Stephen J. Cannell
Stephen Joseph Cannell (born February 5, 1941 in Los Angeles , California - † September 30, 2010 in Pasadena , California) was an American film producer , screenwriter , writer , actor and director .
Life
Cannell grew up in Pasadena, where he also went to school. Since he was dyslexic , he was considered a rather mediocre student at the time, so that he was particularly uncomfortable with the subject of English. Still, he finished high school and attended the University of Oregon .
Soon he began writing scripts and developing ideas for television productions. So he was able to sell story ideas for Kobra in 1966 (Mission: Impossible) and in 1968 his first script for your performance, Al Mundy (It Takes a Thief) .
Together with Frank Lupo , Cannell developed, among other things, the television series Das A-Team and acted as producer on the film adaptation Das A-Team - Der Film , which appeared in 2010 .
Stephen J. Cannell had been married to his childhood sweetheart Marcia Finch since August 1964. The couple originally had four children, two sons and two daughters. However, their eldest child, son Derek, died in a recreational accident in 1981 at the age of 15.
Cannell died at the age of 69 years of his cancer .
Filmography (selection)
Script and production
- 1970–1971: The Boss (Ironside)
- 1973: Columbo - screenplay for the episode Double Exposure
- 1974–1979: Detective Rockford - a call is enough (The Rockford Files)
- 1976: Pacific Wing 214 (Baa Baa Black Sheep)
- 1979–1980: The Sniffers (Tenspeed and Brown Shoe)
- 1983-1986: Hardcastle & McCormick
- 1983–1987: The A-Team
- 1984: Trio with four fists (Riptide)
- 1984–1991: Hunter (TV series, 152 episodes)
- 1986-1987: Stingray
- 1987: 21 Jump Street - Crime Scene Classroom (21 Jump Street)
- 1987: Fight against the Mafia (Wiseguy)
- 1989: Booker
- 1991: The police chief (The Commish)
- 1991–1992: Palm Beach Duo (Silk Stalkings)
- 1992: Renegade - Merciless Hunt (Renegade)
- 2002: Money for Mercy (Bad Boy)
- 2010: The A-Team - The Film
- 2012: 21 Jump Street
actor
- 1986: Magnum
- 1991: California Clan (Santa Barbara)
- 1992: Renegade - Merciless Hunt (Renegade)
- 1992–1996: Palm Beach Duo (Silk Stalkings)
- 1997-1999: Diagnosis: Murder (Diagnosis Murder)
- 1999–2000: Pacific Blue - The Beach Police (Pacific Blue)
- 2002: Half Past Dead (Half Past Dead)
- 2003: Insects - The Brood from Space (Threshold)
- 2007: Ice Spiders
- 2009: Castle
Web links
- Stephen J. Cannell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official Cannell Studios website
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.hitfix.com/articles/a-team-rockford-files-creator-stephen-j-cannell-dies
- ↑ http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-stephen-cannell,0,253159.story ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cannell, Stephen J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cannell, Stephen Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer, writer, actor, and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 2010 |
| Place of death | Pasadena , California, United States |