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Stephen Kandel(1927-2023)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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Stephen Kandel was born on 30 April 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for MacGyver (1985), Star Trek (1966) and Cannon for Cordoba (1970). He was married to Anne Finkelstein. He died on 21 October 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BornApril 30, 1927
DiedOctober 21, 2023(96)
BornApril 30, 1927
DiedOctober 21, 2023(96)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
MacGyver
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
Cannon for Cordoba
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1970
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Branimir Popovic, Ana Savic, and Marija Karan in Dinastija (2021)
    Dinastija
    2.2
    TV Series
    • original teleplay
    • 2021
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • opening gambit written by
    • written by
    • teleplay by ...
    • 1985–1990
  • Jane Badler, Peter Graves, Antony Hamilton, Terry Markwell, Phil Morris, and Thaao Penghlis in Mission: Impossible (1988)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Brandon Douglas, and Ron Ely in Sea Hunt (1987)
    Sea Hunt
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1987
  • MacGruder and Loud (1985)
    MacGruder and Loud
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)
    Cover Up
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1985
  • Stacy Keach and Lindsay Bloom in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1984–1985
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1983–1984
  • Yaphet Kotto, Gary Grubbs, Cliff Potts, and Shelley Smith in For Love and Honor (1983)
    For Love and Honor
    6.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Lottery! (1983)
    Lottery!
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story (1983)
    Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1983
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1983
  • William Conrad in Shocktrauma (1982)
    Shocktrauma
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Helen Shaver and David Spielberg in Jessica Novak (1981)
    Jessica Novak
    3.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1981
  • Broken Promise (1981)
    Broken Promise
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1981

Additional Crew

  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1985
  • Stacy Keach and Lindsay Bloom in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • executive story consultant
    • 1984–1985
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1983–1984
  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1976
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1974–1976
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1972–1973

Producer

  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • co-producer
    • 1985–1988
  • Stacy Keach and Lindsay Bloom in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984–1985
  • Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
    Cannon for Cordoba
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • 1970
  • Iron Horse (1966)
    Iron Horse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1966–1967

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Steven Kandel
  • Born
    • April 30, 1927
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 21, 2023
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Anne Finkelstein1957 - October 21, 2023 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Jessica Jill Kandel
  • Parents
      Judith Tractman
  • Relatives
      Lenore Kandel(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Interviewed in "Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers" by Tom Weaver (McFarland, 2005).
  • Nickname
    • Steve

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