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Glen A. Larson (1937–2014)
Born on January 3, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, Glen A. Larson was the man behind some of the world's best-known prime-time television series. His highly successful productions (successful both financially and popularly, less often critically) include Knight Rider (1982), The Fall Guy (1981), Magnum, P.I. (1980), Battlestar Galactica (1978), ...
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Writer (64 credits)
Writer (64 credits)
Magnum P.I.
(TV Series) (based on the series 'Magnum P.I.' created by - 52 episodes, 2018 - 2021) (based on the teleplay by - 1 episode, 2018)
- Dark Harvest
(2021)
... (based on the series 'Magnum P.I.' created by)
- The Lies We Tell
(2021)
... (based on the series 'Magnum P.I.' created by)
- The Long Way Home
(2021)
... (based on the series 'Magnum P.I.' created by)
- The Big Payback
(2021)
... (based on the series 'Magnum P.I.' created by)
- Someone to Watch Over Me
(2021)
... (based on the series 'Magnum P.I.' created by)
2020
Hawaii Five-0
(TV Series) (based on the series 'Magnum P.I.' created by - 1 episode)
- Ihea 'oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana?
(2020)
... (based on the series 'Magnum P.I.' created by)
2009-2010
Caprica
(TV Series) (based on characters created by - 18 episodes)
- Apotheosis
(2010)
... (based on characters created by)
- Here Be Dragons
(2010)
... (based on characters created by)
- The Heavens Will Rise
(2010)
... (based on characters created by)
- The Dirteaters
(2010)
... (based on characters created by)
- Blowback
(2010)
... (based on characters created by)
2004-2009
Battlestar Galactica
(TV Series) (based on the series "Battlestar Galactica" created by - 73 episodes)
- Daybreak: Part 2
(2009)
... (based on the series "Battlestar Galactica" created by)
- Daybreak: Part 1
(2009)
... (based on the series "Battlestar Galactica" created by)
- Islanded in a Stream of Stars
(2009)
... (based on the series "Battlestar Galactica" created by)
- Someone to Watch Over Me
(2009)
... (based on the series "Battlestar Galactica" created by)
- Deadlock
(2009)
... (based on the series "Battlestar Galactica" created by)
2008-2009
Knight Rider
(TV Series) (characters - 18 episodes)
- I Love the Knight Life
(2009)
... (characters)
- Knight and the City
(2009)
... (characters)
- Fly by Knight
(2009)
... (characters)
- Fight Knight
(2009)
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- Exit Light, Enter Knight
(2009)
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2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
(TV Movie) (based on the series created by: "Battlestar Galactica")
Battlestar Galactica
(TV Mini-Series) (based on a teleplay by - 2 episodes, 2003) (written by - 2 episodes, 2003)
- Episode #1.2
(2003)
... (based on a teleplay by) / (written by - as Christopher Eric James)
- Episode #1.1
(2003)
... (based on a teleplay by) / (written by - as Christopher Eric James)
NightMan
(TV Series) (created by - 43 episodes, 1997 - 1999) (written by - 8 episodes, 1997 - 1999)
- Keyes to the Kingdom of Hell
(1999)
... (creator - as Glen Larson)
- NightWoman Returns
(1999)
... (creator - as Glen Larson)
- Revelations
(1999)
... (creator - as Glen Larson)
- Gore
(1999)
... (creator - as Glen Larson) / (written by)
- The Enemy Within
(1999)
... (creator - as Glen Larson)
1994-1996
One West Waikiki
(TV Series) (created by - 19 episodes)
- Allergic to Golf
(1996)
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- Battle of the Titans
(1996)
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- Kingmare on Night Street
(1996)
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- The South Seas Connection
(1996)
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- The Romanoff Affair
(1996)
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P.S.I. Luv U
(TV Series) (created by - 13 episodes, 1991 - 1992) (written by - 3 episodes, 1991) (story - 2 episodes, 1991) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1991)
- The Chameleon
(1992)
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- A Bundle of Trouble
(1992)
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- There Goes the Neighborhood
(1991)
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- I'd Kill to Direct
(1991)
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- Where There's a Will, There's a Dani
(1991)
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Magnum, P.I.
(TV Series) (created by - 158 episodes, 1980 - 1988) (written by - 2 episodes, 1980)
- Resolutions: Part II
(1988)
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- Resolutions: Part I
(1988)
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- Transitions
(1988)
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- Legend of the Lost Art
(1988)
... (creator)
- The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company
(1988)
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The Highwayman
(TV Series) (6 episodes, 1987 - 1988) (writer - 1 episode, 1988)
- Frightmare
(1988)
- Billionaire Body Club
(1988)
- Send in the Clones
(1988)
- Summer of '45
(1988)
... (writer)
- The Hitchhiker
(1988)
The Fall Guy
(TV Series) (created by - 111 episodes, 1981 - 1986) (written by - 8 episodes, 1981 - 1983) (story - 1 episode, 1983) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1982)
- The Bigger They Are
(1986)
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- War on Wheels
(1986)
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- Tag Team
(1986)
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- Lady in Green
(1986)
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- Two on a Skip
(1986)
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Knight Rider
(TV Series) (created by - 86 episodes, 1982 - 1986) (written by - 2 episodes, 1982) (excerpts written by - 1 episode, 1985) (excerpts - 1 episode, 1984)
- Voo Doo Knight
(1986)
... (creator)
- Knight of the Rising Sun
(1986)
... (creator)
- Fright Knight
(1986)
... (creator)
- Knight Flight to Freedom
(1986)
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- Hills of Fire
(1986)
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1985
Half Nelson
(TV Series) (created by - 8 episodes)
- Malibu Colony
(1985)
... (creator)
- The Beverly Hills Princess
(1985)
... (creator)
- Chariots for Hire
(1985)
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- Nose Job
(1985)
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- Diplomatic Inmunity
(1985)
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Cover Up
(TV Series) (created by - 20 episodes, 1984 - 1985) (written by - 2 episodes, 1984)
- Passions
(1985)
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- Jack of Spades
(1985)
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- Adams' Ribs
(1985)
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- Who's Trying to Kill Miss Globe?
(1985)
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- The Ugliest American
(1985)
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Masquerade
(TV Series) (created by - 13 episodes, 1983 - 1984) (written by - 2 episodes, 1983)
- Flashpoint
(1984)
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- Spying Down to Rio
(1984)
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- Spanish Gambit
(1984)
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- Sleeper
(1984)
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- Winnings
(1984)
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Automan
(TV Series) (created by - 13 episodes, 1983 - 1984) (written by - 2 episodes, 1983)
- Club Ten
(1984)
... (creator)
- Death by Design
(1984)
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- Zippers
(1984)
... (creator)
- Murder, Take One
(1984)
... (creator)
- Murder MTV
(1984)
... (creator)
1983
Trauma Center
(TV Series) (created by - 13 episodes)
- Win or Lose
(1983)
... (creator)
- Line of Fire
(1983)
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- Smash-Up
(1983)
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- Out of Control
(1983)
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- Silent Sounds
(1983)
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Manimal
(TV Series) (created by - 8 episodes, 1983) (written by - 2 episodes, 1983)
- Night of the Beast
(1983)
... (creator)
- Breath of the Dragon
(1983)
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- Scrimshaw
(1983)
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- High Stakes
(1983)
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- Female of the Species
(1983)
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Quincy M.E.
(TV Series) (created by - 145 episodes, 1976 - 1983) (creator - 3 episodes, 1978) (writer - 2 episodes, 1976 - 1977) (story - 1 episode, 1977) (written by - 1 episode, 1976)
- The Cutting Edge
(1983)
... (creator)
- Whatever Happened to Morris Perlmutter?
(1983)
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- An Act of Violence
(1983)
... (creator)
- Suffer the Little Children
(1983)
... (creator)
- Women of Valor
(1983)
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1982
Simon & Simon
(TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend
(1982)
... (story)
B.J. and the Bear
(TV Series) (created by - 42 episodes, 1979 - 1981) (story - 9 episodes, 1979 - 1980) (teleplay - 2 episodes, 1979 - 1980) (written by - 2 episodes, 1979) (teleplay and story - 1 episode, 1978)
- The Two Million Dollar Hustle
(1981)
... (creator)
- Detective Finger, I Presume
(1981)
... (creator)
- Who Is BJ?
(1981)
... (creator)
- S.T.U.N.T.
(1981)
... (creator)
- Seven Lady Captives
(1981)
... (creator)
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
(TV Series) (created by - 37 episodes, 1979 - 1981) (story - 6 episodes, 1979 - 1981) (writer - 3 episodes, 1980 - 1981) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1979)
- Keep on Buckin'
(1981)
... (creator)
- The Roller Disco Karate Kaper
(1981)
... (creator)
- Lobo and the Pirates
(1981)
... (creator)
- What're Girls Like You Doing in a Bank Like This?
(1981)
... (creator)
- The Cowboy Connection
(1981)
... (creator)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(TV Series) (developed for television by - 24 episodes, 1979 - 1981) (written by - 1 episode, 1979)
- The Dorian Secret
(1981)
... (creator)
- Testimony of a Traitor
(1981)
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- The Hand of the Goral
(1981)
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- Shgoratchx!
(1981)
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- The Satyr
(1981)
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Galactica 1980
(TV Series) (created by - 10 episodes, 1980) (writer - 8 episodes, 1980) (written by - 1 episode, 1980)
- The Return of Starbuck
(1980)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Space Croppers
(1980)
... (creator)
- The Night the Cylons Landed: Part 2
(1980)
... (creator) / (writer)
- The Night the Cylons Landed: Part 1
(1980)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Spaceball
(1980)
... (creator) / (written by)
Sword of Justice
(TV Series) (created by - 9 episodes, 1978 - 1979) (writer - 1 episode, 1979) (written by - 1 episode, 1978)
- Blackjack
(1979)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Deadly Fashion
(1978)
... (creator)
- Port of Entry
(1978)
... (creator)
- Judgement Day
(1978)
... (creator)
- Girl on the Edge
(1978)
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Battlestar Galactica
(TV Series) (created by - 21 episodes, 1978 - 1979) (written by - 8 episodes, 1978 - 1979) (teleplay by - 4 episodes, 1978) (story by - 2 episodes, 1978)
- The Hand of God
(1979)
... (creator)
- Take the Celestra
(1979)
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- Experiment in Terra
(1979)
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- Baltar's Escape
(1979)
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- Greetings from Earth
(1979)
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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
(TV Series) (television developer - 14 episodes, 1977) (developed for television by - 9 episodes, 1977 - 1978) (written by - 6 episodes, 1977 - 1978) (teleplay - 4 episodes, 1977 - 1978) (story - 2 episodes, 1977)
- Defection to Paradise: Part 2
(1978)
... (written by)
- Defection to Paradise: Part 1
(1978)
... (written by)
- The Last Kiss of Summer: Part 2
(1978)
... (teleplay)
- The Last Kiss of Summer: Part 1
(1978)
... (teleplay)
- Campus Terror
(1978)
... (creator)
1978
Evening in Byzantium
(TV Mini-Series) (teleplay - 2 episodes)
- Part II
(1978)
... (teleplay)
- Part I
(1978)
... (teleplay)
Switch
(TV Series) (created by - 70 episodes, 1975 - 1978) (writer - 3 episodes, 1975 - 1976) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1975) (written by - 1 episode, 1975)
- The Siege at the Bouziki Bar
(1978)
... (creator)
- Photo Finish
(1978)
... (creator)
- The Cage
(1978)
... (creator)
- Play-Off
(1978)
... (creator)
- Mexican Standoff
(1978)
... (creator)
McCloud
(TV Series) (written by - 8 episodes, 1970 - 1977) (story - 2 episodes, 1975 - 1976) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1972)
- McCloud Meets Dracula
(1977)
... (written by)
- Night of the Shark
(1976)
... (written by)
- The Day New York Turned Blue
(1976)
... (written by)
- Our Man in the Harem
(1976)
... (story)
- Return to the Alamo
(1975)
... (written by)
Get Christie Love!
(TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1975) (written by - 1 episode, 1975)
- I'm Your New Neighbor
(1975)
... (teleplay)
- The Deadly Sport
(1975)
... (written by)
Alias Smith and Jones
(TV Series) (created by - 49 episodes, 1971 - 1973) (teleplay - 7 episodes, 1971 - 1972) (writer - 1 episode, 1972) (story - 1 episode, 1971)
- Only Three to a Bed
(1973)
... (creator)
- Witness to a Lynching
(1972)
... (creator)
- McGuffin
(1972)
... (creator)
- The Strange Fate of Conrad Meyer Zulick
(1972)
... (creator)
- The Day the Amnesty Came Through
(1972)
... (creator)
1970
The Virginian
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- With Love, Bullets and Valentines
(1970)
... (writer)
It Takes a Thief
(TV Series) (writer - 11 episodes, 1969 - 1970) (written by - 7 episodes, 1968 - 1969) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1969)
- Project "X"
(1970)
... (writer)
- An Evening with Alistair Mundy
(1970)
... (writer)
- Situation Red
(1970)
... (writer)
- The Steal-Driving Man
(1970)
... (writer)
- The Second Time Around
(1969)
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Alternate Names:
The Four Preps - Glen | The Four Preps | Christopher Eric James | Glen Larson
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