Portrait of Glen A. Larson

Writing

Glen A. Larson

Career

Active from 1963 to 2008, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Glen A. Larson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Space Opera 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Family-Friendly Entertainment 3
  • Low-Stakes Drama 3
  • 1970s Nostalgia 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Pilot Episode 2
  • Classic TV 2
  • Light Crime Procedural 2
  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Low-Stakes Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Knight Rider
Knight Rider

Characters

2020s

1 title ยท average score 73
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Series Creator

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 68
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Characters

Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer

Sciography
Sciography (2000)

TV show

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 50
Millennium Man
Millennium Man (1999)

Executive Producer, Writer

The Darwin Conspiracy
The Darwin Conspiracy (1999)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer

Nightman
Nightman (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Staying Afloat
Staying Afloat (1993)

Writer

Knight Rider 2000
Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
GoodWatch score 48

Characters

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 66
Chameleons
Chameleons (1989)

Director, Associate Producer

The Road Raiders
The Road Raiders (1989)

Screenstory, Teleplay

Half Nelson
Half Nelson (1985)

Writer, Executive Producer

In Like Flynn
In Like Flynn (1985)

Writer

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix (1982)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Executive Producer

Rooster
Rooster (1982)

Executive Producer, Writer

Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraz (1982)

Executive Producer, Writer

Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

Conquest of the Earth
Conquest of the Earth (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer, Executive Producer

The Murder That Wouldn't Die
The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980)

Executive Producer, Writer

Nightside
Nightside (1980)

Teleplay, Executive Producer

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 60
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer, Executive Producer

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
GoodWatch score 69

Story, Writer

Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

A Double Life
A Double Life (1978)

Screenplay

The Islander
The Islander (1978)

Writer, Producer

B.J. and the Bear
B.J. and the Bear (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

Teleplay, Executive Producer

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)

Producer, Writer

Switch
Switch (1975)

Writer, Producer

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (1971)

Teleplay