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Mark Rodgers(1928-2006)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Mark Rodgers was born on 16 March 1928 in Nebraska, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Police Story (1973), Joe Forrester (1975) and In the Heat of the Night (1988). He was married to Anita. He died on 5 November 2006 in California, USA.
BornMarch 16, 1928
DiedNovember 5, 2006(78)
BornMarch 16, 1928
DiedNovember 5, 2006(78)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
Police Story
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Lloyd Bridges in Joe Forrester (1975)
Joe Forrester
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
In the Heat of the Night
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Wonder Woman (1975)
Wonder Woman
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • David Hasselhoff in Baywatch Nights (1995)
    Baywatch Nights
    3.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Time Trax (1993)
    Time Trax
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1993
  • The Young Riders (1989)
    The Young Riders
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1991
  • Round the Bend! (1988)
    Round the Bend!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • devised by
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1989–1991
  • Clancy Brown, Bruce Abbott, Teri Austin, Eugene Clark, Nestor Serrano, and Cameron Thor in Johnny Ryan (1990)
    Johnny Ryan
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1989–1990
  • Police Story: Burnout (1988)
    Police Story: Burnout
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Police Story: The Watch Commander (1988)
    Police Story: The Watch Commander
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • The Dirty Dozen (1988)
    The Dirty Dozen
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • story (part two, part two)
    • 1988
  • The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
    The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
    Alone in the Neon Jungle
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Angie Dickinson and Ben Gazzara in Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
    Police Story: The Freeway Killings
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1987
  • The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)
    The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982–1986

Producer

  • Alien Hominid (2004)
    Alien Hominid
    6.8
    Video Game
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Clancy Brown, Bruce Abbott, Teri Austin, Eugene Clark, Nestor Serrano, and Cameron Thor in Johnny Ryan (1990)
    Johnny Ryan
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1990
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1989–1990
  • The Dirty Dozen (1988)
    The Dirty Dozen
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Jamie Rose in Lady Blue (1985)
    Lady Blue
    6.5
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 1985–1986
  • T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984–1985
  • Kirstie Alley, Rod Taylor, and Greg Evigan in Masquerade (1983)
    Masquerade
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1983–1984
  • Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Uncommon Valor
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1983
  • James Arness and Marshall Colt in McClain's Law (1981)
    McClain's Law
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1981–1982
  • The Gangster Chronicles (1981)
    The Gangster Chronicles
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
    240-Robert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 1981
  • David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978)
    David Cassidy - Man Undercover
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Michael Biehn and Patti Cohoon-Friedman in The Runaways (1978)
    The Runaways
    6.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Wonder Woman (1975)
    Wonder Woman
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Cornelia Sharpe in Cover Girls (1977)
    Cover Girls
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977

Additional Crew

  • Karen Black in Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980)
    Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • creative consultant
    • 1980
  • Joe Don Baker in Eischied (1979)
    Eischied
    7.5
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1979
  • Lloyd Bridges and Dane Clark in Cop on the Beat (1975)
    Cop on the Beat
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • executive story consultant
    • 1975
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1973–1975
  • Lynda Day George, Ed Nelson, and Percy Rodrigues in The Silent Force (1970)
    The Silent Force
    5.9
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1970–1971
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1966–1967

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mark Rogers
  • Born
    • March 16, 1928
    • Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • November 5, 2006
    • California, USA(Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Anita? - November 5, 2006 (his death, 2 children)

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