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Kenneth Johnson Biography (1942-)

Born October 26, 1942, in Pine Bluff, AR; son of Helene (Brown) Johnson; married Bonnie Hollaway, February 2, 1963 (divorced, 1975); married Susan Appling, June 19, 1977; children: (first marriage) David, Juliet, Michael; (second marriage) Katherine Olivia. Addresses: Office: Kenneth Johnson Productions, 4528 Colbath Ave., Suite 8, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.; Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Occupation

director, producer, writer

Birth Details

October 26, 1942

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Television Work; Series
• Director (with others), Adam-12, NBC, 1968-75.
• Producer, The Reel Game (game show), ABC, 1971.
• Director and producer, Hollywood's Talking (game show), CBS, 1973.
• Producer (with others), The Six-Million-Dollar Man (also see below), ABC, 1973-78.
• Director (with others) and executive producer, The Bionic Woman (also see below), ABC, 1976-77, NBC, 1977-78.
• Executive producer, The Incredible Hulk (also see below), CBS, 1978-82.
• Creator, director (with others), and executive producer, Stop Susan Williams, NBC, 1979.
• Creator, director (with others), and executive producer, The Secret Empire, NBC, 1979.
• Creator, director (with others), and executive producer, The Curse ofDracula (also known as Dracula '79), NBC, 1979.
• Director (with others) and executive producer (with others), Hot Pursuit (also see below), NBC, 1984.
• Creator, V: The Series, NBC, 1984-85.
• Director of premiere and series executive producer, Shadow Chasers(also see below), ABC, 1985.
• Director of premiere and series executive producer, Alien Nation (also see below), Fox, 1989.
• Also produced Juvenile Jury.
• Credits; Television Work; Pilots
• Director (with Sigmund Neufeld Jr.) and executive producer, The Incredible Hulk (also see below), CBS, 1977.
• Producer, The Return of the Incredible Hulk (also see below), CBS,1977.
• Credits; Television Work; Movies
• Director and executive producer, Senior Trip! (also see below), CBS, 1981.
• Creator, director, and executive producer, V (also see below), NBC, 1983.
• Creator, V: The Final Battle, NBC, 1984.
• Director and executive producer, The Liberators (also see below),ABC, 1987.
• Credits; Other Television Work
• Director, The Alan King Special, ABC, 1969.
• Producer (with Don Kibbee) and director, Alan King in Las Vegas, PartI (special), ABC, 1973.
• Producer (with Kibbee) and director, Alan King in Las Vegas, Part II (special), ABC, 1973.
• Director, Alan King Looks Back in Anger--A Review of 1972 (special), ABC, 1973.
• Credits; Television Appearances
• Pedro Arrupe: A Man for Others (also known as For Our Times), CBS, 1987.
• Credits; Film Work
• Director, Short Circuit 2, TriStar, 1988.
• Credits; Television Series
• Griff, ABC, 1973.
• The Six-Million-Dollar Man, ABC, 1973-78.
• The Bionic Woman ABC, 1976-77, NBC, 1977-78.
• The Incredible Hulk (based on characters created by Stan Lee and Marvel Comics), CBS, 1978-82.
• Hot Pursuit, NBC, 1984.
• Shadow Chasers (premiere), ABC, 1985.
• Credits; Television Pilots
• The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1977.
• The Return of the Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1977.
• Credits; Television Movies
• Senior Trip!, CBS, 1981.
• V, NBC, 1983.
• The Liberators, ABC, 1987.
• Credits; Television Music
• Alien Nation (premiere theme), Fox, 1989.