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Joel Steiger(1942-2021)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Joel Steiger was born on 11 March 1942 in New York, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Remington Steele (1982), Matlock (1986) and Jake and the Fatman (1987). He died on 21 March 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 11, 1942
DiedMarch 21, 2021(79)
BornMarch 11, 1942
DiedMarch 21, 2021(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
Remington Steele
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
Matlock
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer
William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
Jake and the Fatman
6.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Producer

  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1997
  • Gramps (1995)
    Gramps
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • supervising producer ...
    • 1986–1995
  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)
    A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1994
  • Hal Holbrook in A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)
    A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1994
  • Paul Sorvino, Kathy Ireland, Kim Alexis, and Beverly Johnson in A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993)
    A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1993
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1993
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1993
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1993
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1992
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1987–1992
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1992
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1992
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale in Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1991
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1991

Writer

  • Emma Elizabeth Steiger and Jessie Gill in Runaways (2024)
    Runaways
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)
    Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1997–2001
  • Thrill (1996)
    Thrill
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • television story
    • 1996
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by ...
    • 1986–1995
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1993
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • created by
    • story by
    • 1987–1992
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • developed for television by
    • 1989–1991
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1990
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1990
  • Max Monroe (1990)
    Max Monroe
    6.2
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1990
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1989
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1989
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1987
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1987

Additional Crew

  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)
    Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • creative consultant
    • 2002
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1999–2001
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1989–1991
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1987–1990
  • Max Monroe (1990)
    Max Monroe
    6.2
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1990
  • Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1987
  • Two Marriages (1983)
    Two Marriages
    5.6
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 11, 1942
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 21, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Children
    • Emma Elizabeth Steiger

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Joel Steiger is an award winning mystery writer who has written and produced long running TV shows and many TV movies.

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