Stephen J. Cannell Net Worth
Stephen J. Cannell Net Worth is
$15 Million
Stephen J. Cannell Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Stephen J. Cannell was raised in Pasadena, California. His father ran an interior design firm. From an early age, Stephen suffered from undiagnosed dyslexia, which made it nearly impossible from him to do well in school, he either flunked or was held back many times. Even though one of the courses he had trouble with was English, he wrote in one ... | Date Of Birth | February 5, 1941, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | September 30, 2010, Pasadena, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Writer, Producer, Actor |
| Spouse | Marcia Cannell (m. 1964–2010) |
| Children | Tawnia McKiernan, Chelsea Cannell, Derek Cannell, Cody Cannell |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Action/adventure series featuring likable, but flawed, protagonists. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Novel writing gives me a different satisfaction that I never found with TV writing. Every word, every story, every description, is mine. In TV writing, you have to make sacrifices and compromises to appease the producers and executives. It's much more collaborative. At this point in my career, I want to do things on my own terms and pace. |
| 2 | It's flattering in a way that people want to see new versions of The A-Team and 21 Jump Street. I think it's nostalgia of how simple and innocent the shows were. It takes people back to a time when things weren't so complicated. |
| 3 | Cable is the way to go in the future. It gives writers a lot more freedom and flexibility to try new things. Channels like HBO, Showtime, USA and TNT, among others, are producing high quality entertainment that never would have hit the screen 20 or so years ago. I think it's a great time to be a writer in the TV industry. |
| 4 | We knew he was going to be a superstar from the beginning. He had a spirit about him that just attracted attention. I'm very happy of the tremendous success Johnny (Depp) has had in his career. He deserves it. |
| 5 | Having a support system is huge for writers. My parents were always encouraging and told me they were behind me, whether or not I made it in the business. My wife was always there for my successes and failures. It's easy to find hundreds of reasons to quit writing. Surrounding yourself with people that want you to succeed helps you to write on. |
| 6 | I never waited for my Irish Cream coffee to be the right temperature, with a storm happening outside and my fireplace crackling ... I wrote every day, at home, in the office, whether I felt like it or not, I just did it. |
| 7 | Culture changed, and as that happened so did our need for a hero. That square jawed good guy began to look like an idiot to us. |
| 8 | I'm generally a very happy guy, because I'm doing what I want. I'm willing to tell you that there are people who are much better than I am in writing. I don't have to be the fastest gun in the West. |
| 9 | But I do know it's easier to think of me simply as the guy who wrote The A-Team (1983). So they do. |
| 10 | Most of my things strike to me the same theme which is not to take yourself so seriously that you can't grow. |
| 11 | 21 Jump Street (1987) ...Johnny was signed-up to do another season of the show ... But I released him from his contract early so he could go make movies, I wasn't going to hold him back. Because, by then, he was a Star. |
| 12 | The only time I had to get rough with a Network was during production on one of my shows. What had happened, was, the budget we agreed upon wasn't working, so I called the Network chief and said: listen, either increase the budget or I'm delivering a show that looks really cheap... Well, he was upset but told me he'd readjust the numbers - quietly - but he could only do it at the end of the first season ... So I got my team in the meeting room and we agreed there was no reason to distrust this guy and we'd take his word he'd come-through with the increased license fee ... And he did. |
| 13 | On the Writer's Guild strike 1987: I called up the then President of the Guild and said: 'Listen, I'm a writer and a Producer. How can we make this work'? I told him I'd open the Cannell books to him so he could see there wasn't more money and the Networks were just as stretched... As a Guild member, the Guild didn't want to hear what I had to say and they never took me up on the offer to see the bottom-line. ...I think they were scared of what they might have seen. |
| 14 | I'm a very conservative business-man. I don't work on credit. My father was the guy who taught me how to think straight, not to delude myself and think I was larger than I was. I never bought a new car until I was 45-years old...I bought used because my father always said: 'why do you want to buy a car, drive it around the block and lose thirty percent of its value'? ...Don't get me wrong, I had great used cars: XKEs, Jags... But they were all used. All my friends were out leasing new Mercades and other high-end cars...and there I was buying used; and writing a check for it! "There! give me the car"! That was all my dad's thinking and I ran the company that way. |
| 15 | ...Even though I was flunking English because I couldn't spell; in my high school year book under ambitions I had written 'Author'. When I went off to college I ran into a guy at the University of Oregon named Ralph Salisbury who was my first creative writing instructor and he turned all the lights on for me. He was the first teacher in all my years who actually said I had talent. Some people don't know this, but I have dyslexia. |
| 16 | So I thought, television, my gawd! There's a thousand episodes of this written each year. I otta' be able to get in there, and if I grin -- I was a good salesman -- I otta' be able to pick-off one or two assignments. It was the only way I figured I could afford a family. |
| 17 | Because I was a private company, I always looked long-term. And our meetings at the Cannell company had a theme... It wasn't about doing what was in our best interest, it was about doing what was right. We were one of the first companies to hire an 'assistant location manager' onto our productions with sole purpose of making sure the locations we rented were never 'burnt'. The job description in the ALM manual was simply to make sure the people who owned the property had a good experience with a Cannell project and would welcome us back. And when the television market crashed in the mid-80s and the economics were bad, I was one of few who saw the signs and got out of town. Many of the other television companies went bankrupt...I went to Canada and was able to stay in business. |
| 18 | Whenever something unfortunate happens in my business dealings I never sit there and observe it as a problem... The first thing I do when something goes wrong is say: 'hey, I can use this!...' |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 14, 1986. |
| 2 | He is survived by his wife, Marcia Finch; his two daughters, Tawnia Cannell and Chelsea Cannell; a son, Cody Cannell; and three grandchildren. |
| 3 | His oldest child, Derek, died at age 15 on April 4, 1982. He was suffocated when a sandcastle he was building collapsed on him. |
| 4 | His wife, Marcia, was his high school sweetheart. |
| 5 | Had a room in his home where he only allowed other writers to enter. |
| 6 | Last name means "cinnamon" in French. |
| 7 | Was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. |
| 8 | The filmed logo for his production company showed him at a typewriter, typing something onto a piece of paper, then throwing the paper in the air. In the background, we see a shelf containing his awards. |
| 9 | During the early 1980s, his office was located on the Paramount Studios lot while his series were distributed by Universal Studios. |
| 10 | Received his Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon (1964). |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jump Street | 2014 | television series "21 Jump Street" | |
| 21 Jump Street | 2012 | television series | |
| The A-Team | 2010 | television series "The A-Team" | |
| The Greatest American Hero: The Fan Series | 2009 | Short based on characters created for the screen by | |
| The Tooth Fairy | 2006 | Video teleplay | |
| It Waits | 2005 | teleplay | |
| Hunter: Back in Force | 2003 | TV Movie story | |
| Hunter: Return to Justice | 2002 | TV Movie story | |
| Dead Above Ground | 2002 | written by | |
| The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | 1999 | TV Movie story | |
| Silk Stalkings | TV Series created by - 176 episodes, 1991 - 1999 written by - 4 episodes, 1991 - 1997 writer - 1 episode, 1996 | ||
| The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda | 1997 | TV Movie creator | |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1997 | TV Movie | |
| Renegade | TV Series created by - 110 episodes, 1992 - 1997 written by - 7 episodes, 1992 - 1995 | ||
| The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | 1996 | TV Movie creator | |
| Wiseguy | 1996 | TV Movie characters | |
| The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | 1996 | TV Movie creator / written by | |
| The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best | 1996 | TV Movie creator | |
| The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... | 1996 | TV Movie creator | |
| The Commish | TV Series created by - 92 episodes, 1991 - 1996 written by - 3 episodes, 1991 story - 1 episode, 1991 teleplay - 1 episode, 1991 | ||
| The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise | 1995 | TV Movie | |
| Marker | 1995 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | 1994 | TV Movie creator | |
| Greyhounds | 1994 | TV Movie screenplay / story | |
| Cobra | TV Series created by - 22 episodes, 1993 - 1994 written by - 2 episodes, 1993 writer - 1 episode, 1993 | ||
| Traps | 1994 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| The Hat Squad | TV Series created by - 13 episodes, 1992 - 1993 written by - 2 episodes, 1992 | ||
| Scene of the Crime | 1991 | TV Series created by - 1 episode | |
| Broken Badges | TV Series created by - 7 episodes, 1990 - 1991 written by - 2 episodes, 1990 | ||
| 21 Jump Street | 1987-1991 | TV Series created by - 102 episodes | |
| The Great Pretender | 1991 | TV Movie written by | |
| The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage | TV Series created by - 1 episode, 1991 written by - 1 episode, 1991 | ||
| Palace Guard | TV Series created by - 7 episodes, 1991 writer - 2 episodes, 1991 written by - 2 episodes, 1991 | ||
| Booker | TV Series created by - 22 episodes, 1989 - 1990 written by - 2 episodes, 1989 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1989 | ||
| Wiseguy | TV Series created by - 73 episodes, 1987 - 1990 writer - 4 episodes, 1987 - 1990 story - 1 episode, 1990 written by - 1 episode, 1987 | ||
| Top of the Hill | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| Unsub | TV Series developer - 6 episodes, 1989 developed by - 2 episodes, 1989 written by - 1 episode, 1989 | ||
| Sonny Spoon | 1988 | TV Series created by - 2 episodes | |
| J.J. Starbuck | 1987-1988 | TV Series created by - 16 episodes | |
| Stingray | TV Series created by - 23 episodes, 1986 - 1987 written by - 3 episodes, 1986 - 1987 writer - 2 episodes, 1987 | ||
| The A-Team | TV Series created by - 97 episodes, 1983 - 1987 written by - 15 episodes, 1983 - 1986 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1983 | ||
| Riptide | TV Series created by - 56 episodes, 1984 - 1986 written by - 8 episodes, 1984 - 1985 | ||
| The Last Precinct | TV Series created by - 8 episodes, 1986 written by - 1 episode, 1986 | ||
| Hardcastle and McCormick | TV Series created by - 67 episodes, 1983 - 1986 written by - 8 episodes, 1983 - 1985 | ||
| The Greatest American Hero | TV Series created by - 44 episodes, 1981 - 1986 written by - 14 episodes, 1981 - 1983 teleplay - 1 episode, 1982 | ||
| Stingray | 1985 | TV Movie creator / written by | |
| Brothers-in-Law | 1985 | TV Movie | |
| The New Mike Hammer | 1984 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Hunter | 1984 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| The Rousters | TV Series created by - 13 episodes, 1983 - 1984 writer - 1 episode, 1983 | ||
| The Rousters | 1983 | TV Movie creator | |
| The Quest | 1982 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | TV Series created by - 14 episodes, 1980 written by - 9 episodes, 1980 | ||
| Nightside | 1980 | TV Movie teleplay | |
| Stone | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1980 story by - 1 episode, 1979 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1979 | ||
| The Rockford Files | TV Series created by - 121 episodes, 1974 - 1980 written by - 22 episodes, 1975 - 1979 teleplay by - 13 episodes, 1974 - 1978 story by - 3 episodes, 1975 - 1978 | ||
| Stone | 1979 | TV Movie screenplay / story | |
| The Chinese Typewriter | 1979 | TV Movie | |
| The Duke | 1979 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| The Night Rider | 1979 | TV Movie | |
| The Jordan Chance | 1978 | TV Movie screenplay / story | |
| Baretta | TV Series created by - 82 episodes, 1975 - 1978 written by - 1 episode, 1975 | ||
| The Gypsy Warriors | 1978 | written by | |
| Black Sheep Squadron | TV Series created for television by - 35 episodes, 1976 - 1978 written by - 7 episodes, 1976 - 1978 writer - 1 episode, 1978 teleplay - 1 episode, 1976 television story - 1 episode, 1976 | ||
| Richie Brockelman, Private Eye | 1978 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| Dr. Scorpion | 1978 | TV Movie | |
| The November Plan | 1977 | TV Movie | |
| Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours | 1976 | TV Movie | |
| Scott Free | 1976 | TV Movie | |
| City of Angels | TV Series created by - 9 episodes, 1976 story - 4 episodes, 1976 writer - 3 episodes, 1976 creator - 1 episode, 1976 teleplay - 1 episode, 1976 | ||
| Switch | 1975 | TV Series teleplay - 1 episode | |
| Chase | 1973-1974 | TV Series created by - 22 episodes | |
| Toma | TV Series teleplay - 4 episodes, 1973 - 1974 writer - 1 episode, 1973 | ||
| Columbo | 1973 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Chase | 1973 | TV Movie | |
| Adam-12 | 1971-1973 | TV Series written by - 15 episodes | |
| The D.A. | 1971 | TV Series | |
| Ironside | TV Series written by - 1 episode, 1971 story - 1 episode, 1970 teleplay - 1 episode, 1970 |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | 1979 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Stone | 1979 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
| The Night Rider | 1979 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Duke | 1979 | TV Series executive producer | |
| The Gypsy Warriors | 1978 | executive producer | |
| Richie Brockelman, Private Eye | 1978 | TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes | |
| Black Sheep Squadron | 1976-1978 | TV Series executive producer - 36 episodes | |
| Dr. Scorpion | 1978 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Baretta | 1976 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours | 1976 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Scott Free | 1976 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Toma | 1973-1974 | TV Series producer - 22 episodes | |
| Chase | 1973 | TV Series producer | |
| Chase | 1973 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| 22 Jump Street | 2014 | executive producer | |
| 21 Jump Street | 2012 | producer | |
| The A-Team | 2010 | producer | |
| The Poker House | 2008 | producer | |
| 24/24 Rule | 2007 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Left in Darkness | 2006 | Video producer | |
| The Tooth Fairy | 2006 | Video producer | |
| The Garden | 2006 | producer | |
| It Waits | 2005 | producer | |
| Demon Hunter | 2005 | producer | |
| Hunter | 2003 | TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes | |
| Hunter: Back in Force | 2003 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Hunter: Return to Justice | 2002 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Dead Above Ground | 2002 | producer | |
| Bad Boy | 2002 | producer | |
| The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda | 1997 | TV Movie supervising producer | |
| Profit | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes, 1996 - 1997 producer - 8 episodes, 1996 - 1997 | ||
| Hawaii Five-O | 1997 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Two | 1996 | TV Series executive producer - 12 episodes | |
| Them | 1996 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | 1996 | TV Movie supervising producer | |
| Wiseguy | 1996 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | 1996 | TV Movie supervising producer | |
| The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best | 1996 | TV Movie supervising producer | |
| The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... | 1996 | TV Movie supervising producer | |
| The Commish | 1991-1996 | TV Series executive producer - 92 episodes | |
| A Child Is Missing | 1995 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Hawkeye | 1994-1995 | TV Series executive producer - 22 episodes | |
| The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise | 1995 | TV Movie supervising producer | |
| The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. | 1995 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Marker | 1995 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou | 1995 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | 1994 | TV Movie supervising producer | |
| Missing Persons | 1993-1994 | TV Series executive producer - 17 episodes | |
| The Hat Squad | 1992-1993 | TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes | |
| Renegade | 1992 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Street Justice | 1991 | TV Series producer | |
| The Belles of Bleeker Street | 1991 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Broken Badges | 1990-1991 | TV Series executive producer - 7 episodes | |
| The Great Pretender | 1991 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage | 1991 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Palace Guard | 1991 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| Wiseguy | 1987-1990 | TV Series executive producer - 53 episodes | |
| 21 Jump Street | 1989 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Booker | 1989 | TV Series executive producer - 4 episodes | |
| Unsub | 1989 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| Scandals | 1988 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| J.J. Starbuck | 1988 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Sonny Spoon | 1988 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Stingray | 1986-1987 | TV Series executive producer - 23 episodes | |
| Destination America | 1987 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The A-Team | 1983-1987 | TV Series executive producer - 97 episodes | |
| Riptide | TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes, 1984 co-executive producer - 3 episodes, 1985 - 1986 | ||
| Hunter | TV Series co-executive producer - 23 episodes, 1985 - 1986 executive producer - 19 episodes, 1984 - 1985 | ||
| Hardcastle and McCormick | 1983-1986 | TV Series executive producer - 67 episodes | |
| The Last Precinct | 1986 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| The Greatest American Hero | 1981-1986 | TV Series executive producer - 44 episodes | |
| Stingray | 1985 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Gifts of Greatness | 1985 | Video executive producer | |
| The Rousters | 1983 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
| The Rousters | 1983 | TV Movie producer | |
| The Quest | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes, 1982 co-executive producer - 1 episode, 1982 | ||
| Midnight Offerings | 1981 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | 1980 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| Nightside | 1980 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Rockford Files | TV Series supervising producer - 78 episodes, 1975 - 1980 producer - 43 episodes, 1974 - 1979 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Army Wives | 2008 | TV Series | Radio Executive |
| Ice Spiders | 2007 | TV Movie | Frank Stone |
| Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making | 2005 | TV Movie | 'Kid' Roy (as Stephen Cannell) |
| Threshold | 2003 | TV Movie | Pacheco Laval |
| Half Past Dead | 2002 | Frank Hubbard | |
| Dead Above Ground | 2002 | Carl Hadden | |
| Pacific Blue | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Judge J. Gunnar Halloran |
| Diagnosis Murder | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Jackson Burley |
| The Contract | 1999/II | William Goodwin | |
| CHiPs '99 | 1998 | TV Movie | Bendix |
| Silk Stalkings | 1992-1996 | TV Series | BMW Salesman / Roy Conroy |
| U.S. Customs Classified | 1995 | TV Series | Host |
| Posse | 1993 | Jimmy Love | |
| Identity Crisis | 1989 | The Coroner | |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1986 | TV Series | Hotel Detective / Security Chief Ray Lemon |
| Charley Hannah | 1986 | TV Movie | Roscoe Tanner |
| Santa Barbara | 1984 | TV Series | Boris (1991) |
| Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | 1980 | TV Series | Stephen J. Cannell |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | 1999 | TV Movie production consultant | |
| Adam-12 | TV Series executive story consultant - 24 episodes, 1972 - 1973 story editor - 24 episodes, 1971 - 1972 |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | 1980 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Stone | 1980 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Rockford Files | 1977-1979 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Chase | 1973 | TV Series |
Sound Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1987 | TV Series sound editor - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blockbuster Buster | 2016 | TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode | |
| The Adventures of Dugg & Lemmy | 2012 | TV Series very special thanks - 1 episode | |
| The Greatest American Hero: The Fan Series | 2009 | Short special thanks | |
| Mickey's 60th Birthday | 1988 | TV Movie special thanks - as Stephen Cannell |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneers of Television | 2011-2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Dislecksia: The Movie | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| The A-Team: Plan of Attack | 2010 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Write-Along with Nathan Fillion | 2009 | Video short | Himself |
| TV Land Moguls | 2009 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| My First Time | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Blood on the Pines | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself (as Stephen Cannell) |
| Bring Back... The A-Team | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee (uncredited) |
| Shadow Company | 2006 | Documentary | Himself - Producer |
| The Great 80's TV Flashback | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Demons Among Us | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Greed Kills | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Just the Facts | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Producer / Writer |
| Inventing Grace, Touching Glory | 2003 | Documentary | |
| Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| History Undercover: The True Story of the Black Sheep Squadron | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Creator / Exec. Prod., Baa Baa Black Sheep |
| Headliners & Legends: Robert Blake | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Lifestyle Magazine | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| V.I.P. | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Biography | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Great Day America | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Scene of the Crime | 1991 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| The New Hollywood Squares | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wil Shriner Show | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Drama Series |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Dollars, plus les frais: The Cannell Files | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Renegade | 1996 | TV Series | Marshal Donald 'Dutch' Dixon |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement | Writers Guild of America, USA | ||
| 2005 | Life Career Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | ||
| 1989 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Casting Society of America, USA | ||
| 1986 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | Awarded on January 14, 1986 at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1981 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Drama | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980) |
| 1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | The Rockford Files (1974) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Wiseguy (1987) |
| 1982 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Comedy | The Greatest American Hero (1981) |
| 1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | The Greatest American Hero (1981) |
| 1981 | Edgar | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Television Episode | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980) |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | The Rockford Files (1974) |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980) |
| 1980 | Edgar | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Television Episode | Stone (1979) |
| 1979 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | The Rockford Files (1974) |
| 1979 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Drama | The Rockford Files (1974) |
| 1978 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Drama | The Rockford Files (1974) |
| 1977 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Drama | Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976) |
| 1977 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Drama | City of Angels (1976) |
| 1974 | Edgar | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Television Episode | Toma (1973) |
Known for movies
21 Jump Street (2012)
as Writer
22 Jump Street (2014)
as Writer
The A-Team (2010)
as Writer
The A-Team (1983-1987)
as Writer