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Stephen J. Cannell

February 27, 2023

Stephen Joseph Cannell (/ˈkænəl/; February 5, 1941 – September 30, 2010) was an American television producer, writer, novelist, occasional actor, and founder of Cannell Entertainment (formerly Stephen J. Cannell Productions) and the Cannell Studios.

Stephen J. Cannell
Cannell at KUSI News, San Diego, California in 2005
Born
Stephen Joseph Cannell

(1941-02-05)February 5, 1941
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 2010(2010-09-30) (aged 69)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Oregon, B.S. 1964
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active1968–2010
Known forFounder of The Cannell Studios
Spouse
Marcia Cannell
​
(m. 1964)​
Children4, including Tawnia
AwardsEmmy Award
Websitecannell.com

After starting his career as a television screenwriter, Cannell created or co-created several dozen successful TV series from the 1970s to the 1990s, often with his creative partner Frank Lupo. Cannell's creations include The Rockford Files, The A-Team, Renegade, The Greatest American Hero, 21 Jump Street, and The Commish. He also wrote novels, notably the Shane Scully mystery series.

Early life

Cannell was born in Los Angeles and raised in nearby Pasadena.[1] He was the son of Carolyn (née Baker) and Joseph Knapp Cannell. Joseph owned the highly successful interior decorating company Cannell and Chaffin.[2][3] Cannell struggled with dyslexia in school, but did graduate from the University of Oregon in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism.[2] At UO, he joined the Sigma Chi fraternity.[4]

The 2009 documentary Dislecksia: The Movie features an interview with Cannell, in which he discusses his struggles with dyslexia 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.[citation needed]

Career

After college Cannell spent four years working with the family business before selling his first script to the Universal series It Takes a Thief in 1968. He was quickly hired by Universal Television, the television production branch of Universal Studios and was soon freelance writing for such other crime shows as Ironside (1970–1971) and Columbo (1973).

In 1971, he received a telephone call from friend Herman Saunders who was the producer on Jack Webb's police series Adam-12. 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 story editor of the series, then in its fourth season, until 1973.

For Universal Television, Cannell created or co-created Chase (1973–1974), The Rockford Files (1974–1980), Baretta (1975–1978), City of Angels (1976), and Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976–1978). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1978 for The Rockford Files.

In a 2002 interview, Cannell described his early financial arrangements, saying that at Universal,

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 Writers Guild 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 pilots. 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.[2]

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 Paramount Studios in Hollywood, though his earlier work at Universal was still distributed by MCA-Universal. His first series under his new banner was Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980), and was soon followed by The Greatest American Hero (1981–1983), The Quest (1982), The A-Team (1983–1987), Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986), Riptide (1984–1986), and Hunter (1984–1991). Cannell's offices relocated to larger facilities on Hollywood Boulevard in 1983.

In 1986, Cannell was co-founder, along with Tri-Star Pictures and Witt/Thomas Productions, of the syndication distributor TeleVentures.[5] In late 1988, Witt/Thomas Productions exited the TeleVentures venture and entered a distribution deal with Walt Disney Television, selling its share to Cannell.[6] 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.[7]

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 Stingray (1985–1987) in Toronto. 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 Stingray's second season in Calgary with the remaining eight episodes being shot in Vancouver. His first series to entirely be shot in Vancouver was 21 Jump Street (1987–1991), the highest-rated show of the new Fox network's first season.

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 North Shore Studios" on 13 acres with one hundred thousand square feet of office space and seven sound stages. The series 21 Jump Street was soon followed by J.J. Starbuck (1987–1988), Wiseguy (1987–1990), Unsub (1989), Top of the Hill (1989), Booker (1989–1990), Broken Badges (1990–1991), Palace Guard (1991), Scene of the Crime (1991–1992), The Commish (1991–1996), Street Justice (1991–1993), Silk Stalkings (1991–1999), The Hat Squad (1992–1993), Renegade (1992–1997), Cobra (1993–1994), and Hawkeye (1994–1995). A number of television films were also shot in Vancouver by Cannell's production company.

On July 31, 1995, New World Communications acquired his Cannell Entertainment production company. Cannell then founded the Cannell Studios.[8] One of the first shows produced by the newly established Cannell Studios was the short-lived but critically acclaimed corporate drama Profit (1996).

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.[9]

In May 1988, Cannell was a panelist in the John Davidson edition of Hollywood Squares. He also served as the host of the 1991–92 series Scene of the Crime, a mystery anthology series with a repertory cast, and of the 1995–1996 syndicated documentary series U.S. Customs Classified, focusing on the work of the U.S Customs Service.[10]

Cannell also acted occasionally, including a recurring role as main antagonist "Dutch" Dixon on his series Renegade. He also took a turn in an episode of Silk Stalkings, 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 ABC show Castle and again in two episodes of season two. Along with James Patterson, Dennis Lehane, and Michael Connelly, 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.

Beginnng in 1995 Cannell turned his attention to writing novels. His first novel, The Plan, was released in 1997 by Avon. As of 2010, he had written 18, 11 of which featured the character of detective Shane Scully of the Los Angeles Police Department. Seven are stand-alone novels. The last in the series, Vigilante, was released December 2011 by St. Martin's Press.

Cannell's TV series The A-Team was remade into a 2010 feature-length film. Cannell served as a producer and creative consultant for the project. His other series 21 Jump Street was made into a 2012 feature by Columbia Pictures and Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and into the sequel 22 Jump Street which was released in June 2014.

Personal life

Cannell married his high school sweetheart, Marcia, in 1964. He "asked her to go steady (with him) in the eighth grade".[11] They had two daughters, Tawnia and Chelsea, and two sons, Cody and Derek.[11] Derek died in 1981 at age 15 when a sand castle he was building at the beach collapsed and suffocated him.[12] The tragedy occurred during the filming of the "Captain Bellybuster" episode of The Greatest American Hero. Actor William Katt, 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.[citation needed]

Cannell was dyslexic and was a spokesman on the subject. According to an episode of Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story, 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 Dislecksia: The Movie.

Cannell wrote on a typewriter, an IBM Selectric, when not dictating to an assistant, and only used a computer for research purposes.[13]

Cannell died on September 30, 2010, from complications of melanoma.[1][14] He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. In tribute to his memory, the producers of Castle 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.[15]

Selected filmography

Distribution

Cannell sold his company in March 1995 to New World Communications for $30 million and News Corporation acquired New World in 1996.[17] However, two of Cannell's series, The A-Team and Hunter are controlled by two other studios: Universal Television for the former and Sony Pictures Television for the latter and weren't part of the deal.[17] Also part of the deal, Cannell would pay Fox for international and domestic sales for his series.[17] On May 4, 1998, Cannell reacquired his library from Fox.[17]

On January 24, 2006, The Carsey-Werner Company acquired distribution rights to Cannell's library.[18][19]

In March 2020, the Cannell estate signed a worldwide distribution deal with Shout! Factory.[20]

Notable acting credits

  • All My Children (1985) TV series, as himself (guest role).
  • Magnum, P.I. (1986) TV series, as Hotel Detective / Security Chief Ray Lemon (guest role).
  • Renegade (1992–1997) as Donald "Dutch" Dixon (Series regular). Also show's creator.
  • Diagnosis: Murder (1997–1999) TV series, as Jackson Burley (guest role)
  • Pacific Blue (1999–2000) TV series, as Judge J. Gunnar Halloran (guest role)
  • Half Past Dead (2002) Steven Seagal film, as Frank Hubbard
  • Ice Spiders (2007) made-for-TV movie, as Frank Stone
  • Castle (2009) TV series, recurring guest role as himself

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b McLellan, Dennis (October 2, 2010). "Stephen J. Cannell dies at 69; TV writer, producer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Ford, Luke. "Producer Stephen J. Cannell". Lukeford.net.
  3. ^ "Stephen J. Cannell Biography (1941-)". www.filmreference.com.
  4. ^ "STEPHEN CANNELL ’64: Famed producer ruled the television airwaves with crime shows featuring quirky characters"
  5. ^ "Coke's new formula: sweet on entertainment" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 3, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Action-Packed Expansion" (PDF). Channels of Communication. April 9, 1990. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "IN BRIEF". Broadcasting: 110. July 16, 1990.
  8. ^ Thompson, Robert J. Cannell, Stephen J.. Museum of Broadcast Communications
  9. ^ Cannell.com: Bio Archived October 31, 2006, at archive.today (official site)
  10. ^ Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–present – Ninth Edition, p. 1448, Ballantine Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4
  11. ^ a b Cannell, Stephen J. On the Grind (St. Martin's Press, 2009), Acknowledgments, p. 306.
  12. ^ Pasadena Weekly, Telling tales: 'Over-performer’ Stephen J. Cannell takes over mystery book writing much the way he conquered episodic TV. Pasadena Weekly. 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-10-02. April 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ White, Claire (May 1998). "Interview with Stephen J. Cannell". Writers Write. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  14. ^ Larsen, Peter (October 1, 2010). "Legendary TV producer and author Stephen J. Cannell dies at 69". Orange County Register.
  15. ^ Castle's Tribute to Stephen J. Cannell, retrieved April 11, 2022
  16. ^ Rosenberg, Howard (September 16, 1992). "TV REVIEW : 'The Hat Squad' Is Not a Good Fit". The Los Angeles Times.
  17. ^ a b c d Littleton, Cynthia (May 4, 1998). "Cannell wins back rights to TV series". Variety. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  18. ^ Eggerton, John (January 24, 2006). "Carsey-Werner to Distribute Cannell Library". Broadcasting+Cable. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  19. ^ "Carsey-Werner picks up drama library". C21 Media. January 25, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  20. ^ Hipes, Patrick (March 11, 2020). "Shout! Factory Acquires Rights to Stephen J. Cannell's 900-Hour Strong TV and Movie Library". Deadline.
  21. ^ "The Prostitutes' Ball". Macmillan.com.
  22. ^ Memmott, Carol (December 6, 2011). "Stephen J. Cannell's final novel, 'Vigilante,' is published". USA Today.

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Stephen Joseph Cannell ˈ k ae n el February 5 1941 September 30 2010 was an American television producer writer novelist occasional actor and founder of Cannell Entertainment formerly Stephen J Cannell Productions and the Cannell Studios Stephen J CannellCannell at KUSI News San Diego California in 2005BornStephen Joseph Cannell 1941 02 05 February 5 1941Los Angeles California U S DiedSeptember 30 2010 2010 09 30 aged 69 Pasadena California U S Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills NationalityAmericanEducationUniversity of Oregon B S 1964OccupationsWriter producer directorYears active1968 2010Known forFounder of The Cannell StudiosSpouseMarcia Cannell m 1964 wbr Children4 including TawniaAwardsEmmy AwardWebsitecannell wbr comAfter starting his career as a television screenwriter Cannell created or co created several dozen successful TV series from the 1970s to the 1990s often with his creative partner Frank Lupo Cannell s creations include The Rockford Files The A Team Renegade The Greatest American Hero 21 Jump Street and The Commish He also wrote novels notably the Shane Scully mystery series Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Selected filmography 4 1 Distribution 5 Notable acting credits 6 Bibliography 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditCannell was born in Los Angeles and raised in nearby Pasadena 1 He was the son of Carolyn nee Baker and Joseph Knapp Cannell Joseph owned the highly successful interior decorating company Cannell and Chaffin 2 3 Cannell struggled with dyslexia in school but did graduate from the University of Oregon in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism 2 At UO he joined the Sigma Chi fraternity 4 The 2009 documentary Dislecksia The Movie features an interview with Cannell in which he discusses his struggles with dyslexia 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 citation needed Career EditAfter college Cannell spent four years working with the family business before selling his first script to the Universal series It Takes a Thief in 1968 He was quickly hired by Universal Television the television production branch of Universal Studios and was soon freelance writing for such other crime shows as Ironside 1970 1971 and Columbo 1973 In 1971 he received a telephone call from friend Herman Saunders who was the producer on Jack Webb s police series Adam 12 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 story editor of the series then in its fourth season until 1973 For Universal Television Cannell created or co created Chase 1973 1974 The Rockford Files 1974 1980 Baretta 1975 1978 City of Angels 1976 and Baa Baa Black Sheep 1976 1978 He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1978 for The Rockford Files In a 2002 interview Cannell described his early financial arrangements saying that at Universal 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 Writers Guild 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 pilots 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 2 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 Paramount Studios in Hollywood though his earlier work at Universal was still distributed by MCA Universal His first series under his new banner was Tenspeed and Brown Shoe 1980 and was soon followed by The Greatest American Hero 1981 1983 The Quest 1982 The A Team 1983 1987 Hardcastle and McCormick 1983 1986 Riptide 1984 1986 and Hunter 1984 1991 Cannell s offices relocated to larger facilities on Hollywood Boulevard in 1983 In 1986 Cannell was co founder along with Tri Star Pictures and Witt Thomas Productions of the syndication distributor TeleVentures 5 In late 1988 Witt Thomas Productions exited the TeleVentures venture and entered a distribution deal with Walt Disney Television selling its share to Cannell 6 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 7 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 Stingray 1985 1987 in Toronto 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 Stingray s second season in Calgary with the remaining eight episodes being shot in Vancouver His first series to entirely be shot in Vancouver was 21 Jump Street 1987 1991 the highest rated show of the new Fox network s first season 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 North Shore Studios on 13 acres with one hundred thousand square feet of office space and seven sound stages The series 21 Jump Street was soon followed by J J Starbuck 1987 1988 Wiseguy 1987 1990 Unsub 1989 Top of the Hill 1989 Booker 1989 1990 Broken Badges 1990 1991 Palace Guard 1991 Scene of the Crime 1991 1992 The Commish 1991 1996 Street Justice 1991 1993 Silk Stalkings 1991 1999 The Hat Squad 1992 1993 Renegade 1992 1997 Cobra 1993 1994 and Hawkeye 1994 1995 A number of television films were also shot in Vancouver by Cannell s production company On July 31 1995 New World Communications acquired his Cannell Entertainment production company Cannell then founded the Cannell Studios 8 One of the first shows produced by the newly established Cannell Studios was the short lived but critically acclaimed corporate drama Profit 1996 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 9 In May 1988 Cannell was a panelist in the John Davidson edition of Hollywood Squares He also served as the host of the 1991 92 series Scene of the Crime a mystery anthology series with a repertory cast and of the 1995 1996 syndicated documentary series U S Customs Classified focusing on the work of the U S Customs Service 10 Cannell also acted occasionally including a recurring role as main antagonist Dutch Dixon on his series Renegade He also took a turn in an episode of Silk Stalkings 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 ABC show Castle and again in two episodes of season two Along with James Patterson Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly 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 Beginnng in 1995 Cannell turned his attention to writing novels His first novel The Plan was released in 1997 by Avon As of 2010 he had written 18 11 of which featured the character of detective Shane Scully of the Los Angeles Police Department Seven are stand alone novels The last in the series Vigilante was released December 2011 by St Martin s Press Cannell s TV series The A Team was remade into a 2010 feature length film Cannell served as a producer and creative consultant for the project His other series 21 Jump Street was made into a 2012 feature by Columbia Pictures and Metro Goldwyn Mayer and into the sequel 22 Jump Street which was released in June 2014 Personal life EditCannell married his high school sweetheart Marcia in 1964 He asked her to go steady with him in the eighth grade 11 They had two daughters Tawnia and Chelsea and two sons Cody and Derek 11 Derek died in 1981 at age 15 when a sand castle he was building at the beach collapsed and suffocated him 12 The tragedy occurred during the filming of the Captain Bellybuster episode of The Greatest American Hero Actor William Katt 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 citation needed Cannell was dyslexic and was a spokesman on the subject According to an episode of Paul Harvey s The Rest of the Story 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 Dislecksia The Movie Cannell wrote on a typewriter an IBM Selectric when not dictating to an assistant and only used a computer for research purposes 13 Cannell died on September 30 2010 from complications of melanoma 1 14 He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles In tribute to his memory the producers of Castle 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 15 Selected filmography EditIronside 1970 writer The D A 1971 Adam 12 1971 1973 story editor Chase 1973 creator Columbo 1973 writer Toma 1973 The Rockford Files 1974 1980 co creator with Roy Huggins Switch 1975 writer Baretta 1975 creator City of Angels 1976 co creator with Roy Huggins Richie Brockelman Private Eye co creator with Steven Bochco 1976 Baa Baa Black Sheep a k a Black Sheep Squadron 1976 1978 creator The Duke 1979 Stone 1980 co creator with Richard Levinson and William Link Tenspeed and Brown Shoe 1980 creator first series as an independent The Greatest American Hero 1981 1983 creator Midnight Offerings 1981 TV movie executive producer only The Quest 1982 co executive producer series created by Juanita Bartlett The Rousters 1983 creator The A Team 1983 1987 co creator with Frank Lupo Hardcastle and McCormick 1983 1986 co creator with Patrick Hasburgh Hunter 1984 1991 series created by Frank Lupo Riptide 1984 1986 co creator with Frank Lupo The Last Precinct 1986 co creator with Frank Lupo Stingray 1986 1987 creator J J Starbuck 1987 creator Wiseguy 1987 1990 co creator with Frank Lupo 21 Jump Street 1987 1991 co creator with Patrick Hasburgh Sonny Spoon 1988 co creator with Michael Daly Diana Prince and Randall Wallace Unsub 1989 developer series created by Stephen Kronish and David J Burke Top of the Hill 1989 co creator with Art Monterastelli Booker 1989 1990 co creator with Eric Blakeney Broken Badges 1990 co creator with Randall Wallace Always Remember I Love You 1990 TV movie The Great Pretender 1991 writer unsold pilot Street Justice 1991 1993 series created by David Levinson Mark Lisson and David H Balkan Silk Stalkings 1991 1999 creator also guest starred in two episodes A Place for Annie 1994 Hallmark Hall of Fame film The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage 1991 co creator with James Wong and Glen Morgan The Commish 1991 1996 co creator with Stephen Kronish Palace Guard 1991 creator Personals 1991 1992 Renegade 1992 1997 creator The Hat Squad 1992 1993 co creator with Bill Nuss 16 Missing Persons 1993 1994 series created by Peter Lance and Gary Sherman Cobra 1993 1994 co creator with Craig W Van Sickle and Steven Long Mitchell Caesars Challenge 1993 1994 Traps 1994 creator Hawkeye 1994 1995 series created by Kim LeMasters Marker 1995 creator Profit 1996 series created by David Greenwalt and John McNamara Distribution Edit Cannell sold his company in March 1995 to New World Communications for 30 million and News Corporation acquired New World in 1996 17 However two of Cannell s series The A Team and Hunter are controlled by two other studios Universal Television for the former and Sony Pictures Television for the latter and weren t part of the deal 17 Also part of the deal Cannell would pay Fox for international and domestic sales for his series 17 On May 4 1998 Cannell reacquired his library from Fox 17 On January 24 2006 The Carsey Werner Company acquired distribution rights to Cannell s library 18 19 In March 2020 the Cannell estate signed a worldwide distribution deal with Shout Factory 20 Notable acting credits EditAll My Children 1985 TV series as himself guest role Magnum P I 1986 TV series as Hotel Detective Security Chief Ray Lemon guest role Renegade 1992 1997 as Donald Dutch Dixon Series regular Also show s creator Diagnosis Murder 1997 1999 TV series as Jackson Burley guest role Pacific Blue 1999 2000 TV series as Judge J Gunnar Halloran guest role Half Past Dead 2002 Steven Seagal film as Frank Hubbard Ice Spiders 2007 made for TV movie as Frank Stone Castle 2009 TV series recurring guest role as himselfBibliography EditShane Scully series The Tin Collectors 2001 The Viking Funeral 2002 Hollywood Tough 2003 Vertical Coffin 2004 Cold Hit 2005 White Sister 2006 Three Shirt Deal 2007 On the Grind 2009 The Pallbearers 2010 The Prostitutes Ball 2010 21 Vigilante 2011 22 Other novels The Plan 1996 Final Victim 1997 King Con 1998 Riding the Snake 1999 The Devil s Workshop 2000 Runaway Heart 2003 At First Sight 2008 References Edit a b McLellan Dennis October 2 2010 Stephen J Cannell dies at 69 TV writer producer Los Angeles Times Retrieved June 12 2014 a b c Ford Luke Producer Stephen J Cannell Lukeford net Stephen J Cannell Biography 1941 www filmreference com STEPHEN CANNELL 64 Famed producer ruled the television airwaves with crime shows featuring quirky characters Coke s new formula sweet on entertainment PDF Broadcasting March 3 1986 Retrieved September 18 2021 Action Packed Expansion PDF Channels of Communication April 9 1990 Retrieved August 16 2021 IN BRIEF Broadcasting 110 July 16 1990 Thompson Robert J Cannell Stephen J Museum of Broadcast Communications Cannell com Bio Archived October 31 2006 at archive today official site Brooks Tim and Marsh Earle The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 present Ninth Edition p 1448 Ballantine Books 2007 ISBN 978 0 345 49773 4 a b Cannell Stephen J On the Grind St Martin s Press 2009 Acknowledgments p 306 Pasadena Weekly Telling tales Over performer Stephen J Cannell takes over mystery book writing much the way he conquered episodic TV Pasadena Weekly 2010 03 11 Retrieved 2010 10 02 Archived April 1 2010 at the Wayback Machine White Claire May 1998 Interview with Stephen J Cannell Writers Write Retrieved January 28 2017 Larsen Peter October 1 2010 Legendary TV producer and author Stephen J Cannell dies at 69 Orange County Register Castle s Tribute to Stephen J Cannell retrieved April 11 2022 Rosenberg Howard September 16 1992 TV REVIEW The Hat Squad Is Not a Good Fit The Los Angeles Times a b c d Littleton Cynthia May 4 1998 Cannell wins back rights to TV series Variety Retrieved August 30 2014 Eggerton John January 24 2006 Carsey Werner to Distribute Cannell Library Broadcasting Cable Retrieved October 12 2013 Carsey Werner picks up drama library C21 Media January 25 2006 Retrieved October 12 2013 Hipes Patrick March 11 2020 Shout Factory Acquires Rights to Stephen J Cannell s 900 Hour Strong TV and Movie Library Deadline The Prostitutes Ball Macmillan com Memmott Carol December 6 2011 Stephen J Cannell s final novel Vigilante is published USA Today External links EditOfficial website Stephen J Cannell at IMDb Stephen J Cannell at The Interviews An Oral History of Television Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen J Cannell amp oldid 1134121019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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