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Barney Slater(1923-1978)

  • Writer
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Barney Slater was born on 21 January 1923 in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer, known for The Tin Star (1957), Gorilla at Large (1954) and Mission: Impossible (1966). He died on 29 November 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 21, 1923
DiedNovember 29, 1978(55)
BornJanuary 21, 1923
DiedNovember 29, 1978(55)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, and Michel Ray in The Tin Star (1957)
The Tin Star
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1957
Gorilla at Large (1954)
Gorilla at Large
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1954
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy, Dick Tufeld, and Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)
Lost in Space
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Kaz (1978)
    Kaz
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1978
  • John Wayne in Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
    Cahill U.S. Marshal
    6.5
    • story
    • 1973
  • Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
    Columbo
    8.3
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1971
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1970
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1969
  • June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy, Dick Tufeld, and Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)
    Lost in Space
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1965–1968
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967–1968
  • The Time Tunnel (1966)
    The Time Tunnel
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
    Gilligan's Island
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966
  • Charles Boyer and Susanne Cramer in The Rogues (1964)
    The Rogues
    8.0
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • story
    • 1964
  • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • Writer
    • 1958–1961
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 21, 1923
    • Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • November 29, 1978
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(hit-and-run accident)

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