Glen A. Larson Biography (1937?-)

Born c. 1937; married first wife Carol (marriage ended); married Janet Curtis(a producer; marriage ended); children: (first marriage) six; (second marriage) two.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, composer, writer

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(With the Four Preps) Member of the band, Gidget, Columbia, 1959
Film Work
Executive Producer
Battlestar Galactica, Universal, 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Universal, 1979
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack, Universal, 1979
Conquest of the Earth (also known as Galactica III: Conquest ofEarth), Universal, 1980
Television Work
Executive Producer; Series
The Men from Shiloh (also known as The Virginian), NBC, 1970-1971
(With Leslie Stevens) McCloud, NBC, 1970-1977
Get Christie Love!, ABC, 1974-1975
(With Matthew Rapf) Switch, CBS, 1975-1978
(With Judy Kinberg and others) Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1976-1983
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC, 1977-1978
The Hardy Boys Mysteries, ABC, 1977-1979
Sword of Justice, ABC, 1978-1979
Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1978-1979 renamed Galactica 1980, ABC, 1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1979-1980
(With Michael Sloan and John Peyser) B. J. and the Bear, NBC, 1979-1981
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (also known as The B. J./LoboShow), NBC, 1979-1980 renamed Lobo, NBC, 1980-1981
(With Donald P. Bellisario) Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1980
Fitz and Bones, NBC, 1981
The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981-1986
(With Robert A. Cinader and Robert Foster) Knight Rider, NBC, 1982-1986
(With Paul Mason) Manimal, NBC, 1983
Trauma Center, ABC, 1983
(With Larry Brody) Automan, ABC, 1983-1984
(With Renee Valente) Masquerade, ABC, 1983-1984
Cover Up, CBS, 1984-1985
Half-Nelson, NBC, 1985
The Highwayman, NBC, 1988
Team Knight Rider, syndicated, 1997
Producer; Series
(Associate producer) It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968
Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971-1973
The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1973-1978
Creator; Series
Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971-1973
(With Michael Gleason) Sword of Justice, ABC, 1978
(With others) Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1980
The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981
Knight Rider, NBC, 1982
The Highwayman, NBC, 1988
Executive Producer; Miniseries
Little Women, NBC, 1978
Executive Producer; Movies
Evening in Byzantium, syndicated, 1978
(And director) Chameleons (also known as Best Kept Secrets), NBC, 1989
The Road Raiders, CBS, 1989
Darwin Conspiracy, UPN, 1999
Millennium Man (also known as No Escape--Der Kampf mit der Bestie), UPN, 1999
Executive Producer; Specials
Crazy Dan, NBC, 1986
Episodic
(Executive producer) "How Do I Kill a Thief--Let Me Count the Ways," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1982
Producer and director of episodes of Alias Smith and Jones, ABC; Get Christie Love!, ABC; It Takes a Thief, ABC; McCloud,NBC; The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (also known as The B. J./Lobo Show and Lobo), NBC; The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC; andSwitch, CBS.
Executive Producer; Pilots
The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1973
Fools, Females, and Fun: Is There a Doctor in the House?, NBC, 1974
Fools, Females, and Fun: I've Gotta Be Me, NBC, 1974
Fools, Females, and Fun: What about That One?, NBC, 1974
Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (also known as Benny andBarney: The Aristocrats and Las Vegas Undercover), NBC, 1977
Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1978
B. J. and the Bear (also known as "B. J. McKay," The Foundlings), NBC, 1978
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1978
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (also known as The B. J./LoboShow), NBC, 1979
(With Michael Sloan) The Eyes of Texas, NBC, 1980
(With Michael Sloan) The Eyes of Texas II (also known as The Girls on the Hollywood High), NBC, 1980
Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1980
The Murder That Wouldn't Die (also known as Battles), NBC,1980
(With Stephen J. Cannell) Nightside, ABC, 1980
Knight Rider (also known as Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix), NBC, 1982
Rooster, ABC, 1982
(With Lou Shaw) Terror at Alcatraz, NBC, 1982
(With Robert Foster) All That Glitters, NBC, 1984
In Like Flynn, ABC, 1985

The Highwayman, NBC, 1987
P.S. I Luv U, CBS, 1991
One West Waikiki, CBS, 1994
Producer; Pilots
Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971
Switch (also known as Las Vegas Roundabout), CBS, 1975
The Islander, CBS, 1978
(And creator) One West Waikiki, CBS, 1994
Executive Producer; Other
A Double Life, 1978
RECORDINGS
Singles
With the Four Preps, recorded the singles "Big Man," "Down by the Station," and "26 Miles."
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Battlestar Galactica, Universal, 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Universal, 1979
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (based on a story by Larson),Universal, 1979
Conquest of the Earth (also known as Galactica III: Conquest ofEarth), Universal, 1980
Film Music
(And lyricist for the song "Cinderella") Gidget, Columbia, 1959
Song "It's Love Love Love," Battlestar Galactica, Universal, 1979
Title song, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Universal, 1979
Conquest of the Earth (also known as Galactica III: Conquest ofEarth), Universal, 1980
"Theme from Battlestar Galactica," Airplane II: The Sequel, Paramount, 1982
Television Theme Music
Series
McCloud, NBC, 1970-1977
Switch, CBS, 1975-1978
Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1976-1983
(With Stu Phillips) The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC, 1977-1978
The Hardy Boys Mysteries, ABC, 1977-1979
Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1978-1979 renamed Galactica 1980, ABC, 1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1979-1980
"B. J. McKay," B. J. and the Bear, NBC, 1979-1981
(With Gail Jensoen and David Sommerville) The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981-1986
(With Michael Sloan) Knight Rider, NBC, 1982-1986
Teleplays
Movies
(With Michael Sloan) Evening in Byzantium, syndicated, 1978
Chameleons (also known as Best Kept Secrets), NBC, 1989
(Author of story with Mark Jones) The Road Raiders, CBS, 1989
Darwin Conspiracy, UPN, 1999
Millennium Man (also known as No Escape--Der Kampf mit der Bestie), UPN, 1999
Specials
(With Kim Weiskopf and Michael S. Baser) Crazy Dan, NBC, 1986
Episodic
"The New Mexico Connection," McCloud, NBC, 1971
(With Donald P. Bellisario) "China Doll," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1980
Fitz and Bones, NBC, 1981
"How Do I Kill a Thief--Let Me Count the Ways," The Fall Guy, ABC,1982
Manimal, NBC, 1983
Trauma Center, ABC, 1983
The Highwayman, NBC, 1988
(Author of story) "Staying Afloat," NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC,1993
Author of "The Old Diamond Game," an episode of Switch, CBS; alsowrote episodes for the series Alias Smith and Jones, ABC; Automan, ABC; Battlestar Galactica (also known as Galactica 1980), ABC; B. J. and the Bear, NBC; Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC; Cover Up, CBS; The Fugitive, ABC; Get Christie Love!, ABC; The Hardy Boys Mysteries, ABC; The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC; It Takes a Thief, ABC; Knight Rider, NBC; Masquerade, ABC; The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (also known as The B. J./Lobo Show and Lobo), NBC; Simon and Simon, CBS;The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC; and Sword of Justice, ABC.
Pilots
(With Matthew Howard) Alias Smith and Jones (based on a story by Larson), ABC, 1971
The Six Million Dollar Man (also known as The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women, and War and Wine, Women, and War), ABC, 1973
(With Michael Gleason) Fools, Females, and Fun: Is There a Doctor in the House?, NBC, 1974
(With Michael Gleason) Fools, Females, and Fun: I've Gotta Be Me,NBC, 1974
(With Michael Gleason) Fools, Females, and Fun: What about That One?, NBC, 1974
Switch (also known as Las Vegas Roundabout), CBS, 1975
Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (also known as Benny andBarney: The Aristocrats and Las Vegas Undercover), NBC, 1977
(With Christopher Crowe) B. J. and the Bear (also known as "B. J.McKay," The Foundlings), NBC, 1978
The Islander, CBS, 1978
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (also known as The B. J./LoboShow), NBC, 1979
The Eyes of Texas, NBC, 1980
The Eyes of Texas II (also known as The Girls on the HollywoodHigh), NBC, 1980
(With Michael Sloan) The Murder That Wouldn't Die (also known as Battles), NBC, 1980
(With Stephen J. Cannell) Nightside, ABC, 1980
Knight Rider (also known as Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix), NBC, 1982
(With Paul Williams) Rooster, ABC, 1982
(With Lou Shaw) Terror at Alcatraz, NBC, 1982
In Like Flynn, ABC, 1985
The Highwayman, NBC, 1987
P.S. I Luv U, CBS, 1991
One West Waikiki, CBS, 1994
Television Theme Music
Pilots
Fools, Females, and Fun: Is There a Doctor in the House?, NBC, 1974
Fools, Females, and Fun: I've Gotta Be Me, NBC, 1974
Fools, Females, and Fun: What about That One?, NBC, 1974
B. J. and the Bear (also known as "B. J. McKay," The Foundlings), NBC, 1978
(With Stu Phillips and Joe Harnell) The Murder That Wouldn't Die (also known as Battles), NBC, 1980
Knight Rider (also known as Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix), NBC, 1982
In Like Flynn, ABC, 1985
The Highwayman, NBC, 1987
P.S. I Luv U, CBS, 1991
Other Teleplays
A Double Life, 1978
Novels
(With Michael Sloan) The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Grosset (New York City), 1978
(With Leslie Stevens) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Fotonovel (Los Angeles), 1979
(With Michael Resnick) Galactica Discovers Earth, Berkley Publishing (New York City), 1980
Author of novelizations based on the television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries and The Hardy Boys Mysteries.
with Ron Goulart
Experiment in Terra, Berkley Publishing, 1983
Greetings from Earth, Berkley Publishing, 1983
The Long Patrol, Berkley Publishing, 1984
with Roger Hill
Knight Rider, Pinnacle Books (New York City), 1983
Hearts of Stone, Pinnacle Books, 1984
The 24-Carat Assassin, W. H. Allen (London), 1984
Mirror Image, W. H. Allen, 1985
Trust Doesn't Rust, Pinnacle Books, 1987
with Robert Thurston
Battlestar Galactica, Berkley Publishing, 1978
The Ceylon Death Machine, Berkley Publishing, 1979
The Tombs of Kobol, Berkley Publishing, 1979
The Young Warriors, Berkley Publishing, 1980
The Nightmare Machine, Berkley Publishing, 1985
"Die, Chameleon!" Berkley Publishing, 1986
Apollo's War, Berkley Publishing, 1987
Surrender the Galactica!, Ace Books (New York City), 1988
with Nicholas Yermakov, the pseudonym of Simon Hawke
The Living Legend, Berkley Publishing, 1982
War of the Gods, Berkley Publishing, 1982

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Starlog, October, 1997

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