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Writer:

• 2000s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "Star Trek: New Voyages" (1 episode)
   ... aka "Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II" (USA: new title)
       - Kitumba (????) TV episode (based on a story by)
   
   
2. Yeshua (1984) (writer)
3. "Nero Wolfe" (1 episode, 1981)
       - To Catch a Dead Man (1981) TV episode (writer)
   
   
4. "Fantasy Island" (1 episode, 1978)
       - Call Me Lucky/Torch Singer (1978) TV episode (written by)
5. "The Six Million Dollar Man" (6 episodes, 1976-1978)
       - Date with Danger: Part 2 (1978) TV episode (writer)
       - Date with Danger (1978) TV episode (written by)
       - The Cheshire Project (1977) TV episode (written by)
       - The Dark Side of the Moon: Part 2 (1977) TV episode (teleplay)
       - The Dark Side of the Moon (1977) TV episode (written by)
         (1 more)
6. "Logan's Run" (1 episode, 1977)
       - The Judas Goat (1977) TV episode (writer)
7. "Kojak" (1 episode, 1977)
       - Tears for All Who Loved Her (1977) TV episode (story)
8. "Rafferty" (2 episodes, 1977)
       - The Cutting Edge (1977) TV episode (written by)
       - The Price of Pain (????) TV episode (teleplay)
9. "Harry O" (5 episodes, 1975-1976)
       - Death Certificate (1976) TV episode (writer)
       - Victim (1976) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
       - Mayday (1975) TV episode (writer)
       - Anatomy of a Frame (1975) TV episode (teleplay)
       - Silent Kill (1975) TV episode (story)
10. "Swiss Family Robinson" (2 episodes, 1975)
    ... aka "Island of Adventure" (UK)
        - Ernie's Christmas (1975) TV episode (written by)
        - The Pit (1975) TV episode (written by)
11. Inferno in Paradise (1974) (writer)
12. "The Starlost" (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka "The Ark" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Implant People (1973) TV episode (writer) (uncredited)
13. "Mannix" (10 episodes, 1967-1973)
        - Desert Run (1973) TV episode (written by)
        - Search for a Whisper (1973) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Portrait of a Hero (1972) TV episode (teleplay)
        - A Gathering of Ghosts (1971) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Round Trip to Nowhere (1971) TV episode (teleplay)
          (5 more)
14. "Medical Center" (2 episodes, 1971)
        - Idolmaker (1971) TV episode (written by)
        - Danger Point (1971) TV episode (written by)
15. "Insight" (7 episodes, 1965-1971)
        - The Bird of the Mast (1971) TV episode (written by)
        - Prometheus Bound (1970) TV episode (written by)
        - Bourbon in Suburbia (1970) TV episode (written by)
        - Look Back to the Garden (1968) TV episode (written by)
        - Seed of Dissent (1967) TV episode (written by)
          (2 more)
16. City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV) (screenplay)
    ... aka One Hour to Doomsday (UK: theatrical title)
17. "The Silent Force" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Take as Directed for Death (1970) TV episode (written by)
    
    
18. "Star Trek" (4 episodes, 1967-1969)
    ... aka "Star Trek: TOS" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka "Star Trek: The Original Series" (USA: informal title)
        - That Which Survives (1969) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Elaan of Troyius (1968) TV episode (written by)
        - Patterns of Force (1968) TV episode (written by)
        - The Changeling (1967) TV episode (written by)
19. "The Fugitive" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Breaking of the Habit (1967) TV episode (writer)
20. "Ben Casey" (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Because of the Needle, the Haystack Was Lost (1965) TV episode (writer)
        - A Bird in the Solitude Singing (1964) TV episode (writer)
        - The Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964) TV episode (writer)
21. My Blood Runs Cold (1965) (story)
22. "Burke's Law" (2 episodes, 1963)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Beau Sparrow? (1963) TV episode (written by)
        - Who Killed Harris Crown? (1963) TV episode (written by)
23. "Bus Stop" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Covering Darkness (1961) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
24. "Pony Express" (2 episodes, 1960)
        - The Search (1960) TV episode (written by)
        - Replacement (1960) TV episode (writer)
    
    
25. "The Lawless Years" (3 episodes, 1959)
        - Lucky Silva (1959) TV episode (writer) (as John Mcready Lucas)
        - The Payoff (1959) TV episode (writer)
        - No Fare (1959) TV episode (writer)
26. "Cimarron City" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Bitter Lesson (1959) TV episode (teleplay)
27. The Sign of Zorro (1958) (writer)
28. "Zorro" (4 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Fall of Monastario (1958) TV episode (written by)
        - Zorro's Ride Into Terror (1957) TV episode (writer)
        - Zorro Saves a Friend (1957) TV episode (written by)
        - Zorro's Romance (1957) TV episode (written by)
29. "Flight" (3 episodes)
        - Crash Investigation (????) TV episode (writer)
        - Final Approach (????) TV episode (writer)
        - Flight Surgeon (????) TV episode (writer)
30. "Dragnet" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Badge 714" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Big Blank (1957) TV episode (writer)
31. "Noah's Ark" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Intruder (1957) TV episode (teleplay)
32. "Broken Arrow" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Apache Massacre (1957) TV episode (writer)
33. The Scarlet Hour (1956) (screenplay)
34. "Cavalcade of America" (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka "DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre" (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka "DuPont Theater" (USA: fifth season title)
        - The Prison Within (1956) TV episode (writer)
        - Toward Tomorrow (1955) TV episode (screenplay)
35. "Medic" (5 episodes, 1954-1955)
        - Break Through the Bars (1955) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Flash of Darkness (1955) TV episode (written by)
        - Breath of Life (1955) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Boy in the Storm (1955) TV episode (writer)
        - The Wild Intruder (1954) TV episode (written by)
36. "Letter to Loretta" (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
        - Tale of a Cayuse (1955) TV episode (writer)
        - Three Minutes Too Late (1954) TV episode (teleplay)
37. "Disneyland" (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - Monsters of the Deep (1955) TV episode (writer)
        - Operation Undersea (1954) TV episode (written by)
38. Tumbleweed (1953) (writer)
    ... aka Three Were Renegades (USA)
39. "Mr. & Mrs. North" (2 episodes, 1953)
        - Hot Mink (1953) TV episode (writer)
        - Dying to Live (1953) TV episode (written by)
40. Captain Pirate (1952) (screenplay)
    ... aka Captain Blood, Fugitive (UK)
41. Red Mountain (1951) (writer)
42. Peking Express (1951) (screenplay)
43. Dark City (1950) (writer)
    

Producer:

• 1980s
• 1960s

1. "Insight" (producer) (15 episodes, 1967-1982)
       - All Out (1982) TV episode (producer)
       - Eddie (1974) TV episode (producer)
       - Hey, Janitor (1973) TV episode (producer)
       - Reunion (1973) TV episode (producer)
       - Truck Stop (1973) TV episode (producer)
         (10 more)
2. "Beyond Westworld" (producer) (5 episodes, 1980)
       - Sound of Terror (1980) TV episode (producer)
       - Brother's Keeper, My (1980) TV episode (producer)
       - Westworld Destroyer (1980) TV episode (producer)
       - Take-Over (1980) TV episode (producer)
       - The Lion (1980) TV episode (producer)
   
   
3. "Star Trek" (producer) (10 episodes, 1967-1968)
   ... aka "Star Trek: TOS" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka "Star Trek: The Original Series" (USA: informal title)
       - The Ultimate Computer (1968) TV episode (producer)
       - The Omega Glory (1968) TV episode (producer)
       - By Any Other Name (1968) TV episode (producer)
       - Patterns of Force (1968) TV episode (producer)
       - Return to Tomorrow (1968) TV episode (producer)
         (5 more)
4. "The Fugitive" (co-producer) (9 episodes, 1966)
       - The Blessings of Liberty (1966) TV episode (co-producer)
       - Nobody Loses All the Time (1966) TV episode (co-producer)
       - Second Sight (1966) TV episode (co-producer)
       - Joshua's Kingdom (1966) TV episode (co-producer)
       - Ten Thousand Pieces of Silver (1966) TV episode (co-producer)
         (4 more)
5. "Ben Casey" (producer) (11 episodes, 1965-1966)
       - Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy (1966) TV episode (producer)
       - Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things (1966) TV episode (producer)
       - The Importance of Being 65937 (1965) TV episode (producer)
       - No More, Cried the Rooster - There Will Be Truth (1965) TV episode (producer)
       - Then I, and You, and All of Us Fell Down (1965) TV episode (producer)
         (6 more)
6. "Whiplash" (associate producer) (34 episodes, 1961)
       - The Adelaide Arabs (1961) TV episode (associate producer)
       - Act of Courage (1961) TV episode (associate producer)
       - Secret of the Screaming Hills (1961) TV episode (associate producer)
       - Love Story in Gold (1961) TV episode (associate producer)
       - The Haunted Valley (1961) TV episode (associate producer)
         (29 more)
   

Director:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. The Magic Boy's Easter (1989) (V)
2. 3 Days (1984)
3. Yeshua (1984) (co-director)
4. Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1981) (TV)
5. "Insight" (12 episodes, 1967-1980)
       - Resurrection (1980) TV episode
       - Is Anybody Listening? (1978) TV episode
       - Christmas 2025 (1977) TV episode
       - Jesus B.C. (1976) TV episode
       - Cum Laude, Come Lonely (1976) TV episode
         (7 more)
   
   
6. "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1 episode, 1976)
       - H+2+O = Death (1976) TV episode
7. "Planet of the Apes" (1 episode, 1974)
       - Up Above the World So High (1974) TV episode
8. "Night Gallery" (4 episodes, 1970-1972)
   ... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
       - The Funeral (1972) TV episode
       - The Different Ones (1971) TV episode
       - The Hand of Borgus Weems (1971) TV episode (as John M. Lucas)
       - The Housekeeper (1970) TV episode
   
   
9. "Star Trek" (3 episodes, 1968)
   ... aka "Star Trek: TOS" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka "Star Trek: The Original Series" (USA: informal title)
       - Elaan of Troyius (1968) TV episode
       - The Enterprise Incident (1968) TV episode
       - The Ultimate Computer (1968) TV episode
10. "Mannix" (5 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - License to Kill - Limit Three People (1968) TV episode
        - Turn Every Stone (1967) TV episode
        - The Cost of a Vacation (1967) TV episode
        - The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher (1967) TV episode
        - Skid Marks on a Dry Run (1967) TV episode
11. "The Fugitive" (4 episodes, 1967)
        - The Walls of Night (1967) TV episode
        - Death Is a Very Small Killer (1967) TV episode
        - The Ivy Maze (1967) TV episode
        - The Breaking of the Habit (1967) TV episode
12. "The Invaders" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Betrayed (1967) TV episode
13. "Ben Casey" (9 episodes, 1964-1966)
        - Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy (1966) TV episode
        - Meantime, We Shall Express Our Darker Purpose (1966) TV episode
        - A Nightingale Named Nathan (1965) TV episode
        - A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well (1965) TV episode
        - A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks (1965) TV episode
          (4 more)
14. "Whiplash" (13 episodes, 1961)
        - Love Story in Gold (1961) TV episode
        - The Haunted Valley (1961) TV episode
        - Dark Runs the Sea (1961) TV episode
        - Storm River (1961) TV episode
        - The Wreckers (1961) TV episode
          (8 more)
    
    
15. "Cimarron City" (2 episodes, 1959)
        - Blind Is the Killer (1959) TV episode
        - The Bitter Lesson (1959) TV episode
16. "Zorro" (3 episodes, 1958)
        - Death Stacks the Deck (1958) TV episode
        - Zorro Fights His Father (1958) TV episode
        - Sweet Face of Danger (1958) TV episode
17. "The Court of Last Resort" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Gordon Wallace Case (1957) TV episode
18. "The George Sanders Mystery Theater" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Love Has No Alibi (1957) TV episode
19. "Code 3" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Oil Well Incident (1957) TV episode
20. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Malice Domestic (1957) TV episode
        - Crackpot (1957) TV episode
        - Jonathan (1956) TV episode
21. "The Ford Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1956)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - Front Page Father (1956) TV episode
        - The Payoff (1956) TV episode
        - The Silent Strangers (1956) TV episode
22. "Cavalcade of America" (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka "DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre" (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka "DuPont Theater" (USA: fifth season title)
        - A Bed of Roses (1956) TV episode
        - The Prison Within (1956) TV episode
        - Toward Tomorrow (1955) TV episode
23. "Celebrity Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
        - East of Nowhere (1956) TV episode
24. "Letter to Loretta" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Flood (1955) TV episode
    

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. The Unsuspected (1947) (dialogue director) (as Jack Meredyth Lucas)
2. The Last Ride (1944) (dialogue director)
3. Murder on the Waterfront (1943) (dialogue director) (as John Lucas)
4. The Gorilla Man (1943) (dialogue director) (as John Lucas)
   

Thanks:

1. Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000) (TV) (thanks)