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"Highway Patrol" (1955): Season 1: Episode 4 -- Though innocent of involvement, Joe Bradshaw happens to be in the company of the Fowler Brothers when they hold up a diner and murder its proprietor.
"Highway Patrol" (1955): Season 1: Episode 21 -- Dan Mathews receives a phone call from an employee of a wrecking yard.
"The Academy" (2007): : -- A heartless writer now needs the woman he rejected; parents faced with a demanding youngster in the middle of the night; a retired surgeon's interest is aroused by a dense young visitor; and a father determined to straighten out his troublesome son.
Night Gallery (1969) -- A man bets $10,000 that he can survive a night in a haunted house, and, in a second drama, the master of a castle is unperturbed when his domain is invaded by the Nazis. With Leslie Nielsen, Fritz Weaver, Francis Lederer, Helmut Dantine, Hank Brandt.
Night Gallery (1969) -- Stars who had their own series, including Cameron Mitchell, Elsa Lanchester, and Pernell Roberts guest star in three separate segments involving a green thumb, an eerie funeral and a haunted juke box on "Rod Serling's Night Gallery".

Overview

Date of Birth:
8 May 1923, California, USA more
Date of Death:
3 December 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. more

Filmography

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Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Hellinger's Law (1981) (TV) (executive producer) 1981 - 6.1 (33)
- 2. "The Gangster Chronicles" (1981)   (producer) 1981 - 8.6 (90)
AKAs:
  • The Gangster Chronicles: An American Story
- 3. Beggarman, Thief (1979) (TV) (producer) 1979 - 6.1 (21)
- 4. "The Dark Secret of Harvest Home" (1978) (producer) 1978 - 7.5 (433)
- 5. "Kojak" (1973)   supervising producer (57 episodes, 1974-1977) 1977 - 7.3 (795)
57 TV episodes: 52 episodes not shown.
- 6. "Testimony of Two Men" (1977) (producer) 1977 - 8.2 (52)
- 7. "Switch" (1975)   producer (7 episodes, 1976) supervising producer (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.2 (88)
- 8. Perilous Voyage (1976) (TV)   (producer) 1976 - 5.8 (9)
AKAs:
  • The Revolution of Antonio DeLeon (USA: alternative title)
- 9. "Doctors' Hospital" (1975)   producer (13 episodes, 1975-1976) 1976 - -
- 10. One of Our Own (1975) (TV)   (producer) 1975 - 8.3 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Week of Fear (UK: new title)
- 11. The Return of Charlie Chan (1973) (TV)   (producer) 1973 - 6.8 (56)
AKAs:
  • Happiness Is a Warm Clue
- 12. "Night Gallery" (1970)   producer (17 episodes, 1970-1973) 1973 - 8.0 (628)
AKAs:
  • Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
- 13. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (1969)   producer (2 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - 7.5 (13)
AKAs:
  • The New Doctors
- 14. Amanda Fallon (1973) (TV) (producer) 1973 - -
- 15. Hauser's Memory (1970) (TV) (producer) 1970 - 6.5 (42)
- 16. "The Bold Ones: The Protectors" (1969)   executive producer (4 episodes, 1969-1970) 1970 - -
- 17. The Movie Murderer (1970) (TV) (producer) 1970 - 8.2 (39)
- 18. Destiny of a Spy (1969) (TV)   (producer) 1969 - 6.5 (22)
AKAs:
  • The Gaunt Woman
- 19. Trial Run (1969) (TV) (producer) 1969 - 5.5 (12)
- 20. Shadow Over Elveron (1968) (TV) (producer) 1968 - 5.5 (22)
- 21. Ready and Willing (1967) (TV) (producer) 1967 - -
- 22. How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967) (TV)   (producer) 1967 - 6.7 (102)
AKAs:
  • Deadly Roulette (UK: theatrical title)
- 23. Code Name: Heraclitus (1967) (TV) (producer) 1967 - 5.7 (14)
- 24. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)   producer (2 episodes, 1965-1966) 1966 - 7.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Chrysler Theater
  • Theatre of Stars (UK)
  • Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- 25. Dark Intruder (1965)   (producer) 1965 - 6.2 (49)
AKAs:
  • Black Cloak (USA: alternative title)
- 26. See How They Run (1964) (TV) (producer) 1964 - 7.8 (39)
- 27. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963)   producer (2 episodes, 1964) 1964 - 7.7 (29)
AKAs:
  • Crisis (USA: syndication title)
  • Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
- 28. "Channing" (1963)   producer (26 episodes, 1963-1964) 1964 - 8.2 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Young and the Bold
- 29. "Ben Casey" (1961) associate producer (unknown episodes) 1961 - 7.6 (107)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Bride in Black (1990) (TV) (story) 1990 - 5.3 (45)
- 2. Kojak: None So Blind (1990) (TV) (writer) 1990 - 6.2 (60)
- 3. "Whiz Kids" (1983)   (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 6.6 (86)
- 4. Hellinger's Law (1981) (TV) (writer) 1981 - 6.1 (33)
- 5. "Kojak" (1973)   (13 episodes, 1973-1976) 1976 - 7.3 (795)
- 6. "Doctors' Hospital" (1975)   (12 episodes, 1975-1976) 1976 - -
- 7. One of Our Own (1975) (TV)   (writer) 1975 - 8.3 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Week of Fear (UK: new title)
- 8. "Night Gallery" (1970)   (16 episodes, 1971-1973) 1973 - 8.0 (628)
AKAs:
  • Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
- 9. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)   (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Chrysler Theater
  • Theatre of Stars (UK)
  • Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- 10. The Hanged Man (1964) (TV) (writer) 1964 - 6.4 (28)
- 11. "Channing" (1963)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.2 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Young and the Bold
- 12. "Ben Casey" (1961)   (9 episodes, 1961-1963) 1963 - 7.6 (107)
- 13. "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957)   (3 episodes, 1958-1962) 1962 - 8.7 (350)
- 14. "My Three Sons" (1960)   (2 episodes, 1960-1962) 1962 - 7.1 (322)
- 15. "Dante" (1960)   (2 episodes, 1960-1961) 1961 - -
- 16. "The Rebel" (1959)   (3 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 8.3 (61)
- 17. "Bronco" (1958)   (2 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 6.9 (70)
- 18. "Pony Express" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
1 TV episode:
- 19. "Hotel de Paree" (1959)   (3 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 8.0 (12)
- 20. "The Millionaire" (1955)   (5 episodes, 1957-1960) 1960 - 7.8 (115)
AKAs:
  • If You Had a Million
- 21. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (1959)   (unknown episodes) 1959 - 8.2 (32)
AKAs:
  • Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
  • The Detectives
  • The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
- 22. "World of Giants" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 4.7 (8)
AKAs:
  • W.O.G. (USA: short title)
- 23. "Dragnet" (1951)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.8 (209)
AKAs:
  • Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "M Squad" (1957)   (12 episodes, 1957-1959) 1959 - 8.9 (79)
- 25. "The Third Man" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.4 (30)
- 26. "Man with a Camera" (1958)   (2 episodes, 1958-1959) 1959 - 8.5 (33)
- 27. "Flight" (1958)   (2 episodes, 1959) 1959 - 9.1 (8)
2 TV episodes:
- 28. "Rescue 8" (1958)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 6.9 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 29. "Broken Arrow" (1956)   (3 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 7.6 (27)
- 30. "Code 3" (1957)   (2 episodes, 1957) 1957 - 6.7 (9)
- 31. "Highway Patrol" (1955)   (3 episodes, 1955-1957) 1957 - 8.1 (110)
- 32. "Men of Annapolis" (1957) (unknown episodes) 1957 - 6.7 (5)
- 33. "Dr. Christian" (1956)   (6 episodes, 1956-1957) 1957 - -
- 34. "Celebrity Playhouse" (1955)   (2 episodes, 1956) 1956 - -
- 35. "The Man Called X" (1956) (unknown episodes) 1956 - -
- 36. "Cavalcade of America" (1952)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.4 (17)
AKAs:
  • DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
  • DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
- 37. "Brave Eagle" (1955)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.0 (26)
1 TV episode:
- 38. "The Lone Ranger" (1949)   (6 episodes, 1954-1955) 1955 - 8.1 (238)
- 39. "Waterfront" (1954)   (1 episode) 1954 - 7.8 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 40. "The New Adventures of China Smith" (1954)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - -
AKAs:
  • Captain China
  • The Affairs of China Smith
- 41. "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" (1951)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.8 (36)
- 42. "The Unexpected" (1952)   (2 episodes, 1952) 1952 - -
AKAs:
  • Times Square Playhouse
- 43. "China Smith" (1952) (unknown episodes) 1952 - 7.4 (5)
- 44. "Racket Squad" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 7.6 (21)
1 TV episode:
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Night Gallery" (1970)   Laboratory Assistant / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1971-1972) 1972 - 8.0 (628)
AKAs:
  • Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
- 2. "Rebound" (1952)   Finnegan (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - -
1 TV episode:
- 3. Call Me Mister (1951) (uncredited) Soldier 1951 - 5.8 (75)
Miscellaneous Crew
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- 1. The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970) (TV)   (story consultant) 1970 - 7.5 (29)
AKAs:
  • Children of the Lotus Eater (USA: alternative title)

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1967, he created an unsold comedy pilot about two elderly, retired superheroes who must once again don their leotards to do battle with a super-villain who has been set free and has vowed to destroy the world. more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Mystery | Horror more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Police more

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