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"Magnum, P.I." (1980): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Two Holocaust survivors are victimized by unrepentant Nazis.

"The Bionic Woman" (1976): Season 1: Episode 3 -- A beloved school bus driver, who has been hiding out from the underworld, is found by gangland leaders.

"Emergency!" (1972): Season 4: Episode 19 -- A man with a slipped disc is trapped on a waterbed.

Overview

Date of Birth:

29 August 1932, Racine, Wisconsin, USA more

Date of Death:

25 August 2007, Castle Rock, Colorado, USA more

Trivia:

Comedian Morey Amsterdam was Carlson's mentor and helped him get into the... more

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Down 19% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Miscellaneous Crew, Writer

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Spiral Zone" (1987)	executive story editor (65 episodes, 1987)	1987	-	7.9 (93)
	65 TV episodes: Countdown (1987) (executive story editor) Zone Trap (1987) (executive story editor) Evil Transmissions (1987) (executive story editor) Nightmare in Ice (1987) (executive story editor) Little Darlings (1987) (executive story editor) 60 episodes not shown.
2.	"Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors" (1985)	story editor (65 episodes, 1985)	1985	-	6.9 (190)
	AKAs: Jayce et les conquérants de la lumière (France) 65 TV episodes: Final Ride at Journey's End (1985) (story editor) The Squire Smith (1985) (story editor) The Raid (1985) (story editor) The Source (1985) (story editor) Time and Time Again (1985) (story editor) 60 episodes not shown.
3.	"Kidd Video" (1984)	story editor (unknown episodes, 1984)	1984	-	7.0 (65)

4.	"Battlestar Galactica" (1978)	story editor (10 episodes, 1978-1979)	1979	-	7.2 (1,785)
	10 TV episodes: The Hand of God (1979) (story editor) Take the Celestra (1979) (story editor) Experiment in Terra (1979) (story editor) Baltar's Escape (1979) (story editor) Greetings from Earth (1979) (story editor) 5 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"X-Men" (1992)	(1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	9.0 (3,145)
	1 TV episode: Enter Magneto (1992) (writer)
2.	"Peter Pan and the Pirates" (1990)	(story) (1990)	1990	-	7.3 (133)
	AKAs: Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates (USA: complete title)
3.	Nick's Thanksgiving Fest (1989) (TV)	(additional writer) (segment "Thanksgiving Nightmare") (writer) (segments "Thanksgiving Dreams" and "Thanksgiving U.S.A. Spots")	1989	-	-

4.	Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988)	(writer)	1988	-	6.1 (126)

5.	Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz (1987) (V)	(writer)	1987	-	6.2 (18)

6.	"ABC Weekend Specials" (1977)	(9 episodes, 1977-1986)	1986	-	8.1 (44)
	9 TV episodes: The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1986) (writer) Henry Hamilton Graduate Ghost (1984) (teleplay) Mayday! Mayday! (1981) (writer) Arthur the Kid (1981) (writer) The Revenge of Red Chief (1979) (writer) 4 episodes not shown.
7.	"Kidd Video" (1984)	(1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	7.0 (65)
	1 TV episode: To Beat the Band (????) (written by)
8.	"Riptide" (1984)	(unknown episodes)	1984	-	6.4 (315)

9.	"Magnum, P.I." (1980)	(1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	7.7 (2,867)
	1 TV episode: Never Again, Never Again (1981) (story)
10.	"Battlestar Galactica" (1978)	(3 episodes, 1978-1979)	1979	-	7.2 (1,785)
	3 TV episodes: Take the Celestra (1979) (story) (teleplay) Murder on the Rising Star (1979) (teleplay) Fire in Space (1978) (teleplay)
11.	"The Bionic Woman" (1976)	(2 episodes, 1976-1978)	1978	-	6.4 (547)
	2 TV episodes: Which One Is Jaime? (1978) (teleplay) A Thing of the Past (1976) (story)
12.	"CHiPs" (1977)	(1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	6.1 (780)
	AKAs: CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: Cry Wolf (1978) (writer)
13.	Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1978) (TV)	(screenplay)	1978	-	6.6 (407)

14.	"The Love Boat" (1977)	(unknown episodes)	1977	-	5.6 (1,092)

15.	"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" (1977)	(3 episodes, 1977)	1977	-	7.3 (164)
	3 TV episodes: The Unholy Beast (1977) (teleplay) The Redemption of Ben (1977) (teleplay) Howdy-Do, I'm Mad Jack (????) (writer)
16.	"Gemini Man" (1976)	(1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	6.2 (56)
	1 TV episode: Targets (1976) (writer)
17.	"The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)	(3 episodes, 1975-1976)	1976	-	7.3 (822)
	3 TV episodes: The Thunderbird Connection (1976) (written by) Nightmare in the Sky (1976) (written by) Divided Loyalty (1975) (written by)
18.	"The Jeffersons" (1975)	(1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	7.6 (854)
	1 TV episode: Lionel Cries Uncle (1975) (story)
19.	"Emergency!" (1972)	(1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	7.6 (463)
	AKAs: Emergencia (USA: Spanish title) Emergency One (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: It's How You Play the Game (1975) (writer)
20.	"Adam-12" (1968)	(2 episodes, 1973-1974)	1974	-	7.4 (385)
	2 TV episodes: The Sweet Smell (1974) (written by) If the Shoe Fits (1973) (written by)
21.	"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967)	(52 episodes, 1968-1970)	1970	-	8.1 (334)
	AKAs: Laugh-In 52 TV episodes: Episode #3.26 (1970) (writer) Episode #3.25 (1970) (writer) Episode #3.24 (1970) (writer) Episode #3.23 (1970) (writer) Episode #3.22 (1970) (writer) 47 episodes not shown.

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Action | Animation | Adventure | Sci-Fi more

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