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Bill Dial(1943-2008)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Bill Dial was born on 17 June 1943 in the USA. He was a producer and writer, known for E.A.R.T.H. Force (1990), Legmen (1984) and Code Name: Foxfire (1985). He died on 2 June 2008.
BornJune 17, 1943
DiedJune 2, 2008(64)
BornJune 17, 1943
DiedJune 2, 2008(64)
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Known for

E.A.R.T.H. Force (1990)
E.A.R.T.H. Force
6.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Bruce Greenwood and John Terlesky in Legmen (1984)
Legmen
7.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
Code Name: Foxfire
6.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Producer

  • Billy Dee Williams, G. Gordon Liddy, Lisa Thornhill, and Lucky Vanous in 18 Wheels of Justice (2000)
    18 Wheels of Justice
    5.8
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • 2000
  • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
    Sliders
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • 1998–2000
  • Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie in Legend (1995)
    Legend
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Tawny Kitaen, Frank Bonner, Gordon Jump, Marla Rubinoff, Richard Sanders, French Stewart, and Mykelti Williamson in The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
    The New WKRP in Cincinnati
    5.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1991–1993
  • E.A.R.T.H. Force (1990)
    E.A.R.T.H. Force
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988–1989
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Dennis Burkley in Rowdies (1986)
    Rowdies
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • producer
    • 1984–1986
  • Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
    Code Name: Foxfire
    6.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Bruce Greenwood and John Terlesky in Legmen (1984)
    Legmen
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981)
    Harper Valley P.T.A.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1981–1982
  • The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)
    The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980–1981
  • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
    WKRP in Cincinnati
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979–1980

Writer

  • Moon Hollow
    Short
    • co-writer
    • 2013
  • Billy Dee Williams, G. Gordon Liddy, Lisa Thornhill, and Lucky Vanous in 18 Wheels of Justice (2000)
    18 Wheels of Justice
    5.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2000
  • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
    Sliders
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1998–2000
  • Duane Davis, Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Kathy Trageser, and Nick Wechsler in Team Knight Rider (1997)
    Team Knight Rider
    4.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie in Legend (1995)
    Legend
    7.6
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Star Trek: Voyager
    7.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1995
  • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    8.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Time Trax (1993)
    Time Trax
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Tawny Kitaen, Frank Bonner, Gordon Jump, Marla Rubinoff, Richard Sanders, French Stewart, and Mykelti Williamson in The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
    The New WKRP in Cincinnati
    5.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • Writer
    • written by
    • 1991–1993
  • Evening Shade (1990)
    Evening Shade
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1991
  • E.A.R.T.H. Force (1990)
    E.A.R.T.H. Force
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • created by
    • creator
    • 1990
  • The Elite
    4.1
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 1988–1989
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • story
    • 1982–1987
  • Gil Gerard, Ernie Reyes Jr., and Nancy Stafford in Sidekicks (1986)
    Sidekicks
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1986–1987

Additional Crew

  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1982–1984
  • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
    WKRP in Cincinnati
    8.0
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Deal
  • Born
    • June 17, 1943
    • USA
  • Died
    • June 2, 2008

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