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Howard Dimsdale(1914-1991)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Additional Crew
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Howard Dimsdale was born on 21 April 1914 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969) and Captain Scarlett (1952). He was married to Joyce. He died on 27 August 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 21, 1914
DiedAugust 27, 1991(77)
BornApril 21, 1914
DiedAugust 27, 1991(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Arthur Dales)
Captain Scarlett (1952)
Captain Scarlett
4.6
  • Writer
  • 1952
Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer(as Arthur Dales)

Credits

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Writer

  • Gerard Christopher in Superboy (1988)
    Superboy
    6.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1988
  • William Jordan, Jim McMullan, Connie Sellecca, and James Wainwright in Beyond Westworld (1980)
    Beyond Westworld
    4.4
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • writer
    • 1980
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978–1979
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story by
    • story editor
    • 1977–1978
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Westside Medical (1977)
    Westside Medical
    6.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Mitchell Ryan in Executive Suite (1976)
    Executive Suite
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1974–1976
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Doctors' Hospital (1975)
    Doctors' Hospital
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Something Wonderful Happens Every Spring
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1975
  • Planet of the Apes (1974)
    Planet of the Apes
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • executive story consultant
    • 1974
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • written by (as Arthur Dales)
    • 1969–1974
  • Sam Groom in Police Surgeon (1971)
    Police Surgeon
    6.3
    TV Series
    • written by (as Arthur Dales)
    • 1972–1974
  • The Healers (1974)
    The Healers
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974

Script and Continuity Department

  • Brian Keith, John Mills, Barry Morse, and Lilli Palmer in The Zoo Gang (1974)
    The Zoo Gang
    7.1
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1974
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • script consultant (as Arthur Dales)
    • 1967–1968

Additional Crew

  • Nicholas Hammond in Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1979)
    Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • executive story editor
    • 1979
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 1978–1979
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • executive story consulant
    • executive story editor
    • 1977–1978

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Arthur H. Dales
  • Born
    • April 21, 1914
    • Sioux City, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • August 27, 1991
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Joyce

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Frank Spotnitz and John Shiban, two producers of The X-Files (1993) TV series, studied under Dimsdale as screenwriting fellows at the American Film Institute in 1990 and 1991. They have included tributes to him in several episodes, including using Dimsdale's pseudonym of Arthur Dales for the Darren McGavin character first introduced in the episode "Travelers." Dimsdale's name also appears as the byline in a newspaper Fox Mulder is reading in the park at the end of The X Files (1998).

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