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Don Balluck(1929-2000)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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Don Balluck was born on 25 June 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Father Murphy (1981), Here's Boomer (1980) and Little House on the Prairie (1974). He died on 7 April 2000 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornJune 25, 1929
DiedApril 7, 2000(70)
BornJune 25, 1929
DiedApril 7, 2000(70)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Father Murphy (1981)
Father Murphy
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Johnny the Dog in Here's Boomer (1980)
Here's Boomer
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Little House on the Prairie
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
The High Chaparral
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
    Beauty and the Beast
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Stacy Keach and Lindsay Bloom in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1987
  • Robert Blake in Hell Town (1985)
    Hell Town
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive story supervisor
    • story by
    • 1985
  • Donnelly Rhodes in Danger Bay (1983)
    Danger Bay
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Lottery! (1983)
    Lottery!
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1983
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay (segment "Curtain Call", segment "Curtain Call")
    • 1983
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1977–1983
  • Father Murphy (1981)
    Father Murphy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Johnny the Dog in Here's Boomer (1980)
    Here's Boomer
    6.6
    TV Series
    • created by
    • developed by
    • 1980–1981
  • Waikiki (1980)
    Waikiki
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Wild Times (1980)
    Wild Times
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • 1980
  • Johnny the Dog in A Christmas for Boomer (1979)
    A Christmas for Boomer
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977–1979
  • A Fire in the Sky (1978)
    A Fire in the Sky
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977

Additional Crew

  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1980–1983
  • Father Murphy (1981)
    Father Murphy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1981–1982
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • story consultant
    • 1969–1970

Producer

  • Wild Times (1980)
    Wild Times
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • supervising producer (uncredited)
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 25, 1929
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • April 7, 2000
    • Burbank, California, USA(lung cancer and emphysema)

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