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"Castle" (2009): :  -- A brief segment from the ABC series "Castle," airing Mondays at 10.
"Silk Stalkings" (1991): :  -- US Home Video Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment
"The Greatest American Hero" (1981): :  -- A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
"21 Jump Street" (1987): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Placed undercover to investigate repeated burglaries and vandalism at South Central High, Officer Hanson falls for his English teacher, who's also the object of others' desires.
"21 Jump Street" (1987): Season 1: Episode 9 -- Jump Street's Tom Hanson is sent undercover to bait a student loan shark, but risks blowing his cover when his school quiz team qualifies for the televised citywide finals.

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Mini Biography:
Stephen J. Cannell was raised in Pasadena, California. His father ran... more
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Three children, Tawnia, Chelsea, and Cody. more
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Alternate Names:
Stephen Cannell | Steve Cannell

Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The A-Team (filming) (2010) (characters) 2010 - -
- 2. The Tooth Fairy (2006) (V) (teleplay) 2006 - 4.5 (509)
- 3. It Waits (2005) (teleplay) 2005 - 3.1 (958)
- 4. Hunter: Back in Force (2003) (TV) (story) 2003 - 5.8 (58)
- 5. Hunter: Return to Justice (2002) (TV) (story) 2002 - 4.9 (83)
- 6. Dead Above Ground (2002) (writer) 2002 - 3.1 (208)
- 7. The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) (story) 1999 - 6.1 (122)
- 8. Hawaii-Five O (1997) (TV) (writer) 1997 - 6.5 (11)
- 9. "Renegade" (1992)   (59 episodes, 1992-1997) 1997 - 5.6 (757)
- 10. Wiseguy (1996) (TV) (characters) 1996 - 6.8 (142)
- 11. The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996) (TV) (writer) 1996 - 6.9 (66)
- 12. The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) (writer) 1995 - 7.0 (112)
- 13. "Marker" (1995)   (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 7.1 (33)
1 TV episode:
- 14. Greyhounds (1994) (TV) (screenplay) (story) 1994 - 5.2 (25)
- 15. "Traps" (1994)   (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - -
1 TV episode:
- 16. "The Commish" (1991)   (3 episodes, 1993-1994) 1994 - 7.2 (310)
- 17. "Cobra" (1993)   (3 episodes, 1993) 1993 - 6.4 (96)
- 18. "Silk Stalkings" (1991)   (2 episodes, 1991-1992) 1992 - 6.1 (480)
- 19. "Palace Guard" (1991) (unknown episodes) 1991 - 5.0 (5)
- 20. "21 Jump Street" (1987)   (102 episodes, 1987-1991) 1991 - 7.2 (1,977)
- 21. The Great Pretender (1991) (TV)   (written by) 1991 - 4.7 (32)
AKAs:
  • Dead End Brattigan
- 22. "Broken Badges" (1990)   (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - 7.1 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "Booker" (1989)   (unknown episodes) 1989 - 5.2 (109)
AKAs:
  • Booker, P.I.
- 24. "Wiseguy" (1987)   (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 7.6 (333)
1 TV episode:
- 25. "Unsub" (1989) (unknown episodes) 1989 - 7.1 (28)
- 26. "J.J. Starbuck" (1987) (unknown episodes) 1987 - 5.4 (13)
- 27. "Stingray" (1986)   (6 episodes, 1986-1987) 1987 - 7.6 (127)
- 28. "The A-Team" (1983)   (97 episodes, 1983-1987) 1987 - 7.6 (4,984)
- 29. "Riptide" (1984)   (2 episodes, 1985-1986) 1986 - 6.4 (314)
- 30. "The Greatest American Hero" (1981)   (28 episodes, 1981-1986) 1986 - 7.2 (641)
- 31. "Hardcastle and McCormick" (1983)   (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 6.3 (230)
- 32. Stingray (1985) (TV) (creator) (teleplay) 1985 - 7.3 (113)
- 33. Brothers-in-Law (1985) (TV) (writer) 1985 - 4.6 (9)
- 34. "Mike Hammer" (1984)   (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 6.8 (197)
AKAs:
  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
  • The New Mike Hammer (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 35. "Hunter" (1984)   (2 episodes, 1984) 1984 - 6.7 (429)
- 36. Nightside (1980) (TV) (teleplay) 1980 - 4.9 (16)
- 37. "Stone" (1980)   (3 episodes, 1980) 1980 - -
- 38. "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (1980)   (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 7.8 (99)
1 TV episode:
- 39. "The Rockford Files" (1974)   (122 episodes, 1974-1980) 1980 - 8.4 (1,106)
- 40. "The Duke" (1979)   (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - -
1 TV episode:
- 41. The Night Rider (1979) (TV) (writer) 1979 - 5.7 (93)
- 42. The Chinese Typewriter (1979) (TV) (writer) 1979 - 7.4 (15)
- 43. Stone (1979) (TV) (screenplay) (story) 1979 - 6.0 (8)
- 44. The Jordan Chance (1978) (TV) (screenplay) (story) 1978 - -
- 45. The Gypsy Warriors (1978) (written by) 1978 - 4.9 (43)
- 46. Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV) (writer) 1978 - 5.8 (9)
- 47. "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (1976)   (24 episodes, 1976-1977) 1977 - 7.5 (307)
- 48. Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976) (TV) (writer) 1976 - 5.8 (21)
- 49. Scott Free (1976) (TV) (writer) 1976 - -
- 50. Baa Baa, Black Sheep (1976) (TV)   (television story and teleplay) 1976 - 7.3 (284)
AKAs:
  • Flying Misfits (UK)
- 51. "City of Angels" (1976)   (4 episodes, 1976) 1976 - 6.7 (15)
- 52. The November Plan (1976) (TV) (writer) 1976 - 9.1 (8)
- 53. "Switch" (1975)   (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 7.2 (88)
1 TV episode:
- 54. "Baretta" (1975) (unknown episodes) 1975 - 6.8 (208)
- 55. The Rockford Files (1974) (TV)   (writer) 1974 - 7.6 (292)
AKAs:
  • The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
- 56. "Toma" (1973)   (5 episodes, 1973-1974) 1974 - 7.8 (43)
- 57. "Columbo" (1971)   (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 8.6 (310)
1 TV episode:
- 58. "Chase" (1973) (unknown episodes) 1973 - 9.1 (12)
- 59. Chase (1973) (TV) (writer) 1973 - 7.5 (25)
- 60. "Adam-12" (1968)   (15 episodes, 1971-1973) 1973 - 7.4 (384)
- 61. "The D.A." (1971) (unknown episodes) 1971 - -
- 62. "Ironside" (1967)   (2 episodes, 1970-1971) 1971 - 7.1 (311)
AKAs:
  • The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The A-Team (filming) (2010) (producer) 2010 - -
- 2. The Poker House (2008) (producer) 2008 - 6.1 (130)
- 3. 24/24 Rule (2007) (TV) (executive producer) 2007 - -
- 4. Left in Darkness (2006) (V) (producer) 2006 - 5.1 (614)
- 5. The Tooth Fairy (2006) (V) (producer) 2006 - 4.5 (509)
- 6. The Garden (2006) (producer) 2006 - 4.4 (278)
- 7. It Waits (2005) (producer) 2005 - 3.1 (958)
- 8. Demon Hunter (2005) (producer) 2005 - 4.3 (546)
- 9. "Hunter" (2003) executive producer (unknown episodes) 2003 - 5.2 (27)
- 10. Hunter: Back in Force (2003) (TV) (executive producer) 2003 - 5.8 (58)
- 11. Hunter: Return to Justice (2002) (TV) (executive producer) 2002 - 4.9 (83)
- 12. Dead Above Ground (2002) (producer) 2002 - 3.1 (208)
- 13. Bad Boy (2002)   (producer) 2002 - 4.9 (1,157)
AKAs:
  • Dawg (UK) (USA: TV title)
- 14. The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997) (TV)   (supervising producer) 1997 - 6.4 (63)
AKAs:
  • The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors (USA: alternative title)
- 15. "Profit" (1996)   executive producer (8 episodes, 1996-1997) producer (8 episodes, 1996-1997) 1997 - 8.7 (795)
8 TV episodes: 3 episodes not shown.
- 16. Hawaii-Five O (1997) (TV) (executive producer) 1997 - 6.5 (11)
- 17. Them (1996) (TV) (executive producer) 1996 - 4.3 (134)
- 18. The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV) (supervising producer) 1996 - 6.7 (47)
- 19. "Two" (1996)   executive producer (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - 7.6 (33)
1 TV episode:
- 20. Wiseguy (1996) (TV) (executive producer) 1996 - 6.8 (142)
- 21. "The Commish" (1991)   executive producer (4 episodes, 1993-1996) 1996 - 7.2 (310)
4 TV episodes:
- 22. A Child Is Missing (1995) (TV) (executive producer) 1995 - 6.1 (70)
- 23. The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) (supervising producer) 1995 - 7.0 (112)
- 24. The Return of Hunter (1995) (TV)   (executive producer) 1995 - 5.1 (53)
AKAs:
  • The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. (UK)
- 25. "Marker" (1995) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1995 - 7.1 (33)
- 26. Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (1995) (TV) (executive producer) 1995 - 4.7 (37)
- 27. Two (1995) (TV) (executive producer) 1995 - 9.1 (14)
- 28. "Missing Persons" (1993)   executive producer (17 episodes, 1993-1994) 1994 - 6.7 (12)
- 29. "Cobra" (1993) producer (unknown episodes) 1993 - 6.4 (96)
- 30. "The Hat Squad" (1992)   executive producer (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 5.4 (35)
1 TV episode:
- 31. "Renegade" (1992) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1992 - 5.6 (757)
- 32. "Silk Stalkings" (1991) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1991 - 6.1 (480)
- 33. "Palace Guard" (1991) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1991 - 5.0 (5)
- 34. The Great Pretender (1991) (TV)   (executive producer) 1991 - 4.7 (32)
AKAs:
  • Dead End Brattigan
- 35. "Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage" (1991)   executive producer (unknown episodes) 1991 - 7.5 (24)
AKAs:
  • Black Jack Savage (USA: alternative title)
- 36. "Street Justice" (1991) producer (unknown episodes) 1991 - 6.3 (46)
- 37. "The Belles of Bleeker Street" (1991) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1991 - -
- 38. "Broken Badges" (1990)   executive producer (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - 7.1 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 39. "21 Jump Street" (1987)   executive producer (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 7.2 (1,977)
1 TV episode:
- 40. "Booker" (1989)   executive producer (unknown episodes) 1989 - 5.2 (109)
AKAs:
  • Booker, P.I.
- 41. "Unsub" (1989) producer (unknown episodes) 1989 - 7.1 (28)
- 42. Scandals (1988) (TV) (executive producer) 1988 - 4.5 (7)
- 43. "Sonny Spoon" (1988)   producer (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - 6.6 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 44. "J.J. Starbuck" (1987) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1987 - 5.4 (13)
- 45. "Wiseguy" (1987) producer (unknown episodes) 1987 - 7.6 (333)
- 46. "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1987)   executive producer (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - 4.9 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 47. Destination America (1987) (TV) (executive producer) 1987 - 6.0 (14)
- 48. "The A-Team" (1983)   executive producer (97 episodes, 1983-1987) 1987 - 7.6 (4,984)
- 49. "Hardcastle and McCormick" (1983)   executive producer (67 episodes, 1983-1986) 1986 - 6.3 (230)
- 50. "The Last Precinct" (1986) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1986 - 8.3 (7)
- 51. The Last Precinct (1986) (TV) (executive producer) 1986 - 4.0 (11)
- 52. "Stingray" (1986) producer (unknown episodes) 1986 - 7.6 (127)
- 53. "Riptide" (1984)   co-executive producer (2 episodes, 1985-1986) 1986 - 6.4 (314)
2 TV episodes:
- 54. "The Greatest American Hero" (1981)   executive producer (16 episodes, 1981-1986) 1986 - 7.2 (641)
- 55. "Hunter" (1984)   co-executive producer (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 6.7 (429)
1 TV episode:
- 56. Stingray (1985) (TV) (executive producer) 1985 - 7.3 (113)
- 57. Hunter (1984) (TV) (executive producer) 1984 - 6.7 (128)
- 58. "The Quest" (1982) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1982 - 6.9 (12)
- 59. Midnight Offerings (1981) (TV) (executive producer) 1981 - 5.8 (166)
- 60. Nightside (1980) (TV) (executive producer) 1980 - 4.9 (16)
- 61. "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (1980)   executive producer (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 7.8 (99)
1 TV episode:
- 62. "Stone" (1980) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1980 - -
- 63. "The Rockford Files" (1974)   supervising producer (75 episodes, 1975-1979) producer (37 episodes, 1974-1979) 1979 - 8.4 (1,106)
AKAs:
  • Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- 64. The Night Rider (1979) (TV) (executive producer) 1979 - 5.7 (93)
- 65. "The Duke" (1979) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1979 - -
- 66. Stone (1979) (TV) (executive producer) 1979 - 6.0 (8)
- 67. The Gypsy Warriors (1978) (executive producer) 1978 - 4.9 (43)
- 68. "Richie Brockelman, Private Eye" (1978) producer (unknown episodes) 1978 - 7.6 (12)
- 69. Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV) (executive producer) 1978 - 5.8 (9)
- 70. "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (1976)   executive producer (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.5 (307)
AKAs:
  • Black Sheep Squadron (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 71. "Baretta" (1975)   executive producer (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 6.8 (208)
1 TV episode:
- 72. Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976) (TV) (executive producer) 1976 - 5.8 (21)
- 73. Scott Free (1976) (TV) (executive producer) 1976 - -
- 74. Baa Baa, Black Sheep (1976) (TV)   (executive producer) 1976 - 7.3 (284)
AKAs:
  • Flying Misfits (UK)
- 75. "Toma" (1973)   producer (20 episodes, 1973-1974) 1974 - 7.8 (43)
- 76. The Rockford Files (1974) (TV)   (producer) 1974 - 7.6 (292)
AKAs:
  • The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
- 77. "Chase" (1973) producer (unknown episodes) 1973 - 9.1 (12)
- 78. Chase (1973) (TV) (associate producer) 1973 - 7.5 (25)
- 79. Toma (1973) (TV) (producer) 1973 - 7.2 (33)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Ice Spiders (2007) (TV) Frank Stone 2007 - 3.3 (901)
- 2. Threshold (2003) (TV)   Pacheco Laval 2003 - 4.0 (332)
AKAs:
  • Le seuil (Canada: French title)
- 3. Half Past Dead (2002)   Frank Hubbard 2002 - 4.0 (6,349)
AKAs:
  • Halbtot - Half Past Dead (Germany)
- 4. Dead Above Ground (2002) Carl Hadden 2002 - 3.1 (208)
- 5. The Contract (2002) William Goodwin 2002 - 4.4 (162)
- 6. "Pacific Blue" (1996)   Judge J. Gunnar Halloran (2 episodes, 1999-2000) 2000 - 5.2 (884)
- 7. "Diagnosis Murder" (1993)   Jackson Burley (3 episodes, 1997-1999) 1999 - 6.9 (1,124)
- 8. CHiPs '99 (1998) (TV) Bendix 1998 - 4.6 (263)
- 9. "Renegade" (1992)   Donald 'Dutch' Dixon / 10 characters not shown (18 episodes, 1992-1997) 1997 - 5.6 (757)
- 10. "Silk Stalkings" (1991)   BMW Salesman / Roy Conroy (2 episodes, 1992-1996) 1996 - 6.1 (480)
- 11. "U.S. Customs Classified" (1995) Host (unknown episodes) 1995 - -
- 12. Posse (1993) Jimmy Love 1993 - 5.2 (1,731)
- 13. "Santa Barbara" (1984) Boris (unknown episodes, 1991) 1991 - 5.8 (549)
- 14. Identity Crisis (1989) The Coroner 1989 - 1.6 (1,045)
- 15. "Magnum, P.I." (1980)   Hotel Detective / Security Chief Ray Lemon (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 7.7 (2,865)
1 TV episode:
- 16. Charley Hannah (1986) (TV) Roscoe Tanner 1986 - 5.4 (27)
- 17. "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (1980)   Stephen J. Cannell (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 7.8 (99)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) (production consultant) 1999 - 6.1 (122)
- 2. The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV) (supervising producer/creator) 1996 - 6.7 (47)
- 3. "Adam-12" (1968)   executive story consultant (4 episodes, 1972) executive story editor (1 episode, 1971) story editor (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.4 (384)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Stone" (1980)   (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - -
- 2. "The Rockford Files" (1974)   (3 episodes, 1977-1979) 1979 - 8.4 (1,106)
- 3. "Chase" (1973) (unknown episodes) 1973 - 9.1 (12)
Sound Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. You Ruined My Life (1987) (TV) (sound editor) 1987 - 4.8 (60)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Castle" (2009)   Himself (2 episodes, 2009) 2009 - -
- 2. Dislecksia: The Movie (2009) Himself 2009 - -
- 3. "TV Land Moguls" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 5.4 (18)
AKAs:
  • TV Moguls (Australia)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Tavis Smiley" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 5.6 (86)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 7.0 (14)
- 6. "My First Time" (2006)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - -
- 7. Bring Back... The A-Team (2006) (TV) (uncredited) Himself - Interviewee 2006 - 8.9 (219)
- 8. The Great 80's TV Flashback (2006) (V) Himself 2006 - -
- 9. Demons Among Us (2006) (V) Himself 2006 - 6.6 (9)
- 10. Greed Kills (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - -
- 11. Just the Facts (2004) (TV) Producer/Writer 2004 - 7.8 (7)
- 12. Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003) 2003 - 6.7 (15)
- 13. Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera (2002) (TV) Himself 2002 - 1.5 (68)
- 14. Headliners & Legends: Robert Blake (2001) (TV) Himself 2001 - -
- 15. "Lifestyle Magazine" (2001)   Himself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - -
- 16. "V.I.P." (1998)   Himself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 3.8 (1,248)
AKAs:
  • V.I.P. - Die Bodyguards (Germany)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "Biography" (1987)   Himself (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 8.0 (266)
- 18. The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) Himself 2000 - 3.7 (22)
- 19. "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - -
1 TV episode:
- 20. "Scene of the Crime" (1991)   Himself - Host (unknown episodes, 1991-1992) 1991 - 3.2 (9)
AKAs:
  • L'heure du crime (France: dubbed version)
- 21. "The New Hollywood Squares" (1986)   Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - 5.5 (26)
1 TV episode:

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Novel: "King Con", 2001. more
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Genres:
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