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Creator

Stephen J. Cannell

Career: Active from 1968 to 2007, busiest in 1991 with 6 main titles.

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: Wiseguy: Pilot
84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Writers Guild of America Awards · Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
2006 · Won
Source: Wikidata
Writers Guild of America Awards · Television: Episodic Drama
1980 · Won
Source: Wikidata
Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Drama Series
1978 · Won
Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Stephen J. Cannell played, best-known titles first.

Stephen J. Cannell as Marshal Donald 'Dutch' Dixon

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Stephen J. Cannell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
2.8, average 4.7
Wonder
1.8, average 3.4
Coming of Age
1.6, average 3.0
Pathos
3.9, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 7
Crime Solving 4
Gritty Crime Drama 4
Procedural 3
Classic TV 3
Fast-Paced 3
Classic Police Procedural 3
Moral Ambiguity 3
Iconic Theme Song 3
Character-Driven Mystery 3
Law Enforcement 3
Nostalgic Television 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 65

22 Jump Street

70

Executive Producer, Original Series Creator

21 Jump Street

70

Original Series Creator, Producer

The A-Team

55

Characters, Producer

2000s

15 titles · average score 49

Castle

68

TV show · as Stephen J. Cannell

The Poker House

62

Producer

Ice Spiders

33

as Frank Stone

Army Wives

67

TV show · as Radio Executive

Left in Darkness

44

Producer

It Waits

35

Teleplay, Producer

Demon Hunter

38

Producer

Hunter: Back in Force

63

Story, Executive Producer

Dead Above Ground

44

as Carl Hadden

Hunter: Return to Justice

73

Executive Producer, Story

Dawg

44

Producer

Half Past Dead

30

as Frank Hubbard

1990s

17 titles · average score 57

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

70

Creator

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

77

Writer

Pacific Blue

54

TV show · as J. Gunnar Halloran

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

69

Writer

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

65

Executive Producer

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

69

Creator, Supervising Producer

Greyhounds

Story, Screenplay

Diagnosis: Murder

46

TV show · as Jackson Burley

Posse

44

as Jimmy Love

Renegade

63

TV show · as Donald 'Dutch' Dixon

Scene of the Crime

TV show

The Great Pretender

Writer, Executive Producer

1980s

9 titles · average score 63

Identity Crisis

19

as The Coroner

Wiseguy: Pilot

84

Writer, Executive Producer

Destination: America

Executive Producer

The Last Precinct

Writer, Executive Producer

Brothers-in-Law

Executive Producer, Writer

Stingray

77

Writer

Midnight Offerings

58

Executive Producer

Magnum, P.I.

78

TV show · as Security Chief Ray Lemon

Nightside

Executive Producer, Teleplay

1970s

13 titles

The Night Rider

Executive Producer, Writer

The Chinese Typewriter

Writer, Executive Producer

Stone

Executive Producer, Writer

The Gypsy Warriors

Writer, Executive Producer

Dr. Scorpion

Writer, Executive Producer

The Jordan Chance

Screenplay, Story

Confessions of the D.A. Man

Writer

The November Plan

Writer

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

Writer, Executive Producer

Scott Free

Writer, Executive Producer

Chase

Writer, Associate Producer

Toma

Producer