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Michael Michaelian(1944-2023)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Actor
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Michael Michaelian was born on 21 February 1944. He was a writer and actor, known for The Quest (1976), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Charlie's Angels (1976). He died on 2 May 2023.
BornFebruary 21, 1944
DiedMay 2, 2023(79)
BornFebruary 21, 1944
DiedMay 2, 2023(79)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson in The Quest (1976)
The Quest
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
Charlie's Angels
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Roughnecks (1980)
Roughnecks
7.4
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1980

Credits

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Writer

  • Black Fox: Good Men and Bad (1995)
    Black Fox: Good Men and Bad
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1995
  • Miracle in the Wilderness (1991)
    Miracle in the Wilderness
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1991
  • Alex Cord in War of the Worlds (1988)
    War of the Worlds
    6.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1989
  • Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
    Friday the 13th: The Series
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    8.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1988
  • 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
    • 1983–1984
  • The Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour (1983)
    The Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Roughnecks (1980)
    Roughnecks
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1980
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1979
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Gregory Harrison and Heather Menzies in Logan's Run (1977)
    Logan's Run
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1978
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Roddy McDowall, Carl Franklin, Ike Eisenmann, Jared Martin, and Katie Saylor in The Fantastic Journey (1977)
    The Fantastic Journey
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson in The Quest (1976)
    The Quest
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • 1976

Script and Continuity Department

  • 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
    • script consultant
    • 1983–1984

Actor

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 2nd Guard
    • 1971
  • Doris Day in The Doris Day Show (1968)
    The Doris Day Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Man #1
    • 1971
  • Hell's Angels '69 (1969)
    Hell's Angels '69
    5.4
    • 1969
  • Don Murray and Otis Young in The Outcasts (1968)
    The Outcasts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Miguel
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Michael S. Michaelian
  • Born
    • February 21, 1944
  • Died
    • May 2, 2023

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was once married to TV script writer, Katharyn Powers, with whom he collaborated on writing several TV episodes.

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