Stephen J. Cannell (1941–2010) |
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Stephen J. Cannell was raised in Pasadena, California. His father ran an interior design firm. From an early age, Stephen suffered from undiagnosed dyslexia, which made it nearly impossible from him to do well in school, he either flunked or was held back many times. Even though one of the courses he had trouble with was English, he wrote in one ...
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(1990)
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(1990)
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(1990)
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(1990)
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1989
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(1989)
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1988
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1984
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(1980)
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(1980)
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(1980)
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Stone
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(1980)
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(1980)
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(1979)
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(1980)
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- Just a Coupla Guys
(1979)
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- The Big Cheese
(1979)
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- No Fault Affair
(1979)
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- The Hawaiian Headache
(1979)
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The Duke
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1979) (written by - 1 episode, 1979)
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(1979)
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(1979)
Baretta
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(1978)
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(1978)
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(1978)
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(1978)
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- The Gadjo
(1978)
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Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
(TV Series) (created by - 5 episodes, 1978) (story - 1 episode, 1978)
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(1978)
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(1978)
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- A Title on the Door and a Carpet on the Floor
(1978)
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(1978)
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(1978)
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Black Sheep Squadron
(TV Series) (created for television by - 35 episodes, 1976 - 1978) (written by - 7 episodes, 1976 - 1978) (writer - 1 episode, 1978) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1976) (television story - 1 episode, 1976)
- A Little Bit of England
(1978)
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- Sheep in the Limelight
(1978)
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- The Show Must Go On... Sometimes
(1978)
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- Hotshot
(1978)
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- The Iceman
(1978)
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City of Angels
(TV Series) (created by - 9 episodes, 1976) (story - 4 episodes, 1976) (writer - 3 episodes, 1976) (creator - 1 episode, 1976) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1976)
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(1976)
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- The Bloodshot Eye
(1976)
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- Say Goodbye to Yesterday
(1976)
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- The Castle of Dreams
(1976)
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- A Sudden Silence
(1976)
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Chase
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1973) (created by - 22 episodes, 1973 - 1974)
- The People Parlay
(1974)
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- Eighty-Six Proof TNT
(1974)
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- Remote Control
(1974)
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- Out of Gas
(1974)
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- Hot Beef
(1974)
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Toma
(TV Series) (teleplay - 4 episodes, 1973 - 1974) (writer - 1 episode, 1973)
- The Contract on Alex Cordeen
(1974)
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- Frame-Up
(1973)
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(1973)
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- Crime Without Victim
(1973)
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- The Oberon Contract
(1973)
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(1973)
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(1973)
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(1973)
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- The Surprise
(1972)
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(1972)
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Ironside
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode, 1971) (story - 1 episode, 1970) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1970)
- The Riddle in Room Six
(1971)
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- This Could Blow Your Mind
(1970)
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Novel: King Con See more »Official Sites:
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Stephen Cannell | Steven J. Cannell | Steve CannellHeight:
6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Cable is the way to go in the future. It gives writers a lot more freedom and flexibility to try new things. Channels like HBO, Showtime, USA and TNT, among others, are producing high quality entertainment that never would have hit the screen 20 or so years ago. I think it's a great time to be a writer in the TV industry. See more »Trivia:
During the early 1980s, his office was located on the Paramount Studios lot while his series were distributed by Universal Studios. See more »Trademark:
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