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Benjamin Masselink(1919-2000)

  • Writer
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Benjamin Masselink was born on 13 November 1919 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for The Incredible Hulk (1977), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and Barnaby Jones (1973). He was married to Dee Humphrey. He died on 12 January 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 13, 1919
DiedJanuary 12, 2000(80)
BornNovember 13, 1919
DiedJanuary 12, 2000(80)
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Known for

Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
The Incredible Hulk
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Ben Masselink)
Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer(as Ben Masselink)
Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
Barnaby Jones
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Ben Masselink)
Starsky and Hutch (1975)
Starsky and Hutch
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Vytor: The Starfire Champion (1989)
    Vytor: The Starfire Champion
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Romance Theatre (1982)
    Romance Theatre
    4.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Lorne Greene, Andrew Stevens, Julie Adams, and Sam J. Jones in Code Red (1981)
    Code Red
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Barry Bostwick and Deborah Raffin in Foul Play (1981)
    Foul Play
    6.0
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1981
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1980
  • Lesley Ann Warren in Portrait of a Stripper (1979)
    Portrait of a Stripper
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • teleplay (as Ben Masselink)
    • 1979
  • Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
    The Incredible Hulk
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by (as Ben Masselink)
    • 1979
  • Project U.F.O. (1978)
    Project U.F.O.
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by (as Ben Masselink)
    • 1976–1977
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by (as Ben Masselink)
    • 1976
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • teleplay by (as Ben Masselink, as Ben Masselink)
    • 1971–1976
  • S.W.A.T. (1975)
    S.W.A.T.
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by (as Ben Masselink)
    • 1975
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by (as Ben Masselink)
    • 1973–1974
  • Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974)
    Valley of the Dinosaurs
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Ben Masselink, 1974)
    • 1974–1976
  • Mark Jenkins and Stephen Manley in Young Dr. Kildare (1972)
    Young Dr. Kildare
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972–1973

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ben Masselink
  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • November 13, 1919
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • January 12, 2000
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(prostate cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Dee Humphrey1970 - January 12, 2000 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His brother (and architect) Eugene Masslink's close association with Frank Lloyd Wright (Eugene Masselink is featured in all books concerning Wright), led to Masselink's affiliation with Taliesin.

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