Creator
Stephen J. Cannell
- Titles
- 46movies49TV shows
- Career
Active from 1968 to 2007, busiest in 1991 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 3titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Columbo82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime7.2average 3.7
- Mystery6.3average 4.1
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Contemporary Realism6.6average 5.2
- Violence5.5average 4.3
- Adrenaline6.1average 5.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Physical Comedy3.1average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy3.2, average 4.7
- Wonder2.1, average 3.4
- Pathos3.9, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 12
- Procedural 4
- Classic TV 4
- Law Enforcement 4
- Crime Solving 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Fast-Paced 3
- 80s Nostalgia 3
- Action-Oriented 3
- Procedural Drama 3
- Urban Setting 3
- Episodic 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
James GarnerActorThe Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime, The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play, The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
James Whitmore Jr.ActorRenegade, The Gypsy Warriors, The Chinese Typewriter
Joe SantosActorThe Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime, The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play, The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
Hy AverbackDirectorRichie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours, The Night Rider, The Last Precinct- GGeorge R. RohrsEditorThe Last Precinct, Brothers-in-Law, Dr. Scorpion
- PPamela MaloufEditorThe Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime, The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play, The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
- MMike PostComposerThe Gypsy Warriors, The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise, Dead Above Ground
Tom SelleckActorThe Gypsy Warriors, The Chinese Typewriter
Aharon IpaléActorThe Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise, The Great Pretender
Lloyd BochnerActorRichie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours, Confessions of the D.A. Man
Nick MancusoActorDr. Scorpion, Stingray
Dennis WeaverActorGreyhounds, Stone
Movies and TV shows
532010s
3 titles · average score 81
78
Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
83
Producer, Original Series Creator
81
Characters, Producer
2000s
12 titles · average score 50
75
TV show · as Stephen J. Cannell
62
Producer
30
as Frank Stone
67
TV show · as Radio Executive
38
Producer
36
Producer, Teleplay
38
Producer
62
Story, Executive Producer
62
as Pacheco Laval
57
as Carl Hadden
39
Producer
33
as Frank Hubbard
1990s
16 titles · average score 61
54
TV show · as J. Gunnar Halloran
76
Executive Producer
Screenplay, Story
69
TV show · as Jackson Burley
55
as Jimmy Love
63
TV show · as Donald 'Dutch' Dixon
Writer, Executive Producer
TV show
1980s
9 titles · average score 60
16
as The Coroner
79
Writer
Executive Producer
Writer, Executive Producer
67
Writer
Executive Producer, Writer
58
Executive Producer
78
TV show · as Security Chief Ray Lemon
Executive Producer, Teleplay
1970s
13 titles
Writer, Executive Producer
Executive Producer, Writer
Executive Producer, Writer
Executive Producer, Writer
Story, Screenplay
Creator, Executive Producer
Writer
Writer, Executive Producer
Writer, Executive Producer
Writer, Associate Producer
Producer