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Glen A. Larson

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Director / Composer / Novelist / Television Producer | * 01/03/1937 († 77, 11/14/2014) | Long Beach, California (United States of America (USA))
Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American television producer, writer, musician, and director. His best known work in television was as the creator of the television series Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I. and Knight Rider. In addition to his television work, Larson also was a member of the folk revival/satire group The F... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythic ...

Battlestar Galactica

Certification unknown

1978 | 3.6/5 | 1h per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
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A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's th ...

Magnum, P.I.

PG

1980 | 3.7/5 | 45min per episode
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios pert in several of the later episodes. ...

Quincy, M.E.

PG

1976 | 3.7/5 | 1h per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator. ...

McCloud

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1970 | 3.6/5 | 2h per episode
Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Glen A. Larson

Edgar Awards Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Glen A. Larson as Crew(48)

Production/Executive Producer2024 The Fall Guy
Writing/Original Series Creator2024 The Fall Guy
Writing/Screenplay2023 Knight Rider
Production/Producer2009 Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Writing/Characters2008 Knight Rider
Production/Producer2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Writing/Writer1999 The Darwin Conspiracy
Writing/Writer1993 Staying Afloat
Writing/Characters1991 Knight Rider 2000
Directing/Director1989 Chameleons
Production/Executive Producer1989 The Road Raiders
Sound/Theme Song Performance1989 The Road Raiders
Writing/Screenstory1989 The Road Raiders
Writing/Teleplay1989 The Road Raiders
Writing/Writer1985 Half Nelson
Writing/Writer1985 In Like Flynn
Writing/Writer1984 Cover Up
Writing/Writer1983 Manimal
Production/Executive Producer1982 Terror at Alcatraz
Writing/Writer1982 Terror at Alcatraz
Writing/Writer1982 Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Production/Executive Producer1982 Rooster
Writing/Writer1982 Rooster
Production/Executive Producer1981 Conquest of the Earth
Writing/Writer1981 Conquest of the Earth
Production/Executive Producer1980 The Murder That Wouldn't Die
Writing/Writer1980 The Murder That Wouldn't Die
Production/Executive Producer1980 Nightside
Writing/Teleplay1980 Nightside
Production/Executive Producer1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Writing/Writer1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Production/Executive Producer1979 Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
Writing/Writer1979 Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
Writing/Characters1979 Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
Writing/Story1979 Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
Production/Executive Producer1978 B.J. and the Bear
Writing/Teleplay1978 B.J. and the Bear
Writing/Screenplay1978 A Double Life
Writing/Writer1978 Battlestar Galactica
Production/Producer1978 The Islander
Writing/Writer1978 The Islander
Production/Executive Producer1978 Evening in Byzantium
Writing/Teleplay1978 Evening in Byzantium
Production/Producer1977 Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Writing/Writer1977 Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Production/Producer1975 Switch [Pilot]
Writing/Writer1975 Switch [Pilot]
Writing/Writer1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

TV Shows/Series with Glen A. Larson as Crew(73)

Creator/Creator2018 Magnum P.I.
Writing/Original Series Creator2018 Magnum P.I.
Production/Producer2008 Knight Rider
Writing/Writer2008 Knight Rider
Creator/Creator2008 Knight Rider
Creator/Creator2004 Battlestar Galactica
Production/Executive Producer1997 Team Knight Rider
Creator/Creator1997 Team Knight Rider
Directing/Director1997 Night Man
Writing/Writer1997 Night Man
Creator/Creator1997 Night Man
Writing/Writer1991 P.S. I Luv U
Production/Producer1991 P.S. I Luv U
Creator/Creator1991 P.S. I Luv U
Writing/Writer1987 The Highwayman
Creator/Creator1987 The Highwayman
Writing/Writer1985 Half Nelson
Production/Producer1985 Half Nelson
Production/Producer1984 Cover Up
Writing/Writer1984 Cover Up
Creator/Creator1984 Cover Up
Writing/Writer1983 Masquerade
Creator/Creator1983 Masquerade
Production/Producer1983 Automan
Writing/Writer1983 Automan
Creator/Creator1983 Automan
Writing/Writer1982 Knight Rider
Production/Producer1982 Knight Rider
Creator/Creator1982 Knight Rider
Production/Producer1981 Fitz and Bones
Production/Producer1981 The Fall Guy
Writing/Writer1981 The Fall Guy
Creator/Creator1981 The Fall Guy
Writing/Writer1980 Magnum, P.I.
Creator/Creator1980 Magnum, P.I.
Production/Producer1980 Galactica 1980
Writing/Writer1980 Galactica 1980
Creator/Creator1980 Galactica 1980
Writing/Writer1979 B. J. and the Bear
Production/Producer1979 B. J. and the Bear
Creator/Creator1979 B. J. and the Bear
Production/Producer1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Writing/Writer1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Creator/Creator1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Writing/Writer1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Production/Producer1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Creator/Creator1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Writing/Writer1978 Battlestar Galactica
Production/Executive Producer1978 Battlestar Galactica
Writing/Teleplay1978 Battlestar Galactica
Creator/Creator1978 Battlestar Galactica
Writing/Writer1978 Sword of Justice
Production/Producer1978 Sword of Justice
Directing/Director1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Writing/Writer1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Production/Producer1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Writing/Writer1976 Quincy, M.E.
Production/Executive Producer1976 Quincy, M.E.
Creator/Creator1976 Quincy, M.E.
Writing/Writer1975 Switch
Production/Producer1975 Switch
Directing/Director1975 Switch
Creator/Creator1975 Switch
Production/Producer1974 Get Christie Love!
Writing/Writer1971 Alias Smith and Jones
Production/Producer1971 Alias Smith and Jones
Creator/Creator1971 Alias Smith and Jones
Writing/Writer1970 McCloud
Directing/Director1970 McCloud
Production/Executive Producer1970 McCloud
Writing/Writer1964 12 O'Clock High
Writing/Story1963 The Fugitive
Production/Producer1962 The Virginian

Full Name: Glen Larson
Born: Sunday, 01/03 1937 (January) in Long Beach, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 11/14 2014 (November) in Santa Monica (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Hollywood High School
Other names for Glen A. Larson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Christopher Eric James"
"Glen Larson"
"The Four Preps"
Glen A. Larson frequently works together with these people:
Peter Mark Richman (17x, Actor)
Sid Haig (14x, Actor)
Richard Anderson (12x, Actor)
Clu Gulager (11x, Actor)
William Smith (11x, Actor)
John Quade (11x, Actor)
John Milford (11x, Actor)
Bing Russell (11x, Actor)
Joseph Campanella (10x, Actor)
Edward Faulkner (10x, Actor)
Bill Quinn (10x, Actor)
Stu Phillips (10x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9798, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024