"Magnum, P.I." (1980) TV series 1980-1988

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creators:

Donald P. Bellisario
Glen A. Larson
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

11 December 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The adventures of a Hawaii based private investigator.

Plot Keywords:

Estate | Hawaii | Ferrari | Private Investigator | Helicopter

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 31 nominations

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Magnum (162 episodes, 1980-1988)
John Hillerman	...	Higgins / ... (162 episodes, 1980-1988)
Roger E. Mosley	...	TC / ... (161 episodes, 1980-1988)
Larry Manetti	...	Rick / ... (161 episodes, 1980-1988)

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Series Directed by
Ray Austin		(14 episodes, 1981-1986)
Michael Vejar		(14 episodes, 1981-1985)
Ivan Dixon		(13 episodes, 1982-1986)
Russ Mayberry		(13 episodes, 1984-1988)
Alan J. Levi		(10 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)
Roger Young		(2 episodes, 1980)
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)
Rod Daniel		(1 episode, 1982)
Jeffrey Hayden		(1 episode, 1982)
Burt Kennedy		(1 episode, 1982)
Gilbert M. Shilton		(1 episode, 1982)
Robert C. Thompson		(1 episode, 1982)
Robert Totten		(1 episode, 1982)
Roger E. Mosley		(1 episode, 1984)
John Patterson		(1 episode, 1984)
Douglas Heyes		(1 episode, 1985)
Reuben Leder		(1 episode, 1985)
Rick Weaver		(1 episode, 1986)
Corey Allen		(1 episode, 1987)
Joan Darling		(1 episode, 1987)

Series Writing credits
Donald P. Bellisario		(152 episodes, 1980-1988)
Glen A. Larson		(149 episodes, 1980-1988)
Reuben Leder		(31 episodes, 1981-1986)
Chris Abbott		(22 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)
Chris Bunch		(1 episode, 1981)
Caroline Elias		(1 episode, 1981)
Ken Pettus		(1 episode, 1981)
Jeff Wilhelm		(1 episode, 1981)
Alan Cassidy		(1 episode, 1982)
Philip DeGuere		(1 episode, 1982)
Tom Greene		(1 episode, 1982)
Del Reisman		(1 episode, 1982)
Bob Shayne		(1 episode, 1982)
Alan Sutterfield		(1 episode, 1982)
Robert Van Scoyk		(1 episode, 1982)
J. Rickley Dumm		(1 episode, 1983)
Julie Friedgen		(1 episode, 1983)
Judy Burns		(1 episode, 1984)
Sybil Adelman		(1 episode, 1985)
Joe Gores		(1 episode, 1985)
Anthony Pellicano		(1 episode, 1985)
Martin Sage		(1 episode, 1985)
Deborah Dean Davis		(1 episode, 1986)
Mary Ann Kasica		(1 episode, 1986)
Roger E. Mosley		(1 episode, 1986)
Michael Scheff		(1 episode, 1986)
Cal Wilson		(1 episode, 1986)
Kimmer Ringwald		(1 episode, 1987)
Don Balluck		(unknown episodes)
David Chomosk		(unknown episodes)
Tim Maschler		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Donald P. Bellisario	....	executive producer (162 episodes, 1980-1988)
Glen A. Larson	....	executive producer (155 episodes, 1980-1988)
Chas. Floyd Johnson	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer / ... (150 episodes, 1981-1988)
Tom Greene	....	producer (138 episodes, 1981-1988)
Rick Weaver	....	co-producer / producer / ... (108 episodes, 1980-1988)
David Bellisario	....	associate producer (65 episodes, 1984-1987)
Reuben Leder	....	producer / co-producer (60 episodes, 1982-1985)
Tom Selleck	....	producer / executive producer (56 episodes, 1985-1988)
Chris Abbott	....	supervising producer / co-producer / ... (53 episodes, 1984-1988)
Jay Huguely	....	producer / co-producer (43 episodes, 1985-1987)
Gilbert M. Shilton	....	associate producer (34 episodes, 1980-1982)
Douglas Green	....	producer: Hawaii (22 episodes, 1981-1982)
Andrew Schneider	....	producer: Hollywood (22 episodes, 1981-1982)
Douglas Benton	....	supervising producer: Hollywood (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jill Donner	....	co-producer (21 episodes, 1985-1986)
J. Rickley Dumm	....	producer (18 episodes, 1980-1981)
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 (12 episodes, 1982)
John David	....	associate producer (9 episodes, 1987)

Series Original Music by
Pete Carpenter		(162 episodes, 1980-1988)
Mike Post		(162 episodes, 1980-1988)
Ian Freebairn-Smith		(4 episodes, 1980)
Velton Ray Bunch		(unknown episodes)
Garry Schyman		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
John C. Flinn III		(44 episodes, 1985-1988)
William Gereghty		(23 episodes, 1982-1985)
Frank Raymond		(15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Woody Omens		(4 episodes, 1980-1981)
Sherman Kunkel		(3 episodes, 1981-1982)
J. Barry Herron		(2 episodes, 1980)
Lloyd Ahern II		(2 episodes, 1987)
Isidore Mankofsky		(1 episode, 1981-1982)
Duke Callaghan		(unknown episodes, 1983)
Jack Whitman		(unknown episodes, 1983)

Series Film Editing by
Bob Kagey		(28 episodes, 1981-1988)
Arthur W. Forney		(16 episodes, 1984-1988)
Douglas Ibold		(15 episodes, 1980-1985)
Michael Berman		(11 episodes, 1980-1984)
Kurt Hirschler		(9 episodes, 1984-1986)
Peter Ishkanian		(8 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ed Guidotti		(6 episodes, 1980-1982)
Bill Luciano		(5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Albert J.J. Zúñiga		(2 episodes, 1980)
Jeff Gourson		(2 episodes, 1983)
Mario Di Gregorio		(1 episode, 1982-1983)
Howard B. Anderson		(unknown episodes, 1982)
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		(72 episodes, 1982-1988)
Mark Malis		(10 episodes, 1981-1982)
Eleanor Ross		(8 episodes, 1981)
Jack Hogan		(6 episodes, 1981-1982)
Simon Ayer		(4 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Production Design by
Archie J. Bacon		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Art Direction by
Archie J. Bacon		(40 episodes, 1984-1987)
Louis Montejano		(32 episodes, 1981-1986)
Frank Grieco Jr.		(16 episodes, 1980-1984)
Charles R. Davis		(2 episodes, 1980)
Bill Taliaferro		(1 episode, 1985)

Series Set Decoration by
Rick Romer		(39 episodes, 1983-1986)
Buck Henshaw		(24 episodes, 1980-1983)
Mary Ann Biddle		(24 episodes, 1986-1988)
Philip Leonard		(3 episodes, 1983)
John M. Dwyer		(2 episodes, 1980)
Peta Button		(2 episodes, 1985)
Richard J. DeCinces		(2 episodes, 1986)
Robert De Vestel		(unknown episodes, 1983)

Series Costume Design by
Charles Waldo		(18 episodes, 1980-1981)
Brienne Glyttov		(unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Makeup Department
Jan Van Uchelen	....	hair stylist (79 episodes, 1980-1984)
Lon Bentley	....	makeup artist / makeup department head (15 episodes, 1981-1988)
Albert Jeyte	....	makeup artist (14 episodes, 1984-1988)
Pete Altobelli	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1980)
Dagmar Loesch	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1980)
Sue Love	....	hair stylist: UK (2 episodes, 1985)
Lindy Shaw	....	makeup artist: UK (2 episodes, 1985)
Bridget Cook	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1986)
Holly Donahue	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1986)
Jim Kail	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1988)
Susan Schuler-Page	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1988)
Carolyn Elias	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes, 1982)
Michael F. Blake	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Mark R. Schilz	....	unit production manager (69 episodes, 1982-1988)
Bruce L. Shurley	....	unit production manager (62 episodes, 1983-1987)
Bill Carroll	....	unit production manager (24 episodes, 1980-1982)
G. Warren Smith	....	unit production manager (8 episodes, 1987)
James A. Westman	....	unit production manager (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Robert G. Stone	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1980)
D. Howard Grigsby	....	unit production manager: UK (2 episodes, 1985)
Art Seidel	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes, 1983)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Burt Burnam	....	second assistant director (41 episodes, 1985-1988)
Robert M. Williams Jr.	....	second assistant director (39 episodes, 1985-1987)
Ryan Gordon	....	second assistant director / assistant director (24 episodes, 1980-1982)
Joseph A. Ingraffia	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (19 episodes, 1983-1986)
Brett Crutcher	....	second assistant director (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Steven Tramz	....	second assistant director (14 episodes, 1984-1985)
Douglas E. Wise	....	first assistant director (12 episodes, 1986-1988)
Bruce L. Shurley	....	first assistant director (10 episodes, 1980-1982)
Allen DiGioia	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 1983-1984)
D. Scott Easton	....	first assistant director (10 episodes, 1986-1987)
Carl Olsen	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 1981)
David L. Beanes	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 1982-1984)
Kevin G. Cremin	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 1983-1985)
Peter Gries	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 1985-1986)
John Liberti	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Richard Graves	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1985)
Mark R. Schilz	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1981)
James Dillon	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
J. David Jones	....	second unit director (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Lewis Stout	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Donald P. Bellisario	....	second unit director (2 episodes, 1980)
Tom Connors	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1980)
Tim Lewis	....	second assistant director: UK (2 episodes, 1985)
Vincent Winter	....	first assistant director: UK (2 episodes, 1985)
Andrew Wood	....	second assistant director: UK (2 episodes, 1985)
Allan Wertheim	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1986)
Gary Rogers	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Paul Cajero	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1981-1982)
Carole Keligian	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1982)
Richard Luke Rothschild	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes, 1982)
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
Sharon E. Alshams	....	lead set designer (16 episodes, 1984)
Douglas M. Keenan	....	property master (8 episodes, 1981)
Craig Binkley	....	property master (unknown episodes)
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
Stan Gordon	....	sound / sound mixer (66 episodes, 1983-1988)
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound editor (44 episodes, 1985-1988)
Rich Dodge	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (33 episodes, 1981-1985)
Lee Alexander	....	sound (23 episodes, 1980-1982)
Jerry Jacobson	....	adr editor (22 episodes, 1982-1983)
Anthony Magro	....	sound effects editor (16 episodes, 1980-1981)
James R. Alexander	....	sound (2 episodes, 1980)
Charles E. Moran	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1980)
James F. Rogers	....	sound (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Don Sharpless	....	sound (2 episodes, 1983)
David Hildyard	....	sound: UK (2 episodes, 1985)
Claude Riggins	....	sound (unknown episodes, 1983)
Thomas E. Allen	....	boom operator / sound mixer (unknown episodes)
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 (70 episodes, 1980-1988)
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt coordinator / stunts (16 episodes, 1981-1982)
Eddie Braun	....	stunts (11 episodes, 1985-1988)
Marvin Walters	....	stunt coordinator (5 episodes, 1981)
Marian Green	....	stunts (4 episodes, 1984-1988)
Tom Lupo	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double: Tom Selleck (2 episodes, 1980-1988)
Alan Stuart	....	stunt coordinator: U.K. (2 episodes, 1985)
Jean Coulter	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Elliott	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
John Sistrunk	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
James Winburn	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Riggs Murdock	....	assistant camera (66 episodes, 1982-1985)
Gary Howard Baum	....	assistant camera (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Rick Fee	....	assistant camera (4 episodes, 1981)
David Roth	....	first assistant camera / second assistant camera (2 episodes, 1988)
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 (66 episodes, 1983-1988)
Donna Dobies	....	casting: Hawaii (15 episodes, 1980-1982)
Jack Hogan	....	casting: Hawaii (3 episodes, 1983)
Lesley De Pettit	....	casting: UK (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Gilmore	....	costume supervisor (88 episodes, 1980-1988)
Charlene Tuch	....	costume supervisor (39 episodes, 1985-1988)
Norma Brown	....	costume supervisor (26 episodes, 1983-1985)
Susan Smith	....	costume supervisor (12 episodes, 1980-1982)
Denita Del Signore	....	costume supervisor (6 episodes, 1981-1982)
Linda Serijan	....	costume supervisor (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Grace Kuhn	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1980)
Lawrence Richter	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1980)
Jane Hamilton	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)
Wingate Jones	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Steve Johnson	....	colorist (43 episodes, 1981-1984)
Richard Brassaw	....	assistant film editor (unknown episodes, 1982)
Ken Latka	....	film transfer colorist (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Morrie McNaughton	....	music editor / music supervisor (92 episodes, 1980-1988)
Ian Freebairn-Smith	....	composer: theme music (6 episodes, 1980-1981)
Arnold Schwarzwald	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1980)
Ron S. Herbes	....	first assistant music editor (2 episodes, 1983)
John Caper Jr.	....	supervising music editor (2 episodes, 1988)
Douglas M. Lackey	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1988)

Series Transportation Department
John Tuell	....	talent transportation (1 episode, 1980)

Series Other crew
J. David Jones	....	aerial coordinator / pilot (39 episodes, 1980-1985)
Steve Kux	....	aerial coordinator / location pilot (38 episodes, 1984-1988)
Jay Huguely	....	executive story consultant / story editor (28 episodes, 1983-1987)
Bruce Cervi	....	story editor / executive story consultant (24 episodes, 1986-1988)
Reuben Leder	....	creative consultant / story editor (23 episodes, 1981-1986)
Scott E. Hart	....	animal supervisor / animal supervision / ... (21 episodes, 1981-1988)
Phil Combest	....	story editor (17 episodes, 1984-1985)
Carol Gillson	....	assistant to executive producer (14 episodes, 1982-1984)
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)
Rick Weaver	....	production associate (6 episodes, 1981-1982)
Rob Gilmer	....	executive script consultant (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
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)
Beau Vanden Ecker	....	helicopter pilot (unknown episodes)
Harriet Margulies	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Belisarius Productions
• Glen A. Larson Productions
• Universal TV

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1980-1988) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1984-1990) (Germany) (TV)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (198?-19??) (Canada) (TV)
• Guardian Television Network (GTN) (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Independent Television (ITV) (1981-199?) (UK) (TV) (ITV1)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS) (various episodes)
• Network Ten (1980-1988) (Australia) (TV)
• RTL (1994-1996) (Germany) (TV)
• Story TV (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Studios USA Television (1998-2002) (worldwide) (TV)
• TV2 (1980) (New Zealand) (TV)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 7)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 8)
• Universal Pictures (2005-) (Germany) (DVD)
• Veronica Omroep Organisatie (1981-198?) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (VTM) (1989-199?) (Belgium) (TV)
• Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (198?-19??) (Austria) (TV) (ORF1)

Other Companies

• Universal Title  titles and opticals

Runtime:

60 min (164 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Anderson Estate, 41-505 Kalanianaole Highway, Waimanalo, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Belisarius Productions

Trivia:

Higgins was actually a baronet, a British hereditary noble. He was engaged to a countess, but she broke it off when he refused to renounce his title; she didn't want to take a step down in the heraldic list. When Robin bought a castle in England and set the crew to get things set up, Higgins refused to see his father (they were estranged over Higgins' dismissal from Sandhurst), so Magnum 'kidnapped' Higgins and drove him to the family estate, where he was embraced by his father, also played by John Hillerman.

Quotes:

Thomas Sullivan Magnum III: Thanks doctor, you're a lifesaver.
Coroner in morgue: Lifesaver... I'm a coroner.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in City of Heroes (2004) (VG)

The Best Show Ever!

I loved watching this show in the '80's as a teenager and still love watching it today. Every time a cable station picks it up for syndication, I'm a devoted viewer. Sometimes I'm even surprised by not recognizing a particular episode. Like today on A&E, they aired the 'The Legend of the Lost Art' episode which I don't think I've ever seen. The show never did lose it's edge with great humor, story lines, beautiful scenery, and not to mention wonderful actors. I don't think they'll ever be a detective show that will compare. I hope it lives on in syndication forever.