Quinn Martin Biography (1922-1987)

Born Martin Cohen, Jr., May 22, 1922, in New York, NY; died of a heart attack, September 5, 1987, in Rancho Santa Fe, CA; son of Martin Cohen, Sr. (a filmeditor and producer); married wife, Marianne, March 28, 1961; children: Jill, Cliff, Michael.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
May 22, 1922
New York, New York, United States
Death Details
September 5, 1987
Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; PRINICPAL TELEVISION WORK; ALL AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER UNLESS INDICATED SERIES
  • Producer and principal writer, Jane Wyman Show, NBC, 1957.
  • producer, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, CBS, 1958-59.
  • The Untouchables, ABC, 1959-63.
  • The Fugitive, ABC, 1963-67.
  • Twelve O'Clock High, ABC, 1964-67.
  • The F.B.I., ABC, 1965-74.
  • The Invaders, ABC, 1967-68.
  • Cannon, CBS, 1971-76.
  • The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972-77.
  • Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1973-80.
  • Manhunter, CBS, 1974-75.
  • Bert D'Angelo, Superstar, ABC, 1976.
  • Most Wanted, ABC, 1976-77.
  • Tales of the Unexpected, NBC, 1977.
  • Credits; PILOTS
  • Incident in San Francisco, ABC, 1971.
  • Cannon, CBS, 1971.
  • Travis Logan, D.A., CBS, 1971.
  • Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972.
  • Manhunter, CBS, 1974.
  • Crossfire, NBC, 1975.
  • Most Wanted, ABC, 1976.
  • Law of the Land (also known as The Deputies), NBC, 1976.
  • The Hunted Lady, NBC, 1977.
  • Code Name: Diamond Head, NBC, 1977.
  • The City, NBC, 1977.
  • Credits; MOVIES
  • House on Green Apple Road, ABC, 1970.
  • The Face of Fear, CBS, 1971.
  • Murder or Mercy, ABC, 1974.
  • The F.B.I. Story: The F.B.I. Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One, CBS, 1974.
  • Panic on the 5:22, ABC, 1974.
  • The Abduction of Saint Anne (also known as They've Kidnapped Anne Benedict), ABC, 1975.
  • Attack on Terror: The F.B.I. Versus the Ku Klux Klan, CBS, 1975.
  • A Home of Our Own, CBS, 1975.
  • Brink's: The Great Robbery, CBS, 1976.
  • Standing Tall, NBC, 1978.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
  • Producer, The Mephisto Waltz, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

  • New York Times, September 7, 1987.
  • Variety, September 9, 1987.