Dean Hargrove Biography ((?)-)
Addresses: Office: Dean Hargrove Productions, 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.; Agent: Broder/Webb/Chervin/Silberman, 9242 BeverlyBlvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, director, writer
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Executive Producer
- Series
- (With Roland Kibbee) The Family Holvak, NBC, 1975
- (With Richard Levinson, William Link, and others; and producer, with Everett Chambers, Kibbee, and Richard Alan Simmons) Columbo, NBC, 1977-1978
- (And supervising producer) Me and Mom, ABC, 1985
- (And creator) Matlock, NBC, 1986-1992
- (And creator) Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1987
- Father Dowling Mysteries, NBC, 1989, then ABC, 1990-1991
- (With Fred Silverman; and creator, with Joel Steiger), Max Monroe: Loose Cannon, CBS, 1990
- Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1993
- (And executive consultant) As If, Channel 4, 2001, then UPN, 2002
- Rockface, 2002
- Television Producer
- Series
- (With Richard Levinson, William Link, and others), The Name of the Game, NBC, 1968-1972
- Dear Detective, 1979
- Tequila & Bonetti, 2000
- Television Executive Producer
- Movies
- (With Fred Silverman) Perry Mason Returns, NBC, 1985
- (With Silverman) Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun, NBC,1986
- (With Silverman) And director, Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star, NBC, 1986
- (With Robin S. Clark) Return to Mayberry, NBC, 1986
- Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery, NBC, 1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love, NBC, 1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam, NBC, 1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel, NBC, 1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit, NBC, 1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace, NBC, 1988
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake, NBC, 1988
- Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (also known as The Case of the Sudden Death and The Playoff), NBC, 1989
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson, NBC, 1989
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (also known as Perry Mason: The Case of the Final Curtain), NBC, 1989
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (also known as Perry Mason: The Case of the Deadly Deal), NBC, 1990
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (also known as The Case of the Paris Paradox), NBC, 1990
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (also known as PerryMason: The Case of the Murder Mystery Murder), NBC, 1990
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer, NBC, 1990
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (also known as The Case of the Deadly Deadline), NBC, 1991
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin, NBC, 1991
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (also known as The Case of the Maligned Mobster), NBC, 1991
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (also known as Perry Mason: The Case of the Late Newsman), NBC, 1991
- (With Silverman) Diagnosis of Murder, CBS, 1992
- Perry Mason: The House on Sycamore Street (also known as Remedyfor Murder), CBS, 1992
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (also known as PerryMason: The Case of the Posthumous Painter and The Case of the Pernicious Painter), NBC, 1992
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (also known as Perry Mason: The Case of the Bad Blood Wedding), NBC, 1992
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (also known as Perry Mason: The Case of the Libeled Ladies), NBC, 1992
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal, NBC, 1993
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss, NBC, 1993
- A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives, NBC, 1993
- A Twist of the Knife, CBS, 1993
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host, NBC, 1993
- Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice, NBC, 1994
- A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle, NBC, 1994
- A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor, NBC, 1994
- MacShayne: Winner Takes All, NBC, 1994
- MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice, NBC, 1994
- Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder, NBC, 1995
- Melanie Darrow, USA Network, 1997
- Diagnosis Murder: Deadly Mirage, PAX, 2001
- A Town without Pity (also known as Diagnosis Murder: A Town without Pity), CBS, 2002
- Without Warning (also known as Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning), CBS, 2002
- Pilots
- (With Fred Silverman) Diary of a Perfect Murder (pilot for Matlock), NBC, 1986
- Fast Company, NBC, 1995
- Television Producer
- Pilots
- Ransom for a Dead Man (also known as Columbo: Ransom for a DeadMan), NBC, 1971
- Producer, "L.A. 2017," The Name of the Game (also known as TheName of the Game: LA 2017), 1971
- Cutter, NBC, 1972
- The Greatest Gift (pilot for The Family Holvak), NBC, 1974
- (With Roland Kibbee; and director and creator) The Big Rip-Off (pilot for McCoy), NBC, 1975
- (With Kibbee; and director) The Return of the World's Greatest Detective, CBS, 1976
- (And director) Dear Detective, 1979
- Television Work
- Specials
- Executive producer, Goldie and the Bears, ABC, 1985
- Episodic
- (With Ron Satlof, Michael Gleason, and Glen A. Larson) Producer, "McCloud," simultaneous segments of Four-in-One and The NBC Sunday MysteryMovie, NBC, 1970-1977
- (With Richard Levinson, William Link, and others) Executive producer and(with Everett Chambers, Roland Kibbee, and Richard Alan Simmons) producer, The NBC Mystery Movie, NBC, 1971-1972
- (With Levinson, Link, and others) Executive producer and (with Chambers,Kibbee, and Simmons) producer, "Columbo," The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, NBC, 1972-1977
- Director, Dear Detective, 1979
- Film Work
- Director, The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery, United Artists, 1975
- Producer, Double Take, 1979
- WRITINGS
- Television Movies
- Columbo: Candidate for Crime, 1973
- Columbo: Mind over Mayhem, 1974
- Columbo: Swan Song, 1974
- Perry Mason Returns (also known as The Defense Never Rests), NBC, 1985
- Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1992
- Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice, NBC, 1994
- Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder, NBC, 1995
- Melanie Darrow, 1997
- Stories
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star, NBC, 1986
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit, NBC, 1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel, NBC, 1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love, NBC, 1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Weapon, NBC, 1989
- Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (also known as The Case of the Sudden Death and The Playoff), NBC, 1989
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer, NBC, 1990
- (With Joel Steiger) Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter(also known as Perry Mason: The Case of the Deadly Deal), NBC, 1990
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host, 1993
- Television Pilots
- Ransom for a Dead Man (also known as Columbo: Ransom for a DeadMan), NBC, 1971
- Cutter, NBC, 1972
- (With Roland Kibbee) The Big Rip-Off (pilot for McCoy), NBC, 1975
- (With Kibbee) The Return of the World's Greatest Detective, CBS, 1976
- Diary of a Perfect Murder (pilot for Matlock), NBC, 1986
- Fast Company, NBC, 1995
- Television Specials
- Lady Luck, 1973
- Snavely, 1978
- Television Episodes
- The Bob Newhart Show, NBC, 1961-1963
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E., 1964
- "You're in My Power," My Three Sons, 1964
- "The Dead Man's Brief," Dundee and the Culhane, 1967
- "The Double-O-Nothing Affair," The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., 1967
- "When Boys Meets Girl," It Takes a Thief, 1968
- (With Alvin Sapinsley) "Totally by Design," It Takes a Thief, 1968
- "When Good Friends Get Together," It Takes a Thief, 1968
- (With Luther Davis) "The White Birch," The Name of the Game, NBC,1968
- (With Marion Hargrove) "An Agent for the Plaintiff," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1969
- (With Margaret Aren) "The Emissary," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1969
- (With Herman Groves and Mitchell Linderman) "High Card," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1969
- (With Mel Arrighi) "The Disposal Man," McCloud, 1971
- Madigan, 1972
- The Family Holvak, NBC, 1975
- Columbo, NBC, 1977-1978
- (Story only; with Joel Steiger) "Saved by the Bells," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1983
- Me and Mom, ABC, 1985
- "The Exotic Dancer Mystery," Father Dowling Mysteries, ABC, 1990
- "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Mystery," Father Dowling Mysteries, ABC, 1990
- "The Fallen Angel Mystery," Father Dowling Mysteries, ABC, 1990
- Tequila and Bonetti, CBS, 1992
- "Explosive Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996
- Tequila and Bonetti, 2000
- Stories
- (With Joel Steiger) "The Don: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, 1986
- (With Steiger and Robert Schlitt) "The Cop," Matlock, 1986
- (With Steiger) "Laura," Jake and the Fat Man, 1987
- (With Steiger) "Body and Soul," Jake and the Fat Man, CBS, 1987
- (With Steiger and Peter Allan Fields) "I'll Be Seeing You," Jake and the Fat Man, CBS, 1988
- (With Steiger) "The Ambassador: Part 1," Matlock, 1988
- (With Steiger) "Night and Day," Jake and the Fat Man, CBS, 1990
- Screenplays
- One Spy Too Many, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
- The Helicopter Spies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
- The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery, United Artists, 1975
- Double Take, 1979
