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Overview

Mini Biography:
Stephen J. Cannell was raised in Pasadena, California. His father ran... more
Trivia:
During the early 80s, his office was located on the Paramount Lot while... more
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(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)
Alternate Names:
Stephen Cannell

Filmography

Stephen J. Cannell has 1 in-development credit available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Writer:
  1. The A-Team (2009) (pre-production) (characters)

  2. The Tooth Fairy (2006) (V) (teleplay)
  3. It Waits (2005) (teleplay)
  4. Hunter: Back in Force (2003) (TV) (story)
  5. Hunter: Return to Justice (2002) (TV) (story)
  6. Dead Above Ground (2002) (writer)

  7. The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) (story)
  8. Hawaii-Five O (1997) (TV) (writer)
  9. "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)
  10. Wiseguy (1996) (TV) (characters)
  11. The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996) (TV) (writer)
  12. The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) (writer)
  13. Greyhounds (1994) (TV) (screenplay) (story)
  14. "Traps" (1 episode, 1994)
        - The 24/24 Hour Rule (1994) TV episode (written by)
  15. "Silk Stalkings" (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
        - The Sock Drawer (1992) TV episode (writer)
        - Pilot (1991) TV episode (writer)
  16. "Palace Guard" (1991) TV series (unknown episodes)
  17. "The Commish" (1991) TV series (unknown episodes)
  18. The Great Pretender (1991) (TV) (written by)
    ... aka Dead End Brattigan
  19. "Broken Badges" (1 episode, 1990)
        - Chucky (1990) TV episode (creator) (written by)

  20. "Booker" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Booker, P.I.
  21. "Wiseguy" (1 episode, 1989)
        - A Rightful Place (1989) TV episode (creator)
  22. "Unsub" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
  23. "J.J. Starbuck" (1987) TV series (unknown episodes)
  24. "21 Jump Street" (1987) TV series (unknown episodes)
  25. "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)
  26. "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)
  27. "Riptide" (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
        - Smiles We Left Behind (1986) TV episode (creator)
        - Thirty-Six Hours 'til Dawn (1985) TV episode (creator)
  28. "Hardcastle and McCormick" (1 episode, 1985)
        - Games People Play (1985) TV episode (creator)
  29. Stingray (1985) (TV) (creator) (teleplay)
  30. Brothers-in-Law (1985) (TV) (writer)
  31. "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)
  32. "Hunter" (2 episodes, 1984)
        - The Hot Grounder (1984) TV episode (writer)
        - Hard Contract (1984) TV episode (writer)
  33. "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)
  34. Nightside (1980) (TV) (teleplay)
  35. "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Pilot (1980) TV episode (written by)
  36. "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)
  37. "Stone" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)

  38. The Night Rider (1979) (TV) (writer)
  39. "The Duke" (1979) TV series (unknown episodes)
  40. Stone (1979) (TV) (screenplay) (story)
  41. The Chinese Typewriter (1979) (TV) (writer)
  42. The Jordan Chance (1978) (TV) (screenplay) (story)
  43. The Gypsy Warriors (1978) (written by)
  44. Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV) (writer)
  45. "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)
  46. Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976) (TV) (writer)
  47. Scott Free (1976) (TV) (writer)
  48. Baa Baa, Black Sheep (1976) (TV) (television story and teleplay)
    ... aka Flying Misfits (UK)
  49. "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)
  50. The November Plan (1976) (TV) (writer)
  51. "Switch" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Death by Resurrection (1975) TV episode (teleplay)
  52. "Baretta" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
  53. The Rockford Files (1974) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
  54. "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)
  55. Columbo: Double Exposure (1973) (TV) (written by)
  56. "Chase" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
  57. Chase (1973) (TV) (writer)
  58. "Adam-12" (2 episodes, 1971)
        - Ambush (1971) TV episode (written by)
        - The Search (1971) TV episode (writer)
  59. "The D.A." (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
  60. "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:
  1. The A-Team (2009) (pre-production) (producer)

  2. The Poker House (2008) (producer)
  3. 24/24 Rule (2007) (TV) (executive producer)
  4. Left in Darkness (2006) (V) (producer)
  5. The Tooth Fairy (2006) (V) (producer)
  6. The Garden (2006) (producer)
  7. It Waits (2005) (producer)
  8. Demon Hunter (2005) (producer)
  9. "Hunter" (2003) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  10. Hunter: Back in Force (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
  11. Hunter: Return to Justice (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
  12. Dead Above Ground (2002) (executive producer)
  13. Bad Boy (2002) (producer)
    ... aka Dawg (UK) (USA: TV title)

  14. The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors (1997) (TV) (supervising producer)
  15. "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)
  16. Hawaii-Five O (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
  17. Them (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
  18. The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV) (supervising producer)
  19. "Two" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1996)
        - Pilot (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
  20. Wiseguy (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
  21. "The Commish" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1996)
        - Redemption (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
  22. A Child Is Missing (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
  23. The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) (supervising producer)
  24. The Return of Hunter (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. (UK)
  25. "Marker" (1995) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  26. Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
  27. Two (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
  28. "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)
  29. "Cobra" (1993) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  30. "The Hat Squad" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1993)
        - Dead Man Walking (1993) TV episode (executive producer)
  31. "Renegade" (1992) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  32. "Silk Stalkings" (1991) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  33. "Palace Guard" (1991) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  34. The Great Pretender (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Dead End Brattigan
  35. "Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage" (1991) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Black Jack Savage (USA)
  36. "The Belles of Bleeker Street" (1991) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  37. "Street Justice" (1991) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  38. "Broken Badges" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1990)
        - Chucky (1990) TV episode (executive producer)

  39. "Booker" (1989) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Booker, P.I.
  40. "Unsub" (1989) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  41. Scandals (1988) (TV) (executive producer)
  42. "Sonny Spoon" (producer) (1 episode, 1988)
        - Semper Fi (1988) TV episode (producer)
  43. "J.J. Starbuck" (1987) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  44. "Wiseguy" (1987) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  45. "CBS Summer Playhouse" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1987)
        - Sirens (1987) TV episode (executive producer)
  46. "21 Jump Street" (1987) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  47. "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)
  48. "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)
  49. The Last Precinct (1986) (TV) (executive producer)
  50. "The Last Precinct" (1986) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  51. "Stingray" (1986) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  52. "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)
  53. "Hunter" (co-executive producer) (1 episode, 1985)
        - Case X (1985) TV episode (co-executive producer)
  54. Stingray (1985) (TV) (executive producer)
  55. Hunter (1984) (TV) (executive producer)
  56. "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)
  57. "The Quest" (1982) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  58. Midnight Offerings (1981) (TV) (executive producer)
  59. Nightside (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
  60. "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1980)
        - Pilot (1980) TV episode (executive producer)
  61. "Stone" (1980) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)

  62. "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)
  63. The Night Rider (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
  64. "The Duke" (1979) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  65. Stone (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
  66. The Gypsy Warriors (1978) (executive producer)
  67. "Richie Brockelman, Private Eye" (1978) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  68. Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
  69. "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)
  70. "Baretta" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1976)
        - Dear Tony (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
  71. Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
  72. Scott Free (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
  73. Baa Baa, Black Sheep (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Flying Misfits (UK)
  74. "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)
  75. The Rockford Files (1974) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
  76. "Chase" (1973) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  77. Chase (1973) (TV) (associate producer)
  78. Toma (1973) (TV) (producer)
Actor:
  1. Ice Spiders (2007) (TV) .... Frank Stone
  2. Threshold (2003) (TV) .... Pacheco Laval
    ... aka Seuil, Le (Canada: French title)
  3. Half Past Dead (2002) .... Frank Hubbard
    ... aka Halbtot - Half Past Dead (Germany)
  4. Dead Above Ground (2002) .... Carl Hadden
  5. "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

  6. "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
  7. The Contract (1999) .... William Goodwin
  8. CHiPs '99 (1998) (TV) .... Bendix
  9. "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)
  10. "Silk Stalkings" .... BMW Salesman / ... (2 episodes, 1992-1996)
        - Loyalty (1996) TV episode .... BMW Salesman
        - The Sock Drawer (1992) TV episode .... Roy Conroy
  11. "U.S. Customs Classified" (1995) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
  12. Posse (1993) .... Jimmy Love
  13. "Santa Barbara" (1984) TV series .... Boris (unknown episodes, 1991)

  14. Identity Crisis (1989) .... The Coroner
  15. "Magnum, P.I." .... Hotel Detective / ... (1 episode, 1986)
        - A.A.P.I. (1986) TV episode .... Hotel Detective/Security Chief Ray Lemon
  16. Charley Hannah (1986) (TV) .... Roscoe Tanner
  17. "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" .... Stephen J. Cannell (1 episode, 1980)
        - This One's Gonna Kill Ya (1980) TV episode .... Stephen J. Cannell
Director:
  1. "Stone" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)

  2. "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
  3. "Chase" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) (production consultant)
  2. The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV) (supervising producer/creator)

  3. "Adam-12" (executive story editor) (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Search (1971) TV episode (executive story editor)
Sound Department:
  1. You Ruined My Life (1987) (TV) (sound editor)
Self:
  1. Dislecksia: The Movie (2008) (in production) .... Himself

  2. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode #2.201 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "My First Time" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - From Movies to TV (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Bring Back... The A-Team (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Interviewee
  5. The Great 80's TV Flashback (2006) (V) .... Himself
  6. Demons Among Us (2006) (V) .... Himself
  7. Greed Kills (2005) (V) .... Himself
  8. "TV Land Moguls" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  9. Just the Facts (2004) (TV) .... Producer/Writer
  10. Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003)
  11. Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  12. Headliners & Legends: Robert Blake (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  13. "Lifestyle Magazine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Dyslexia (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "V.I.P." .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka V.I.P. - Die Bodyguards (Germany)
        - Get Vallery (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - James Garner: Hollywood Maverick (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  16. The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Himself

  17. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Mr. T (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "Scene of the Crime" (1991) TV series .... Himself - Host (unknown episodes, 1991-1992)
    ... aka Heure du crime, L' (France: dubbed version)

  19. "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode dated 23 May 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Guest Appearance

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