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Mini Biography:
Stephen J. Cannell was raised in Pasadena, California. His father ran... moreTrivia:
During the early 80s, his office was located on the Paramount Lot while... moreAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
‘Greatest American Hero’ Movie In The Works (From Ugo MovieBlog. 11 September 2008, 2:40 AM, PDT)
‘Greatest American Hero’ Movie In The Works (From Ugo MovieBlog. 11 September 2008, 2:01 AM, PDT)
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Writer:
- The A-Team (2009) (pre-production) (characters)
- The Tooth Fairy (2006) (V) (teleplay)
- It Waits (2005) (teleplay)
- Hunter: Back in Force (2003) (TV) (story)
- Hunter: Return to Justice (2002) (TV) (story)
- Dead Above Ground (2002) (writer)
- The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) (story)
- Hawaii-Five O (1997) (TV) (writer)
- "Renegade" (59 episodes, 1992-1997)
- Blood Hunt (1997) TV episode (creator)
- Sex, Lies and Activewear (1997) TV episode (creator)
- Knock Out (1997) TV episode (creator)
- SWM Seeks Vctm (1997) TV episode (creator)
- Top Ten with a Bullet (1997) TV episode (creator)
(54 more) - Wiseguy (1996) (TV) (characters)
- The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996) (TV) (writer)
- The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) (writer)
- Greyhounds (1994) (TV) (screenplay) (story)
- "Traps" (1 episode, 1994)
- The 24/24 Hour Rule (1994) TV episode (written by) - "Silk Stalkings" (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
- The Sock Drawer (1992) TV episode (writer)
- Pilot (1991) TV episode (writer) - "Palace Guard" (1991) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Commish" (1991) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Great Pretender (1991) (TV) (written by)
... aka Dead End Brattigan - "Broken Badges" (1 episode, 1990)
- Chucky (1990) TV episode (creator) (written by) - "Booker" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Booker, P.I. - "Wiseguy" (1 episode, 1989)
- A Rightful Place (1989) TV episode (creator) - "Unsub" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "J.J. Starbuck" (1987) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "21 Jump Street" (1987) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Stingray" (6 episodes, 1986-1987)
- Cry Wolf (1987) TV episode (writer)
- Bring Me the Hand That Hit Me (1987) TV episode (writer)
- The Greeter (1987) TV episode (writer)
- Orange Blossom (1986) TV episode (writer)
- Sometimes You Gotta Sing the Blues (1986) TV episode (writer)
(1 more) - "The A-Team" (98 episodes, 1983-1987)
- Without Reservations (1987) TV episode (creator)
- The Grey Team (1986) TV episode (creator)
- The Spy Who Mugged Me (1986) TV episode (creator)
- The Crystal Skull (1986) TV episode (creator)
- Point of No Return (1986) TV episode (creator)
(93 more) - "Riptide" (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
- Smiles We Left Behind (1986) TV episode (creator)
- Thirty-Six Hours 'til Dawn (1985) TV episode (creator) - "Hardcastle and McCormick" (1 episode, 1985)
- Games People Play (1985) TV episode (creator) - Stingray (1985) (TV) (creator) (teleplay)
- Brothers-in-Law (1985) (TV) (writer)
- "Mike Hammer" (1 episode, 1984)
... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
... aka The New Mike Hammer (USA: new title)
- Catfight (1984) TV episode (written by) - "Hunter" (2 episodes, 1984)
- The Hot Grounder (1984) TV episode (writer)
- Hard Contract (1984) TV episode (writer) - "The Greatest American Hero" (27 episodes, 1981-1983)
- Live at Eleven (1983) TV episode (creator)
- Desperado (1983) TV episode (writer)
- Vanity, Says the Preacher (1983) TV episode (creator)
- The Price Is Right (1982) TV episode (written by)
- Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell (1982) TV episode (creator)
(22 more) - Nightside (1980) (TV) (teleplay)
- "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (1 episode, 1980)
- Pilot (1980) TV episode (written by) - "The Rockford Files" (122 episodes, 1974-1980)
... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- Deadlock in Parma (1980) TV episode (creator)
- Just a Coupla Guys (1979) TV episode (creator)
- The Big Cheese (1979) TV episode (creator)
- No-Fault Affair (1979) TV episode (creator)
- The Hawaiian Headache (1979) TV episode (creator) (writer)
(117 more) - "Stone" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Night Rider (1979) (TV) (writer)
- "The Duke" (1979) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Stone (1979) (TV) (screenplay) (story)
- The Chinese Typewriter (1979) (TV) (writer)
- The Jordan Chance (1978) (TV) (screenplay) (story)
- The Gypsy Warriors (1978) (written by)
- Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV) (writer)
- "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (2 episodes, 1976)
... aka Black Sheep Squadron (USA: new title)
- Up for Grabs (1976) TV episode (writer)
- Best Three Out of Five (1976) TV episode (writer) - Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976) (TV) (writer)
- Scott Free (1976) (TV) (writer)
- Baa Baa, Black Sheep (1976) (TV) (television story and teleplay)
... aka Flying Misfits (UK) - "City of Angels" (4 episodes, 1976)
- The Castle of Dreams (1976) TV episode (writer)
- The November Plan: Part 3 (1976) TV episode (writer)
- The November Plan: Part 2 (1976) TV episode (writer)
- The November Plan: Part 1 (1976) TV episode (writer) - The November Plan (1976) (TV) (writer)
- "Switch" (1 episode, 1975)
- Death by Resurrection (1975) TV episode (teleplay) - "Baretta" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Rockford Files (1974) (TV) (writer)
... aka The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter - "Toma" (5 episodes, 1973-1974)
- The Contract on Alex Cordeen (1974) TV episode (teleplay)
- Frame-Up (1973) TV episode (writer)
- The Cain Connection (1973) TV episode (teleplay)
- Crime Without Victim (1973) TV episode (teleplay)
- The Oberon Contract (1973) TV episode (teleplay) - Columbo: Double Exposure (1973) (TV) (written by)
- "Chase" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Chase (1973) (TV) (writer)
- "Adam-12" (2 episodes, 1971)
- Ambush (1971) TV episode (written by)
- The Search (1971) TV episode (writer) - "The D.A." (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Ironside" (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
- The Riddle in Room Six (1971) TV episode (writer) (as Stephen Cannell)
- This Could Blow Your Mind (1970) TV episode (story) (as Stephen Cannell) (teleplay) (as Stephen Cannell)
Producer:
- The A-Team (2009) (pre-production) (producer)
- The Poker House (2008) (producer)
- 24/24 Rule (2007) (TV) (executive producer)
- Left in Darkness (2006) (V) (producer)
- The Tooth Fairy (2006) (V) (producer)
- The Garden (2006) (producer)
- It Waits (2005) (producer)
- Demon Hunter (2005) (producer)
- "Hunter" (2003) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- Hunter: Back in Force (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
- Hunter: Return to Justice (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
- Dead Above Ground (2002) (executive producer)
- Bad Boy (2002) (producer)
... aka Dawg (UK) (USA: TV title) - The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors (1997) (TV) (supervising producer)
- "Profit" (executive producer) (8 episodes, 1996-1997) (producer) (8 episodes, 1996-1997)
- Forgiveness (1997) TV episode (executive producer) (producer)
- Security (1997) TV episode (executive producer) (producer)
- Chinese Box (1997) TV episode (executive producer) (producer)
- Cupid (1997) TV episode (executive producer) (producer)
- Healing (1996) TV episode (executive producer) (producer)
(3 more) - Hawaii-Five O (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
- Them (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV) (supervising producer)
- "Two" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1996)
- Pilot (1996) TV episode (executive producer) - Wiseguy (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
- "The Commish" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1996)
- Redemption (1996) TV episode (executive producer) - A Child Is Missing (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) (supervising producer)
- The Return of Hunter (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. (UK) - "Marker" (1995) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
- Two (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Missing Persons" (executive producer) (17 episodes, 1993-1994)
- What Do You Want... A Signed Confession? (1994) TV episode (executive producer)
- Tell Me You Didn't Do It... I'll Go to the Wall for You (1994) TV episode (executive producer)
- All They Had to Do Was Ask... (1994) TV episode (executive producer)
- My Beautiful Son Is O.K... (1994) TV episode (executive producer)
- I've Got a Siren!... (1994) TV episode (executive producer)
(12 more) - "Cobra" (1993) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The Hat Squad" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1993)
- Dead Man Walking (1993) TV episode (executive producer) - "Renegade" (1992) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Silk Stalkings" (1991) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Palace Guard" (1991) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- The Great Pretender (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Dead End Brattigan - "Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage" (1991) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka Black Jack Savage (USA) - "The Belles of Bleeker Street" (1991) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Street Justice" (1991) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Broken Badges" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1990)
- Chucky (1990) TV episode (executive producer) - "Booker" (1989) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka Booker, P.I. - "Unsub" (1989) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- Scandals (1988) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Sonny Spoon" (producer) (1 episode, 1988)
- Semper Fi (1988) TV episode (producer) - "J.J. Starbuck" (1987) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Wiseguy" (1987) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "CBS Summer Playhouse" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1987)
- Sirens (1987) TV episode (executive producer) - "21 Jump Street" (1987) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The A-Team" (executive producer) (98 episodes, 1983-1987)
- Without Reservations (1987) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Grey Team (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Spy Who Mugged Me (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Crystal Skull (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
- Point of No Return (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
(93 more) - "Hardcastle and McCormick" (executive producer) (67 episodes, 1983-1986)
- A Chip Off the Ol' Milt (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Day the Music Died (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
- In the Eye of the Beholder (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
- Poker Night (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
- McCormick's Bar and Grill (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
(62 more) - The Last Precinct (1986) (TV) (executive producer)
- "The Last Precinct" (1986) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Stingray" (1986) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Riptide" (co-executive producer) (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
- Smiles We Left Behind (1986) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Thirty-Six Hours 'til Dawn (1985) TV episode (co-executive producer) - "Hunter" (co-executive producer) (1 episode, 1985)
- Case X (1985) TV episode (co-executive producer) - Stingray (1985) (TV) (executive producer)
- Hunter (1984) (TV) (executive producer)
- "The Greatest American Hero" (executive producer) (15 episodes, 1981-1983)
- Vanity, Says the Preacher (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
- Who's Woo in America (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
- There's Just No Accounting... (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
- It's All Downhill from Here (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
(10 more) - "The Quest" (1982) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- Midnight Offerings (1981) (TV) (executive producer)
- Nightside (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1980)
- Pilot (1980) TV episode (executive producer) - "Stone" (1980) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The Rockford Files" (supervising producer) (52 episodes, 1975-1979) (producer) (36 episodes, 1974-1979)
... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- Just a Coupla Guys (1979) TV episode (supervising producer)
- The Big Cheese (1979) TV episode (supervising producer)
- No-Fault Affair (1979) TV episode (supervising producer)
- The Hawaiian Headache (1979) TV episode (supervising producer)
- Nice Guys Finish Dead (1979) TV episode (supervising producer)
(83 more) - The Night Rider (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
- "The Duke" (1979) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- Stone (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Gypsy Warriors (1978) (executive producer)
- "Richie Brockelman, Private Eye" (1978) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Black Sheep Squadron (USA: new title)
- Last One for Hutch (1977) TV episode (executive producer) - "Baretta" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1976)
- Dear Tony (1976) TV episode (executive producer) - Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
- Scott Free (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
- Baa Baa, Black Sheep (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Flying Misfits (UK) - "Toma" (producer) (20 episodes, 1973-1974)
- The Accused (1974) TV episode (producer)
- The Street (1974) TV episode (producer)
- Indictment (1974) TV episode (producer)
- Pound of Flesh (1974) TV episode (producer)
- The Madam (1974) TV episode (producer)
(15 more) - The Rockford Files (1974) (TV) (producer)
... aka The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter - "Chase" (1973) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- Chase (1973) (TV) (associate producer)
- Toma (1973) (TV) (producer)
Actor:
- Ice Spiders (2007) (TV) .... Frank Stone
- Threshold (2003) (TV) .... Pacheco Laval
... aka Seuil, Le (Canada: French title) - Half Past Dead (2002) .... Frank Hubbard
... aka Halbtot - Half Past Dead (Germany) - Dead Above Ground (2002) .... Carl Hadden
- "Pacific Blue" .... Judge J. Gunnar Halloran (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Disrobed (2000) TV episode .... Judge J. Gunnar Halloran
- Reckoning (1999) TV episode .... Judge J. Gunnar Halloran - "Diagnosis Murder" .... Jackson Burley (3 episodes, 1997-1999)
- Trash TV: Part 1 (1999) TV episode .... Jackson Burley
- Trash TV: Part 2 (1999) TV episode .... Jackson Burley
- Must Kill TV (1997) TV episode .... Jackson Burley - The Contract (1999) .... William Goodwin
- CHiPs '99 (1998) (TV) .... Bendix
- "Renegade" .... Donald 'Dutch' Dixon / ... (18 episodes, 1992-1997)
- The Bad Seed (1997) TV episode .... Donald 'Dutch' Dixon
- Bounty Hunter of the Year (1997) TV episode .... Dutch Dixon
- Hard Rain (1997) TV episode .... Donald 'Dutch' Dixon
- For Better, for Worse (1996) TV episode .... Donald 'Dutch' Dixon
- No Balls, Two Strikes (1996) TV episode .... Donald 'Dutch' Dixon
(13 more) - "Silk Stalkings" .... BMW Salesman / ... (2 episodes, 1992-1996)
- Loyalty (1996) TV episode .... BMW Salesman
- The Sock Drawer (1992) TV episode .... Roy Conroy - "U.S. Customs Classified" (1995) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- Posse (1993) .... Jimmy Love
- "Santa Barbara" (1984) TV series .... Boris (unknown episodes, 1991)
- Identity Crisis (1989) .... The Coroner
- "Magnum, P.I." .... Hotel Detective / ... (1 episode, 1986)
- A.A.P.I. (1986) TV episode .... Hotel Detective/Security Chief Ray Lemon - Charley Hannah (1986) (TV) .... Roscoe Tanner
- "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" .... Stephen J. Cannell (1 episode, 1980)
- This One's Gonna Kill Ya (1980) TV episode .... Stephen J. Cannell
Director:
- "Stone" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Rockford Files" (3 episodes, 1977-1979)
... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- Paradise Cove (1979) TV episode
- White on White and Nearly Perfect (1978) TV episode
- Beamer's Last Case (1977) TV episode - "Chase" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) (production consultant)
- The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV) (supervising producer/creator)
- "Adam-12" (executive story editor) (1 episode, 1971)
- The Search (1971) TV episode (executive story editor)
Sound Department:
- You Ruined My Life (1987) (TV) (sound editor)
Self:
- Dislecksia: The Movie (2008) (in production) .... Himself
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #2.201 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "My First Time" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- From Movies to TV (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Bring Back... The A-Team (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Interviewee
- The Great 80's TV Flashback (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Demons Among Us (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Greed Kills (2005) (V) .... Himself
- "TV Land Moguls" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- Just the Facts (2004) (TV) .... Producer/Writer
- Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003)
- Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Headliners & Legends: Robert Blake (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "Lifestyle Magazine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Dyslexia (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "V.I.P." .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka V.I.P. - Die Bodyguards (Germany)
- Get Vallery (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- James Garner: Hollywood Maverick (2000) TV episode .... Himself - The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Mr. T (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Scene of the Crime" (1991) TV series .... Himself - Host (unknown episodes, 1991-1992)
... aka Heure du crime, L' (France: dubbed version) - "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1988)
- Episode dated 23 May 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
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