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William Douglas Lansford(1922-2013)

  • Writer
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William Douglas Lansford was born on 13 July 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), The Big Cube (1968) and Strike Force (1981). He was married to Ruth Louise Ketcham and Jean Brooks. He died on 22 May 2013 in Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 13, 1922
DiedMay 22, 2013(90)
BornJuly 13, 1922
DiedMay 22, 2013(90)
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Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Lana Turner, George Chakiris, Karin Mossberg, and Regina Torné in The Big Cube (1968)
The Big Cube
4.3
  • Writer
  • 1968
Dorian Harewood, Michael Goodwin, Trisha Noble, Richard Romanus, and Robert Stack in Strike Force (1981)
Strike Force
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Robert Mitchum, Charles Bronson, and Yul Brynner in Villa Rides (1968)
Villa Rides
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1968

Credits

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Writer

  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    8.7
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1991
  • Who Will Sing the Songs?
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980–1982
  • Dorian Harewood, Michael Goodwin, Trisha Noble, Richard Romanus, and Robert Stack in Strike Force (1981)
    Strike Force
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1981
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1978–1981
  • Act of Violence (1979)
    Act of Violence
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • story (as James Caughlin)
    • 1979
  • Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Kurt Russell in The Deadly Tower (1975)
    The Deadly Tower
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1975
  • Linda Blair and Martin Sheen in Sweet Hostage (1975)
    Sweet Hostage
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1969–1973
  • The Rookies (1972)
    The Rookies
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1973
  • The Intruders (1970)
    The Intruders
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • story (as William Lansford)
    • 1970
  • San Francisco International Airport (1970)
    San Francisco International Airport
    2.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1970
  • Lana Turner, George Chakiris, Karin Mossberg, and Regina Torné in The Big Cube (1968)
    The Big Cube
    4.3
    • screenplay by
    • 1968
  • Robert Mitchum, Charles Bronson, and Yul Brynner in Villa Rides (1968)
    Villa Rides
    6.3
    • adaptation by
    • based on the novel "Pancho Villa" by
    • 1968

Additional Crew

  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1966

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • James Caughlin
  • Born
    • July 13, 1922
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 22, 2013
    • Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from prostate cancer)
  • Spouses
      Ruth Louise KetchamJanuary 21, 1957 - May 22, 2013 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Pancho Villa". NOTE: Filmed as Villa Rides (1968).

Did you know

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    During World War Two, Lansford served with the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion at Guadalcanal.

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