Elliott Lewis first made his mark as an actor, writer, producer and director on radio in the late 1930's. His voice was also heard on Gordon Jenkins' classic recording of "Manhattan Tower" on Decca Records in 1945. In contrast to his prodigious radio career, in which he worked either alone or in tandem with his first wife, Cathy Lewis, his movie ...
Published his first novel in 1980, at the age of 63, about a private detective named Bennett. He would go on to write a series of books about this character's adventures.
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CBS Radio Publicity once dubbed Elliott Lewis "Mr. Radio" because of his contributions to the medium as a writer, producer, director, and actor. Lewis was involved in more than 900 network radio programs in those various capacities.
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Portrayed Phillip Carney on Mutual Radio's "The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen" (1947-1948).
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Producer/director for CBS Radio's "Crime Classics" (1953-1954).
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Producer/director on CBS Radio's "Broadway is My Beat" (1949-1954).
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Producer (1950-1956) and director (1951-1954) of CBS Radio's "Suspense."
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
At Ease
1983
TV Series associate producer - 1 episode
The Mothers-In-Law
1967-1969
TV Series producer - 48 episodes
The Two of Us
1966
TV Movie producer
Vacation Playhouse
1966
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Summer Fun
1966
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Thompson's Ghost
1966
TV Movie producer
O.K. Crackerby!
1965-1966
TV Series producer - 8 episodes
The Lucy Show
TV Series producer - 38 episodes, 1962 - 1963 executive producer - 20 episodes, 1963 - 1964
Kraft Mystery Theater
1962
TV Series producer - 1 episode
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960-1961
TV Series producer - 5 episodes
This Man Dawson
1959-1960
TV Series producer - 30 episodes
Mackenzie's Raiders
1958-1959
TV Series producer - 36 episodes
The Court of Last Resort
1957-1958
TV Series producer - 10 episodes
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower
1956
TV Movie executive producer
Christmas Eve with Charles Laughton
1955
TV Movie producer
Climax!
1954-1955
TV Series associate producer - 4 episodes
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mayberry R.F.D.
1971
TV Series 1 episode
The New Andy Griffith Show
1971
TV Series 1 episode
Petticoat Junction
1969-1970
TV Series 25 episodes
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
TV Series 1 episode
The Mothers-In-Law
1967-1969
TV Series 36 episodes
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1961
TV Series 3 episodes
Bat Masterson
1961
TV Series 5 episodes
Klondike
1960-1961
TV Series 4 episodes
This Man Dawson
1959-1960
TV Series 8 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The New Mike Hammer
1986
TV Series executive script consultant - 3 episodes
Remington Steele
TV Series executive script consultant - 37 episodes, 1984 - 1986 executive story editor - 2 episodes, 1984 - 1985
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Colbys
1987
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
Remington Steele
TV Series executive story editor - 11 episodes, 1983 - 1984 written by - 1 episode, 1985
Klondike
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode, 1960 writer - 1 episode, 1960
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