Glen A. Larson

Biography

Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American television producer, writer, and composer. He created many series, including Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I., and Knight Rider. Active on television until the early 2010s, he was also a member of the folk revival/satire group The Four Preps.

Most Famous Work

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Magnum, P.I.

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The Fugitive

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The Fall Guy

(1981) Creator

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Battlestar Galactica

(2004) Creator

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Magnum P.I.

(2018) Original Series Creator

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The Virginian

(1962) Producer

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Battlestar Galactica

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Quincy, M.E.

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2000	N/A	Sciography 2000-07-16 TV Show
1957	Self	The Edsel Show 1957-10-13 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Executive Producer	The Fall Guy 2024-02-22 Movie
2009	Producer	Battlestar Galactica: The Plan 2009-10-27 Movie
2008	Producer	Knight Rider 2008-09-24 TV Show
2007	Producer	Battlestar Galactica: Razor 2007-11-12 Movie
1997	Executive Producer	Team Knight Rider 1997-10-06 TV Show
1994	Producer	One West Waikiki 1994-08-04 TV Show
1991	Producer	P.S. I Luv U 1991-09-15 TV Show
1989	Associate Producer	Chameleons 1989-12-20 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Road Raiders 1989-04-25 Movie
1985	Producer	Half Nelson 1985-03-24 TV Show
1984	Producer	Cover Up 1984-09-22 TV Show
1983	Producer	Automan 1983-12-15 TV Show
1982	Producer	Knight Rider 1982-09-26 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Rooster 1982-08-19 Movie
	Executive Producer	Terror at Alcatraz 1982-07-04 Movie
1981	Producer	The Fall Guy 1981-11-04 TV Show
	Executive Producer	The Fall Guy 1981-11-04 Movie
	Producer	Fitz and Bones 1981-10-24 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Conquest of the Earth 1981-07-01 Movie
1980	Executive Producer	Nightside 1980-06-08 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Murder That Wouldn't Die 1980-03-09 Movie
	Producer	Galactica 1980 1980-01-27 TV Show
1979	Producer	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979-09-20 TV Show
	Producer	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo 1979-09-18 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979-03-02 Movie
	Producer	B. J. and the Bear 1979-02-10 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack 1979-01-01 Movie
1978	Executive Producer	B.J. and the Bear 1978-10-04 Movie
	Executive Producer	Battlestar Galactica 1978-09-17 TV Show
	Producer	The Islander 1978-09-16 Movie
	Producer	Sword of Justice 1978-09-10 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Evening in Byzantium 1978-08-14 Movie
1977	Producer	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977-01-30 TV Show
	Producer	Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover 1977-01-19 Movie
1976	Executive Producer	Quincy, M.E. 1976-10-03 TV Show
1975	Producer	Switch 1975-09-09 TV Show
	Producer	Switch [Pilot] 1975-03-21 Movie
1974	Producer	Get Christie Love! 1974-01-22 TV Show
1971	Producer	Alias Smith and Jones 1971-01-05 TV Show
1970	Executive Producer	McCloud 1970-02-17 TV Show
1962	Producer	The Virginian 1962-09-19 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Original Series Creator	The Fall Guy 2024-02-22 Movie
2018	Original Series Creator	Magnum P.I. 2018-09-24 TV Show
2008	Writer	Knight Rider 2008-09-24 TV Show
	Characters	Knight Rider 2008-02-17 Movie
1999	Writer	The Darwin Conspiracy 1999-01-14 Movie
1997	Writer	Night Man 1997-09-20 TV Show
1994	Writer	One West Waikiki 1994-08-04 TV Show
1993	Writer	Staying Afloat 1993-11-26 Movie
1991	Writer	P.S. I Luv U 1991-09-15 TV Show
	Characters	Knight Rider 2000 1991-05-19 Movie
1989	Writer	Chameleons 1989-12-20 Movie
	Screenstory	The Road Raiders 1989-04-25 Movie
	Teleplay	The Road Raiders 1989-04-25 Movie
1987	Writer	The Highwayman 1987-09-20 TV Show
1985	Writer	In Like Flynn 1985-08-14 Movie
	Writer	Half Nelson 1985-03-24 TV Show
	Writer	Half Nelson 1985-03-24 Movie
1984	Writer	Cover Up 1984-09-22 TV Show
	Writer	Cover Up 1984-09-22 Movie
1983	Writer	Masquerade 1983-12-15 TV Show
	Writer	Automan 1983-12-15 TV Show
	Writer	Manimal 1983-09-30 TV Show
	Writer	Manimal 1983-09-30 Movie
	Writer	Trauma Center 1983-09-22 TV Show
1982	Writer	Knight Rider 1982-09-26 TV Show
	Writer	Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix 1982-09-26 Movie
	Writer	Rooster 1982-08-19 Movie
	Writer	Terror at Alcatraz 1982-07-04 Movie
1981	Writer	The Fall Guy 1981-11-04 TV Show
	Writer	Conquest of the Earth 1981-07-01 Movie
1980	Writer	Magnum, P.I. 1980-12-11 TV Show
	Teleplay	Nightside 1980-06-08 Movie
	Writer	The Murder That Wouldn't Die 1980-03-09 Movie
	Writer	Galactica 1980 1980-01-27 TV Show
1979	Writer	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979-09-20 TV Show
	Writer	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo 1979-09-18 TV Show
	Writer	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979-03-02 Movie
	Writer	B. J. and the Bear 1979-02-10 TV Show
	Writer	Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack 1979-01-01 Movie
	Story	Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack 1979-01-01 Movie
	Characters	Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack 1979-01-01 Movie
1978	Teleplay	B.J. and the Bear 1978-10-04 Movie
	Writer	Battlestar Galactica 1978-09-17 TV Show
	Teleplay	Battlestar Galactica 1978-09-17 TV Show
	Writer	Battlestar Galactica 1978-09-16 Movie
	Writer	The Islander 1978-09-16 Movie
	Writer	Sword of Justice 1978-09-10 TV Show
	Teleplay	Evening in Byzantium 1978-08-14 Movie
	Screenplay	A Double Life 1978-01-17 Movie
1977	Writer	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977-01-30 TV Show
	Writer	Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover 1977-01-19 Movie
1976	Writer	Quincy, M.E. 1976-10-03 TV Show
1975	Writer	Switch 1975-09-09 TV Show
	Writer	Switch [Pilot] 1975-03-21 Movie
1973	Writer	The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War 1973-10-20 Movie
1971	Writer	Alias Smith and Jones 1971-01-05 TV Show
1970	Writer	McCloud 1970-02-17 TV Show
1964	Writer	12 O'Clock High 1964-09-18 TV Show
1963	Story	The Fugitive 1963-09-17 TV Show
	Screenplay	Knight Rider Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2008	Creator	Knight Rider 2008-09-24 TV Show
2004	Creator	Battlestar Galactica 2004-10-18 TV Show
1997	Creator	Team Knight Rider 1997-10-06 TV Show
	Creator	Night Man 1997-09-20 TV Show
1994	Creator	One West Waikiki 1994-08-04 TV Show
1991	Creator	P.S. I Luv U 1991-09-15 TV Show
1987	Creator	The Highwayman 1987-09-20 TV Show
1984	Creator	Cover Up 1984-09-22 TV Show
1983	Creator	Masquerade 1983-12-15 TV Show
	Creator	Automan 1983-12-15 TV Show
	Creator	Manimal 1983-09-30 TV Show
	Creator	Trauma Center 1983-09-22 TV Show
1982	Creator	Knight Rider 1982-09-26 TV Show
1981	Creator	The Fall Guy 1981-11-04 TV Show
1980	Creator	Magnum, P.I. 1980-12-11 TV Show
	Creator	Galactica 1980 1980-01-27 TV Show
1979	Creator	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979-09-20 TV Show
	Creator	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo 1979-09-18 TV Show
	Creator	B. J. and the Bear 1979-02-10 TV Show
1978	Creator	Battlestar Galactica 1978-09-17 TV Show
1976	Creator	Quincy, M.E. 1976-10-03 TV Show
1975	Creator	Switch 1975-09-09 TV Show
1971	Creator	Alias Smith and Jones 1971-01-05 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1997	Director	Night Man 1997-09-20 TV Show
1994	Director	One West Waikiki 1994-08-04 TV Show
1989	Director	Chameleons 1989-12-20 Movie
1977	Director	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977-01-30 TV Show
1975	Director	Switch 1975-09-09 TV Show
1970	Director	McCloud 1970-02-17 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1989	Theme Song Performance	The Road Raiders 1989-04-25 Movie
1959	Songs	Gidget 1959-04-09 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv