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Overview

Date of Birth:

25 April 1920, Toronto, Ontario, Canada more

Date of Death:

14 January 2003, Sherman Oaks, California, USA more

Trivia:

Second cousin of silent film star Mary Pickford. more

STARmeter:

Down 74% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

3 wins more

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990) (TV)	(executive producer)	1990	-	7.1 (85)

2.	Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) (TV)	(producer)	1987	-	7.1 (124)

3.	"MacGyver" (1985)	executive producer (9 episodes, 1986)	1986	-	8.0 (5,721)
	9 TV episodes: The Assassin (1986) (executive producer) A Prisoner of Conscience (1986) (executive producer) The Escape (1986) (executive producer) Slow Death (1986) (executive producer) Ugly Duckling (1986) (executive producer) 4 episodes not shown.
4.	"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979)	executive producer (13 episodes, 1981)	1981	-	6.9 (868)
	13 TV episodes: The Dorian Secret (1981) (executive producer) Testimony of a Traitor (1981) (executive producer) The Hand of the Goral (1981) (executive producer) Shgoratchx! (1981) (executive producer) The Satyr (1981) (executive producer) 8 episodes not shown.
5.	"How the West Was Won" (1979)	executive producer (3 episodes, 1979)	1979	-	8.2 (135)
	3 TV episodes: China Girl (1979) (executive producer) Luke (1979) (executive producer) The Scavengers (1979) (executive producer)
6.	"How the West Was Won" (1978)	(executive producer)	1978	-	8.2 (239)

7.	"How the West Was Won" (1977)	(executive producer)	1977	-	8.5 (323)

8.	The Macahans (1976) (TV)	(executive producer)	1976	-	7.5 (261)

9.	"Gunsmoke" (1955)	executive producer (18 episodes, 1968-1974) producer (12 episodes, 1966-1968) associate producer (10 episodes, 1965-1966)	1974	-	8.0 (686)
	AKAs: Gun Law (UK) Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title) 40 TV episodes: The Guns of Cibola Blanca: Part 2 (1974) (executive producer) The Guns of Cibola Blanca: Part 1 (1974) (executive producer) Women for Sale: Part 2 (1973) (executive producer) Women for Sale: Part 1 (1973) (executive producer) A Quiet Day in Dodge (1973) (executive producer) 35 episodes not shown.
10.	"Dirty Sally" (1974)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1974	-	6.1 (13)

11.	Cutter's Trail (1970) (TV)	(producer)	1970	-	6.1 (16)

12.	Firecreek (1968)	(producer) (uncredited)	1968	-	6.7 (909)

13.	"The Wild Wild West" (1965)	producer (7 episodes, 1965-1966)	1966	-	8.3 (739)
	7 TV episodes: The Night of the Puppeteer (1966) (producer) The Night of the Whirring Death (1966) (producer) The Night of the Flaming Ghost (1966) (producer) The Night of the Grand Emir (1966) (producer) The Night the Dragon Screamed (1966) (producer) 2 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"How the West Was Won" (1979)	(3 episodes, 1979)	1979	-	8.2 (135)
	3 TV episodes: Luke (1979) (writer) Affaire Riel, L' (1979) (writer) The Rustler (1979) (writer)
2.	"How the West Was Won" (1978)	(writer)	1978	-	8.2 (239)

3.	"How the West Was Won" (1977)	(writer)	1977	-	8.5 (323)

4.	"Gunsmoke" (1955)	(3 episodes, 1964-1974)	1974	-	8.0 (686)
	AKAs: Gun Law (UK) Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title) 3 TV episodes: The Iron Men (1974) (writer) The Lady (1965) (writer) Big Man, Big Target (1964) (writer)
5.	"Rawhide" (1959)	(2 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	8.2 (408)
	2 TV episodes: Mrs. Harmon (1965) (writer) A Man Called Mushy (1964) (writer)
6.	My Blood Runs Cold (1965)	(screenplay)	1965	-	5.5 (55)

7.	"The Outer Limits" (1963)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	8.4 (840)
	1 TV episode: Behold Eck! (1964) (teleplay)
8.	"The Great Adventure" (1963)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	8.6 (33)
	1 TV episode: The Testing of Sam Houston (1964) (teleplay)
9.	"The Untouchables" (1959)	(12 episodes, 1960-1963)	1963	-	8.3 (351)
	12 TV episodes: Globe of Death (1963) (writer) Doublecross (1962) (writer) Arsenal (1962) (writer) Element of Danger (1962) (writer) The Gang War (1962) (writer) 7 episodes not shown.
10.	"Kraft Mystery Theater" (1961)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.7 (12)
	1 TV episode: Cry Ruin (1962) (writer)
11.	"Checkmate" (1960)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	8.3 (58)
	1 TV episode: Referendum on Murder (1962) (teleplay)
12.	"Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)	(2 episodes, 1959)	1959	-	8.4 (26)
	AKAs: Desilu Playhouse 2 TV episodes: The Hanging Judge (1959) (writer) Six Guns for Donegan (1959) (writer)
13.	Woman Obsessed (1959)	(novel)	1959	-	5.7 (70)

14.	The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)	(written by)	1957	-	4.4 (45)
	AKAs: Return of the Outlaw (USA: alternative title) The Killer and 21 Men (USA: alternative title)
15.	The 27th Day (1957)	(novel) (writer)	1957	-	6.2 (332)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Gunsmoke" (1955)	story consultant (7 episodes, 1965) script consultant (1 episode, 1964)	1965	-	8.0 (686)
	AKAs: Gun Law (UK) Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title) 8 TV episodes: Twenty Miles from Dodge (1965) (story consultant) Dry Road to Nowhere (1965) (story consultant) The Lady (1965) (story consultant) Chief Joseph (1965) (story consultant) One Killer on Ice (1965) (story consultant) 3 episodes not shown.
2.	The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)	(dialogue director)	1957	-	4.4 (45)
	AKAs: Return of the Outlaw (USA: alternative title) The Killer and 21 Men (USA: alternative title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Secret Fury (1950)	(uncredited) Hotel clerk	1950	-	7.0 (184)

2.	Three Came Home (1950)	(uncredited) Australian POW	1950	-	7.3 (532)

Director				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Conrad Nagel Theater" (1955)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	-
		1 TV episode: The Visitor (1955)

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