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"Knight Rider" (1982): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Michael responds to a call for help from an old girlfriend who has been put in jail, wrongly accused of murder.

"Knight Rider" (1982): Season 1: Episode 7 -- A small town sheriff tries to cover up a prison death by manipulating the law and Devon Miles.

"Simon & Simon" (1981): Season 3: Episode 14 -- An advice columnist asks the Simons to locate a reader who may know about an impending murder.

"Airwolf" (1984): Season 3: Episode 9 -- Hawke and Dominic are on a mission in Nicaragua to rescue a captive American scientist.

"Airwolf" (1984): Season 2: Episode 9 -- Caitlin is a passenger on board a plane which Airwolf is sent to search for after the plane is hijacked and forced down at sea.

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Date of Birth:

2 August 1929, Brownsville, Texas, USA more

Date of Death:

26 October 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Bernard Kowalski is an important figure in television with a long and... more

Trivia:

Uncle of Brian Grazer.

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Down 4% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins more

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[DVD Review] TV Sets: Action Packed
(From JustPressPlay. 26 May 2009, 8:44 AM, PDT)
Blake "Plotted To Kill" His First Wife and Her Boyfriend
(From WENN. 5 August 2005)

Alternate Names:

Bernard Louis Kowalski | Bernard Kowalski | Bernie Kowalski

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Diagnosis Murder" (1993)	(3 episodes, 1996-2000)	2000	-	6.9 (1,127)
	3 TV episodes: All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Die (2000) (as Bernie Kowalski) The Unluckiest Bachelor in LA (2000) (as Bernie Kowalski) Murder in the Dark (1996) (as Bernie Kowalski)
2.	"Baywatch Nights" (1995)	(2 episodes, 1995-1996)	1996	-	4.1 (281)
	AKAs: Detectives on the Beach 2 TV episodes: A Closer Look (1996) Kind of a Drag (1995)
3.	"Thunder in Paradise" (1994)	(unknown episodes)	1994	-	4.5 (423)

4.	"Jake and the Fatman" (1987)	(2 episodes, 1990-1991)	1991	-	6.5 (306)
	2 TV episodes: It Never Entered My Mind (1991) Goodbye: Part 1 (1990)
5.	Nashville Beat (1989) (TV)		1989	-	6.3 (26)

6.	Miracle at Beekman's Place (1988) (TV)		1988	-	5.0 (9)

7.	"Magnum, P.I." (1980)	(4 episodes, 1983-1987)	1987	-	7.7 (2,867)
	4 TV episodes: On the Fly (1987) A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken (1985) Paradise Blues (1984) Letter to a Duchess (1983)
8.	"Airwolf" (1984)	(3 episodes, 1984-1986)	1986	-	6.9 (1,216)
	AKAs: Lobo del aire (USA: Spanish title) 3 TV episodes: Birds of Paradise (1986) Jennie (1985) Flight #093 Is Missing (1984)
9.	"Knight Rider" (1982)	(7 episodes, 1982-1984)	1984	-	7.0 (3,963)
	7 TV episodes: Dead of Knight (1984) Big Iron (1984) Blind Spot (1983) Chariot of Gold (1983) Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death (1983) 2 episodes not shown.
10.	"Blue Thunder" (1984)	(1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	6.4 (148)
	1 TV episode: Payload (1984) (as Bernie Kowalski)
11.	"Simon & Simon" (1981)	(1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	7.1 (549)
	1 TV episode: Dear Lovesick (1984)
12.	"Whiz Kids" (1983)	(1 episode, 1983)	1983	-	6.6 (88)
	1 TV episode: Candidate for Murder (1983)
13.	Johnny Blue (1983) (TV)		1983	-	-

14.	"The Devlin Connection" (1982)	(2 episodes, 1982)	1982	-	4.7 (11)
	2 TV episodes: Erica (1982) Allison (1982)
15.	"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1982)	(unknown episodes)	1982	-	7.2 (62)

16.	"Cassie & Co." (1982)	(1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	-
	1 TV episode: Man Overboard (1982)
17.	"CHiPs" (1977)	(1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	6.1 (780)
	AKAs: CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: Mitchell & Woods (1981)
18.	"Shannon" (1981)	(unknown episodes)	1981	-	-

19.	"B.A.D. Cats" (1980)	(5 episodes, 1980)	1980	-	4.2 (14)
	5 TV episodes: Bomb! (1980) Semi-Paradise (1980) The Good-Time Girls (1980) Pilot (1980) Death Car (1980)
20.	Nightside (1980) (TV)		1980	-	4.9 (16)

21.	Turnover Smith (1980) (TV)		1980	-	4.5 (7)

22.	Nick and the Dobermans (1980) (TV)		1980	-	-

23.	Marciano (1979) (TV)		1979	-	6.3 (17)

24.	The Nativity (1978) (TV)		1978	-	7.7 (41)

25.	"Baretta" (1975)	(3 episodes, 1975-1978)	1978	-	6.8 (208)
	3 TV episodes: Woman Trouble (1978) (as Bernie Kowalski) The Ninja (1976) The Goodbye Orphan Annie Blues (1975)
26.	Flight to Holocaust (1977) (TV)		1977	-	3.3 (34)

27.	"Columbo" (1971)	(4 episodes, 1971-1976)	1976	-	8.6 (317)
	4 TV episodes: Fade in to Murder (1976) Playback (1975) An Exercise in Fatality (1974) (as Bernard Kowalski) Death Lends a Hand (1971) (as Bernard Kowalski)
28.	The Supercops (1975) (TV)		1975	-	-

29.	"The Rockford Files" (1974)	(1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	8.4 (1,108)
	AKAs: Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: This Case Is Closed (1974)
30.	In Tandem (1974) (TV)		1974	-	6.5 (16)
	AKAs: Movin' On (USA: alternative title)
31.	"Banacek" (1972)	(4 episodes, 1972-1974)	1974	-	7.8 (191)
	4 TV episodes: Fly Me- If You Can Find Me (1974) (as Bernard Kowalski) The Vanishing Chalice (1974) If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is? (1973) (as Bernard Kowalski) A Million the Hard Way (1972) (as Bernard Kowalski)
32.	Sssssss (1973)		1973	-	5.0 (944)
	AKAs: SSSSnake (UK)
33.	"The Streets of San Francisco" (1972)	(1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	7.3 (616)
	1 TV episode: The Thirty-Year Pin (1972)
34.	The Woman Hunter (1972) (TV)		1972	-	5.3 (74)

35.	The New Healers (1972) (TV)		1972	-	4.5 (6)

36.	Two for the Money (1972) (TV)		1972	-	6.5 (23)

37.	Women in Chains (1972) (TV)		1972	-	5.9 (53)

38.	Black Noon (1971) (TV)		1971	-	5.8 (60)

39.	Terror in the Sky (1971) (TV)		1971	-	5.5 (69)

40.	Macho Callahan (1970)	(as Bernard Kowalski)	1970	-	4.9 (87)

41.	Stiletto (1969)		1969	-	4.6 (66)

42.	Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)		1969	-	5.1 (479)
	AKAs: Volcano (USA: reissue title)
43.	"The Guns of Will Sonnett" (1967)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	7.3 (74)
	1 TV episode: Ride the Long Trail (1967)
44.	"Gunsmoke" (1955)	(2 episodes, 1966)	1966	-	8.0 (686)
	AKAs: Gun Law (UK) Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title) 2 TV episodes: The Hanging (1966) Quaker Girl (1966)
45.	"Mission: Impossible" (1966)	(3 episodes, 1966)	1966	-	8.3 (1,249)
	3 TV episodes: Fakeout (1966) A Spool There Was (1966) Pilot (1966)
46.	"The Monroes" (1966)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	8.6 (43)
	1 TV episode: The Intruders (1966) (as Bernard Kowalski)
47.	"The Virginian" (1962)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	7.6 (228)
	AKAs: The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: The Claim (1965)
48.	"The Wild Wild West" (1965)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	8.3 (739)
	1 TV episode: The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth (1965) (as Bernard Kowalski)
49.	"Rawhide" (1959)	(3 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	8.2 (408)
	3 TV episodes: The Book (1965) Corporal Dasovik (1964) The Enormous Fist (1964)
50.	"The Dick Powell Show" (1961)	(3 episodes, 1963)	1963	-	7.3 (40)
	AKAs: The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) 3 TV episodes: Epilogue (1963) Thunder in a Forgotten Town (1963) The Judge (1963)
51.	"The Untouchables" (1959)	(7 episodes, 1962)	1962	-	8.3 (351)
	7 TV episodes: The Monkey Wrench (1962) (as Bernard Louis Kowalski) The Contract (1962) The Case Against Eliot Ness (1962) Man in the Middle (1962) (as Bernard Louis Kowalski) Element of Danger (1962) (as Bernard Louis Kowalski) 2 episodes not shown.
52.	"Perry Mason" (1957)	(6 episodes, 1961)	1961	-	8.5 (552)
	6 TV episodes: The Case of the Renegade Refugee (1961) The Case of the Injured Innocent (1961) The Case of the Posthumous Painter (1961) The Case of the Pathetic Patient (1961) The Case of the Missing Melody (1961) 1 episode not shown.
53.	"The Rebel" (1959)	(19 episodes, 1959-1961)	1961	-	8.3 (61)
	19 TV episodes: The Last Drink (1961) The Road to Jericho (1961) Paperback Hero (1961) Jerkwater (1961) The Promise (1961) 14 episodes not shown.
54.	Las Vegas Beat (1961) (TV)		1961	-	-

55.	"The Westerner" (1960)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.6 (28)
	AKAs: The Westerners (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: Mrs. Kennedy (1960) (as Bernard Kowalski)
56.	Blood and Steel (1959)		1959	-	3.8 (45)

57.	"The Rifleman" (1958)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.1 (408)
	1 TV episode: The Legacy (1959)
58.	"Death Valley Days" (1952)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.7 (89)
	AKAs: Call of the West (USA: syndication title) The Pioneers (USA: syndication title) Trails West (USA: syndication title) Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: The Grand Duke (1959) (as Bernard Kowalski)
59.	Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)		1959	-	2.9 (1,612)
	AKAs: Attack of the Blood Leeches Demons of the Swamp (UK) She Demons of the Swamp The Giant Leeches (USA: promotional title)
60.	"Bold Venture" (1959)	(7 episodes, 1959)	1959	-	-
	7 TV episodes: Build My Gallows Ankle High (1959) Huckleberry Fine at Trail's End (1959) Some Came Sleeping (1959) The Gun That Wouldn't Quit (1959) The Undoing of Huckleberry Fine (1959) 2 episodes not shown.
61.	"M Squad" (1957)	(4 episodes, 1958)	1958	-	8.9 (79)
	4 TV episodes: The Widows (1958) The Executioner (1958) The Phantom Raiders (1958) Force of Habit (1958)
62.	Night of the Blood Beast (1958)		1958	-	2.5 (568)
	AKAs: The Creature from Galaxy 27 The Monster from Galaxy 27
63.	Hot Car Girl (1958)		1958	-	5.8 (12)

64.	"Broken Arrow" (1956)	(2 episodes, 1958)	1958	-	7.6 (27)
	2 TV episodes: The Outlaw (1958) Blood Brothers (1958)
65.	"Boots and Saddles" (1957)	(2 episodes, 1957-1958)	1958	-	7.0 (13)
	AKAs: The Story of the Fifth Cavalry 2 TV episodes: The Decision (1958) Terror at Fort Lowell (1957)
66.	"Frontier" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	6.7 (10)
	1 TV episode: Assassin (1956)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Jake and the Fatman" (1987)	co-executive producer (2 episodes, 1991-1992)	1992	-	6.5 (306)
	2 TV episodes: All Through the Night (1992) (co-executive producer) It Never Entered My Mind (1991) (co-executive producer)
2.	"Airwolf" (1984)	executive producer (22 episodes, 1985-1986)	1986	-	6.9 (1,216)
	AKAs: Lobo del aire (USA: Spanish title) 22 TV episodes: Birds of Paradise (1986) (executive producer) Tracks (1986) (executive producer) The Girl Who Fell from the Sky (1986) (executive producer) Break-In at Santa Paula (1986) (executive producer) Hawke's Run (1986) (executive producer) 17 episodes not shown.
3.	"Baretta" (1975)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1975	-	6.8 (208)

4.	Macho Callahan (1970)	(producer) (as Bernard Kowalski)	1970	-	4.9 (87)

5.	"The Rat Patrol" (1966)	producer (2 episodes, 1966)	1966	-	7.6 (194)
	2 TV episodes: The Life Against Death Raid (1966) (producer) The Chase of Fire Raid (1966) (producer)
6.	"Rawhide" (1959)	producer (7 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	8.2 (408)
	7 TV episodes: The Meeting (1965) (producer) The Photographer (1964) (producer) Corporal Dasovik (1964) (producer) Damon's Road: Part II (1964) (producer) Damon's Road: Part I (1964) (producer) 2 episodes not shown.
7.	"The Dick Powell Show" (1961)	producer (3 episodes, 1963)	1963	-	7.3 (40)
	AKAs: The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) 3 TV episodes: Epilogue (1963) (producer) The Judge (1963) (producer) The Losers (1963) (producer)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Medic" (1954)	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1954-1955)	1955	-	8.9 (28)
		4 TV episodes: A Time to Be Alive (1955) (second assistant director) Boy in the Storm (1955) (second assistant director) My Brother Joe (1954) (second assistant director) Laughter Is a Boy (1954) (second assistant director) (as Bernard Kowalski)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Virginia City (1940)	(uncredited) Extra	1940	-	6.6 (628)

2.	Dodge City (1939)	(uncredited) Extra	1939	-	7.2 (1,481)

Writer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Jake and the Fatman" (1987)	(unknown episodes)	1987	-	6.5 (306)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Attack of the Giant Leeches (2008)	(dedicatee) (as Bernard Kowalski)	2008	-	1.0 (20)

2.	"One Tree Hill" (2003)	in memory of (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.0 (13,832)
	1 TV episode: For Tonight You're Only Here to Know (2008) (in memory of)

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Unsold pilots: In 1964 he directed several unsold pilots for a proposed NBC dramatic series called "The Robert Taylor Show". The pilots were revisions of an earlier effort (1962) starring William Bendix called "330 Independence S.W." more

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1 Print Biography | 1 Interview more

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