"all of the Spelling-Goldberg's active operations went out of business after the last episode of ""T.J. Hooker"" aired. In 2015, many of these series are now seen on Cozi TV. Spelling-Goldberg Productions Spelling-Goldberg Productions was a television production company established on May 1, 1972 by Aaron Spelling and Screen Gems' top TV executive Leonard Goldberg. They produced series like ""Starsky & Hutch"", ""T. J. Hooker"", ""S.W.A.T."", ""Charlie's Angels"", ""Fantasy Island"" and ""Hart to Hart"". Spelling's other companies, Aaron Spelling Productions (later known as Spelling Entertainment and Spelling Television) and Thomas-Spelling Productions, co-existed at the same time period and produced other"
"Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. Some of his works include the TV programs ""Charlie's Angels"" (1976–81), ""The Love Boat"" (1977–86), ""Hart to Hart"" (1979–84), ""Dynasty"" (1981–89), ""Beverly Hills, 90210"" (1990–2000), ""7th Heaven"" (1996–2007), and ""Charmed"" (1998–2006). Through his eponymous production company Spelling Television, Spelling holds the record as the most prolific television writer and producer in US television history, with 218 producer and executive producer credits. ""Forbes"" ranked him the 11th top-earning deceased celebrity in 2009. Spelling was born in Dallas, Texas. He was the son of"
"Starsky & Hutch Starsky & Hutch is an American action television series, which consisted of a 70-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a ""Movie of the Week"" entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast from April 1975 to May 1979 on the ABC network. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television in the United States and, originally, Metromedia Producers Corporation in Canada and some other parts of the world. Sony Pictures Television is now the worldwide distributor for the series. The series also inspired a theatrical"
"distribution rights to ""Barney Miller"" and ""Fish"" from Danny Arnold, Quinn Martin's ""Barnaby Jones"" and ""Soap"" from Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions. On June 27, CPT bought domestic distribution rights to four series made by Spelling-Goldberg Productions including ""S.W.A.T."", ""Starsky & Hutch"", ""Charlie's Angels"" and ""Family"" from Metromedia Producers Corporation. From 1978 to 1986, CPT co-produced series with Spelling-Goldberg including ""Fantasy Island"", ""Hart to Hart"", and ""T. J. Hooker"". On February 19, 1979, CPT acquired TOY Productions, whose output included ""What's Happening!!"" and ""Carter Country"". On August 13, 1981, CPT acquired the television assets of Time-Life Films. On May 17, 1982, Columbia Pictures"
"George McCowan George McCowan (June 27, 1927 – November 1, 1995) was a Canadian film and television director in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. McCowan began his career working for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. He moved to the United States from Canada in 1967 and stayed there. He is most notable for directing seven episodes of ""Charlie's Angels"", ""S.W.A.T."", ""Starsky and Hutch"" and directing every episode of the popular Canadian series ""Seeing Things"". He also worked on such shows as ""The Silent Force"", ""The Mod Squad"", ""The Streets of San Francisco"", ""Fantasy Island"", and ""Hart to Hart"". McCowan directed the"
"Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976 to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 110 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Aaron Spelling. It follows the crime-fighting adventures of three women working in a private detective agency in Los Angeles, California, and originally starred Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett (billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors), and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles and John Forsythe providing the voice of their boss, the unseen Charlie Townsend, who directed the ""Angels"" crime-fighting operations"
"Tom Mankiewicz Thomas Frank ""Tom"" Mankiewicz (June 1, 1942 – July 31, 2010) was an American screenwriter/director/producer of motion pictures and television, best known for his work on the ""James Bond"" films and his contributions to ""Superman: The Movie"" and the television series ""Hart to Hart"". He was the son of Joseph Mankiewicz and nephew of Herman Mankiewicz. Mankiewicz was born in Los Angeles on June 1, 1942. His parents were Austrian-born actress Rose Stradner and the celebrated screenwriter/director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. In 1950, his father, after winning four Oscars in two years for the screenplays and direction of ""A"
"as Detective David Starsky, David Soul as Detective Kenneth ""Hutch"" Hutchinson, Bernie Hamilton as Captain Harold Dobey, and Antonio Fargas as confidential informant ""Huggy Bear"". <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Starsky & Hutch (season 1) The first season of ""Starsky & Hutch"", a 1970s American cop thriller television series, consisted of 23 episodes that aired between April 30, 1975 and April 21, 1976. The show was created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast between April 30, 1975, and May 15, 1979, on the ABC network. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television in the United States and, originally, Metromedia Producers"
"a Gemini Award for the mini-series ""Passion and Paradise"" (1989). Harvey Hart died of a heart attack in 1989. Harvey Hart Harvey Hart (August 30, 1928 – November 21, 1989) was a Canadian television director and producer. Hart studied at the University of Toronto before being hired by the CBC in 1952. For them he created over 30 television productions, among them ""The Luck of Ginger Coffey"" (1959) and ""Home of the Brave"" (1960). In 1963 he left the CBC and moved to the United States, where, in the following years, he directed episodes for TV series such as ""The"
"Starsky & Hutch (season 1) The first season of ""Starsky & Hutch"", a 1970s American cop thriller television series, consisted of 23 episodes that aired between April 30, 1975 and April 21, 1976. The show was created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast between April 30, 1975, and May 15, 1979, on the ABC network. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television in the United States and, originally, Metromedia Producers Corporation in Canada and some other parts of the world. Sony Pictures Television is now the worldwide distributor for the series. The series featured Paul Michael Glaser"
"Hart's son from a previous relationship. Jackson and Hart divorced in 1993. In 1995, Jackson adopted a son, Charles Taylor Jackson. In May 2010, Jackson sued her financial advisor, Richard B. Francis, claiming his actions cost her more than $3 million ($ million today) and brought her to financial ruin. The parties reached an undisclosed settlement in December 2010. Kate Jackson Lucy Kate Jackson (born October 29, 1948) is an American actress, director and producer, known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the series ""Charlie's Angels"" (1976–79) and Amanda King in the series ""Scarecrow and Mrs. King"" (1983–87)."
"Windows and Game Boy Advance in 2003. The game combines driving and shooting gameplay and features the original voice of Huggy Bear, Antonio Fargas. Starsky & Hutch Starsky & Hutch is an American action television series, which consisted of a 70-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a ""Movie of the Week"" entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast from April 1975 to May 1979 on the ABC network. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television in the United States and, originally, Metromedia Producers Corporation in Canada"
"Tony Wharmby Tony Wharmby is an English television director and producer. Wharmby is best known for his directorial work on television series such as ""JAG"", ""NCIS"", ""The O.C."", ""Bones"", ""Providence"", ""Coronation Street"", ""High Sierra Search and Rescue"", ""The X-Files"", ""Coins in the Fountain"", ""New Scotland Yard"", ""Gossip Girl"", ""Supernatural"" and ""Crossing Jordan"", as well as many other series and TV movies. His most notable work as a producer includes producing the series ""The X-Files"" and ""Dempsey and Makepeace"", and serving as executive and co-executive producer for the series ""Enemy at the Door"" and ""Bones"". He is also credited as either"
"Hart to Hart Hart to Hart is an American mystery television series which premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show features Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers who play Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset lifestyle and regularly find themselves working as amateur detectives in order to solve crimes in which they become embroiled. The series was created by novelist and television writer Sidney Sheldon. The series concluded after five seasons on May 22, 1984. The premise of the show is summed up in the opening credits sequence, narrated by Max (the Harts'"
"some of the producers, however, her screen test showed her inexperienced acting talents and she was passed over for the part. ABC producers auditioned Charlie perfume girl Shelley Hack and cast her as Jackson's replacement. Producer Spelling loved the idea of the headline ""The Charlie Girl Becomes A ""Charlie's Angel""""<ref> Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976 to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 110 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Aaron Spelling. It follows the crime-fighting adventures"
"following productions. He was a distributor of the early shows, and became an executive producer with ""The Race for Space"" in 1958. David L. Wolper David Lloyd Wolper (January 11, 1928 – August 10, 2010) was an American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as ""Roots"", ""The Thorn Birds"", ""North & South"", ""L.A. Confidential,"" and the blockbuster ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" (1971). He also produced numerous documentaries and documentary series including ""Biography"" (1961–63), ""The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"" (TV), ""Appointment with Destiny"" (TV series), ""This is Elvis"", ""Four Days in November"", """", ""Visions"
"photography of the Hollywood Sign. In 2005, he opened another exhibition entitled ""Slice of Life"" which featured some of Livingston's experimental photography. David Livingston David Livingston is an American television producer and director. He is mostly known for his involvement in the writing and production of the various modern ""Star Trek"" franchises. Livingston also has production credits on several episodes of ""Seven Days"" and ""Threshold"" as well as a 2002 television remake of ""Carrie"". Livingston began his work with ""Star Trek"" as a unit production manager on ""Next Generation"" in 1988 before moving up the ranks to become a supervising"
"Hammer"". Williamson co-starred with George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in ""From Dusk till Dawn"" (1996), directed by Robert Rodriguez. He was in the cast of original ""The Inglorious Bastards"" (1978), which would later inspire Tarantino's 2009 film of similar name. Williamson has continued his career as an actor and director into the 21st Century, appearing in the reboot film ""Starsky & Hutch"" (2004) derived from the 1970s television series. Since the 1970s, Williamson has had another career as a director and producer. His first film as producer was ""Boss Nigger"" (1975), in which he also starred. His second film as"
"Martin Starger Martin Starger (born May 8, 1932) is an American entertainment entrepreneur. He led ABC Entertainment (a wing of the American Broadcasting Company) during its boom period in the 1970s, pioneering the creation of television shows such as ""ABC Movie of the Week"", ""Marcus Welby, M.D."" and ""Happy Days"". He also pushed the limits of television broadcast presiding over pioneering miniseries and specials such as ""Roots"" and ""Rich Man, Poor Man"". He made his way into films as the executive producer of Robert Altman's 1975 film ""Nashville"" before becoming tied to the film production department of Lew Grade's ITC"
"2007, episode, the last before the series finale, would be dedicated to Spelling. When ""7th Heaven"" ended its run, it was touted by the network as being Spelling's longest-running series and the longest-running ""family drama"" in American television history. On September 15, 1978, Spelling was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6667 Hollywood Blvd. In 1996, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. Some of his works include the TV programs ""Charlie's Angels"" (1976–81),"
"Arthur Marks Arthur Ronald Marks (born August 2, 1927) is an American film and television director, writer and producer best known for his work in the blaxploitation genre, directing films such as ""Togetherness"", ""Bonnie's Kids"", ""Detroit 9000"", ""Friday Foster"", ""Bucktown"", ""The Monkey Hu$tle"", and ""J. D.'s Revenge"", [A woman For All Mem]"".. He also directed and produced numerous episodes of the American legal drama ""Perry Mason"" as well as episodes of ""Starsky & Hutch"", ""Mannix"", ""I Spy"", ""My Friend Tony ,""The Dukes of Hazzard"", ""Steve Canyon"" , ""[Young Daniel Boone]"". Arthur Marks was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1927"
"Hollywood and the Stars Hollywood and the Stars was a 1963 NBC television documentary series produced by the David L. Wolper Production Company in association with United Artists Television. It was narrated by Joseph Cotten with the theme music and several episodes composed by Elmer Bernstein. Jack Haley, Jr. was the series' producer for all its 31 episodes. He also wrote four episodes and directed 22 episodes. He also produced the hour-long pilot episode ""The Great Stars"" (narrated by Henry Fonda), originally syndicated in February 1963. Each 30 minute show concentrated on a Hollywood genre, film or legendary star. This"
"if he rewrote the two-hour script successfully he could direct it. Mankiewicz agreed and turned it into ""Hart to Hart"". It sold. He co-wrote and directed the pilot, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers. The hit series ran for five years and later was the subject of eight two-hour network and cable films. Mankiewicz received his “Creative Consultant” credit on each episode, while directing seven of them. He also directed the final cable film, ""Till Death Do Us Hart"", in Munich, Germany, coming full circle on the show. Following ""Superman: The Movie"", Warner Bros. signed Mankiewicz to an exclusive deal"
"""Desperate Housewives"" ""Gabriel's Fire"" ""The Lying Game"" ""Melrose Place"" ""Models Inc."" ""Pacific Palisades"" ""The Colbys"" ""Titans"" ""Ugly Betty"" ""The Apostles"" (directed by David McNally) ""Full House"" ""Star"" Pratt has been nominated for multiple Daytime Emmys. He won the 1991 Emmy for ""Outstanding Writing Team"" with Sheri Anderson, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Maralyn Thoma, Josh Griffith, Robert Guza Jr., Linda Hammer, Lynda Myles, Frank Salisbury, and Richard Culliton Charles Pratt Jr. Charles Pratt Jr. (born January 6, 1955 ) is an American television writer, producer and director. In September 2014, it was revealed that Pratt had been hired as head writer and"
"David Angell David Lawrence Angell (April 10, 1946September 11, 2001) was an American television producer and screenwriter. Angell won multiple Emmy Awards as the creator and executive producer, along with Peter Casey and David Lee, of the comedy series ""Frasier"". Angell and his wife Lynn both died heading home from their vacation on Cape Cod aboard American Airlines Flight 11. This was the first plane to hit the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. Angell was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Henry and Mae (née Cooney) Angell. He received a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Providence"
"Harry Ackerman Harry Stephen Ackerman (November 17, 1912 - February 3, 1991) was a prolific producer in American television and is credited with creating or co-creating a total of twenty-one television series, seven of which were at one time being broadcast simultaneously. Some of the sitcoms in which he he was involved in production during the 1950s and 1960s are also among the most popular American shows in the early history of the “small screen”, such as ""Father Knows Best"", ""Dennis the Menace"", ""Leave It to Beaver"", ""Hazel"", ""Bewitched"", ""The Flying Nun"", and ""Gidget"". Ackerman was known in the entertainment"
"David Livingston David Livingston is an American television producer and director. He is mostly known for his involvement in the writing and production of the various modern ""Star Trek"" franchises. Livingston also has production credits on several episodes of ""Seven Days"" and ""Threshold"" as well as a 2002 television remake of ""Carrie"". Livingston began his work with ""Star Trek"" as a unit production manager on ""Next Generation"" in 1988 before moving up the ranks to become a supervising producer in 1992 for ""Next Generation"" and the subsequent ""Trek"" series. He served as a supervising producer on """", """" and """"."
"McG Joseph McGinty Nichol (born August 9, 1968), known professionally as McG, is an American director, producer, and former record producer. He began his career in the music industry, directing music videos and producing various albums. He later rose to prominence with his first film, ""Charlie's Angels"" (2000), which had the highest-grossing opening weekend for a directorial debut at the time. Since then, he has directed several other films, including ""Charlie's Angels"" sequel """" and ""Terminator Salvation"", co-created the television series ""Fastlane"" and has executive produced numerous television programs, such as ""The O.C."", ""Chuck"", and ""Supernatural"". McG also owns a"
"""Police Story"". (The latter was a one-hour anthology series with no real regulars.) Among 1970s TV producers, however, it was Aaron Spelling who would go on to be perhaps, according to an article written by Michael Idato for ""The Sydney Morning Herald"", ""the most prolific producer in TV history."" Like Quinn Martin, Spelling was known for producing crime dramas (""S.W.A.T."", ""Starsky & Hutch""). However, Spelling also produced more escapist fare as represented by the likes of ""The Love Boat"", ""Fantasy Island"", and even the private-eye opus ""Charlie's Angels"". There was also ""Family"", a socially relevant hour-long series which would win"
"David Soul David Soul (born David Richard Solberg, August 28, 1943) is an American-British actor and singer. He is known for his role as Detective Kenneth ""Hutch"" Hutchinson in the ABC television series ""Starsky & Hutch"" from 1975 to 1979. He became a British citizen in 2004. Soul was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 28, 1943, and is of Norwegian extraction. His mother, June Johnanne (Nelson), was a teacher, and his father, Dr. Richard W. Solberg, was a Lutheran minister, Professor of History and Political Science, and Director of Higher Education for the American Lutheran Church. Both of Soul's"
"Harvey Hart Harvey Hart (August 30, 1928 – November 21, 1989) was a Canadian television director and producer. Hart studied at the University of Toronto before being hired by the CBC in 1952. For them he created over 30 television productions, among them ""The Luck of Ginger Coffey"" (1959) and ""Home of the Brave"" (1960). In 1963 he left the CBC and moved to the United States, where, in the following years, he directed episodes for TV series such as ""The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"" and """", as well as theatrical features, including ""Bus Riley's Back in Town"" (1965) and ""The"
"off-net syndication, including TV movies and the new ""Chopper One"". It was involved in a lawsuit with Worldvision Enterprises (previously ABC Films), the very first distributor of ""The Rookies"". Spelling and Goldberg decided to part ways, and on June 27, 1977, the duo sold four of its series to Columbia Pictures Television including ""S.W.A.T."", ""Starsky & Hutch"", ""Charlie's Angels"" and ""Family"". On May 17, 1982, the company was sold to Columbia Pictures for more than $40 million. Sony Pictures Television currently owns the Spelling-Goldberg television library (including the television series which were co-produced by Columbia Pictures Television). By May 1986,"
"Bad Hat Harry Productions Bad Hat Harry Productions is an American film and television production company founded in 1994 by director Bryan Singer. It has produced such films as ""The Usual Suspects"" and the ""X-Men"" film series, as well as the television series ""House"". The name is an homage to Steven Spielberg and comes from a line uttered by Roy Scheider in the 1975 feature ""Jaws"". Martin Brody says to an elderly swimmer who teases him about not going in the water, ""That's some bad hat, Harry."" The original 2004 logo paid homage to this scene. The current logo, introduced"