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Herman Groves(1927-2010)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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Herman Groves was born on 21 September 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Thin Man (1957), Fantasy Island (1977) and Vega$ (1978). He died on 5 December 2010 in Laguna Woods, California, USA.
BornSeptember 21, 1927
DiedDecember 5, 2010(83)
BornSeptember 21, 1927
DiedDecember 5, 2010(83)
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Known for

Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)
The Thin Man
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer(as Herman J. Groves)
Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
Fantasy Island
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer(segment "A Genie Named Joe")
Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
Vega$
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
Hunter
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1987
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
    Airwolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1984
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • story and teleplay (segment "A Genie Named Joe", segment "The Sisters") ...
    • 1979–1983
  • Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
    Vega$
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1980–1981
  • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
    240-Robert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • executive story consultant
    • 1979–1981
  • The Contender (1980)
    The Contender
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Michael Biehn and Patti Cohoon-Friedman in The Runaways (1978)
    The Runaways
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Sweepstakes (1979)
    Sweepstakes
    5.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Sword of Justice (1978)
    Sword of Justice
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1978
  • Helen Hunt, Tony Becker, Clark Brandon, Mariclare Costello, Bert Kramer, Sean Marshall, Jimmy McNichol, Michele Tobin, and Derek Wells in The Fitzpatricks (1977)
    The Fitzpatricks
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • The Bionic Woman (1976)
    The Bionic Woman
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story editor
    • story consultant ...
    • 1968–1977
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • story ...
    • 1968–1977

Additional Crew

  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1982
  • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
    240-Robert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1979
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1975–1977
  • Flap (1970)
    Flap
    5.7
    • assistant to producer
    • 1970
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1965
  • Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)
    The Thin Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant to the producer
    • assistant to producer
    • assistant to the producers (as Herman J. Groves, as Herman J. Groves)
    • 1958–1959

Producer

  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1982–1983
  • Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
    Vega$
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer: Los Angeles
    • 1980–1981
  • Sword of Justice (1978)
    Sword of Justice
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer: Hollywood
    • 1968–1980
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Herman J. Groves
  • Born
    • September 21, 1927
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • December 5, 2010
    • Laguna Woods, California, USA

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