudgeon (1986) (developed for television by)
See all 151 episodes »
 
1982 Family in Blue (TV movie)
 
1976 Executive Suite (TV series)
– Re: What Are Patterns For? (1976) (writer)
– Re: A Day Full of Surprises (1976) (writer)
– Re: The Serpent's Tooth (1976) (writer)
 
1969-1976 Medical Center (TV series)
– Major Annie, MD (1976) (written by)
– Life, Death and Mrs. Armbruster (1976) (written by)
– No Way Home (1975) (written by)
– Heel of the Tyrant (1974) (written by)
– Tainted Lady (1974) (teleplay)
See all 27 episodes »
 
1965-1971 The F.B.I. (TV series)
– Turnabout (1971) (written by)
– The Impersonator (1970) (written by)
– Escape to Terror (1970) (written by)
– The Dealer (1970) (written by)
– The Prey (1969) (written by)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1970-1971 The Interns (TV series)
– The Challenger (1971) (writer)
– Mondays Can Be Fatal (1970) (writer)
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
– Echo of a Nightmare (1970) (written by)
 
1970 Mannix (TV series)
– Harlequin's Gold (1970) (teleplay)
– Blind Mirror (1970) (teleplay)
 
1969 Strange Report (TV series)
– Kidnap: Whose Pretty Girl Are You (1969) (writer)
– Epidemic: A Most Curious Crime (1969) (writer)
 
1968-1969 Lancer (TV series)
– Yesterday's Vendetta (1969) (writer)
– Julie (1968) (story)
 
1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
– The Candidates (1969) (writer)
 
1967-1968 Felony Squad (TV series)
– Underground Nightmare (1968) (writer)
– A Fashion for Dying (1968) (writer)
– The Flip Side of Fear: Part 2 (1968) (writer)
– The Flip Side of Fear: Part 1 (1968) (writer)
– The Deadly Junkman (1967) (writer)
 
1967-1968 Ironside (TV series)
– Due Process of Law (1968) (writer)
– Dead Man's Tale (1967) (teleplay / as Donald A. Brinkley)
 
1967-1968 The Invaders (TV series)
– The Pursued (1968) (written by)
– Wall of Crystal (1967) (teleplay)
– The Ivy Curtain (1967) (written by)
– Quantity: Unknown (1967) (teleplay)
 
1967 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
– The Life for a Life Raid (1967) (writer)
– The Violent Truce Raid (1967) (writer)
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
– The Survival School Affair (1967) (teleplay / story / as Donald A. Brinkley)
 
1966 Tarzan (TV series)
– The Prisoner (1966) (writer)
– A Life for a Life (1966) (writer)
– The Ultimate Weapon (1966) (writer)
 
1965-1966 The Virginian (TV series)
– That Saunders Woman (1966) (teleplay)
– Two Men Named Laredo (1965) (story / teleplay)
 
1965-1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
– Running Scared (1966) (writer)
– The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1965) (writer)
– Stranger in the Mirror (1965) (writer)
– Wings of an Angel (1965) (story / teleplay)
– May God Have Mercy (1965) (writer)
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
– Lady on the Rock (1965) (writer)
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
– The Rise and Fall of Eddie Carew (1965) (story / teleplay)
– Twixt the Cup and the Lip (1965) (teleplay)
– Four into Zero (1965) (teleplay)
 
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
– Hail to the Chief (1964) (written by)
– The Sky Is Falling (1964) (written by)
 
1964 Rawhide (TV series)
– Incident of the Gilded Goddess (1964) (writer)
 
1963-1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
– He Ran for His Life (1964) (writer)
– The Black Flower (1964) (writer)
– Isn't It a Lovely View (1963) (writer)
 
1962-1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
– Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (1963) (writer)
– He Thought He Saw an Albatross (1963) (writer)
– An Uncommonly Innocent Killing (1962) (adaptation)
 
1963 Redigo (TV series)
– Lady War-Bonnet (1963) (written by)
 
1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
– Blues for a Gone Goose (1963) (written by)
 
1963 Ripcord (TV series)
– Wrong Way Down (1963) (written by)
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
– Thousands & Thousands of Miles (1962) (writer)
– The Deadlier Sex (1962) (teleplay)
 
1962 The Detectives (TV series)
– Finders Keepers (1962) (writer)
 
1961 King of Diamonds (TV series)
– Diamonds Come in Cans (1961) (writer)
 
1961 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
– The Million Dollar Dump (1961) (writer)
 
1960-1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
– It Takes a Heap o' Dyin' (1961) (written by)
– No Shroud for Shayne (1961) (written by)
– Marriage Can Be Fatal (1961) (written by)
– Final Settlement (1961) (written by)
– Death Selects the Winner (1960) (teleplay)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1958-1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
– Valley of Death (1961) (written by)
– Bullwhacker's Bounty (1961) (written by)
– Death by Decree (1960) (written by)
– Dakota Showdown (1960) (written by)
– Barbary Castle (1960) (written by)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1960 Stagecoach West (TV series)
– Life Sentence (1960) (written by)
 
1958-1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
– The Injury (1960)
– Strange Vengeance (1958) (writer)
 
1958-1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
– Death Divided by Three (1960) (writer)
– The Monster (1960) (writer)
– The Hostage (1959) (writer)
– Secret Ballot (1959) (writer)
– Til Death Do Us Part (1958) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1960 This Man Dawson (TV series)
– Short Circuit (1960) (writer)
 
1959 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
– I've Killed Seven Men (1959) (written by)
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
– Lesson in Violence (1959) (written by)
 
1959 Beach Patrol (TV movie) (story / teleplay)
 
1959 Bold Venture (TV series)
– Oliver's Twist (1959) (writer)
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
– The Case for Dr. Mudd (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Perry Mason (TV series)
– The Case of the Corresponding Corpse (1958) (story / teleplay)
 
1958 Target (TV series)
– Retribution (1958) (writer)
 
1957-1958 Boots and Saddles (TV series)
– The Superstition (1958) (writer)
– Terror at Fort Lowell (1957) (writer)
 
1957-1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
– The Last Laugh (1958) (written by)
– No Visitors (1957) (written by)
– High Wire (1957) (written by)
 
1957 The Web (TV series)
– Fatal Alibi (1957) (writer)
– The Man Below (1957) (writer)
– The Gambler (1957) (as Donald A. Brinkley)
 
1956-1957 West Point (TV series)
– Dragoon Patrol (1957) (writer)
– Contact (1957) (as Donald A. Brinkley)
– The Honor Code (1956) (as Donald A. Brinkley)
– Officer's Wife (1956) (written by)
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
– Botulism (1957) (teleplay)
 
1955-1957 Highway Patrol (TV series)
– Gem Robbery (1957) (screenplay / as Donald A. Brinkley)
– Suspected Cop (1957) (screenplay / as Donald A. Brinkley)
– Migrant Workers (1957) (screenplay / as Donald A. Brinkley)
– Stripped Cars (1957) (screenplay / as Donald A. Brinkley)
– Typhoid Carrier (1956) (screenplay / as Donald A. Brinkley)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1957 Dr. Christian (TV series)
– The Bite (1957) (written by)
 
1953 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
– Captured Congressman (1953) (writer)
 
1952 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
– Mad About Money (1952) (original screenplay)
 
1951 Dick Tracy (TV series)
– Dick Tracy meets Heels Beals (1951) (teleplay)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
1988 Divided We Stand (TV movie) (producer)
 
Trapper John, M.D. (TV series) (producer - 109 episodes, 1979-1984) (executive producer - 40 episodes, 1984-1986)
– Strange Bedfellows (1986) (executive producer)
– Research and Destroy (1986) (executive producer)
– Self-Diagnosis (1986) (executive producer)
– The Curmudgeon (1986) (executive producer)
– Fall of the Wild (1986) (executive producer)
See all 149 episodes »
 
1976 Executive Suite (TV series) (producer)
 
1974-1976 Medical Center (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)
– Major Annie, MD (1976) (producer)
– The Eighth Deadly Sin (1975) (producer)
– No Hiding Place (1975) (producer)
– The Hostile Heart (1974) (producer)
 
1966 Tarzan (TV series) (co-producer - 5 episodes)
– The Prodigal Puma (1966) (co-producer)
– A Life for a Life (1966) (co-producer)
– Leopard on the Loose (1966) (co-producer)
– The Ultimate Weapon (1966) (co-producer)
– Eyes of the Lion (1966) (co-producer)
 
1963 I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV series) (associate producer - 1 episode)
– Harry, the Contractor (1963) (associate producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1973 Medical Center (TV series) (story consultant - 3 episodes)
– Woman for Hire (1973) (story consultant)
– Impasse (1973) (story consultant)
– Between 2 Fires (1973) (story consultant)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1955 Highway Patrol (TV series)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Christie Brinkley (2006) … Himself
 
1998 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
– Christie Brinkley (1998)
 

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Donald A. Brinkley
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