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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:
He created the Klingons for Star Trek. Their very first appearance was... more
STARmeter: ?
Up 15% 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

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972)   (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.3 (616)
- 2. The Questor Tapes (1974) (TV) (writer) 1974 - 6.7 (290)
- 3. "Hawkins" (1973)   (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 8.2 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Assignment Vienna" (1972)   (2 episodes, 1973) 1973 - -
- 5. "Kung Fu" (1972)   (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.9 (1,110)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Sixth Sense" (1972)   (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.2 (89)
- 7. "Nichols" (1971)   (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 8.1 (41)
AKAs:
  • James Garner (Canada: English title)
  • James Garner as Nichols
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Bearcats!" (1971)   (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.5 (32)
- 9. "The Virginian" (1962)   (2 episodes, 1965-1971) 1971 - 7.6 (228)
AKAs:
  • The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
- 10. "The Mod Squad" (1968)   (2 episodes, 1970-1971) 1971 - 7.0 (231)
- 11. "The Immortal" (1970)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.6 (40)
1 TV episode:
- 12. "Paris 7000" (1970) (unknown episodes) 1970 - 9.4 (8)
- 13. "Then Came Bronson" (1969)   (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.2 (108)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "The Name of the Game" (1968)   (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.0 (112)
- 15. "It Takes a Thief" (1968)   (6 episodes, 1968-1969) 1969 - 7.9 (257)
- 16. "Star Trek" (1966)   (12 episodes, 1967-1969) 1969 - 8.6 (8,315)
AKAs:
  • Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
12 TV episodes: 7 episodes not shown.
- 17. Journey to Shiloh (1968) (screenplay) (as Gene Coon) 1968 - 5.7 (280)
- 18. "Laredo" (1965)   (6 episodes, 1965-1967) 1967 - 8.7 (85)
- 19. First to Fight (1967) (writer) 1967 - 5.6 (71)
- 20. "The Wild Wild West" (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.3 (737)
- 21. "Combat!" (1962)   (3 episodes, 1966) 1966 - 8.7 (461)
- 22. "The F.B.I." (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.0 (166)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "My Favorite Martian" (1963)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.3 (236)
AKAs:
  • My Favourite Martian (Australia)
- 24. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Chrysler Theater
  • Theatre of Stars (UK)
  • Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- 25. The Killers (1964)   (screenplay) 1964 - 7.0 (2,146)
AKAs:
  • Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: promotional title)
- 26. "Destry" (1964)   (2 episodes, 1964) 1964 - 3.9 (8)
- 27. The Raiders (1963) (writer) 1963 - 5.5 (18)
- 28. "Wagon Train" (1957)   (24 episodes, 1958-1963) 1963 - 7.6 (211)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
- 29. "Alcoa Premiere" (1961)   (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.0 (33)
- 30. "McHale's Navy" (1962)   (2 episodes, 1962) 1962 - 7.6 (256)
- 31. "Rawhide" (1959)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.2 (407)
- 32. "Follow the Sun" (1961)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 6.8 (11)
- 33. "Bonanza" (1959)   (4 episodes, 1959-1961) 1961 - 7.3 (1,146)
AKAs:
  • Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- 34. "Acapulco" (1961)   (2 episodes, 1961) 1961 - -
- 35. "Dan Raven" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
- 36. "Peter Gunn" (1958)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.3 (121)
- 37. "Mr. Lucky" (1959)   (10 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 8.1 (53)
- 38. "The Rebel" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.3 (61)
1 TV episode:
- 39. "Riverboat" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.9 (35)
- 40. "Lock Up" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.9 (21)
1 TV episode:
- 41. "The Four Just Men" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.8 (19)
- 42. "Dragnet" (1951)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.8 (210)
AKAs:
  • Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.7 (350)
- 44. No Name on the Bullet (1959) (writer) 1959 - 7.2 (522)
- 45. "Maverick" (1957)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.4 (381)
1 TV episode:
- 46. "Zorro" (1957)   (2 episodes, 1958) 1958 - 8.2 (448)
- 47. "Cimarron City" (1958)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.0 (18)
1 TV episode:
- 48. "Rescue 8" (1958)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 6.9 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 49. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.1 (49)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- 50. "Suspicion" (1957)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.3 (101)
1 TV episode:
- 51. Man in the Shadow (1957/I)   (written by) 1957 - 6.9 (176)
AKAs:
  • Pay the Devil (UK)
  • Seeds of Wrath
- 52. The Girl in the Kremlin (1957) (writer) 1957 - 4.9 (25)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "It Takes a Thief" (1968)   producer (31 episodes, 1968-1969) 1969 - 7.9 (257)
- 2. "Star Trek" (1966)   producer (33 episodes, 1966-1968) 1968 - 8.6 (8,315)
AKAs:
  • Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
- 3. "The Wild Wild West" (1965)   producer (6 episodes, 1966) 1966 - 8.3 (737)
- 4. "The Virginian" (1962)   producer (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.6 (228)
AKAs:
  • The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Destry" (1964)   producer (4 episodes, 1964) 1964 - 3.9 (8)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Free Enterprise (1998) (acknowledgement: the forgotten Gene) 1998 - 6.9 (2,273)

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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