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Paul Playdon(1943-2023)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Paul Playdon was born on 14 January 1943 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), Banacek (1972) and The Magician (1973). He died on 12 May 2023 in Silicon Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 14, 1943
DiedMay 12, 2023(80)
BornJanuary 14, 1943
DiedMay 12, 2023(80)
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Known for

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
George Peppard in Banacek (1972)
Banacek
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)
The Magician
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
CHiPs
6.5
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)

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Writer



  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
    6.5
    TV Series
    • developed for television by
    • written by (creator)
    • 1977–1983
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1970–1979
  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Paul Shenar in The Mask of Alexander Cross (1977)
    The Mask of Alexander Cross
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • 1977
  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • writer
    • 1975
  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)
    The Magician
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1974
  • Beg, Borrow ... or Steal (1973)
    Beg, Borrow ... or Steal
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1973
  • George Peppard in Banacek (1972)
    Banacek
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973
  • Visions... (1972)
    Visions...
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1971–1972
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1968–1971
  • Escape (1971)
    Escape
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Paris 7000 (1970)
    Paris 7000
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • writer
    • 1968–1969

Producer



  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975–1976
  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker
    8.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)
    The Magician
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974
  • George Peppard in Banacek (1972)
    Banacek
    7.6
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1972–1974
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1971–1972

Additional Crew



  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
    6.5
    TV Series
    • developed for television by
    • developed for television
    • tv concept developer
    • 1977–1983
  • George Peppard in Banacek (1972)
    Banacek
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1972–1973
  • Garrison's Gorillas (1967)
    Garrison's Gorillas
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1967–1968

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 14, 1943
    • Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 12, 2023
    • Silicon Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

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    Started his show business career as a child actor.

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