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"Murder, She Wrote" (1984): : -- Mystery writer finds herself investigating murders that occur around her.
"Murder, She Wrote" (1984): : -- Mystery writer finds herself investigating murders that occur around her.
"Murder, She Wrote" (1984): : -- Mystery writer finds herself investigating murders that occur around her.

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Date of Birth:
15 December 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more
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Trivia:
Was nominated for Broadway's 1983 Tony Award as Best Book (Musical) with... more
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations more
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Columbo's 1990 Cases Get Collected
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Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Where Do the Balloons Go? (2009) (story) 2009 - -
- 2. Columbo: Ashes to Ashes (1998) (TV) (creator) 1998 - 7.1 (431)
- 3. Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997) (TV) (creator) 1997 - 6.7 (173)
- 4. Columbo: A Trace of Murder (1997) (TV) (creator) 1997 - 7.0 (352)
- 5. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   (264 episodes, 1984-1996) 1996 - 7.1 (2,286)
- 6. Columbo: Strange Bedfellows (1995) (TV) (creator) 1995 - 6.6 (339)
- 7. Columbo: Undercover (1994) (TV) (creator) 1994 - 6.8 (347)
- 8. The Cosby Mysteries (1994) (TV)   (written by) 1994 - 5.3 (82)
AKAs:
  • Guy Hanks I
- 9. Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1993) (TV) (creator) 1993 - 6.6 (400)
- 10. Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993) (TV) (creator) 1993 - 7.3 (475)
- 11. Columbo: A Bird in the Hand ... (1992) (TV) (creator) 1992 - 6.8 (350)
- 12. Columbo: No Time to Die (1992) (TV) (creator) 1992 - 6.2 (416)
- 13. Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) (TV) (creator) 1991 - 6.9 (358)
- 14. Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (1991) (TV)   (creator) 1991 - 6.8 (375)
AKAs:
  • Murder of a Rock Star (Canada: English title)
- 15. The Boys (1991) (TV)   (written by) 1991 - 5.6 (79)
AKAs:
  • The Guys
- 16. Columbo: Caution - Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (1991) (TV) (creator) 1991 - 6.8 (330)
- 17. Columbo: Columbo Goes to College (1990) (TV) (creator) 1990 - 7.2 (454)
- 18. "Columbo" (1971)   (54 episodes, 1971-1990) 1990 - 8.6 (312)
- 19. Over My Dead Body (1990) (TV) (writer) 1990 - 4.7 (13)
- 20. "Probe" (1988) (unknown episodes) 1988 - 7.0 (50)
- 21. Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV)   (written by) 1988 - 6.6 (84)
AKAs:
  • Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK)
  • In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title)
- 22. Clue?? (1988) (V) (character) (uncredited) 1988 - 6.1 (16)
- 23. Vanishing Act (1986) (TV) (writer) 1986 - 7.1 (240)
- 24. Guilty Conscience (1985) (TV) (writer) 1985 - 6.8 (431)
- 25. The Guardian (1984) (TV) (writer) 1984 - 6.5 (175)
- 26. The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV) (story) 1984 - 7.8 (100)
- 27. Prototype (1983) (TV) (writer) 1983 - 5.9 (148)
- 28. Take Your Best Shot (1982) (TV) (writer) 1982 - 5.1 (25)
- 29. Rehearsal for Murder (1982) (TV) (written by) 1982 - 7.1 (209)
- 30. "Darkroom" (1981) (unknown episodes) 1981 - 6.7 (47)
- 31. Crisis at Central High (1981) (TV) (writer) 1981 - 7.1 (71)
- 32. Murder by Natural Causes (1979) (TV) (writer) 1979 - 8.0 (158)
- 33. Stone (1979) (TV) (story) 1979 - 6.0 (8)
- 34. The Storyteller (1977) (TV) (writer) 1977 - 4.6 (10)
- 35. Rollercoaster (1977) (screen story) 1977 - 5.9 (2,038)
- 36. Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977) (TV) (story) 1977 - 6.0 (14)
- 37. "Ellery Queen" (1975)   (3 episodes, 1975-1976) 1976 - 7.9 (191)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- 38. The Hindenburg (1975) (story) 1975 - 6.0 (1,495)
- 39. "Mannix" (1967)   (194 episodes, 1967-1975) 1975 - 7.3 (317)
- 40. Ellery Queen (1975) (TV)   (teleplay) 1975 - 7.4 (141)
AKAs:
  • Too Many Suspects (USA: reissue title)
- 41. The Gun (1974) (TV) (story) 1974 - 5.6 (28)
- 42. The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) (TV) (writer) 1974 - 7.8 (445)
- 43. Savage (1973) (TV)   (teleplay) 1973 - 6.1 (77)
AKAs:
  • The Savage File (USA: alternative title)
  • Watch Dog
- 44. Tenafly (1973) (TV) (writer) 1973 - 6.0 (22)
- 45. The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) (TV) (writer) 1972 - 7.5 (184)
- 46. That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) (writer) 1972 - 7.8 (176)
- 47. "Banacek" (1972) (unknown episodes) 1972 - 7.7 (190)
- 48. Two on a Bench (1971) (TV) (writer) 1971 - 4.9 (15)
- 49. Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV)   (writer) 1971 - 7.8 (14)
AKAs:
  • Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
- 50. The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970) (TV)   (story) 1970 - 7.5 (29)
AKAs:
  • Children of the Lotus Eater (USA: alternative title)
- 51. "San Francisco International Airport" (1970)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - -
AKAs:
  • SFX (USA: alternative title)
- 52. "McCloud" (1970) (unknown episodes) 1970 - 7.3 (214)
- 53. McCloud: Who Killed Miss U.S.A.? (1970) (TV)   (teleplay) 1970 - 5.7 (61)
AKAs:
  • McCloud (UK)
  • Portrait of a Dead Girl (USA: reissue title)
- 54. My Sweet Charlie (1970) (TV) (writer) 1970 - 7.0 (92)
- 55. The Whole World Is Watching (1969) (TV) (writer) 1969 - 6.8 (15)
- 56. Trial Run (1969) (TV) (story) 1969 - 5.5 (12)
- 57. Istanbul Express (1968) (TV) (written by) 1968 - 5.7 (33)
- 58. "The Name of the Game" (1968)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.0 (112)
- 59. Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV)   (play) (teleplay) 1968 - 7.6 (838)
AKAs:
  • Columbo: Prescription Murder
- 60. "Jericho" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.4 (10)
- 61. "Honey West" (1965)   (3 episodes, 1965-1966) 1966 - 7.7 (103)
- 62. "The Fugitive" (1963)   (2 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 8.4 (502)
- 63. "Burke's Law" (1963)   (3 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 7.7 (142)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- 64. "The Rogues" (1964)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.4 (77)
- 65. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   (5 episodes, 1962-1964) 1964 - 8.6 (318)
- 66. "Arrest and Trial" (1963)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.6 (23)
- 67. "The Third Man" (1959)   (2 episodes, 1963) 1963 - 8.4 (30)
- 68. "Stoney Burke" (1962)   (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.8 (26)
- 69. Le diable et les dix commandements (1962)   (segment "Tu ne deroberas point") 1962 - 6.8 (238)
AKAs:
  • Devil and the Ten Commandments (UK)
  • Le diable et les 10 commandements (France: poster title)
  • Le tentazioni quotidiane (Italy)
  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments (USA)
- 70. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)   (2 episodes, 1961-1962) 1962 - 8.8 (1,223)
- 71. "Adventures in Paradise" (1959)   (2 episodes, 1961-1962) 1962 - 8.7 (79)
- 72. "Michael Shayne" (1960)   (3 episodes, 1960) 1960 - 8.5 (7)
- 73. "The Chevy Mystery Show" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • Sunday Mystery Hour (USA: rerun title)
- 74. "Johnny Ringo" (1959)   (3 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 6.5 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- 75. "The Rebel" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.3 (61)
1 TV episode:
- 76. "Black Saddle" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.8 (16)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Cosby Mysteries (1994) (TV)   (executive producer) 1994 - 5.3 (82)
AKAs:
  • Guy Hanks I
- 2. Whispers in the Dark (1992) (executive producer) 1992 - 5.5 (857)
- 3. The Boys (1991) (TV)   (executive producer) 1991 - 5.6 (79)
AKAs:
  • The Guys
- 4. "Columbo" (1971)   supervising executive producer (10 episodes, 1989-1990) producer (8 episodes, 1971-1990) executive producer (3 episodes, 1971-1989) 1990 - 8.6 (312)
19 TV episodes: 14 episodes not shown.
- 5. "Gideon Oliver" (1989)   supervising executive producer (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 5.9 (15)
AKAs:
  • By the Rivers of Babylon (Europe: English title)
1 TV episode:
- 6. Kojak: Ariana (1989) (TV) (executive producer) (supervising producer) 1989 - 5.7 (72)
- 7. Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV)   (co-executive producer) 1988 - 6.6 (84)
AKAs:
  • Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK)
  • In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title)
- 8. "Hard Copy" (1987)   co-executive producer (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - 1.9 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 9. Guilty Conscience (1985) (TV) (executive producer) 1985 - 6.8 (431)
- 10. The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV) (executive producer) 1984 - 7.8 (100)
- 11. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   executive producer (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 7.1 (2,286)
- 12. Prototype (1983) (TV) (executive producer) 1983 - 5.9 (148)
- 13. Take Your Best Shot (1982) (TV) (executive producer) 1982 - 5.1 (25)
- 14. Rehearsal for Murder (1982) (TV) (executive producer) 1982 - 7.1 (209)
- 15. Crisis at Central High (1981) (TV) (executive producer) 1981 - 7.1 (71)
- 16. Murder by Natural Causes (1979) (TV) (executive producer) 1979 - 8.0 (158)
- 17. The Storyteller (1977) (TV) (executive producer) 1977 - 4.6 (10)
- 18. Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977) (TV) (executive producer) 1977 - 6.0 (14)
- 19. "Ellery Queen" (1975)   executive producer (3 episodes, 1975-1976) 1976 - 7.9 (191)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- 20. Ellery Queen (1975) (TV)   (producer) 1975 - 7.4 (141)
AKAs:
  • Too Many Suspects (USA: reissue title)
- 21. A Cry for Help (1975) (TV)   (executive producer) 1975 - 6.2 (20)
AKAs:
  • End of the Line
- 22. The Gun (1974) (TV) (producer) 1974 - 5.6 (28)
- 23. The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) (TV) (executive producer) 1974 - 7.8 (445)
- 24. Savage (1973) (TV)   (executive producer) 1973 - 6.1 (77)
AKAs:
  • The Savage File (USA: alternative title)
  • Watch Dog
- 25. Partners in Crime (1973) (TV) (executive producer) 1973 - 6.2 (7)
- 26. Tenafly (1973) (TV) (executive producer) 1973 - 6.0 (22)
- 27. The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) (TV) (producer) 1972 - 7.5 (184)
- 28. That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) (producer) 1972 - 7.8 (176)
- 29. Two on a Bench (1971) (TV) (producer) 1971 - 4.9 (15)
- 30. "The NBC Mystery Movie" (1971) (executive producer) 1971 - 7.8 (15)
- 31. My Sweet Charlie (1970) (TV) (producer) 1970 - 7.0 (92)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) (TV) (creator: "Columbo") 2003 - 6.9 (439)
- 2. Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes (2000) (TV) (creator: "Columbo") 2000 - 6.4 (435)
- 3. "Probe" (1988)   executive script coordinator (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - 7.0 (50)
1 TV episode:
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Cosby Mysteries" (1994)   Ben Sapelsky (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 4.8 (67)
- 2. The Cosby Mysteries (1994) (TV)   Sapolsky 1994 - 5.3 (82)
AKAs:
  • Guy Hanks I
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) Himself 2009 - 6.8 (67)
- 2. The Last Mogul (2005) (TV)   Himself 2005 - 6.4 (153)
AKAs:
  • The Last Mogul: Life and Times of Lew Wasserman (USA: long title)

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