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Ernest Frankel(1923-2020)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Ernest Frankel was born on 15 January 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Concrete Cowboys (1979), Nashville 99 (1977) and Movin' On (1974). He died on 19 September 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 15, 1923
DiedSeptember 19, 2020(97)
BornJanuary 15, 1923
DiedSeptember 19, 2020(97)
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Known for

Concrete Cowboys (1979)
Concrete Cowboys
5.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Ernie Frankel, creator)
Nashville 99 (1977)
Nashville 99
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer(as Ernie Frankel, creator)
Claude Akins, Frank Converse, and Merle Haggard in Movin' On (1974)
Movin' On
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer(as Ernie Frankel)
Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Katie Boyle and Al Dupres in Quandaries (1988)
    Quandaries
    TV Series
    • devised by
    • 1988
  • Concrete Cowboys (1979)
    Concrete Cowboys
    5.0
    TV Series
    • created by (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1981
  • The Country Western Murders (1979)
    The Country Western Murders
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1979
  • Nashville 99 (1977)
    Nashville 99
    6.9
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by (as Ernie Frankel, as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1977
  • Claude Akins, Frank Converse, and Merle Haggard in Movin' On (1974)
    Movin' On
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1976
  • Monte Markham in The New Perry Mason (1973)
    The New Perry Mason
    5.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay (as Ernie Frankel, as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1973–1974
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
    The Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1971–1972
  • The Reluctant Heroes (1971)
    The Reluctant Heroes
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1971
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971
  • My Friend Tony (1969)
    My Friend Tony
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1969
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967–1968
  • Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
    Dundee and the Culhane
    5.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • story consultant
    • 1965–1966

Producer

  • North Beach and Rawhide (1985)
    North Beach and Rawhide
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1985
  • Concrete Cowboys (1979)
    Concrete Cowboys
    5.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1979–1981
  • Morgan Fairchild, Tom Selleck, and Jerry Reed in The Concrete Cowboys (1979)
    The Concrete Cowboys
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1979
  • Debbie Allen, Martha Smith, and Bert Convy in Ebony, Ivory and Jade (1979)
    Ebony, Ivory and Jade
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1979
  • The Country Western Murders (1979)
    The Country Western Murders
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1979
  • John Joseph Thomas in Young Dan'l Boone (1977)
    Young Dan'l Boone
    5.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1977
  • Good Against Evil (1977)
    Good Against Evil
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1977
  • Nashville 99 (1977)
    Nashville 99
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1977
  • Claude Akins, Frank Converse, and Merle Haggard in Movin' On (1974)
    Movin' On
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1975–1976
  • Monte Markham in The New Perry Mason (1973)
    The New Perry Mason
    5.3
    TV Series
    • producer (as Ernie Frankel)
    • 1973–1974
  • My Friend Tony (1969)
    My Friend Tony
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969

Additional Crew

  • Katie Boyle and Al Dupres in Quandaries (1988)
    Quandaries
    TV Series
    • created by (1988)
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ernie Frankel
  • Born
    • January 15, 1923
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 19, 2020
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)

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