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"Magnum, P.I." (1980) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1980-1988

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Magnum, P.I.: Season 1: Episode 18 -- Magnum participates in a marathon while searching for a missing man.
Magnum, P.I.: Season 1: Episode 17 -- Despite beefed-up security, courtesy of J."Digger" Doyle (guest star Erin Gray), Higgins (John Hillerman) is kidnapped.
Magnum, P.I.: Season 1: Episode 16 -- Magnum is hired to protect a woman living in a fantasy world.
Magnum, P.I.: Season 1: Episode 15 -- A wealthy woman's life is threatened.
Magnum, P.I.: Season 1: Episode 14 -- Magnum searches for the source of extortion threats.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Release Date:
11 December 1980 (USA) See more »
Plot:
The adventures of a Hawaii based private investigator. Full summary »
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 31 nominations See more »
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Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 4 of 264)

Tom Selleck ... Magnum / ... (158 episodes, 1980-1988)

John Hillerman ... Higgins / ... (158 episodes, 1980-1988)

Roger E. Mosley ... TC / ... (158 episodes, 1980-1988)

Larry Manetti ... Orville 'Rick' Wright / ... (158 episodes, 1980-1988)
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Series Directed by
Michael Vejar (14 episodes, 1981-1985)
Ivan Dixon (13 episodes, 1982-1986)
Ray Austin (12 episodes, 1981-1986)
Russ Mayberry (12 episodes, 1984-1988)
Alan J. Levi (9 episodes, 1982-1987)
Lawrence Doheny (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
John Llewellyn Moxey (6 episodes, 1984-1986)
Harry Harris (6 episodes, 1985-1988)
Winrich Kolbe (5 episodes, 1981)
Virgil W. Vogel (5 episodes, 1983-1986)
Burt Brinckerhoff (5 episodes, 1986-1988)
Bernard L. Kowalski (4 episodes, 1983-1987)
Harvey S. Laidman (4 episodes, 1983-1986)
Sidney Hayers (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
Leo Penn (3 episodes, 1982-1986)
James Frawley (3 episodes, 1982-1984)
David Hemmings (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jerry Jameson (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Donald P. Bellisario (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Robert Loggia (2 episodes, 1981)
Harry Falk (2 episodes, 1983)
Georg Stanford Brown (2 episodes, 1984)
Arthur Allan Seidelman (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Tony Wharmby (2 episodes, 1986)
Ray Danton (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jackie Cooper (2 episodes, 1987)
John C. Flinn III (2 episodes, 1987)
 
Series Writing credits
Donald P. Bellisario (156 episodes, 1980-1988)
Glen A. Larson (156 episodes, 1980-1988)
Reuben Leder (31 episodes, 1981-1986)
Chris Abbott (20 episodes, 1983-1988)
Jay Huguely (19 episodes, 1983-1988)
Robert Hamilton (12 episodes, 1981-1987)
Bruce Cervi (9 episodes, 1985-1987)
Babs Greyhosky (8 episodes, 1980-1982)
Rob Gilmer (7 episodes, 1982-1984)
Andrew Schneider (6 episodes, 1981-1983)
Rogers Turrentine (4 episodes, 1981-1984)
Nick Thiel (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Stephen A. Miller (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Chas. Floyd Johnson (3 episodes, 1984-1987)
Jeri Taylor (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Diane Frolov (2 episodes, 1981)
Frank Lupo (2 episodes, 1981)
J. Miyoko Hensley (2 episodes, 1983-1985)
Steven Hensley (2 episodes, 1983-1985)
Richard Yalem (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Louis F. Vipperman (2 episodes, 1983)
Jill Donner (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Deborah Pratt (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Phil Combest (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Produced by
Donald P. Bellisario .... executive producer (158 episodes, 1980-1988)
Glen A. Larson .... executive producer / producer (152 episodes, 1980-1988)
Chas. Floyd Johnson .... co-executive producer / supervising producer / ... (147 episodes, 1981-1988)
Tom Greene .... producer (134 episodes, 1981-1988)
Rick Weaver .... co-producer / producer / ... (109 episodes, 1980-1988)
David Bellisario .... associate producer (63 episodes, 1984-1987)
Reuben Leder .... producer / co-producer (60 episodes, 1982-1985)
Chris Abbott .... supervising producer / co-producer / ... (54 episodes, 1984-1988)
Tom Selleck .... producer / executive producer (53 episodes, 1985-1988)
Jay Huguely .... producer / co-producer (41 episodes, 1985-1987)
Gilbert M. Shilton .... associate producer / producer (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Douglas Green .... producer: Hawaii / producer / ... (31 episodes, 1981-1982)
J. Rickley Dumm .... producer / associate producer (24 episodes, 1980-1982)
Andrew Schneider .... producer: Hollywood (21 episodes, 1981-1982)
Douglas Benton .... supervising producer: Hollywood (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jill Donner .... co-producer (20 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mark R. Schilz .... associate producer (17 episodes, 1987-1988)
Walton Dornisch .... associate producer (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Stephen A. Miller .... producer (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jeri Taylor .... producer (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Joel Rogosin .... supervising producer (11 episodes, 1982)
John David .... associate producer (9 episodes, 1987)
 
Series Original Music by
Mike Post (154 episodes, 1980-1988)
Pete Carpenter (153 episodes, 1980-1988)
Ian Freebairn-Smith (4 episodes, 1980)

Velton Ray Bunch (unknown episodes)
Garry Schyman (unknown episodes)
 
Series Cinematography by
William Gereghty (48 episodes, 1982-1985)
John C. Flinn III (44 episodes, 1985-1988)
Frank Raymond (15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Sherman Kunkel (6 episodes, 1981-1982)
Woody Omens (4 episodes, 1980-1981)
Isidore Mankofsky (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
Peter Salim (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
J. Barry Herron (2 episodes, 1980)
Lloyd Ahern II (2 episodes, 1987)

Duke Callaghan (unknown episodes, 1983)
 
Series Film Editing by
Bob Kagey (36 episodes, 1981-1988)
Douglas Ibold (24 episodes, 1980-1985)
Michael Berman (16 episodes, 1980-1984)
Arthur W. Forney (16 episodes, 1984-1988)
Kurt Hirschler (10 episodes, 1984-1986)
Ed Guidotti (9 episodes, 1980-1982)
Peter Ishkanian (8 episodes, 1985-1986)
Bill Luciano (5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Mario Di Gregorio (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Jeff Gourson (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Albert J.J. Zúñiga (2 episodes, 1980)

Leon Ortiz-Gil (unknown episodes, 1983)
Mark Newman (unknown episodes, 1987-1988)
Dianne Ryder-Rennolds (unknown episodes, 1987-1988)
Ron Rutberg (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting by
Donna Dockstader (89 episodes, 1982-1988)
Mark Malis (24 episodes, 1981-1982)
Eleanor Ross (8 episodes, 1981)
Jack Hogan (6 episodes, 1981-1982)
Simon Ayer (4 episodes, 1980-1981)
Gary Barton (2 episodes, 1980)
 
Series Production Design by
Archie J. Bacon (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
 
Series Art Direction by
Louis Montejano (61 episodes, 1981-1986)
Archie J. Bacon (40 episodes, 1984-1987)
Frank Grieco Jr. (17 episodes, 1980-1984)
Adrian Gorton (4 episodes, 1981-1982)
Charles R. Davis (2 episodes, 1980)
Bill Taliaferro (1 episode, 1985)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Buck Henshaw (55 episodes, 1980-1983)
Rick Romer (40 episodes, 1983-1986)
Mary Ann Biddle (23 episodes, 1986-1988)
Philip Leonard (3 episodes, 1983)
John M. Dwyer (2 episodes, 1980)

Robert De Vestel (unknown episodes, 1983)
 
Series Costume Design by
Charles Waldo (18 episodes, 1980-1981)
Charlene Tuch (2 episodes, 1988)

Brienne Glyttov (unknown episodes, 1981)
 
Series Makeup Department
Jan Van Uchelen .... hair stylist (79 episodes, 1980-1984)
Lon Bentley .... makeup artist / makeup department head (14 episodes, 1981-1988)
Albert Jeyte .... makeup artist (12 episodes, 1984-1988)
Pete Altobelli .... makeup artist (2 episodes, 1980)
Dagmar Loesch .... hair stylist (2 episodes, 1980)
Holly Donahue .... makeup artist (2 episodes, 1986)
Jim Kail .... makeup artist (2 episodes, 1988)
Susan Schuler-Page .... hair stylist (2 episodes, 1988)

Michael F. Blake .... makeup artist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Production Management
Mark R. Schilz .... unit production manager (76 episodes, 1982-1988)
Bruce L. Shurley .... unit production manager (66 episodes, 1983-1987)
Bill Carroll .... unit production manager (39 episodes, 1980-1982)
James A. Westman .... unit production manager (19 episodes, 1982-1983)
G. Warren Smith .... unit production manager (8 episodes, 1987)
Robert G. Stone .... unit production manager (2 episodes, 1980)

Art Seidel .... unit production manager (unknown episodes, 1983)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Burt Burnam .... second assistant director (40 episodes, 1985-1988)
Robert M. Williams Jr. .... second assistant director (38 episodes, 1985-1987)
Ryan Gordon .... second assistant director / assistant director (37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Bruce L. Shurley .... first assistant director (22 episodes, 1980-1983)
J. David Jones .... second unit director (19 episodes, 1982-1983)
Lewis Stout .... second assistant director (19 episodes, 1982-1983)
Joseph A. Ingraffia .... second assistant director / first assistant director (19 episodes, 1983-1986)
James Dillon .... second assistant director (16 episodes, 1982-1983)
Brett Crutcher .... second assistant director (16 episodes, 1984-1985)
Steven Tramz .... second assistant director (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
David L. Beanes .... first assistant director / second assistant director (13 episodes, 1982-1984)
Mark R. Schilz .... first assistant director (12 episodes, 1981-1983)
Carl Olsen .... first assistant director (12 episodes, 1981)
Douglas E. Wise .... first assistant director (12 episodes, 1986-1988)
Allen DiGioia .... second assistant director (10 episodes, 1983-1984)
D. Scott Easton .... first assistant director (10 episodes, 1986-1987)
Kevin G. Cremin .... first assistant director (8 episodes, 1983-1985)
Peter Gries .... first assistant director (8 episodes, 1985-1986)
John Liberti .... first assistant director (7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Paul Cajero .... second assistant director (5 episodes, 1981-1982)
Richard Graves .... first assistant director (4 episodes, 1985)
Carole Keligian .... second assistant director (3 episodes, 1982)
Donald P. Bellisario .... second unit director (2 episodes, 1980)
Tom Connors .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 1980)
Gary Rogers .... second assistant director (2 episodes, 1987-1988)

David Menteer .... first assistant director (unknown episodes, 1983)
James Lansbury .... second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1988)
Bob Minor .... second unit director (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Department
Craig Binkley .... property master (23 episodes, 1980-1988)
Sharon E. Alshams .... lead set designer (16 episodes, 1984)
Douglas M. Keenan .... property master (9 episodes, 1981-1982)

Richard Dinieri .... property master (unknown episodes)
Scott Ejercito .... assistant propmaster (unknown episodes)
Robert Ikeda .... constructor (unknown episodes)
Ed Keyes .... property master: second unit (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Thomas E. Allen .... boom operator / sound mixer (83 episodes, 1980-1987)
Rich Dodge .... sound effects editor / sound editor (67 episodes, 1981-1985)
Stan Gordon .... sound / sound mixer (66 episodes, 1983-1988)
Glenn Hoskinson .... sound editor (42 episodes, 1985-1988)
Lee Alexander .... sound (37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Jerry Jacobson .... adr editor (22 episodes, 1982-1983)
Anthony Magro .... sound effects editor (16 episodes, 1980-1981)
James F. Rogers .... sound (16 episodes, 1982-1983)
Claude Riggins .... sound (3 episodes, 1983)
James R. Alexander .... sound (2 episodes, 1980)
Charles E. Moran .... sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1980)
Don Sharpless .... sound (2 episodes, 1983)

Tom Gerard .... sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Earl Madery .... sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
T.A. Moore Jr. .... sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
B. Tennyson Sebastian II .... sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Jerry Trent .... foley artist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Jim Michaels .... visual effects producer (1 episode, 1985)
 
Series Stunts
Bob Minor .... stunt coordinator (88 episodes, 1980-1988)
Charlie Picerni .... stunt coordinator / stunts (14 episodes, 1981-1982)
Eddie Braun .... stunts (11 episodes, 1985-1988)
Marvin Walters .... stunt coordinator (6 episodes, 1981)
Marian Green .... stunts (4 episodes, 1984-1988)
Tom Lupo .... stunt coordinator / stunt double: Tom Selleck (3 episodes, 1980-1988)
John Sistrunk .... stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
Larry Holt .... stunts (3 episodes, 1984-1988)
Khristian Lupo .... stunt performer / stunts (3 episodes, 1987-1988)

Jean Coulter .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Elliott .... stunts (unknown episodes)
James Winburn .... stunts (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Riggs Murdock .... assistant camera (65 episodes, 1982-1985)
Nick Papanickolas .... dolly grip (20 episodes, 1985-1986)
Gary Baum .... assistant camera (12 episodes, 1987-1988)
Rick Fee .... assistant camera (4 episodes, 1981)

Stan McClain .... aerial camera operator (unknown episodes, 1982-1983)
Doug Mathias .... gaffer (unknown episodes, 1982)
Patrick Murray .... best boy electric (unknown episodes, 1985-1988)
Howard Block .... director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes)
Jon L. Kunkel .... assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Harriet Margulies .... assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Douglas Olivares .... assistant camera (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting Department
Margaret Doversola .... casting: Hawaii (67 episodes, 1981-1988)
Jack Hogan .... casting: Hawaii (29 episodes, 1981-1983)
Donna Dobies .... casting: Hawaii (19 episodes, 1980-1982)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Gilmore .... costume supervisor (118 episodes, 1980-1988)
Charlene Tuch .... costume supervisor (38 episodes, 1985-1988)
Kathe James .... set costumer (33 episodes, 1986-1988)
Norma Brown .... costume supervisor (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Linda Serijan .... costume supervisor (20 episodes, 1982-1983)
Susan Smith .... costume supervisor (17 episodes, 1980-1982)
Denita Del Signore .... costume supervisor (15 episodes, 1981-1982)
Grace Kuhn .... costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1980)
Lawrence Richter .... costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1980)

Wingate Jones .... costumer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Editorial Department
Steve Johnson .... colorist (42 episodes, 1981-1984)
Jane Kass .... assistant editor (2 episodes, 1987-1988)

Richard Brassaw .... assistant film editor (unknown episodes, 1982)
Ken Latka .... film transfer colorist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Music Department
Morrie McNaughton .... music editor / music supervisor (118 episodes, 1980-1988)
Ron S. Herbes .... first assistant music editor (42 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jerry Grant .... composer: additional music (22 episodes, 1980-1987)
Ian Freebairn-Smith .... composer: theme music (6 episodes, 1980-1981)
Arnold Schwarzwald .... music editor (2 episodes, 1980)
John Caper Jr. .... supervising music editor (2 episodes, 1988)
Douglas M. Lackey .... music editor (2 episodes, 1988)
 
Series Transportation Department
Mark White .... transportation (3 episodes, 1981)
 
Series Other crew
Scott E. Hart .... animal supervisor / animal supervision / ... (53 episodes, 1981-1988)
J. David Jones .... aerial coordinator / pilot (49 episodes, 1980-1985)
Steve Kux .... aerial coordinator / location pilot / ... (39 episodes, 1984-1988)
Carol Gillson .... assistant: executive producer (33 episodes, 1982-1984)
Reuben Leder .... creative consultant / story editor (31 episodes, 1981-1986)
Jay Huguely .... executive story consultant / story editor (28 episodes, 1983-1987)
Bruce Cervi .... story editor / executive story consultant (23 episodes, 1986-1988)
Rob Gilmer .... executive script consultant (22 episodes, 1982-1983)
Phil Combest .... story editor (17 episodes, 1984-1985)
Rick Weaver .... production associate (14 episodes, 1981-1982)
Karl Lewis Miller .... animal supervisor (12 episodes, 1980-1981)
Ken Pettus .... story editor (11 episodes, 1980-1981)
Chris Abbott .... executive story consultant (11 episodes, 1983-1984)
Louise Dushkin .... technical advisor (2 episodes, 1985)
James Grimshaw .... technical advisor (2 episodes, 1985)
Gerri Char .... assistant to co-executive producer (2 episodes, 1988)
Pamela Gossage .... production coordinator (2 episodes, 1988)
Art Smith Jr. .... production staff (2 episodes, 1988)

Beau Vanden Ecker .... helicopter pilot (unknown episodes)
Harriet Margulies .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
 
Series Thanks
Robert Van Der Kar .... dedicatee (1 episode, 1981)
Pete Carpenter .... in memory of (1 episode, 1987)
 

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Runtime:
60 min (164 episodes)
Country:
Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Certification:
Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Robert Pine, who played Magnum's father in flashbacks attended Ohio Wesleyan University. Tom Selleck's father in real life also attended Ohio Wesleyan University.See more »
Quotes:
Jonathan Quayle Higgins III:I did it because you have more dumb luck than anyone I know.See more »
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FAQ

In the first episode, Magnum was a Navy Lieutenant but in the final episode, he went back to the Navy as a Commander? Why?
Does the supernatural exist in the Magnum universe?
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22 out of 30 people found the following review useful.
more than a t.v. show, 27 October 1999
Author: roberto viscovich (viscorob) from trieste

Why do I like this t.v. show? First of all Tom selleck is not an actor, he is Magnum P.I. (unforgettable the episode where is lost in the ocean and risked to be eaten by jaws) Second point: Higgins is a perfect characterization of british irony. Third: Hawaii. Fourth: Ferrari. Is that enough?

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