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E. Arthur Kean(1928-2023)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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E. Arthur Kean was born on 29 July 1928. E. Arthur was a writer and producer, known for Heart of the City (1986), Police Woman (1974) and Police Story (1973). E. Arthur died on 22 June 2023.
BornJuly 29, 1928
DiedJune 22, 2023(94)
BornJuly 29, 1928
DiedJune 22, 2023(94)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
Heart of the City
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
Police Woman
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
Police Story
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
Cannon
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (1990)
    Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1990
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • story by (as Leo E. Arthur)
    • 1989
  • Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
    Heart of the City
    7.3
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • 1986–1987
  • MacGruder and Loud (1985)
    MacGruder and Loud
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1985
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1984
  • Lynda Carter in Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983)
    Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)
    Chicago Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Ann Jillian in Mae West (1982)
    Mae West
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Kate Mulgrew in Mrs. Columbo (1979)
    Mrs. Columbo
    5.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979
  • David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978)
    David Cassidy - Man Undercover
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973–1978
  • John Savage and Gig Young in Gibbsville (1976)
    Gibbsville
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1975–1977
  • Elizabeth Montgomery and Dean Stockwell in A Killing Affair (1977)
    A Killing Affair
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1977
  • George Kennedy in The Blue Knight (1975)
    The Blue Knight
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976

Producer

  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1989
  • Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
    Heart of the City
    7.3
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • producer
    • 1986–1987
  • Wildside (1985)
    Wildside
    7.7
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1985

Director

  • Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
    Heart of the City
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)
    Chicago Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Josh Taylor in Riker (1981)
    Riker
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Kate Mulgrew in Mrs. Columbo (1979)
    Mrs. Columbo
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1978
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971–1976

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Leo E. Arthur
  • Born
    • July 29, 1928
  • Died
    • June 22, 2023

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