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Known For
Credits
Crew Credits
Blacke's Magic (1986)
Show crew as Creator
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 1x01: Breathing Room (Jan 5, 1986)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Show crew as Creator
(31 episodes)
- Episode 12x22: What You Don't Know Can Kill You (May 5, 1996)
- Episode 12x16: Murder Among Friends (Feb 8, 1996)
- Episode 12x15: The Dark Side of the Door (Feb 1, 1996)
- Episode 10x14: Deadly Assets (Jan 23, 1994)
- Episode 10x11: Northern Explosion (Jan 2, 1994)
- Episode 8x10: The List of Yuri Lermentov (Dec 15, 1991)
- Episode 8x08: A Killing in Vegas (Nov 24, 1991)
- Episode 8x07: Terminal Connection (Nov 17, 1991)
- Episode 8x04: Thicker Than Water (Oct 6, 1991)
- Episode 6x12: Goodbye Charlie (Jan 7, 1990)
- Episode 6x11: Town Father (Dec 17, 1989)
- Episode 5x17: The Sins of Castle Cove (Apr 9, 1989)
- Episode 5x16: Truck Stop (Apr 2, 1989)
- Episode 5x15: Alma Murder (Mar 12, 1989)
- Episode 5x13: Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble (Feb 19, 1989)
- Episode 5x08: Prediction: Murder (Jan 1, 1989)
- Episode 5x05: Coal Miner's Slaughter (Nov 20, 1988)
- Episode 5x04: Snow White, Blood Red (Nov 13, 1988)
- Episode 4x18: Benedict Arnold Slipped Here (Mar 13, 1988)
- Episode 4x16: Murder Through the Looking Glass (Feb 21, 1988)
- Episode 4x05: The Way to Dusty Death (Oct 25, 1987)
- Episode 4x04: Old Habits Die Hard (Oct 11, 1987)
- Episode 3x16: Death Takes a Dive (Feb 22, 1987)
- Episode 3x05: Corned Beef and Carnage (Nov 2, 1986)
- Episode 3x04: One White Rose for Death (Oct 19, 1986)
- Episode 1x22: Funeral at Fifty-Mile (Apr 21, 1985)
- Episode 1x21: Murder at the Oasis (Apr 7, 1985)
- Episode 1x11: Capitol Offense (Jan 6, 1985)
- Episode 1x09: Death Takes a Curtain Call (Dec 16, 1984)
- Episode 1x08: We're Off to Kill the Wizard (Dec 9, 1984)
- Episode 1x02: Deadly Lady (Oct 7, 1984)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 1x01: The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (Sep 30, 1984)
Ellery Queen (1975)
Show crew as Creator
Episode crew as Teleplay
- Episode S01 Special: Too Many Suspects (Mar 23, 1975)
Episode crew as Story
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance (Oct 19, 1975)
- Episode 1x01: The Adventure Of Auld Lang Syne (Sep 11, 1975)
Columbo (1968)
Show crew as Creator
(69 episodes)
- Episode 2003-01-30: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (Jan 30, 2003)
- Episode 2001-03-12: Murder with Too Many Notes (Mar 12, 2001)
- Episode 1998-10-08: Ashes to Ashes (Oct 8, 1998)
- Episode 1997-05-15: A Trace of Murder (May 15, 1997)
- Episode 1995-05-08: Strange Bedfellows (May 8, 1995)
- Episode 1994-05-02: Undercover (May 2, 1994)
- Episode 1994-01-10: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (Jan 10, 1994)
- Episode 1993-10-31: It's All in the Game (Oct 31, 1993)
- Episode 1992-11-22: A Bird in the Hand... (Nov 22, 1992)
- Episode 1992-03-15: No Time to Die (Mar 15, 1992)
- Episode 1991-12-15: Death Hits the Jackpot (Dec 15, 1991)
- Episode 1991-04-29: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (Apr 29, 1991)
- Episode 1991-02-20: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (Feb 20, 1991)
- Episode 1990-12-09: Columbo Goes to College (Dec 9, 1990)
- Episode 1990-05-14: Murder in Malibu (May 14, 1990)
- Episode 1990-04-28: Uneasy Lies the Crown (Apr 28, 1990)
- Episode 1990-03-31: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (Mar 31, 1990)
- Episode 1990-02-10: Agenda for Murder (Feb 10, 1990)
- Episode 1990-01-20: Columbo Cries Wolf (Jan 20, 1990)
- Episode 1989-11-25: Murder, a Self Portrait (Nov 25, 1989)
- Episode 1989-05-01: Grand Deceptions (May 1, 1989)
- Episode 1989-04-03: Sex and the Married Detective (Apr 3, 1989)
- Episode 1989-02-27: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (Feb 27, 1989)
- Episode 1989-02-06: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (Feb 6, 1989)
- Episode 1978-05-13: The Conspirators (May 13, 1978)
- Episode 1978-04-15: How to Dial a Murder (Apr 15, 1978)
- Episode 1978-02-25: Make Me a Perfect Murder (Feb 25, 1978)
- Episode 1978-01-30: Murder Under Glass (Jan 30, 1978)
- Episode 1977-11-21: Try and Catch Me (Nov 21, 1977)
- Episode 1977-05-22: The Bye-bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case (May 22, 1977)
- Episode 1976-11-28: Old Fashioned Murder (Nov 28, 1976)
- Episode 1976-10-10: Fade in to Murder (Oct 10, 1976)
- Episode 1976-03-02: Last Salute to the Commodore (Mar 2, 1976)
- Episode 1976-02-29: Now You See Him (Feb 29, 1976)
- Episode 1976-02-01: A Matter of Honor (Feb 1, 1976)
- Episode 1975-11-02: Identity Crisis (Nov 2, 1975)
- Episode 1975-10-12: A Case of Immunity (Oct 12, 1975)
- Episode 1975-09-14: Forgotten Lady (Sep 14, 1975)
- Episode 1975-04-27: A Deadly State of Mind (Apr 27, 1975)
- Episode 1975-03-02: Playback (Mar 2, 1975)
- Episode 1975-02-09: Troubled Waters (Feb 9, 1975)
- Episode 1974-10-27: By Dawn's Early Light (Oct 27, 1974)
- Episode 1974-10-15: Negative Reaction (Oct 15, 1974)
- Episode 1974-09-15: An Exercise in Fatality (Sep 15, 1974)
- Episode 1974-05-05: A Friend in Deed (May 5, 1974)
- Episode 1974-03-03: Swan Song (Mar 3, 1974)
- Episode 1974-02-18: Mind Over Mayhem (Feb 18, 1974)
- Episode 1974-01-18: Publish or Perish (Jan 18, 1974)
- Episode 1973-12-16: Double Exposure (Dec 16, 1973)
- Episode 1973-11-04: Candidate for Crime (Nov 4, 1973)
- Episode 1973-10-07: Any Old Port in a Storm (Oct 7, 1973)
- Episode 1973-09-23: Lovely But Lethal (Sep 23, 1973)
- Episode 1973-03-25: Double Shock (Mar 25, 1973)
- Episode 1973-03-04: The Most Dangerous Match (Mar 4, 1973)
- Episode 1973-02-11: A Stitch in Crime (Feb 11, 1973)
- Episode 1973-01-21: Requiem for a Falling Star (Jan 21, 1973)
- Episode 1972-11-26: Dagger of the Mind (Nov 26, 1972)
- Episode 1972-11-05: The Most Crucial Game (Nov 5, 1972)
- Episode 1972-10-15: The Greenhouse Jungle (Oct 15, 1972)
- Episode 1972-09-17: Étude in Black (Sep 17, 1972)
- Episode 1972-02-09: Blueprint for Murder (Feb 9, 1972)
- Episode 1972-01-19: Short Fuse (Jan 19, 1972)
- Episode 1971-12-15: Lady in Waiting (Dec 15, 1971)
- Episode 1971-11-17: Suitable for Framing (Nov 17, 1971)
- Episode 1971-10-27: Dead Weight (Oct 27, 1971)
- Episode 1971-10-06: Death Lends a Hand (Oct 6, 1971)
- Episode 1971-09-15: Murder by the Book (Sep 15, 1971)
- Episode 1971-03-01: Ransom for a Dead Man (Mar 1, 1971)
- Episode 1968-02-20: Prescription: Murder (Feb 20, 1968)
Show crew as Executive Producer
- Episode 1971-12-15: Lady in Waiting (Dec 15, 1971)
Show crew as Producer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1972-02-09: Blueprint for Murder (Feb 9, 1972)
- Episode 1972-01-19: Short Fuse (Jan 19, 1972)
- Episode 1971-11-17: Suitable for Framing (Nov 17, 1971)
Episode crew as Teleplay
- Episode 1968-02-20: Prescription: Murder (Feb 20, 1968)
Episode crew as Story
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1973-03-25: Double Shock (Mar 25, 1973)
- Episode 1973-03-04: The Most Dangerous Match (Mar 4, 1973)
- Episode 1972-11-26: Dagger of the Mind (Nov 26, 1972)
- Episode 1972-09-17: Étude in Black (Sep 17, 1972)
- Episode 1971-03-01: Ransom for a Dead Man (Mar 1, 1971)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 1971-10-06: Death Lends a Hand (Oct 6, 1971)
Mannix (1967)
Show crew as Creator
(194 episodes)
- Episode 8x24: Hardball (Apr 13, 1975)
- Episode 8x23: Search for a Dead Man (Apr 6, 1975)
- Episode 8x22: Design for Dying (Mar 23, 1975)
- Episode 8x21: Bird of Prey (2) (Mar 9, 1975)
- Episode 8x20: Bird of Prey (1) (Mar 2, 1975)
- Episode 8x19: Quartet for Blunt Instrument (Feb 23, 1975)
- Episode 8x18: The Empty Tower (Feb 16, 1975)
- Episode 8x17: A Ransom for Yesterday (Feb 9, 1975)
- Episode 8x16: Edge of the Web (Feb 2, 1975)
- Episode 8x15: Chance Meeting (Jan 19, 1975)
- Episode 8x14: Man in a Trap (Jan 12, 1975)
- Episode 8x13: A Word Called Courage (Jan 5, 1975)
- Episode 8x12: A Choice of Victims (Dec 22, 1974)
- Episode 8x11: The Survivor Who Wasn't (Dec 15, 1974)
- Episode 8x10: Desert Sun (Dec 1, 1974)
- Episode 8x09: Picture of a Shadow (Nov 24, 1974)
- Episode 8x08: Enter Tami Okada (Nov 17, 1974)
- Episode 8x07: A Small Favor for an Old Friend (Nov 10, 1974)
- Episode 8x06: Death Has No Face (Oct 27, 1974)
- Episode 8x05: The Green Man (Oct 20, 1974)
- Episode 8x04: Walk on the Blind Side (Oct 13, 1974)
- Episode 8x03: A Fine Day for Dying (Oct 6, 1974)
- Episode 8x02: Game Plan (Sep 29, 1974)
- Episode 8x01: Portrait in Blues (Sep 22, 1974)
- Episode 7x24: The Ragged Edge (Mar 31, 1974)
- Episode 7x23: Trap for a Pigeon (Mar 24, 1974)
- Episode 7x22: A Question of Murder (Mar 10, 1974)
- Episode 7x21: Mask for a Charade (Mar 3, 1974)
- Episode 7x20: A Rage to Kill (Feb 24, 1974)
- Episode 7x19: The Girl from Nowhere (Feb 17, 1974)
- Episode 7x18: Walk a Double Line (Feb 10, 1974)
- Episode 7x17: A Night Full of Darkness (Jan 27, 1974)
- Episode 7x16: The Dark Hours (Jan 20, 1974)
- Episode 7x15: Race Against Time (2) (a.k.a.) A Matter of the Heart (Jan 13, 1974)
- Episode 7x14: Race Against Time (1) (a.k.a.) A Matter of the Heart (Jan 6, 1974)
- Episode 7x13: All the Dead Were Strangers (Dec 16, 1973)
- Episode 7x12: Cry Danger (Dec 9, 1973)
- Episode 7x11: The Deadly Madonna (Dec 2, 1973)
- Episode 7x10: Search in the Dark (Nov 25, 1973)
- Episode 7x09: Sing a Song of Murder (Nov 11, 1973)
- Episode 7x08: A World Without Sundays (Nov 4, 1973)
- Episode 7x07: Silent Target (Oct 28, 1973)
- Episode 7x06: Desert Run (Oct 21, 1973)
- Episode 7x05: The Gang's All Here (Oct 14, 1973)
- Episode 7x04: Little Girl Lost (Oct 7, 1973)
- Episode 7x03: Climb a Deadly Mountain (Sep 30, 1973)
- Episode 7x02: A Way to Dusty Death (Sep 23, 1973)
- Episode 7x01: The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress (Sep 16, 1973)
- Episode 6x24: The Danford File (Mar 11, 1973)
- Episode 6x23: A Problem of Innocence (Mar 4, 1973)
- Episode 6x22: To Quote a Dead Man (Feb 25, 1973)
- Episode 6x21: Search for a Whisper (Feb 18, 1973)
- Episode 6x20: The Faces of Murder (Feb 4, 1973)
- Episode 6x19: Carol Lockwood, Past Tense (Jan 28, 1973)
- Episode 6x18: Out of the Night (Jan 21, 1973)
- Episode 6x17: A Matter of Principle (Jan 14, 1973)
- Episode 6x16: The Man Who Wasn't There (Jan 7, 1973)
- Episode 6x15: A Game of Shadows (Dec 24, 1972)
- Episode 6x14: Light and Shadow (Dec 17, 1972)
- Episode 6x13: See No Evil (Dec 10, 1972)
- Episode 6x12: Lost Sunday (Dec 3, 1972)
- Episode 6x11: A Puzzle for One (Nov 26, 1972)
- Episode 6x10: Harvest of Death (Nov 19, 1972)
- Episode 6x09: One Step to Midnight (Nov 12, 1972)
- Episode 6x08: The Upside Down Penny (Nov 5, 1972)
- Episode 6x07: To Kill a Memory (Oct 29, 1972)
- Episode 6x06: The Inside Man (Oct 22, 1972)
- Episode 6x05: Portrait of a Hero (Oct 15, 1972)
- Episode 6x04: Broken Mirror (Oct 8, 1972)
- Episode 6x03: The Crimson Halo (Oct 1, 1972)
- Episode 6x02: Cry Silence (Sep 24, 1972)
- Episode 6x01: The Open Web (Sep 17, 1972)
- Episode 5x24: Death in the Fifth Gear (Mar 8, 1972)
- Episode 5x23: Scapegoat (Mar 1, 1972)
- Episode 5x22: To Draw the Lightning (Feb 23, 1972)
- Episode 5x21: Lifeline (Feb 16, 1972)
- Episode 5x20: A Walk in the Shadows (Feb 9, 1972)
- Episode 5x19: Cry Pigeon (Jan 26, 1972)
- Episode 5x18: Moving Target (Jan 19, 1972)
- Episode 5x17: The Sound of Murder (Jan 12, 1972)
- Episode 5x16: Babe in the Woods (Jan 5, 1972)
- Episode 5x15: Nightshade (Dec 29, 1971)
- Episode 5x14: To Save a Dead Man (Dec 15, 1971)
- Episode 5x13: Catspaw (Dec 8, 1971)
- Episode 5x12: Murder Times Three (Dec 1, 1971)
- Episode 5x11: The Man Outside (Nov 24, 1971)
- Episode 5x10: A Button for General D (Nov 17, 1971)
- Episode 5x09: A Choice of Evils (Nov 10, 1971)
- Episode 5x08: The Glass Trap (Nov 3, 1971)
- Episode 5x07: Run Till Dark (Oct 27, 1971)
- Episode 5x06: Days Beyond Recall (Oct 20, 1971)
- Episode 5x05: Woman in the Shadows (Oct 13, 1971)
- Episode 5x04: Wine from These Grapes (Oct 6, 1971)
- Episode 5x03: A Step in Time (Sep 29, 1971)
- Episode 5x02: Cold Trail (Sep 22, 1971)
- Episode 5x01: Dark So Early, Dark So Long (Sep 15, 1971)
- Episode 4x24: Overkill (Mar 13, 1971)
- Episode 4x23: Shadow Play (Mar 6, 1971)
- Episode 4x22: The Color of Murder (Feb 27, 1971)
- Episode 4x21: Voice in the Dark (Feb 20, 1971)
- Episode 4x20: A Day Filled with Shadows (Feb 13, 1971)
- Episode 4x19: A Gathering of Ghosts (Feb 6, 1971)
- Episode 4x18: The Crime That Wasn't (Jan 30, 1971)
- Episode 4x17: With Intent to Kill (Jan 23, 1971)
- Episode 4x16: The Judas Touch (Jan 16, 1971)
- Episode 4x15: What Happened to Sunday? (Jan 9, 1971)
- Episode 4x14: Round Trip to Nowhere (Jan 2, 1971)
- Episode 4x13: Duet for Three (Dec 19, 1970)
- Episode 4x12: Deja Vu (Dec 12, 1970)
- Episode 4x11: Bang, Bang, You're Dead (Nov 28, 1970)
- Episode 4x10: To Cage a Seagull (Nov 21, 1970)
- Episode 4x09: Sunburst (Nov 14, 1970)
- Episode 4x08: The World Between (Nov 7, 1970)
- Episode 4x07: The Other Game in Town (Oct 31, 1970)
- Episode 4x06: The Lost Art of Dying (Oct 24, 1970)
- Episode 4x05: The Mouse That Died (Oct 17, 1970)
- Episode 4x04: Figures in a Landscape (Oct 10, 1970)
- Episode 4x03: Time Out of Mind (Oct 3, 1970)
- Episode 4x02: One for the Lady (Sep 26, 1970)
- Episode 4x01: A Ticket to the Eclipse (Sep 19, 1970)
- Episode 3x25: Once Upon a Saturday (Mar 21, 1970)
- Episode 3x24: War of Nerves (Mar 14, 1970)
- Episode 3x23: Murder Revisited (Mar 7, 1970)
- Episode 3x22: The Search for Darrell Andrews (Feb 28, 1970)
- Episode 3x21: Fly, Little One (Feb 21, 1970)
- Episode 3x20: Only One Death to a Customer (Feb 14, 1970)
- Episode 3x19: Who is Sylvia? (Feb 7, 1970)
- Episode 3x18: Harlequin's Gold (Jan 31, 1970)
- Episode 3x17: Blind Mirror (Jan 24, 1970)
- Episode 3x16: A Chance at the Roses (Jan 17, 1970)
- Episode 3x15: Walk with a Dead Man (Jan 10, 1970)
- Episode 3x14: Medal for a Hero (Jan 3, 1970)
- Episode 3x13: Tooth of the Serpent (Dec 27, 1969)
- Episode 3x12: Missing: Sun and Sky (Dec 20, 1969)
- Episode 3x11: Who Killed Me? (Dec 13, 1969)
- Episode 3x10: The Sound of Darkness (Dec 6, 1969)
- Episode 3x09: The Nowhere Victim (Nov 29, 1969)
- Episode 3x08: Memory: Zero (Nov 22, 1969)
- Episode 3x07: A Sleep in the Deep (Nov 8, 1969)
- Episode 3x06: A Penny for the Peep-Show (Nov 1, 1969)
- Episode 3x05: A Question of Midnight (Oct 25, 1969)
- Episode 3x04: The Playground (Oct 18, 1969)
- Episode 3x03: Return to Summer Grove (Oct 11, 1969)
- Episode 3x02: Color Her Missing (Oct 4, 1969)
- Episode 3x01: Eagles Sometimes Can't Fly (Sep 27, 1969)
- Episode 2x25: To Catch a Rabbit (Apr 12, 1969)
- Episode 2x24: Merry Go Round for Murder (Apr 5, 1969)
- Episode 2x23: The Solid Gold Web (Mar 22, 1969)
- Episode 2x22: Last Rites for Miss Emma (Mar 8, 1969)
- Episode 2x21: The Odds Against Donald Jordan (Mar 1, 1969)
- Episode 2x20: All Around the Money Tree (Feb 22, 1969)
- Episode 2x19: End Game (Feb 15, 1969)
- Episode 2x18: Death in a Minor Key (Feb 8, 1969)
- Episode 2x17: The Girl Who Came in with the Tide (Feb 1, 1969)
- Episode 2x16: Shadow of a Man (Jan 25, 1969)
- Episode 2x15: Only Giants Can Play (Jan 18, 1969)
- Episode 2x14: A Pittance of Faith (Jan 11, 1969)
- Episode 2x13: Deathrun (Jan 4, 1969)
- Episode 2x12: Fear I to Fall (Dec 21, 1968)
- Episode 2x11: A View of Nowhere (Dec 14, 1968)
- Episode 2x10: Night Out of Time (Dec 7, 1968)
- Episode 2x09: The Need of a Friend (Nov 23, 1968)
- Episode 2x08: Who Will Dig the Graves? (Nov 16, 1968)
- Episode 2x07: Edge of the Knife (Nov 9, 1968)
- Episode 2x06: A Copy of Murder (Nov 2, 1968)
- Episode 2x05: The End of the Rainbow (Oct 26, 1968)
- Episode 2x04: To the Swiftest, Death (Oct 19, 1968)
- Episode 2x03: Pressure Point (Oct 12, 1968)
- Episode 2x02: Comes Up Rose (Oct 5, 1968)
- Episode 2x01: The Silent Cry (Sep 28, 1968)
- Episode 1x24: The Girl in the Frame (Mar 16, 1968)
- Episode 1x23: To Kill a Writer (Mar 9, 1968)
- Episode 1x22: Delayed Action (Mar 2, 1968)
- Episode 1x21: Eight to Five, Its a Miracle (Feb 17, 1968)
- Episode 1x20: Another Final Exit (Feb 10, 1968)
- Episode 1x19: You Can Get Killed Out There (Feb 3, 1968)
- Episode 1x18: Deadfall (2) (Jan 27, 1968)
- Episode 1x17: Deadfall (1) (Jan 20, 1968)
- Episode 1x16: License to Kill---Limit Three People (Jan 13, 1968)
- Episode 1x15: Falling Star (Jan 6, 1968)
- Episode 1x14: Then the Drink Takes the Man (Dec 30, 1967)
- Episode 1x13: Run, Sheep, Run (Dec 16, 1967)
- Episode 1x12: Turn Every Stone (Dec 9, 1967)
- Episode 1x11: A Catalogue of Sins (Dec 2, 1967)
- Episode 1x10: Coffin for a Clown (Nov 25, 1967)
- Episode 1x09: Huntdown (Nov 18, 1967)
- Episode 1x08: Beyond the Shadow of a Dream (Nov 4, 1967)
- Episode 1x07: Warning: Live Blueberries (Oct 28, 1967)
- Episode 1x06: The Cost of a Vacation (Oct 21, 1967)
- Episode 1x05: Make It Like It Never Happened (Oct 14, 1967)
- Episode 1x04: The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher (Oct 7, 1967)
- Episode 1x03: Nothing Ever Works Twice (Sep 30, 1967)
- Episode 1x02: Skid Marks on a Dry Run (Sep 23, 1967)
- Episode 1x01: The Name is Mannix (Sep 16, 1967)
Honey West (1965)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x14: Invitation to Limbo (Dec 17, 1965)
- Episode 1x13: The Gray Lady (Dec 10, 1965)