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Cannell" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%DB%8C._%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%84" title="استیون جی. کنل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استیون جی. کنل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_J._Cannell" title="Stephen J. Cannell – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Stephen J. Cannell" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_J._Cannell" title="Stephen J. 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Cannell</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Cannell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Cannell.jpg" decoding="async" width="189" height="299" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="189" data-file-height="299" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cannell at <a href="/wiki/KUSI-TV" title="KUSI-TV">KUSI News</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego, California</a> in 2005</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Stephen Joseph Cannell</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1941-02-05</span>)</span>February 5, 1941<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, California, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">September 30, 2010<span style="display:none">(2010-09-30)</span> (aged 69)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Hollywood_Hills)" title="Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)">Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Oregon" title="University of Oregon">University of Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output 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.marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Marcia Cannell</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1964)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4, including <a href="/wiki/Tawnia_McKiernan" title="Tawnia McKiernan">Tawnia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Emmy_Awards" title="Emmy Awards">Emmy Awards</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cannell.com">cannell<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Stephen Joseph Cannell</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/əl/: 'le' in 'bottle'">əl</span></span>/</a></span></span>; February 5, 1941 – September 30, 2010) was an American television producer, writer, novelist, actor, and founder of Cannell Entertainment (formerly Stephen J. Cannell Productions) and The Cannell Studios. </p><p>After starting his career as a television <a href="/wiki/Screenwriter" title="Screenwriter">screenwriter</a>, Cannell created or co-created several dozen successful TV series from the 1970s to the 1990s, often with his creative partner <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lupo" title="Frank Lupo">Frank Lupo</a>. Cannell's creations include <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rockford_Files" title="The Rockford Files">The Rockford Files</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_A-Team" title="The A-Team">The A-Team</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Renegade_(TV_series)" title="Renegade (TV series)">Renegade</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_American_Hero" title="The Greatest American Hero">The Greatest American Hero</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/21_Jump_Street" title="21 Jump Street">21 Jump Street</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Commish" title="The Commish">The Commish</a></i>. He also wrote novels, notably the <a href="/wiki/Shane_Scully" title="Shane Scully">Shane Scully</a> mystery series. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_J._Cannell&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cannell was born in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> and raised in nearby <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes-obit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the son of Carolyn (née Baker) and Joseph Knapp Cannell. Joseph owned the highly-successful interior decorating company Cannell and Chaffin.<sup id="cite_ref-lukeford_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lukeford-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cannell struggled with <a href="/wiki/Dyslexia" title="Dyslexia">dyslexia</a> in school, but did graduate from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oregon" title="University of Oregon">University of Oregon</a> in 1964 with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> degree in <a href="/wiki/Journalism" title="Journalism">journalism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lukeford_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lukeford-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At UO, he joined the <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Chi" title="Sigma Chi">Sigma Chi</a> fraternity.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2009 documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Dislecksia:_The_Movie" title="Dislecksia: The Movie">Dislecksia: The Movie</a></i> features an interview with Cannell, in which he discusses his struggles with <a href="/wiki/Dyslexia" title="Dyslexia">dyslexia</a> and how he managed to be such a successful writer despite his difficulties reading. During the interview, he mentions how he used to hire typists to overcome his spelling problem, as he refers to his dyslexia, but also describes how he feels his condition has enriched his life.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_J._Cannell&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After college Cannell spent four years working with the family business before selling his first script to the Universal series <i><a href="/wiki/It_Takes_a_Thief_(1968_TV_series)" title="It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series)">It Takes a Thief</a></i> in 1968. He was quickly hired by <a href="/wiki/Universal_Television" title="Universal Television">Universal Television</a>, the television production branch of <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Studios</a> and was soon freelance writing for such other crime shows as <i><a href="/wiki/Ironside_(1967_TV_series)" title="Ironside (1967 TV series)">Ironside</a></i> (1970–1971) and <i><a href="/wiki/Columbo" title="Columbo">Columbo</a></i> (1973). </p><p>In 1971, he received a telephone call from friend Herman Saunders who was the producer on <a href="/wiki/Jack_Webb" title="Jack Webb">Jack Webb</a>'s police series <i><a href="/wiki/Adam-12" title="Adam-12">Adam-12</a></i>. They needed a script right away and Saunders asked if Cannell would be interested in writing it. He delivered what they wanted in one day, his first full-time gig, and was soon hired as <a href="/wiki/Story_editor" title="Story editor">story editor</a> of the series, then in its fourth season, until 1973. </p><p>For Universal Television, Cannell created or co-created <i><a href="/wiki/Chase_(1973_TV_series)" title="Chase (1973 TV series)">Chase</a></i> (1973–1974), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rockford_Files" title="The Rockford Files">The Rockford Files</a></i> (1974–1980), <i><a href="/wiki/Baretta" title="Baretta">Baretta</a></i> (1975–1978), <i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Angels_(1976_TV_series)" title="City of Angels (1976 TV series)">City of Angels</a></i> (1976), and <i><a href="/wiki/Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep_(TV_series)" title="Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series)">Baa Baa Black Sheep</a></i> (1976–1978). He won the <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/30th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="30th Primetime Emmy Awards">1978</a> for <i>The Rockford Files</i>. </p><p>In a 2002 interview, Cannell described his early financial arrangements, saying that at Universal, </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I signed a deal as a head writer to make $600 a week. I was the cheapest writer on the lot. It was the lowest deal you could do by <a href="/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_West" title="Writers Guild of America West">Writers Guild</a> standards. But I'd been working for my dad for $7000 a year. I was at Universal for eight years and I never renegotiated my deal but once. It was late in my arrangement with Universal. There was one thing in my deal that my agent had managed to get in there—I had good fees for my <a href="/wiki/Television_pilot" title="Television pilot">pilots</a>. The reason they did it is that they never thought I was going to write a pilot. So they'd give me $70,000 to write a two-hour pilot and a $100,000 production bonus if it ever got made. Then I became the hottest pilot writer at Universal. I was writing two or three pilots a season. I was making $400,000 a year in pilot fees.<sup id="cite_ref-lukeford_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lukeford-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>In 1979, Cannell left Universal and formed his own company, Stephen J. Cannell Productions. For the first few years, Cannell's office was located on the lot at <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Studios</a> in Hollywood, though his earlier work at Universal was still distributed by <a href="/wiki/MCA_Inc." title="MCA Inc.">MCA</a>-Universal. His first series under his new banner was <i><a href="/wiki/Tenspeed_and_Brown_Shoe" title="Tenspeed and Brown Shoe">Tenspeed and Brown Shoe</a></i> (1980), and was soon followed by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_American_Hero" title="The Greatest American Hero">The Greatest American Hero</a></i> (1981–1983), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Quest_(1982_TV_series)" title="The Quest (1982 TV series)">The Quest</a></i> (1982), <i><a href="/wiki/The_A-Team" title="The A-Team">The A-Team</a></i> (1983–1987), <i><a href="/wiki/Hardcastle_and_McCormick" title="Hardcastle and McCormick">Hardcastle and McCormick</a></i> (1983–1986), <i><a href="/wiki/Riptide_(American_TV_series)" title="Riptide (American TV series)">Riptide</a></i> (1984–1986), and <i><a href="/wiki/Hunter_(1984_American_TV_series)" title="Hunter (1984 American TV series)">Hunter</a></i> (1984–1991). Cannell's offices relocated to larger facilities on <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Boulevard" title="Hollywood Boulevard">Hollywood Boulevard</a> in 1983. </p><p>In 1986, Cannell was co-founder, along with <a href="/wiki/TriStar_Pictures" title="TriStar Pictures">Tri-Star Pictures</a> and <a href="/wiki/Witt/Thomas_Productions" title="Witt/Thomas Productions">Witt/Thomas Productions</a>, of the syndication distributor TeleVentures.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 1988, Witt/Thomas Productions exited the TeleVentures venture and entered a distribution deal with <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Television_(production_company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney Television (production company)">Walt Disney Television</a>, selling its share to Cannell.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 11, 1990, both Tri-Star and Cannell dissolved the TeleVentures joint venture, and Tri-Star sold its shares to Stephen J. Cannell Productions. TeleVentures thus became Cannell Distribution Co.<sup id="cite_ref-broadcasting19900716_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-broadcasting19900716-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in 1986 the favorable exchange rate between the US and Canadian dollars being a win/win for US producers, Cannell decided to shoot his new series <i><a href="/wiki/Stingray_(1985_TV_series)" title="Stingray (1985 TV series)">Stingray</a></i> (1985–1987) in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>. However, so many producers were shooting in Toronto that no crews were available to staff any additional productions. Consequently, Cannell shot the first seven episodes of <i>Stingray'</i>s second season in <a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a> with the remaining eight episodes being shot in <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>. His first series to entirely be shot in Vancouver was <i><a href="/wiki/21_Jump_Street" title="21 Jump Street">21 Jump Street</a></i> (1987–1991), the highest-rated show of the new <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> network's first season. </p><p>With more and more series being shot in Vancouver, Cannell said, "We were fighting with everybody for locations and stage space". His solution was to build a new, state-of-the-art facility, "The <a href="/wiki/North_Shore_Studios" title="North Shore Studios">North Shore Studios</a>" on 13 acres with one hundred thousand square feet of office space and seven sound stages. The series <i>21 Jump Street</i> was soon followed by <i><a href="/wiki/J.J._Starbuck" title="J.J. Starbuck">J.J. Starbuck</a></i> (1987–1988), <i><a href="/wiki/Wiseguy_(TV_series)" title="Wiseguy (TV series)">Wiseguy</a></i> (1987–1990), <i><a href="/wiki/Unsub_(TV_series)" title="Unsub (TV series)">Unsub</a></i> (1989), <i><a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Hill" title="Top of the Hill">Top of the Hill</a></i> (1989), <i><a href="/wiki/Booker_(TV_series)" title="Booker (TV series)">Booker</a></i> (1989–1990), <i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Badges" title="Broken Badges">Broken Badges </a></i> (1990–1991), <i><a href="/wiki/Palace_Guard" title="Palace Guard">Palace Guard</a></i> (1991), <i><a href="/wiki/Scene_of_the_Crime_(TV_series)" title="Scene of the Crime (TV series)">Scene of the Crime</a></i> (1991–1992), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Commish" title="The Commish">The Commish</a></i> (1991–1996), <i><a href="/wiki/Street_Justice" title="Street Justice">Street Justice</a></i> (1991–1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Silk_Stalkings" title="Silk Stalkings">Silk Stalkings</a></i> (1991–1999), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hat_Squad" title="The Hat Squad">The Hat Squad</a></i> (1992–1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Renegade_(TV_series)" title="Renegade (TV series)">Renegade</a></i> (1992–1997), <i><a href="/wiki/Cobra_(American_TV_series)" title="Cobra (American TV series)">Cobra</a></i> (1993–1994), and <i><a href="/wiki/Hawkeye_(1994_TV_series)" title="Hawkeye (1994 TV series)">Hawkeye</a></i> (1994–1995). A number of <a href="/wiki/Television_film" title="Television film">television films</a> were also shot in Vancouver by Cannell's production company. </p><p>On July 31, 1995, <a href="/wiki/New_World_Pictures" title="New World Pictures">New World Communications</a> acquired his Cannell Entertainment production company. Cannell then founded The Cannell Studios.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the first shows produced by the newly established Cannell Studios was the short-lived but critically acclaimed corporate drama <i><a href="/wiki/Profit_(TV_series)" title="Profit (TV series)">Profit</a></i> (1996). </p><p>Cannell created or co-created nearly 40 television series, mostly crime dramas. In the process, he had by his own count, scripted more than 450 episodes, and produced or executive produced over 1,500 episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-official_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1988, Cannell was a panelist in the <a href="/wiki/John_Davidson_(entertainer)" title="John Davidson (entertainer)">John Davidson</a> edition of <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Squares" title="Hollywood Squares">Hollywood Squares</a></i>. He also served as the host of the 1991–92 series <i>Scene of the Crime</i>, a mystery anthology series with a repertory cast, and of the 1995–1996 syndicated documentary series <i>U.S. Customs Classified</i>, focusing on the work of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Customs_Service" title="United States Customs Service">U.S Customs Service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cannell also acted occasionally, including a recurring role as main antagonist "Dutch" Dixon on his series <i>Renegade</i>. He also took a turn in an episode of <i>Silk Stalkings</i>, in which the script called for one character to tell him, "You look just like that writer on TV," to which Cannell's character responds, "I get that all the time." Cannell appeared as himself in the 2009 pilot of the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> show <i><a href="/wiki/Castle_(TV_series)" title="Castle (TV series)">Castle</a></i> and again in two episodes of season two. Along with <a href="/wiki/James_Patterson" title="James Patterson">James Patterson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Lehane" title="Dennis Lehane">Dennis Lehane</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Connelly" title="Michael Connelly">Michael Connelly</a>, he was one of Castle's poker buddies. In season three following Cannell's death, an empty seat at the poker table is described as Cannell's, and remains empty for a full year in tribute to him. </p><p>Beginning in 1995 Cannell turned his attention to writing novels. His first novel, <i>The Plan</i>, was released in 1997 by <a href="/wiki/Avon_(publisher)" title="Avon (publisher)">Avon</a>. As of 2010, he had written 18, 11 of which featured the character of detective <a href="/wiki/Shane_Scully" title="Shane Scully">Shane Scully</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" title="Los Angeles Police Department">Los Angeles Police Department</a>. Seven are stand-alone novels. The last in the series, <i>Vigilante</i>, was released December 2011 by <a href="/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Press" title="St. Martin's Press">St. Martin's Press</a>. </p><p>Cannell's TV series <i>The A-Team</i> was remade into a <a href="/wiki/The_A-Team_(film)" title="The A-Team (film)">2010 feature-length film</a>. Cannell served as a producer and creative consultant for the project. His other series <i>21 Jump Street</i> was made into a <a href="/wiki/21_Jump_Street_(film)" title="21 Jump Street (film)">2012 feature</a> by <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a> and <a href="/wiki/Metro_Goldwyn_Mayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Metro Goldwyn Mayer">Metro Goldwyn Mayer</a>, and into the sequel <i><a href="/wiki/22_Jump_Street" title="22 Jump Street">22 Jump Street</a></i> which was released in June 2014. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_J._Cannell&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cannell married his high school sweetheart, Marcia, in 1964. He "asked her to go steady (with him) in the eighth grade".<sup id="cite_ref-grind_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grind-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had two daughters, <a href="/wiki/Tawnia_McKiernan" title="Tawnia McKiernan">Tawnia</a> and Chelsea, and two sons, Cody and Derek.<sup id="cite_ref-grind_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grind-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Derek died in 1982 at age 15 when a sand castle he was building at the beach collapsed and suffocated him.<sup id="cite_ref-pasadena2010_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pasadena2010-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tragedy occurred during the filming of the "Captain Bellybuster" episode of <i>The Greatest American Hero.</i> Actor <a href="/wiki/William_Katt" title="William Katt">William Katt</a>, who is an expert musician, wrote a song for Cannell titled "Cody the Cowboy". Cannell was so touched by this gift that he named his next son Cody in honor of the song.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Cannell was dyslexic and was a spokesman on the subject. According to an episode of <a href="/wiki/Paul_Harvey" title="Paul Harvey">Paul Harvey</a>'s <i>The Rest of the Story</i>, Cannell frequently had to dictate ideas or even complete scripts with the help of his personal secretary Grace Curcio, an employee of 20 years. Following Curcio's retirement in 2003, Kathy Ezso became his editor and executive assistant. He discusses his experiences as a dyslexic in the 2009 documentary <i>Dislecksia: The Movie</i>. </p><p>Cannell wrote on a typewriter, an <a href="/wiki/IBM_Selectric" title="IBM Selectric">IBM Selectric</a>, when not dictating to an assistant, and only used a computer for research purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cannell was 69 when he died on September 30, 2010, from complications of <a href="/wiki/Melanoma" title="Melanoma">melanoma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes-obit_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CannellDeath_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CannellDeath-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is interred at <a href="/wiki/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Hollywood_Hills)" title="Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)">Forest Lawn Memorial Park</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Hills" title="Hollywood Hills">Hollywood Hills</a> of Los Angeles. In tribute to his memory, the producers of <i>Castle</i> ended their third-season episode "Punked" with a new version of Cannell's production company logo, which featured video of Cannell at his typewriter tossing out a typed sheet, over a caption reading, "Stephen J. Cannell. Colleague. Mentor. Friend. We'll miss you, pal." The episode aired October 11, 2010 on ABC.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_filmography">Selected filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_J._Cannell&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Selected filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ironside_(1967_TV_series)" title="Ironside (1967 TV series)">Ironside</a></i> (1970) (writer)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_D.A._(1971_TV_series)" title="The D.A. (1971 TV series)">The D.A.</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Adam-12" title="Adam-12">Adam-12</a></i> (1971–1973) (story editor)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chase_(1973_TV_series)" title="Chase (1973 TV series)">Chase</a></i> (1973) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Columbo" title="Columbo">Columbo</a></i> (1973) (writer)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Toma_(TV_series)" title="Toma (TV series)">Toma</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rockford_Files" title="The Rockford Files">The Rockford Files</a></i> (1974–1980) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Roy_Huggins" title="Roy Huggins">Roy Huggins</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Switch_(American_TV_series)" title="Switch (American TV series)">Switch</a></i> (1975) (writer)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Baretta" title="Baretta">Baretta</a></i> (1975) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Angels_(1976_TV_series)" title="City of Angels (1976 TV series)">City of Angels</a></i> (1976) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Roy_Huggins" title="Roy Huggins">Roy Huggins</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Richie_Brockelman,_Private_Eye" title="Richie Brockelman, Private Eye">Richie Brockelman, Private Eye</a></i> (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Steven_Bochco" title="Steven Bochco">Steven Bochco</a>) (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep_(TV_series)" title="Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series)">Baa Baa Black Sheep</a></i> (a.k.a. <i>Black Sheep Squadron</i>) (1976–1978) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Duke_(miniseries)" title="The Duke (miniseries)">The Duke</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stone_(TV_series)" title="Stone (TV series)">Stone</a></i> (1980) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Richard_Levinson" title="Richard Levinson">Richard Levinson</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Link" title="William Link">William Link</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tenspeed_and_Brown_Shoe" title="Tenspeed and Brown Shoe">Tenspeed and Brown Shoe</a></i> (1980) (creator; first series as an independent)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_American_Hero" title="The Greatest American Hero">The Greatest American Hero</a></i> (1981–1983) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Offerings" title="Midnight Offerings">Midnight Offerings</a></i> (1981) (TV movie; executive producer only)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Quest_(1982_TV_series)" title="The Quest (1982 TV series)">The Quest</a></i> (1982) (co-executive producer; series created by <a href="/wiki/Juanita_Bartlett" title="Juanita Bartlett">Juanita Bartlett</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rousters" title="The Rousters">The Rousters</a></i> (1983) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_A-Team" title="The A-Team">The A-Team</a></i> (1983–1987) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lupo" title="Frank Lupo">Frank Lupo</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hardcastle_and_McCormick" title="Hardcastle and McCormick">Hardcastle and McCormick</a></i> (1983–1986) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hasburgh" title="Patrick Hasburgh">Patrick Hasburgh</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hunter_(1984_American_TV_series)" title="Hunter (1984 American TV series)">Hunter</a></i> (1984–1991) (series created by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lupo" title="Frank Lupo">Frank Lupo</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Riptide_(American_TV_series)" title="Riptide (American TV series)">Riptide</a></i> (1984–1986) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lupo" title="Frank Lupo">Frank Lupo</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Precinct" title="The Last Precinct">The Last Precinct</a></i> (1986) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lupo" title="Frank Lupo">Frank Lupo</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stingray_(1985_TV_series)" title="Stingray (1985 TV series)">Stingray</a></i> (1986–1987) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/J.J._Starbuck" title="J.J. Starbuck">J.J. Starbuck</a></i> (1987) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wiseguy_(TV_series)" title="Wiseguy (TV series)">Wiseguy</a></i> (1987–1990) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lupo" title="Frank Lupo">Frank Lupo</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/21_Jump_Street" title="21 Jump Street">21 Jump Street</a></i> (1987–1991) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hasburgh" title="Patrick Hasburgh">Patrick Hasburgh</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Spoon" title="Sonny Spoon">Sonny Spoon</a></i> (1988) (co-creator, with Michael Daly, Diana Prince and <a href="/wiki/Randall_Wallace" title="Randall Wallace">Randall Wallace</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unsub_(TV_series)" title="Unsub (TV series)">Unsub</a></i> (1989) (developer; series created by Stephen Kronish and David J. Burke)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Hill" title="Top of the Hill">Top of the Hill</a></i> (1989) (co-creator with Art Monterastelli)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Booker_(TV_series)" title="Booker (TV series)">Booker</a></i> (1989–1990) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Eric_Blakeney" title="Eric Blakeney">Eric Blakeney</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Badges" title="Broken Badges">Broken Badges</a></i> (1990) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/Randall_Wallace" title="Randall Wallace">Randall Wallace</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Always_Remember_I_Love_You" title="Always Remember I Love You">Always Remember I Love You</a></i> (1990) (TV movie)</li> <li><i>The Great Pretender</i> (1991) (writer; unsold pilot)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Justice" title="Street Justice">Street Justice</a></i> (1991–1993) (series created by David Levinson, Mark Lisson and David H. Balkan)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Silk_Stalkings" title="Silk Stalkings">Silk Stalkings</a></i> (1991–1999) (creator; also guest starred in two episodes)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Place_for_Annie" title="A Place for Annie">A Place for Annie</a></i> (1994) (<a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hallmark Hall of Fame">Hallmark Hall of Fame</a> film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_100_Lives_of_Black_Jack_Savage" title="The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage">The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage</a></i> (1991) (co-creator, with <a href="/wiki/James_Wong_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Wong (producer)">James Wong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glen_Morgan" title="Glen Morgan">Glen Morgan</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Commish" title="The Commish">The Commish</a></i> (1991–1996) (co-creator, with Stephen Kronish)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Palace_Guard" title="Palace Guard">Palace Guard</a></i> (1991) (creator)</li> <li><i>Personals</i> (1991–1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Renegade_(TV_series)" title="Renegade (TV series)">Renegade</a></i> (1992–1997) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hat_Squad" title="The Hat Squad">The Hat Squad</a></i> (1992–1993) (co-creator, with Bill Nuss)<sup id="cite_ref-LAT_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Missing_Persons_(TV_series)" title="Missing Persons (TV series)">Missing Persons</a></i> (1993–1994) (series created by Peter Lance and Gary Sherman)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cobra_(American_TV_series)" title="Cobra (American TV series)">Cobra</a></i> (1993–1994) (co-creator, with Craig W. Van Sickle and Steven Long Mitchell)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Caesars_Challenge" title="Caesars Challenge">Caesars Challenge</a></i> (1993–1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Traps_(TV_series)" title="Traps (TV series)">Traps</a></i> (1994) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hawkeye_(1994_TV_series)" title="Hawkeye (1994 TV series)">Hawkeye</a></i> (1994–1995) (series created by Kim LeMasters)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marker_(TV_series)" title="Marker (TV series)">Marker</a></i> (1995) (creator)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Profit_(TV_series)" title="Profit (TV series)">Profit</a></i> (1996) (series created by <a href="/wiki/David_Greenwalt" title="David Greenwalt">David Greenwalt</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_McNamara_(writer)" title="John McNamara (writer)">John McNamara</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Distribution">Distribution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_J._Cannell&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Distribution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cannell sold his company in March 1995 to <a href="/wiki/New_World_Pictures" title="New World Pictures">New World Communications</a> for $30 million and <a href="/wiki/News_Corporation_(1980%E2%80%932013)" class="mw-redirect" title="News Corporation (1980–2013)">News Corporation</a> acquired New World in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, two of Cannell's series, <i>The A-Team</i> and <i>Hunter</i> are controlled by two other studios: <a href="/wiki/Universal_Television" title="Universal Television">Universal Television</a> for the former and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Television" title="Sony Pictures Television">Sony Pictures Television</a> for the latter and were not part of the deal.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also part of the deal, Cannell would pay Fox for international and domestic sales for his series.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 4, 1998, Cannell reacquired his library from <a href="/wiki/20th_Television" title="20th Television">Fox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 24, 2006, <a href="/wiki/The_Carsey-Werner_Company" title="The Carsey-Werner Company">The Carsey-Werner Company</a> acquired distribution rights to Cannell's library.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2020, the Cannell estate signed a worldwide distribution deal with <a href="/wiki/Shout!_Factory" class="mw-redirect" title="Shout! Factory">Shout! Factory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DeadlineShout_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeadlineShout-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_acting_credits">Notable acting credits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_J._Cannell&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable acting credits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/All_My_Children" title="All My Children">All My Children</a></i> (1985) TV series, as Himself (guest role).</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magnum,_P.I." title="Magnum, P.I.">Magnum, P.I.</a></i> (1986) TV series, as Hotel Detective / Security Chief Ray Lemon (guest role).</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Renegade_(TV_series)" title="Renegade (TV series)">Renegade</a></i> (1992–1997) as Donald "Dutch" Dixon (Series regular). Also show's creator.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diagnosis:_Murder" title="Diagnosis: Murder">Diagnosis: Murder</a></i> (1997–1999) TV series, as Jackson Burley (guest role)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Blue_(TV_series)" title="Pacific Blue (TV series)">Pacific Blue</a></i> (1999–2000) TV series, as Judge J. Gunnar Halloran (guest role)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Half_Past_Dead" title="Half Past Dead">Half Past Dead</a></i> (2002) <a href="/wiki/Steven_Seagal" title="Steven Seagal">Steven Seagal</a> film, as Frank Hubbard</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Spiders" title="Ice Spiders">Ice Spiders</a></i> (2007) made-for-TV movie, as Frank Stone</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Castle_(TV_series)" title="Castle (TV series)">Castle</a></i> (2009) TV series, recurring guest role as Himself</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_J._Cannell&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Shane_Scully" title="Shane Scully">Shane Scully</a> series</b> </p> <ol><li><i>The Tin Collectors</i> (2001)</li> <li><i>The Viking Funeral</i> (2002)</li> <li><i>Hollywood Tough</i> (2003)</li> <li><i>Vertical Coffin</i> (2004)</li> <li><i>Cold Hit</i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/White_Sister_(novel)" title="White Sister (novel)">White Sister</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i>Three Shirt Deal</i> (2007)</li> <li><i>On the Grind</i> (2009)</li> <li><i>The Pallbearers</i> (2010)</li> <li><i>The Prostitutes' Ball</i> (2010)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Vigilante</i> (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>Other novels</b> </p> <ul><li><i>The Plan</i> (1996)</li> <li><i>Final Victim</i> (1997)</li> <li><i>King Con</i> (1998)</li> <li><i>Riding the Snake</i> (1999)</li> <li><i>The Devil's Workshop</i> (2000)</li> <li><i>Runaway Heart</i> (2003)</li> <li><i>At First Sight</i> (2008)</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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(1971 TV series)">The D.A.</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chase_(1973_TV_series)" title="Chase (1973 TV series)">Chase</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Toma_(TV_series)" title="Toma (TV series)">Toma</a></i> (1973–74)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rockford_Files" title="The Rockford Files">The Rockford Files</a></i> (1974–80)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Baretta" title="Baretta">Baretta</a></i> (1975–78)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Angels_(1976_TV_series)" title="City of Angels (1976 TV series)">City of Angels</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep_(TV_series)" title="Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series)">Baa Baa Black Sheep</a></i> (1976–78)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Richie_Brockelman,_Private_Eye" title="Richie Brockelman, Private Eye">Richie Brockelman, Private Eye</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Duke_(miniseries)" title="The Duke (miniseries)">The Duke</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stone_(TV_series)" title="Stone (TV series)">Stone</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tenspeed_and_Brown_Shoe" title="Tenspeed and Brown Shoe">Tenspeed and Brown Shoe</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_American_Hero" title="The Greatest American Hero">The Greatest American Hero</a></i> (1981–83)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Quest_(1982_TV_series)" title="The Quest (1982 TV series)">The Quest</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_A-Team" title="The A-Team">The A-Team</a></i> (1983–87)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rousters" title="The Rousters">The Rousters</a></i> (1983–84)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hardcastle_and_McCormick" title="Hardcastle and McCormick">Hardcastle and McCormick</a></i> (1983–86)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Riptide_(American_TV_series)" title="Riptide (American TV series)">Riptide</a></i> (1984–86)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hunter_(1984_American_TV_series)" title="Hunter (1984 American TV series)">Hunter</a></i> (1984–91)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stingray_(1985_TV_series)" title="Stingray (1985 TV series)">Stingray</a></i> (1985–87)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Precinct" title="The Last Precinct">The Last Precinct</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wiseguy_(TV_series)" title="Wiseguy (TV series)">Wiseguy</a></i> (1987–90)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/21_Jump_Street" title="21 Jump Street">21 Jump Street</a></i> (1987–91)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/J.J._Starbuck" title="J.J. 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Starbuck</a></i> (1987–88)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Spoon" title="Sonny Spoon">Sonny Spoon</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Hill" title="Top of the Hill">Top of the Hill</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unsub_(TV_series)" title="Unsub (TV series)">Unsub</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Booker_(TV_series)" title="Booker (TV series)">Booker</a></i> (1989–90)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Badges" title="Broken Badges">Broken Badges</a></i> (1990–91)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_100_Lives_of_Black_Jack_Savage" title="The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage">The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Palace_Guard" title="Palace Guard">Palace Guard</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i>Personals</i> (1991–92)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Justice" title="Street Justice">Street Justice</a></i> (1991–93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Commish" title="The Commish">The Commish</a></i> (1991–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Silk_Stalkings" title="Silk Stalkings">Silk Stalkings</a></i> (1991–99)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hat_Squad" title="The Hat Squad">The Hat Squad</a></i> (1992–93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Renegade_(TV_series)" title="Renegade (TV series)">Renegade</a></i> (1992–97)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cobra_(American_TV_series)" title="Cobra (American TV series)">Cobra</a></i> (1993–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Caesars_Challenge" title="Caesars Challenge">Caesars Challenge</a></i> (1993–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Missing_Persons_(TV_series)" title="Missing Persons (TV series)">Missing Persons</a></i> (1993–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hawkeye_(1994_TV_series)" title="Hawkeye (1994 TV series)">Hawkeye</a></i> (1994–95)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Traps_(TV_series)" title="Traps (TV series)">Traps</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marker_(TV_series)" title="Marker (TV series)">Marker</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Profit_(TV_series)" title="Profit (TV series)">Profit</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Television:_Episodic_Drama_(1980–1989)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay_1980s" title="Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay 1980s"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay_1980s" title="Template talk:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay 1980s"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay_1980s" title="Special:EditPage/Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay 1980s"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Television:_Episodic_Drama_(1980–1989)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Television:_Episodic_Drama" title="Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama">Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama</a> (1980–1989)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Stephen J. Cannell</a> for "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Bochco" title="Steven Bochco">Steven Bochco</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kozoll" title="Michael Kozoll">Michael Kozoll</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Hill_Street_Station" title="Hill Street Station">Hill Street Station</a>" (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wagner_(writer)" title="Michael Wagner (writer)">Michael Wagner</a> for "The World According to Freedom" (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Milch" title="David Milch">David Milch</a> for "Trial By Fury" (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Bochco" title="Steven Bochco">Steven Bochco</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mark_Frost" title="Mark Frost">Mark Frost</a> & <a href="/wiki/Karen_Hall" title="Karen Hall">Karen Hall</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Lewis_(writer)" title="Jeffrey Lewis (writer)">Jeff Lewis</a> & <a href="/wiki/David_Milch" title="David Milch">David Milch</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_Wagner_(writer)" title="Michael Wagner (writer)">Michael Wagner</a> for "Grace Under Pressure" (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Georgia Jeffries for "An Unusual Occurrence" / <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Yerkovich" title="Anthony Yerkovich">Anthony Yerkovich</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Brother%27s_Keeper_(Miami_Vice)" title="Brother's Keeper (Miami Vice)">Brother's Keeper</a>" (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Debra Frank & <a href="/wiki/Carl_Sautter" title="Carl Sautter">Carl Sautter</a> for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" / <a href="/wiki/Tom_Fontana" title="Tom Fontana">Tom Fontana</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Masius" title="John Masius">John Masius</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Paltrow" title="Bruce Paltrow">Bruce Paltrow</a> for "Remembrance of Things Past" (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Georgia Jeffries for "Turn, Turn, Turn" / Debra Frank & <a href="/wiki/Carl_Sautter" title="Carl Sautter">Carl Sautter</a> for "It's a Wonderful Job" (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Susan Shilliday for "Therapy" / <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Herskovitz" title="Marshall Herskovitz">Marshall Herskovitz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Edward_Zwick" title="Edward Zwick">Edward Zwick</a> for "Pilot" (<i>thirtysomething</i>) (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Karl_Schaefer" title="Karl Schaefer">Karl Schaefer</a> for "Rolling" (1989)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="hlist" style="font-size:smaller"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay" title="Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay">Complete list</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay_1960s" title="Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay 1960s">1960s</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Arkoff">Samuel Z. Arkoff</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lee" title="Christopher Lee">Christopher Lee</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry" title="Gene Roddenberry">Gene Roddenberry</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_Shatner" title="William Shatner">William Shatner</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Agar" title="John Agar">John Agar</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen" title="Ray Harryhausen">Ray Harryhausen</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Martin B. Cohen (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Price" title="Vincent Price">Vincent Price</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy" title="Leonard Nimoy">Leonard Nimoy</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Corman" title="Roger Corman">Roger Corman</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Walston" title="Ray Walston">Ray Walston</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Lynch" title="David Lynch">David Lynch</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock" title="Alfred Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Reeves" title="Steve Reeves">Steve Reeves</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Whit_Bissell" title="Whit Bissell">Whit Bissell</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Silver" title="Joel Silver">Joel Silver</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Fleischer" title="Richard Fleischer">Richard Fleischer</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sean_Connery" title="Sean Connery">Sean Connery</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wes_Craven" title="Wes Craven">Wes Craven</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_R._Broccoli" title="Albert R. Broccoli">Albert R. Broccoli</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_R._Pressman" title="Edward R. Pressman">Edward R. Pressman</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Ford" title="Harrison Ford">Harrison Ford</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dino_De_Laurentiis" title="Dino De Laurentiis">Dino De Laurentiis</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Frankenheimer" title="John Frankenheimer">John Frankenheimer</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone" title="Sylvester Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Coburn" title="James Coburn">James Coburn</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Karen" title="James Karen">James Karen</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Crichton" title="Michael Crichton">Michael Crichton</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Juran" title="Nathan Juran">Nathan Juran</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke" title="Dick Van Dyke">Dick Van Dyke</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Barris_(photographer)" title="George Barris (photographer)">George Barris</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Grazer" title="Brian Grazer">Brian Grazer</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Englund" title="Robert Englund">Robert Englund</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Drew_Struzan" title="Drew Struzan">Drew Struzan</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Lee" title="Stan Lee">Stan Lee</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Russell" title="Kurt Russell">Kurt Russell</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sid_and_Marty_Krofft" title="Sid and Marty Krofft">Sid and Marty Krofft</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Blake_Edwards" title="Blake Edwards">Blake Edwards</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Stephen J. Cannell</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Rothman" title="Tom Rothman">Tom Rothman</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Halmi" title="Robert Halmi">Robert Halmi</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Henriksen" title="Lance Henriksen">Lance Henriksen</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Irvin_Kershner" title="Irvin Kershner">Irvin Kershner</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bert_I._Gordon" title="Bert I. Gordon">Bert Gordon</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Biehn" title="Michael Biehn">Michael Biehn</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Oz" title="Frank Oz">Frank Oz</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Remar" title="James Remar">James Remar</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Frakes" title="Jonathan Frakes">Jonathan Frakes</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_McDowell" title="Malcolm McDowell">Malcolm McDowell</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nichelle_Nichols" title="Nichelle Nichols">Nichelle Nichols</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Majors" title="Lee Majors">Lee Majors</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Gruskoff" title="Michael Gruskoff">Michael Gruskoff</a> (2019/2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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#ABCDEF;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Serling" title="Rod Serling">Rod Serling</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Fritzell" title="Jim Fritzell">James Fritzell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Everett_Greenbaum" title="Everett Greenbaum">Everett Greenbaum</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Kinoy" title="Ernest Kinoy">Ernest Kinoy</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Costigan" title="James Costigan">James Costigan</a> (1979)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #ABCDEF;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Howard Rodman (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Gelbart" title="Larry Gelbart">Larry Gelbart</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_McGreevey" title="John McGreevey">John McGreevey</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Baker_(screenwriter)" title="Herbert Baker (screenwriter)">Herbert Baker</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Gay_(screenwriter)" title="John Gay (screenwriter)">John Gay</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Arnold" title="Danny Arnold">Danny Arnold</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Levinson" title="Richard Levinson">Richard Levinson</a> & <a href="/wiki/William_Link" title="William Link">William Link</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Rose" title="Reginald Rose">Reginald Rose</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Schiller" title="Bob Schiller">Bob Schiller</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Weiskopf" title="Bob Weiskopf">Bob Weiskopf</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hal_Kanter" title="Hal Kanter">Hal Kanter</a> (1989)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #ABCDEF;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Shaw_(writer)" title="David Shaw (writer)">David Shaw</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carol_Sobieski" title="Carol Sobieski">Carol Sobieski</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Madelyn_Davis" class="mw-redirect" title="Madelyn Davis">Madelyn Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Carroll,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Carroll, Jr.">Bob Carroll, Jr.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jess_Oppenheimer" title="Jess Oppenheimer">Jess Oppenheimer</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norman_Lear" title="Norman Lear">Norman Lear</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Bochco" title="Steven Bochco">Steven Bochco</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Reiner" title="Carl Reiner">Carl Reiner</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Henning" title="Paul Henning">Paul Henning</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">David W. Rintels (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_L._Brooks" title="James L. Brooks">James L. 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