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"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 2: Episode 10 -- Al Mundy competes with an international fence to obtain a stolen treaty.
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 2: Episode 12 -- Al Mundy must recover the stolen Cycad Scrolls to prevent the collapse of an emerging African nation.
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 2: Episode 8 -- Al Mundy puts the head of East German security in a dangerous position.
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 2: Episode 4 -- Al Mundy is assigned to steal a stolen sample of a revolutionary jet fuel from an international fence.
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 2: Episode 1 -- Al Mundy is assigned to steal the dead body of the son of a Caribbean dictator and return it after an autopsy has been performed.

Overview

Date of Birth:
7 January 1924 more
Date of Death:
8 July 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Created the Prime Directive against interference with younger civilizations... more
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Down 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
D.C. Fontana Interview
 (From Ugo MovieBlog. 20 November 2008, 1:49 PM, PST)
Boris Karloff ... On Star Trek?
 (From Airlock Alpha. 11 June 2008, 7:42 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Gene Coon | Lee Cronin

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Producer, Thanks
Writer:
  1. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode, 1974)
        - Death and the Favored Few (1974) TV episode (writer) (as Gene Coon)
  2. The Questor Tapes (1974) (TV) (writer)
  3. "Hawkins" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Die Die, Darling (1973) TV episode (writer)
  4. "Assignment Vienna" (2 episodes, 1973)
        - Soldier of Fortune (1973) TV episode (writer)
        - So Long, Charlie (1973) TV episode (writer)
  5. "Kung Fu" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Chains (1973) TV episode (writer)
  6. "The Sixth Sense" (1 episode, 1972)
        - Can a Dead Man Strike from the Grave? (1972) TV episode (writer)
  7. "Nichols" (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka James Garner (Canada: English title)
    ... aka James Garner as Nichols
        - Ketcham Power (1971) TV episode (writer)
  8. "Bearcats!" (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Feathered Serpent (1971) TV episode (writer)
  9. "The Virginian" (2 episodes, 1965-1971)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Regimental Line (1971) TV episode (writer)
        - The Showdown (1965) TV episode (writer)
  10. "The Mod Squad" (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - Suffer, Little Children (1971) TV episode (writer)
        - Is There Anyone Left in Santa Paula? (1970) TV episode (writer)
  11. "The Immortal" (1 episode, 1970)
        - White Horse, Steel Horse (1970) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
  12. "Paris 7000" (1970) TV series (unknown episodes)

  13. "Then Came Bronson" (1 episode, 1969)
        - The 3:13 Arrives at Noon (1969) TV episode (writer) (as Lee Cronin)
  14. "The Name of the Game" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Good-bye Harry (1969) TV episode (writer)
  15. "It Takes a Thief" (6 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 2 (1969) TV episode (teleplay)
        - A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 1 (1969) TV episode (uncredited)
        - The Galloping Skin Game (1968) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
        - A Sour Note (1968) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
        - Turnabout (1968) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
          (1 more)
  16. "Star Trek" (12 episodes, 1967-1969)
    ... aka Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
        - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969) TV episode (story) (as Lee Cronin)
        - Wink of an Eye (1968) TV episode (story) (as Lee Cronin)
        - Spectre of the Gun (1968) TV episode (written by) (as Lee Cronin)
        - Spock's Brain (1968) TV episode (written by) (as Lee Cronin)
        - Bread and Circuses (1968) TV episode (written by)
          (7 more)
  17. Journey to Shiloh (1968) (screenplay) (as Gene Coon)
  18. "Laredo" (6 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - The Other Cheek (1967) TV episode (writer)
        - A Double Shot of Nepenthe (1966) TV episode (writer)
        - It's the End of the Road, Stanley (1966) TV episode (writer)
        - That's Noway, Thataway (1966) TV episode (written by)
        - The Calico Kid (1966) TV episode (teleplay)
          (1 more)
  19. First to Fight (1967) (writer)
  20. "The Wild Wild West" (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Night of the Freebooters (1966) TV episode (writer)
  21. "Combat!" (3 episodes, 1966)
        - Hills Are for Heroes: Part 2 (1966) TV episode (written by)
        - Hills Are for Heroes: Part 1 (1966) TV episode (written by)
        - The Ringer (1966) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
  22. "The F.B.I." (1 episode, 1966)
        - Flight to Harbin (1966) TV episode (co-teleplay) (story)
  23. "My Favorite Martian" (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka My Favourite Martian (Australia)
        - Hate Me a Little (1965) TV episode (written by)
  24. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - The War and Eric Kurtz (1965) TV episode (story)
  25. The Killers (1964) (screenplay)
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: promotional title)
  26. "Destry" (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Go Away, Little Sheba (1964) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Destry Had a Little Lamb (1964) TV episode (written by)
  27. The Raiders (1963) (writer)
  28. "Wagon Train" (24 episodes, 1958-1963)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Robert Harrison Clarke Story (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - The Molly Kincaid Story (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - The Emmett Lawton Story (1963) TV episode (written by)
        - The Hollister John Garrison Story (1963) TV episode (written by)
        - The John Turnbull Story (1962) TV episode (written by)
          (19 more)
  29. "Alcoa Premiere" (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Hat of Sergeant Martin (1963) TV episode (writer)
  30. "McHale's Navy" (2 episodes, 1962)
        - Who Do the Voodoo (1962) TV episode (writer)
        - An Ensign for McHale (1962) TV episode (writer)
  31. "Rawhide" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Incident of the Dogfaces (1962) TV episode (writer)
  32. "Follow the Sun" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Sergeant Kolchak Fades Away (1962) TV episode (teleplay)
  33. "Bonanza" (4 episodes, 1959-1961)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - The Thunderhead Swindle (1961) TV episode (writer)
        - The Ape (1960) TV episode (written by)
        - The Paiute War (1959) TV episode (writer)
        - Death on Sun Mountain (1959) TV episode (writer)
  34. "Acapulco" (2 episodes, 1961)
        - Death Is a Smiling Man (1961) TV episode (writer)
        - The Gentleman from Brazil (1961) TV episode (writer)
  35. "Dan Raven" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Man on the Ledge (1960) TV episode (writer)
  36. "Peter Gunn" (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Semi-Private Eye (1960) TV episode (writer)
  37. "Mr. Lucky" (10 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - The Gladiators (1960) TV episode (writer)
        - The Parolee (1960) TV episode (teleplay)
        - The Last Laugh (1960) TV episode (writer)
        - The Brain Picker (1960) TV episode (writer)
        - The Sour Milk Fund (1960) TV episode (writer)
          (5 more)
  38. "The Rebel" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Land (1960) TV episode (writer)

  39. "Riverboat" (1 episode, 1959)
        - About Roger Mowbray (1959) TV episode (story)
  40. "Lock Up" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Stakeout (1959) TV episode (writer)
  41. "The Four Just Men" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Battle of the Bridge (1959) TV episode (writer)
  42. "Dragnet" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
        - The Big Appetite (1959) TV episode (writer)
  43. "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Fifth Man (1959) TV episode (written by)
  44. No Name on the Bullet (1959) (writer)
  45. "Maverick" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Saga of Waco Williams (1959) TV episode (teleplay) (as Gene Coon)
  46. "Zorro" (2 episodes, 1958)
        - Rendezvous at Sundown (1958) TV episode (written by)
        - Zorro Rides Alone (1958) TV episode (written by)
  47. "Cimarron City" (1 episode, 1958)
        - I, the People (1958) TV episode (teleplay)
  48. "Rescue 8" (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Ferris Wheel (1958) TV episode (teleplay)
  49. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - Guys Like O'Malley (1958) TV episode (writer)
  50. "Suspicion" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Flight (1957) TV episode (teleplay)
  51. Man in the Shadow (1957/I) (written by)
    ... aka Pay the Devil (UK)
    ... aka Seeds of Wrath
  52. The Girl in the Kremlin (1957) (writer)
Producer:
  1. "It Takes a Thief" (producer) (31 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Mad in Japan (1969) TV episode (producer)
        - 38-23-36 (1969) TV episode (producer)
        - The Family (1969) TV episode (producer)
        - Rock-Bye, Bye, Baby (1969) TV episode (producer)
        - The Baranoff Timetable (1969) TV episode (producer)
          (26 more)
  2. "Star Trek" (producer) (33 episodes, 1966-1968)
    ... aka Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
        - Bread and Circuses (1968) TV episode (producer)
        - A Private Little War (1968) TV episode (producer)
        - The Trouble with Tribbles (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - Wolf in the Fold (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - The Deadly Years (1967) TV episode (producer)
          (28 more)
  3. "The Wild Wild West" (producer) (6 episodes, 1966)
        - The Night of the Murderous Spring (1966) TV episode (producer)
        - The Night of the Burning Diamond (1966) TV episode (producer)
        - The Night of the Freebooters (1966) TV episode (producer)
        - The Night of the Druid's Blood (1966) TV episode (producer)
        - The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo (1966) TV episode (producer)
          (1 more)
  4. "The Virginian" (producer) (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Showdown (1965) TV episode (producer)
  5. "Destry" (producer) (4 episodes, 1964)
        - Red Brady's Kid (1964) TV episode (producer)
        - Ride to Rio Verde (1964) TV episode (producer)
        - Go Away, Little Sheba (1964) TV episode (producer)
        - Big Deal at Little River (1964) TV episode (producer)
Thanks:
  1. Free Enterprise (1998) (acknowledgement: the forgotten Gene)

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1973, he wrote the teleplay for an unsold television pilot for ABC called "Operation Hang-Ten." The plot involved a young, athletic police officer who worked undercover at venues where criminals victimize adventurous, athletic youths. more
Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Western | Sci-Fi more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Cult Favorite | Beautiful Woman | Cult TV more

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