Stephen J. Cannell

Stephen Joseph Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor, and the founder of Stephen J. Cannell Productions. Cannell was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in nearby Pasadena. His parents, Carolyn and Joseph Knapp Cannell, owned a chain of furniture stores. Cannell struggled with dyslexia in school, but did graduate from the University of Oregon in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism. At UO, he joined the Sigma Chi fraternity. After college, Cannell spent four years working with the family business before selling his first...
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Birthdate:	February 5, 1941
Birthplace:	Los Angeles, California
Date of death:	September 30, 2010
Height:	6' 1"
Education:	University of Oregon
Also known as:	Stephen Joseph Cannell, Stephen Cannell, Steven J. Cannell

Honors and Awards

Year	Award	Work
1989	Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama	Wiseguy
1990	Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama	Wiseguy
1980	Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama	The Rockford Files

Written works by Stephen J. Cannell

Riding the snake
Das letzte Opfer.
King Con
Cold Hit
Three Shirt Deal

Title	Genre
Riding the snake	Fiction
Das letzte Opfer.
King Con	Fiction
Cold Hit	Fiction
Three Shirt Deal	Fiction
White Sister	Fiction
Final Victim	Fiction
The devil's workshop
The plan	Fiction
Stephen J. Cannell	Fiction
The Viking funeral	Fiction
Runaway heart	Fiction
Vertical Coffin	Fiction
Hollywood Tough	Fiction
On the Grind
No Chance
At first sight

Movies with appearances by Stephen J. Cannell

Ice Spiders
Threshold
Half Past Dead
Dead Above Ground
The Contract

Title	Released	Genre
Ice Spiders	2007	Science Fiction
Threshold	2003	Science Fiction
Half Past Dead	2002	Action
Dead Above Ground	2002	Horror
The Contract	2002	Psychological thriller
Posse	1993	Western
Identity Crisis	1989	Indie

Films produced or directed by Stephen J. Cannell

Title	Released	Role	Genre
The Tooth Fairy	2006	Produced	Horror
Demon Hunter	2005	Produced	Action
The A-Team		Produced
Dawg	2002	Produced	Romantic comedy
The A-Team	2010	Produced	Action
21 Jump Street	2012	Produced	Action
Left in Darkness	2006	Produced	Horror

TV appearances by Stephen J. Cannell

Renegade

Series aired: September 19, 1992 - April 4, 1997

Number of seasons:5

Genre:Action, Action genre, Drama

Network:Television syndication

Renegade is an American television series that ran for 110 episodes spanning 5 seasons between September 19, 1992 and April 4, 1997. The series stars Lorenzo Lamas as Reno Raines, a police officer who is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Raines goes on the run and joins forces with Native American bounty hunter Bobby Sixkiller, played by Branscombe Richmond. The series was created and produced by Stephen J. Cannell, who also had a recurring...
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TV shows created or produced by Stephen J. Cannell

Title	Role	First Aired	Last Aired	Genre
The A-Team	Created & Produced	1983	1987	Military, Action, Adventure, Drama, Action/Adventure
The Rockford Files	Created & Produced	1974	1980	Crime Fiction, Mystery, Police procedural, Drama, Action/Adventure
21 Jump Street	Created & Produced	1987	1991	Police procedural, Drama, Action/Adventure, Comedy
The Greatest American Hero	Created & Produced	1981	1983	Comedy-drama, Superhero movie, Comedy, Science Fiction
Wiseguy	Created & Produced	1987	1990	Police procedural, Crime Fiction, Drama, Action/Adventure
The Commish	Created & Produced	1991	1996	Crime Fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Police procedural, Drama
Booker	Created & Produced	1989	1990	Police procedural, Crime Fiction, Drama, Action/Adventure
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe	Created & Produced	1980	1980	Television comedy, Detective fiction
Hardcastle and McCormick	Created & Produced	1983	1986	Action, Crime Fiction, Drama
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage	Created & Produced	1991	1991	Comedy
Sonny Spoon	Created & Produced	1988		Crime Fiction, Police procedural
Toma	Created & Produced	1973		Crime Fiction, Police procedural
The A-Team	Created		1987	Military, Action, Adventure, Drama, Action/Adventure
Silk Stalkings	Created		1999	Crime Fiction, Action genre, Police procedural, Drama, Action/Adventure
The Rockford Files	Created		1980	Crime Fiction, Mystery, Police procedural, Drama, Action/Adventure
21 Jump Street	Created		1991	Police procedural, Drama, Action/Adventure, Comedy
The Greatest American Hero	Created		1983	Comedy-drama, Superhero movie, Comedy, Science Fiction
Baretta	Created		1978	Crime Fiction, Police procedural, Drama, Action/Adventure
Riptide	Created		1986	Crime Fiction, Detective fiction, Drama
Wiseguy	Created		1990	Police procedural, Crime Fiction, Drama, Action/Adventure
The Commish	Created		1996	Crime Fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Police procedural, Drama
Booker	Created		1990	Police procedural, Crime Fiction, Drama, Action/Adventure
Renegade	Created		1997	Action, Action genre, Drama
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe	Created		1980	Television comedy, Detective fiction
Hardcastle and McCormick	Created		1986	Action, Crime Fiction, Drama
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage	Created		1991	Comedy
Stingray	Created		1987
Baa Baa Black Sheep	Created		1978	Military
City of Angels	Created		1976	Crime Fiction, Detective fiction, Drama
Cobra	Created		1994	Crime Fiction
Sonny Spoon	Created			Crime Fiction, Police procedural
Palace Guard	Created		1991	Drama
Toma	Created			Crime Fiction, Police procedural
Chase	Created		1974	Drama
The Hat Squad	Created
Traps	Created
The Last Precinct	Created
The Last Precinct	Created		1986
J.J. Starbuck	Created		1988
The A-Team	Produced	1983	1987	Military, Action, Adventure, Drama, Action/Adventure
The Duke	Produced	1979		Miniseries, Drama
The Rockford Files	Produced	1974	1980	Crime Fiction, Mystery, Police procedural, Drama, Action/Adventure
21 Jump Street	Produced	1987	1991	Police procedural, Drama, Action/Adventure, Comedy
The Greatest American Hero	Produced	1981	1983	Comedy-drama, Superhero movie, Comedy, Science Fiction
Wiseguy	Produced	1987	1990	Police procedural, Crime Fiction, Drama, Action/Adventure
The Commish	Produced	1991	1996	Crime Fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Police procedural, Drama
Hunter	Produced	1984	1991	Crime Fiction, Action genre, Police procedural, Drama
Booker	Produced	1989	1990	Police procedural, Crime Fiction, Drama, Action/Adventure
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe	Produced	1980	1980	Television comedy, Detective fiction
Hardcastle and McCormick	Produced	1983	1986	Action, Crime Fiction, Drama
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage	Produced	1991	1991	Comedy
Profit	Produced	1996	1996	Drama, Satire, Thriller
Stingray	Produced	1985	1987
Marker	Produced	1995		Drama
Top of the Hill	Produced	1989	1989	Drama
Sonny Spoon	Produced	1988		Crime Fiction, Police procedural
Toma	Produced	1973		Crime Fiction, Police procedural
Missing Persons	Produced	1993	1994	Crime Fiction, Drama
Hawkeye	Produced	1994	1995
The Hat Squad	Produced	1992
The Last Precinct	Produced	1986
The Quest (1982)	Produced	1982
Stone	Produced	1980
Black Sheep Squadron	Produced	1976		Drama
The Last Precinct	Produced	1986	1986
J.J. Starbuck	Produced	1987	1988
The Rousters	Produced	1983	1984	Action genre
The Hat Squad	Produced	1992	1993	Police procedural

Personal relationships of Stephen J. Cannell

Marcia Cannell

Relationship type:Marriage

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