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Biography
Actor / Producer / Writer.
Awards & recognition
- Laurel Award — TV Writing Achievement · 2006
- Saturn Awards · 2005
- The Life Career Award · 2005
- Shamus Award · 1994
- Casting Society · 1989
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- Writers Guild of America Award — Television: Episodic Drama · 1980
- Primetime Emmy Award · 1978
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Edgar Awards · 1981 · nominated
- Edgar Awards · 1980 · nominated
- Edgar Awards · 1974 · nominated
Filmography40 titles

Columbo
1971Writer
1971Writer

Castle
2009as Stephen J. Cannell
2009as Stephen J. Cannell

The Rockford Files
1974Director, Producer, Story, Writer
1974Director, Producer, Story, Writer

Army Wives
2007as Radio Executive
2007as Radio Executive

The A-Team
1983Executive Producer, Producer, Writer
1983Executive Producer, Producer, Writer

Magnum, P.I.
1980as Security Chief Ray Lemon
1980as Security Chief Ray Lemon

21 Jump Street
1987Creator, Producer
1987Creator, Producer

Stingray
1986Producer, Writer
1986Producer, Writer

The Greatest American Hero
1981Producer, Writer
1981Producer, Writer

Diagnosis: Murder
1993as Jackson Burley
1993as Jackson Burley

The Commish
1991Creator, Producer, Writer
1991Creator, Producer, Writer

Hunter
1984Executive Producer, Producer, Writer
1984Executive Producer, Producer, Writer

Adam-12
1968Executive Story Editor, Story Editor, Writer
1968Executive Story Editor, Story Editor, Writer

Greyhounds
1994Screenplay, Story
1994Screenplay, Story

21 Jump Street
2012Original Series Creator, Producer
2012Original Series Creator, Producer

22 Jump Street
2014Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
2014Executive Producer, Original Series Creator

Hawkeye
1994Producer
1994Producer

Riptide
1984Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer
1984Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Director, Producer, Writer
Director, Producer, Writer

Renegade
1992as Donald 'Dutch' Dixon
1992as Donald 'Dutch' Dixon

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
1995Executive Producer
1995Executive Producer

Wiseguy
1987Executive Producer, Writer
1987Executive Producer, Writer

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983Creator, Producer, Writer
1983Creator, Producer, Writer

The A-Team
2010Characters, Producer
2010Characters, Producer

Love & War
as Self
as Self

Missing Persons
Producer
Producer

The Poker House
2008Producer
2008Producer

Silk Stalkings
1991Creator, Writer
1991Creator, Writer

Left in Darkness
2006Producer
2006Producer

Marker
Producer
Producer

Pacific Blue
1996as J. Gunnar Halloran
1996as J. Gunnar Halloran

Posse
1993as Jimmy Love
1993as Jimmy Love

V.I.P.
1998as Self
1998as Self

Booker
1989Producer, Writer
1989Producer, Writer

It Waits
2005Producer, Teleplay
2005Producer, Teleplay

Half Past Dead
2002as Frank Hubbard
2002as Frank Hubbard

The Garden
2006Producer
2006Producer

Demon Hunter
2005Producer
2005Producer

Dawg
2002Producer
2002Producer

Ice Spiders
2007as Frank Stone
2007as Frank Stone