Stephen J. Cannell

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Known For Creator

Known Credits 94

Gender Male

Birthday February 5, 1941

Day of Death September 30, 2010 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Stephen Joseph Cannell

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Stephen J. Cannell

Biography

Actor / Producer / Writer.

Known For

Creator

1994

… Creator

1993

… Creator

1992		Renegade … Creator
1992		The Hat Squad … Creator

1991		Silk Stalkings … Creator
1991		Palace Guard … Creator
1991		The Commish … Creator
1991		The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage … Creator

1990

… Creator

1989		Booker … Creator
1989		Unsub … Creator

1988

… Creator

1987		J.J. Starbuck … Creator
1987		Wiseguy … Creator
1987		21 Jump Street … Creator

1986

… Creator

1985

… Creator

1984

… Creator

1983		Hardcastle and McCormick … Creator
1983		The A-Team … Creator

1981

… Creator

1980

… Creator

1979

… Creator

1976		Baa Baa Black Sheep … Creator
1976		City of Angels … Creator

1975

… Creator

1974

… Creator

1973		Chase … Creator
1973		Toma … Creator

Production

2014

… Executive Producer

2012

… Producer

2010

… Producer

2008

… Producer

2006

… Producer

2005		It Waits … Producer
2005		Demon Hunter … Producer

2003

… Executive Producer

2002		Dead Above Ground … Producer
2002		Dawg … Producer

1996		Them … Executive Producer
1996		Profit (8 episodes) … Producer

1995		The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. … Executive Producer
1995		Marker (13 episodes) … Producer
1995		Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou … Executive Producer

1994

(22 episodes) … Producer

1993

(18 episodes) … Producer

1992

(11 episodes) … Producer

1991		The Commish (94 episodes) … Producer
1991		The Great Pretender … Executive Producer
1991		The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (7 episodes) … Producer

1990

(8 episodes) … Executive Producer

1989		Booker (22 episodes) … Producer
1989		Top of the Hill (13 episodes) … Producer

1988

(15 episodes) … Producer

1987		Wiseguy (75 episodes) … Executive Producer
1987		21 Jump Street (103 episodes) … Producer
1987		Destination: America … Executive Producer

1986		The Last Precinct (8 episodes) … Producer
1986		The Last Precinct … Executive Producer

1985		Stingray (24 episodes) … Producer
1985		Brothers-in-Law … Executive Producer

1984		Hunter (1 episode) … Executive Producer (152 episodes) … Producer
1984		Riptide (35 episodes) … Executive Producer (21 episodes) … Co-Executive Producer

1983		The Rousters (13 episodes) … Producer
1983		Hardcastle and McCormick (67 episodes) … Producer
1983		The A-Team (1 episode) … Executive Producer (94 episodes) … Producer

1982

(10 episodes) … Producer

1981		The Greatest American Hero (43 episodes) … Producer
1981		Midnight Offerings … Executive Producer

1980		Nightside … Executive Producer
1980		Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (14 episodes) … Producer
1980		Stone (9 episodes) … Producer

1979		Stone … Executive Producer
1979		The Night Rider … Executive Producer
1979		The Duke (6 episodes) … Producer
1979		The Chinese Typewriter … Executive Producer

1978		The Gypsy Warriors … Executive Producer
1978		Dr. Scorpion … Executive Producer

1976		Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours … Executive Producer
1976		Scott Free … Executive Producer
1976		Baa Baa Black Sheep (36 episodes) … Executive Producer

1974		The Rockford Files (22 episodes) … Producer
1974		The Rockford Files … Producer

1973		Chase … Associate Producer
1973		Toma (22 episodes) … Producer
1973		Toma … Producer

Writing

2014

… Original Series Creator

2012

… Original Series Creator

2010

… Characters

2005

… Teleplay

2003

… Story

2002

… Writer

1996

… Writer

1995

… Writer

1994

… Story … Screenplay

1992

(2 episodes) … Writer

1991		Silk Stalkings (5 episodes) … Writer
1991		The Commish (3 episodes) … Writer
1991		The Great Pretender … Writer

1990

(3 episodes) … Writer

1989		Booker (3 episodes) … Writer
1989		Unsub (1 episode) … Writer

1987		J.J. Starbuck (6 episodes) … Writer
1987		Wiseguy (5 episodes) … Writer
1987		Wiseguy: Pilot … Writer

1986

… Writer

1985		Stingray (7 episodes) … Writer
1985		Stingray … Writer
1985		Brothers-in-Law … Writer

1984

(2 episodes) … Writer

1983		The Rousters (1 episode) … Writer
1983		Hardcastle and McCormick (8 episodes) … Writer
1983		The A-Team (15 episodes) … Writer

1981

(13 episodes) … Writer

1980		Nightside … Teleplay
1980		Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (14 episodes) … Writer
1980		Stone (3 episodes) … Writer

1979		Stone … Writer
1979		The Night Rider … Writer
1979		The Chinese Typewriter … Writer

1978		The Jordan Chance … Screenplay … Story
1978		The Gypsy Warriors … Writer
1978		Dr. Scorpion … Writer
1978		Confessions of the D.A. Man … Writer

1977

… Writer

1976		Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours … Writer
1976		Scott Free … Writer
1976		Baa Baa Black Sheep (1 episode) … Teleplay
1976		City of Angels (3 episodes) … Writer

1975

(1 episode) … Writer

1974		The Rockford Files (3 episodes) … Story (34 episodes) … Writer
1974		The Rockford Files … Teleplay

1973		Chase … Writer
1973		Toma (2 episodes) … Writer

1971

(1 episode) … Writer

1968

(24 episodes) … Executive Story Editor (24 episodes) … Story Editor (15 episodes) … Writer

Acting

2009

(4 episodes) as Self

2007		Ice Spiders as Frank Stone
2007		Army Wives (1 episode)

2003

as Pacheco Laval

2002		Half Past Dead as Frank Hubbard
2002		Dead Above Ground as Carl Hadden

1999

as William Goodwin

1998		CHiPs '99 as Bendix
1998		V.I.P. (1 episode) as Self

1996		E! True Hollywood Story (1 episode)
1996		Profit (1 episode) as Self
1996		Pacific Blue (2 episodes) as J. Gunnar Halloran

1993		Diagnosis: Murder (3 episodes) as Jackson Burley
1993		Posse as Jimmy Love

1992		Love & War (1 episode) as Self
1992		Renegade (32 episodes) as Donald 'Dutch' Dixon

1991

(23 episodes)

1989

as The Coroner

1980

(1 episode)

Crew

1996

… Creator

1991

(176 episodes) … Creator

1978

… Creator

Directing

1980		Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1 episode) … Director
1980		Stone (1 episode) … Director

1974

(3 episodes) … Director

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