Stephen J. Cannell

Creator

Born: 1941-02-05

Died: 2010-09-30

From: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

Stephen Joseph Cannell

Biography

Actor / Producer / Writer.

Awards & Nominations8 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement

2006

🏆 Won

The Life Career Award

2005

🏆 Won

Saturn Awards

2005

🏆 Won

Shamus Award

1994

🏆 Won

Casting Society

1989

Nominated

Edgar Awards

1981

🏆 Won

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama

1980

Nominated

Edgar Awards

1980

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series

1978

Nominated

Edgar Awards

1974

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting17 titles

8.2

Series

Directing3 titles

7.6

Series

The Rockford Files

1974-1980Thriller

7.5

Series

Stone

1980Drama

6.8

Series

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980Drama

Writing51 titles

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

10.0

Movie

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

1974Thriller

9.0

Movie

Stone

1979Thriller

9.0

Movie

Wiseguy: Pilot

1987Drama

8.4

Movie

Hunter: Return to Justice

2002Drama

8.3

Series

Unsub

1989Thriller

8.1

Series

Columbo

1971-2003Thriller

8.0

Movie

Stingray

1985Thriller

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

8.0

Movie

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

1996Thriller

8.0

Movie

Dead Above Ground

2002Sci-Fi

7.6

Series

Baa Baa Black Sheep

1976-1978Action

7.6

Series

The Rockford Files

1974-1980Thriller

7.5

Series

The A-Team

1983-1987Action

7.5

Series

Stone

1980Drama

7.2

Series

Stingray

1985-1987Drama

7.2

Series

The Greatest American Hero

1981-1983Action

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

7.1

Movie

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

1995Thriller

7.1

Series

The Commish

1991-1996Drama

7.1

Series

Hunter

1984-1991Action

7.1

Series

Adam-12

1968-1975Thriller

7.0

Movie

Chase

1973Action

7.0

Movie

Dr. Scorpion

1978Action

7.0

Movie

Scott Free

1976Drama

7.0

Movie

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

1976Thriller

7.0

Movie

Brothers-in-Law

1985Drama

7.0

Movie

The November Plan

1977Drama

7.0

Movie

Greyhounds

1994Drama

7.0

Movie

The Jordan Chance

1978Drama

7.0

Movie

The Chinese Typewriter

1979Action

7.0

Series

Broken Badges

1990-1991Drama

6.9

Movie

21 Jump Street

2012Action

6.8

Movie

22 Jump Street

2014Thriller

6.8

Series

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980Drama

6.8

Series

Toma

1973-1974Drama

6.7

Series

Renegade

1992-1997Action

6.6

Series

Wiseguy

1987-1990Thriller

6.5

Movie

Hunter: Back in Force

2003Drama

6.5

Series

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983-1986Action

6.5

Series

Baretta

1975-1978Thriller

6.4

Movie

The A-Team

2010Action

6.1

Series

Silk Stalkings

1991-1999Thriller

6.0

Movie

Nightside

1980Drama

6.0

Series

J.J. Starbuck

1987-1988Drama

5.6

Series

City of Angels

1976Thriller

5.3

Movie

The Night Rider

1979Action

5.3

Series

Booker

1989-1990Drama

5.1

Movie

It Waits

2005Horror

5.0

Movie

The Gypsy Warriors

1978Comedy

4.3

Series

The Rousters

1983-1984Action

3.3

Movie

The Great Pretender

1991Drama

Movie

Confessions of the D.A. Man

1978Thriller

Movie

The Last Precinct

1986Comedy

Production60 titles

10.0

Movie

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

1974Thriller

10.0

Series

The Quest

1982Drama

9.0

Movie

Stone

1979Thriller

9.0

Movie

Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou

1995Drama

9.0

Movie

Wiseguy: Pilot

1987Drama

8.4

Movie

Hunter: Return to Justice

2002Drama

8.0

Movie

Dead Above Ground

2002Sci-Fi

8.0

Series

Profit

1996-2002Drama

7.7

Movie

Toma

1973Action

7.6

Series

The Rockford Files

1974-1980Thriller

7.6

Series

Baa Baa Black Sheep

1976-1978Action

7.5

Series

The A-Team

1983-1987Action

7.5

Series

Stone

1980Drama

7.2

Series

Stingray

1985-1987Drama

7.2

Series

The Greatest American Hero

1981-1983Action

7.2

Series

21 Jump Street

1987-1991Thriller

7.1

Series

The Commish

1991-1996Drama

7.1

Series

Hunter

1984-1991Action

7.0

Movie

Chase

1973Action

7.0

Movie

Dr. Scorpion

1978Action

7.0

Movie

Scott Free

1976Drama

7.0

Movie

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

1976Thriller

7.0

Movie

Brothers-in-Law

1985Drama

7.0

Movie

The Chinese Typewriter

1979Action

7.0

Series

Broken Badges

1990-1991Drama

6.9

Movie

21 Jump Street

2012Action

6.8

Movie

22 Jump Street

2014Thriller

6.8

Series

Hawkeye (The First Frontier)

1994-1995Action

6.8

Series

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980Drama

6.8

Series

Toma

1973-1974Drama

6.8

Series

The Hat Squad

1992-1993Drama

6.8

Series

Riptide

1984-1986Thriller

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

6.6

Movie

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

1995Thriller

6.6

Series

Wiseguy

1987-1990Thriller

6.5

Movie

Hunter: Back in Force

2003Drama

6.5

Series

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983-1986Action

6.5

Series

The Duke

1979Drama

6.4

Movie

The A-Team

2010Action

6.4

Movie

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

1994Thriller

6.3

Series

Missing Persons

1993-1994Drama

6.3

Series

The Last Precinct

1986Comedy

6.2

Movie

The Poker House

2008Drama

6.0

Movie

Nightside

1980Drama

5.7

Movie

Midnight Offerings

1981Horror

5.6

Movie

Left in Darkness

2006Horror

5.5

Series

Marker

1995Drama

5.5

Series

Sonny Spoon

1988Drama

5.3

Movie

The Night Rider

1979Action

5.3

Series

Booker

1989-1990Drama

5.1

Movie

It Waits

2005Horror

5.0

Movie

The Gypsy Warriors

1978Comedy

4.8

Movie

The Garden

2006Drama

4.7

Movie

Demon Hunter

2005Horror

4.5

Movie

Them

1996Drama

4.5

Series

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage

1991Sci-Fi

4.4

Movie

Dawg

2002Comedy

4.3

Series

The Rousters

1983-1984Action

3.3

Movie

The Great Pretender

1991Drama

Movie

The Last Precinct

1986Comedy

Movie

Destination: America

1987Drama

Crew5 titles

7.0

Movie

Dr. Scorpion

1978Action

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

6.8

Movie

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

1996Drama

6.4

Movie

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

1994Thriller

6.1

Series

Silk Stalkings

1991-1999Thriller

4.3

Series

The Rousters

1983-1984Action

Creator28 titles

6.7

Series

Renegade

1992-1997Action

7.6

Series

The Rockford Files

1974-1980Thriller

6.8

Series

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980Drama

6.5

Series

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983-1986Action

7.2

Series

21 Jump Street

1987-1991Thriller

7.2

Series

The Greatest American Hero

1981-1983Action

6.6

Series

Cobra

1993-1994Action

6.1

Series

Silk Stalkings

1991-1999Thriller

6.5

Series

Baretta

1975-1978Thriller

7.1

Series

The Commish

1991-1996Drama

6.8

Series

Riptide

1984-1986Thriller

7.6

Series

Baa Baa Black Sheep

1976-1978Action

7.2

Series

Stingray

1985-1987Drama

6.6

Series

Wiseguy

1987-1990Thriller

5.3

Series

Booker

1989-1990Drama

5.6

Series

City of Angels

1976Thriller

5.7

Series

Palace Guard

1991Drama

5.5

Series

Sonny Spoon

1988Drama

4.5

Series

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage

1991Sci-Fi

6.5

Series

The Duke

1979Drama

6.8

Series

Toma

1973-1974Drama

7.0

Series

Chase

1973-1974Thriller

6.3

Series

The Last Precinct

1986Comedy

6.0

Series

J.J. Starbuck

1987-1988Drama

6.8

Series

The Hat Squad

1992-1993Drama

7.0

Series

Broken Badges

1990-1991Drama

8.3

Series

Unsub

1989Thriller

7.5

Series

The A-Team

1983-1987Action

Stephen J. Cannell

Also Known As

Biography

Awards & Nominations8 won · 3 nominated

Acting17 titles

E! True Hollywood Story

Dead Above Ground

Castle

Army Wives

Magnum, P.I.

Diagnosis: Murder

Renegade

CHiPs '99

Love & War

Posse

Pacific Blue

V.I.P.

Half Past Dead

Threshold

Ice Spiders

The Contract

Identity Crisis

Directing3 titles

The Rockford Files

Stone

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Writing51 titles

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

Stone

Wiseguy: Pilot

Hunter: Return to Justice

Unsub

Columbo

Stingray

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

Dead Above Ground

Baa Baa Black Sheep

The Rockford Files

The A-Team

Stone

Stingray

The Greatest American Hero

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

The Commish

Hunter

Adam-12

Chase

Dr. Scorpion

Scott Free

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

Brothers-in-Law

The November Plan

Greyhounds

The Jordan Chance

The Chinese Typewriter

Broken Badges

21 Jump Street

22 Jump Street

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Toma

Renegade

Wiseguy

Hunter: Back in Force

Hardcastle and McCormick

Baretta

The A-Team

Silk Stalkings

Nightside

J.J. Starbuck

City of Angels

The Night Rider

Booker

It Waits

The Gypsy Warriors

The Rousters

The Great Pretender

Confessions of the D.A. Man

The Last Precinct

Production60 titles

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter