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Roy Huggins (1914–2002)

Writer | Producer | Production Manager

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Denied until his death that 'The Fugitive' was based on the Sam Sheppard murder case. Instead, he maintained that the series was a modern-day Les Miserables, with Dr. Kimble in the Jean Valjean role and Lt. Gerard as Javert. See more trivia »

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in Litelle, Washington, USA

Died:

(age 87) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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2000-2001 The Fugitive (TV series)
– Götterdämmerung (2001) (characters)
– Thanatos (2001) (characters)
– Smith 282 (2001) (characters - uncredited / creator)
– Flesh and Blood (2001) (characters - uncredited / creator)
– Tucker's Gift (2001) (characters - uncredited / creator)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1998 U.S. Marshals (characters)
 
1995 77 Sunset Strip (TV movie) (creator)
 
1994 Maverick (television series Maverick)
 
1993 The Fugitive (characters)
 
1991 Perfect Crimes (TV movie)
 
1986-1988 Hunter (TV series)
– Murder He Wrote (1988) (as John Thomas James)
– Allegra (1987) (story / as John Thomas James)
– Night on Bald Mountain (1987) (story / as John Thomas James)
– Crossfire (1987) (teleplay / as John Thomas James)
– Any Second Now (1987) (story / as John Thomas James)
See all 11 episodes »
 
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)
See all 122 episodes »
 
1978 The Jordan Chance (TV movie) (story / as John Thomas James)
 
1977 The 3,000 Mile Chase (TV movie) (story)
 
1977 The November Plan (TV movie) (story)
 
1976 City of Angels (TV series)
– Say Goodbye to Yesterday (1976) (as John Thomas James)
– A Sudden Silence (1976) (story / as John Thomas James)
– The Losers (1976) (teleplay / as John Thomas James)
– Palm Springs Answer (1976) (story)
– The House on Orange Grove Avenue (1976) (story)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1975 Baretta (TV series)
– Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (1975) (story / as John Thomas James)
– The Secret of Terry Lake (1975) (story / as John Thomas James)
– The Coppelli Oath (1975) (story / as John Thomas James)
– Ragtime Billy Peaches (1975) (story / as John Thomas James)
– The Half-Million Dollar Baby (1975) (story / as John Thomas James)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1975 Switch (TV series)
– Death by Resurrection (1975) (story / as John Thomas James)
 
1973-1974 Toma (TV series)
– Indictment (1974) (story)
– The Madam (1974) (story)
– Joey the Weep (1974) (story)
– The Contract on Alex Cordeen (1974) (story)
– The Bambara Bust (1973) (story)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1973 Drive Hard, Drive Fast (TV movie) (as John Thomas James)
 
1971-1973 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
– Only Three to a Bed (1973) (story / as John Thomas James)
– Witness to a Lynching (1972) (story / as John Thomas James)
– McGuffin (1972) (story)
– The Strange Fate of Conrad Meyer Zulick (1972) (story / as John Thomas James)
– The Day the Amnesty Came Through (1972) (story / as John Thomas James)
See all 43 episodes »
 
1973 Set This Town on Fire (TV movie) (as John Thomas James)
 
1969-1972 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
– Lisa, I Hardly Knew You (1972) (creator / as John Thomas James / story / as John Thomas James)
– In Sudden Darkness (1972) (creator / as John Thomas James)
– The Long Morning After: Part 2 (1972) (creator / as John Thomas James)
– The Long Morning After: Part 1 (1972) (creator / as John Thomas James)
– The Letter of the Law (1971) (creator / as John Thomas James)
See all 27 episodes »
 
1970 The Young Country (TV movie) (written by)
 
1970 The Challengers (TV movie) (story / as John Thomas James)
 
1968 The Sound of Anger (TV movie) (story)
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
 
1965-1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
– The Exchange (1968) (story / as John Thomas James)
– Saro-Jane, You Never Whispered Again (1968) (story / as John Thomas James)
– The Mustafa Embrace (1967) (story / as John Thomas James)
– At the End of the Rainbow There's Another Rainbow (1967) (story / as John Thomas James / teleplay / as John Thomas James)
– Trip to the Far Side (1967) (story / as John Thomas James)
See all 29 episodes »
 
1967 The Outsider (TV movie)
 
1963-1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
– The Judgment: Part II (1967) (creator)
– The Judgment: Part I (1967) (creator)
– The Shattered Silence (1967) (creator)
– The Walls of Night (1967) (creator)
– Dossier on a Diplomat (1967) (creator)
See all 120 episodes »
 
1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– Don't Wait for Tomorrow (1967) (writer)
 
1964-1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
– The Green Felt Jungle (1965) (story / as Thomas Fitzroy)
– The Sweet Taste of Vengeance (1964) (story / as John Francis O'Mara)
– Doesn't Anyone Know Who I Am? (1964) (story / as Thomas Fitzroy)
 
1958-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
– 88 Bars (1963) (creator - uncredited)
– Perfect Setup (1960) (story)
– Lovely Lady, Pity Me (1958) (novel)
– Girl on the Run (1958) (story)
 
1963 The Virginian (TV series)
– Strangers at Sundown (1963) (as Thomas Fitzroy)
– A Distant Fury (1963) (as John Francis O'Mara)
– The Golden Door (1963) (as Thomas Fitzroy)
– Vengeance Is the Spur (1963) (story / as John Francis O'Mara)
– If You Have Tears (1963) (story / as Thomas Fitzroy)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
– How Does Charlie Feel? (1962) (writer)
– Cry to Heaven (1962) (teleplay / as John Francis O'Hara)
 
1961 Follow the Sun (TV series)
– The Highest Wall (1961) (story / as Thomas Fitzroy)
 
1961 A Fever in the Blood
 
1960 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
– Dead Ringer (1960) (story)
 
1957-1960 Colt .45 (TV series)
– Chain of Command (1960) (story)
– The Peacemaker (1957) (story / as John Thomas James)
 
1957-1960 Maverick (TV series)
– Guatemala City (1960) (story)
– The Lass with the Poisonous Air (1959) (story)
– Passage to Fort Doom (1959) (writer)
– Shady Deal at Sunny Acres (1958) (teleplay)
– Diamond in the Rough (1958) (story)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1958 Girl on the Run (story)
 
1956-1957 Conflict (TV series)
– Anything for Money (1957) (story)
– Capital Punishment (1957) (story)
– Silent Journey (1956) (story)
 
1956 Cheyenne (TV series)
– The Dark Rider (1956) (written by)
– Johnny Bravo (1956) (story)
– Star in the Dust (1956) (story / written by)
– Quicksand (1956) (story)
– Decision (1956) (story)
 
1956 Warner Brothers Presents (TV series)
– The Deadly Riddle (1956) (adaptation)
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– The Lady Gambles (1955) (original screenplay)
 
1955 Kings Row (TV series)
– Ellie (1955) (story)
 
1954 Three Hours to Kill
 
1954 Pushover (screenplay)
 
1953 Gun Fury (screenplay)
 
1952 Hangman's Knot (written by)
 
1951 Sealed Cargo (screenplay)
 
1950 The Great Manhunt (novel)
 
1950 The Good Humor Man (from "The Saturday Evening Post" story "Appointment With Fear")
 
1950 Woman in Hiding (adaptation)
 
1949 Too Late for Tears (screenplay / serial)
 
1949 The Lady Gambles (screenplay)
 
1948 The Fuller Brush Man (story)
 
1948 I Love Trouble (novel "The Double Take" / screenplay)
 
Show ShowProducer (49 titles)
2000-2001 The Fugitive (TV series) (executive producer - 14 episodes)
– Smith 282 (2001) (executive producer)
– Flesh and Blood (2001) (executive producer)
– Tucker's Gift (2001) (executive producer)
– Sea Change (2001) (executive producer)
– Strapped (2001) (executive producer)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1998 U.S. Marshals (executive producer)
 
1993 The Fugitive (executive producer)
 
1991 Perfect Crimes (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1985-1990 Hunter (TV series) (executive producer - 68 episodes)
– Oh, the Shark Bites! (1990) (executive producer)
– Silver Bullet (1988) (executive producer)
– Murder He Wrote (1988) (executive producer)
– The Fourth Man (1988) (executive producer)
– Boomerang (1988) (executive producer)
See all 68 episodes »
 
1984 Blue Thunder (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
– The Island (1984) (executive producer)
– The Godchild (1984) (executive producer)
– The Long Flight (1984) (executive producer)
– Payload (1984) (executive producer)
– Skydiver (1984) (executive producer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1978 The Jordan Chance (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1978 Wheels (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
1977 Aspen (TV mini-series) (producer)
 
1977 The 3,000 Mile Chase (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 The November Plan (TV movie) (producer)
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
– Chapter VIII (1976) (executive producer)
– Chapter VII (1976) (executive producer)
– Chapter VI (1976) (executive producer)
– Chapter V (1976) (executive producer)
– Chapter IV (1976) (executive producer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1976 The Invasion of Johnson County (TV movie) (producer)
 
1976 City of Angels (TV series) (producer - 9 episodes)
– The Bloodshot Eye (1976) (producer)
– The Losers (1976) (producer)
– Palm Springs Answer (1976) (producer)
– The House on Orange Grove Avenue (1976) (producer)
– A Lonely Way to Die (1976) (producer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1975 Baretta (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1975 Target Risk (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 This Is the West That Was (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1974 The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 Drive Hard, Drive Fast (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 Toma (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1973) (executive producer)
 
1971-1973 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series) (executive producer - 49 episodes)
– Only Three to a Bed (1973) (executive producer)
– Witness to a Lynching (1972) (executive producer)
– McGuffin (1972) (executive producer)
– The Strange Fate of Conrad Meyer Zulick (1972) (executive producer)
– The Day the Amnesty Came Through (1972) (executive producer)
See all 49 episodes »
 
1973 Set This Town on Fire (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1972 Cool Million (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1969-1972 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series) (executive producer - 17 episodes)
– Lisa, I Hardly Knew You (1972) (executive producer)
– In Sudden Darkness (1972) (executive producer)
– The Long Morning After: Part 2 (1972) (executive producer)
– The Letter of the Law (1971) (executive producer)
– Justice Is a Sometime Thing (1971) (executive producer)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1971 How to Steal an Airplane (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1971 Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1971 Do You Take This Stranger? (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1970 The Young Country (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
 
1970 The Challengers (TV movie) (producer)
 
1969 The Lonely Profession (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1969 The Outsider (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Periwinkle Blue (1969) (executive producer)
 
1969 Any Second Now (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1968 The Sound of Anger (TV movie) (producer)
 
1965-1968 Run for Your Life (TV series) (executive producer - 86 episodes)
– The Exchange (1968) (executive producer - uncredited)
– Life Among the Meat-Eaters (1968) (executive producer - uncredited)
– Carol (1968) (executive producer - uncredited)
– Beware My Love (1968) (executive producer - uncredited)
– The Dead on Furlough (1968) (executive producer - uncredited)
See all 86 episodes »
 
1967 The Outsider (TV movie) (producer)
 
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1967) (producer - 1 episode, 1965)
– Don't Wait for Tomorrow (1967) (executive producer)
– The War and Eric Kurtz (1965) (producer)
 
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes, 1964) (executive producer - 2 episodes, 1965)
– Rapture at Two-Forty (1965) (executive producer)
– The Green Felt Jungle (1965) (executive producer)
– A Cruel and Unusual Night (1964) (producer - as Thomas Fitzroy)
– The Sweet Taste of Vengeance (1964) (producer - as Thomas Fitzroy)
– Leviathan Five (1964) (producer - as Thomas Fitzroy)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1962-1963 The Virginian (TV series) (executive producer - 17 episodes)
– The Final Hour (1963) (executive producer)
– Run Away Home (1963) (executive producer)
– The Mountain of the Sun (1963) (executive producer)
– Strangers at Sundown (1963) (executive producer)
– Echo of Another Day (1963) (executive producer)
See all 17 episodes »
 
Maverick (TV series) (producer - 48 episodes, 1957-1959) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1962)
– Epitaph for a Gambler (1962) (executive producer)
– Passage to Fort Doom (1959) (producer)
– The Saga of Waco Williams (1959) (producer)
– Yellow River (1959) (producer)
– Duel at Sundown (1959) (producer)
See all 49 episodes »
 
1961 Bus Stop (TV series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
– ...And the Pursuit of Evil (1961) (executive producer)
– A Lion Walks Among Us (1961) (executive producer)
 
1961 Monte Carlo (TV movie) (producer)
 
1961 A Fever in the Blood (producer)
 
1958 Girl on the Run (producer)
 
1958 77 Sunset Strip (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Girl on the Run (1958) (producer)
 
1957 Colt .45 (TV series) (producer)
 
1956-1957 Conflict (TV series) (producer - 10 episodes)
– Execution Night (1957) (producer)
– Pattern for Violence (1957) (producer)
– No Man's Road (1957) (producer)
– A Question of Loyalty (1957) (producer)
– Capital Punishment (1957) (producer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1955-1956 Cheyenne (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– The Dark Rider (1956) (producer)
– The Last Train West (1956) (producer)
– Johnny Bravo (1956) (producer)
– Star in the Dust (1956) (producer)
– Fury at Rio Hondo (1956) (producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1956 Warner Brothers Presents (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Deadly Riddle (1956) (producer)
 
1955 Kings Row (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Lady in Fear (1955) (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (2 titles)
1961 Follow the Sun (TV series) (in charge of production - 2 episodes)
– Little Girl Lost (1961) (in charge of production)
– The Highest Wall (1961) (in charge of production)
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series) (in charge of production - 2 episodes, 1961) (executive in charge of production - 1 episode, 1961)
– The Fires of Kanua (1961) (executive in charge of production)
– The Pretender (1961) (in charge of production)
– Vendetta (1961) (in charge of production)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1970 The Young Country (TV movie)
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
– The Sweet Taste of Vengeance (1964)
 
1952 Hangman's Knot
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Peter Duel (1999) … Himself
 
1976 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 September 1976 (1976) … Himself
 

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Other Works:

(1947) Novel: "Too Late For Tears". See more »

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Alternate Names:

Thomas Fitzroy | John Thomas James | John Francis O'Hara | John Francis O'Mara
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Personal Quote:

[About his working relationship with Baretta star Robert Blake] "It's a love-hate relationship, I love him and he hates me". See more »

Trivia:

Denied until his death that 'The Fugitive' was based on the Sam Sheppard murder case. Instead, he maintained that the series was a modern-day Les Miserables, with Dr. Kimble in the Jean Valjean role and Lt. Gerard as Javert. See more »

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