Robert Van Scoyk Biography (1928-2002)
Born January 13, 1928, in Dayton, OH. Addresses: Agent--Sylvia Hirschand Lew Weitzman, Preferred Artists, 16633 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1421, Encino,CA 91436.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- January 13, 1928
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Death Details
- August 23, 2002
- Los Angeles, California
Famous Works
- Credits; TELEVISION PRODUCER; SERIES
- Flying High (also see below), CBS, 1978-79.
- Executive producer, Young Maverick (also see below), CBS, 1979.
- Murder, She Wrote (also see below), CBS, 1984-90.
- Also produced the series Rafferty, 1977.
- Credits; TELEVISION PRODUCER; PILOTS
- Hernandez (also see below), NBC, 1972.
- Young Maverick, CBS, 1979.
- Three Eyes, NBC, 1982.
- Credits; TELEVISION PRODUCER; MOVIES
- "The Apple Dumpling Gang," Movie of the Week (also known as Gun Shy), CBS, 1981.
- Writings;TELEVISION EPISODES
- Hernandez (pilot), NBC, 1972.
- Flying High, CBS, 1979.
- "Murder Under Glass," Columbo, NBC, 1979.
- Love, Sidney, CBS, 1981.
- Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1981.
- Gavilan, NBC, 1982.
- Mama Malone, CBS, 1982.
- Gun Shy, CBS, 1982.
- Three Eyes (pilot), NBC, 1982.
- Baby Makes Five, ABC, 1983.
- Trauma Center, ABC, 1984.
- Partners in Crime, NBC, 1984.
- Glitter, ABC, 1984.
- Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984-90.
- "No Time to Die," Columbo, ABC, 1992.
- Writer for Banacek, 1972; All's Fair, 1976; Rafferty, 1977; and the special Houston P.D., 1973.
- Writings;OTHER TELEVISION WRITING
- Author of the movie The Priest Killer, 1971.
- Writings;OTHER
- Work represented in anthologies, including Best Short Stories of 1958. Contributor to periodicals, including Ellery Queen's mystery magazine and Humanist.