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John O'Dea(1908-1972)

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John O'Dea was born in 1908. He was a writer, known for Jungle Jim (1955), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Rescue 8 (1958). He died on 5 May 1972 in Tijuana, Mexico.
Bornc. 1908
DiedMay 5, 1972
Bornc. 1908
DiedMay 5, 1972
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Known for

Jungle Jim (1955)
Jungle Jim
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Lang Jeffries in Rescue 8 (1958)
Rescue 8
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Wiretapper (1955)
Wiretapper
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1955

Credits

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Writer

  • Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991)
    Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
    7.9
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
    The Big Valley
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1967–1969
  • Robert Brown, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)
    Here Come the Brides
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968–1969
  • Chuck Connors, Gerald Edwards, Ronald Howard, and Tom Nardini in Cowboy in Africa (1967)
    Cowboy in Africa
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968
  • The Second Hundred Years (1967)
    The Second Hundred Years
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966–1967
  • Iron Horse (1966)
    Iron Horse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • 1966–1967
  • Robert Loggia in T.H.E. Cat (1966)
    T.H.E. Cat
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)
    The Wackiest Ship in the Army
    7.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • Writer
    • 1965–1966
  • Karen (1964)
    Karen
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1964
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962
  • Surfside 6 (1960)
    Surfside 6
    7.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • Writer
    • story
    • 1962
  • Shannon (1961)
    Shannon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Jim Backus in Hot Off the Wire (1960)
    Hot Off the Wire
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961

Additional Crew

  • Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1954–1956

Personal details

  • Born
    • c. 1908
  • Died
    • May 5, 1972
    • Tijuana, Mexico

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