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Jo Swerling Jr.

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  • Writer
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Jo Swerling Jr.
Jo Swerling Jr. was born on 18 June 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963), Run for Your Life (1965) and Baretta (1975). He was previously married to Nona Jayne Norris.
BornJune 18, 1931
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    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
    The Rockford Files
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Hawaii Five-O
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 1997
    • Adrian Pasdar in Profit (1996)
      Profit
      8.6
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1996
    • Michael Chiklis in The Commish (1991)
      The Commish
      7.1
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1991–1996
    • George C. Scott as detective Joe Trapcheck in "TRAPS" 1993 CBS / MPTV
      Traps
      7.2
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1994
    • Don Michael Paul, Nestor Serrano, James Tolkan, and Billy Warlock in The Hat Squad (1992)
      The Hat Squad
      7.4
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1992–1993
    • D.W. Moffett and Marcy Walker in Palace Guard (1991)
      Palace Guard
      6.9
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1991
    • Broken Badges (1990)
      Broken Badges
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1990–1991
    • Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams in 21 Jump Street (1987)
      21 Jump Street
      7.2
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1987–1991
    • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
      Hunter
      6.9
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1984–1991
    • The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991)
      The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
      7.5
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1991
    • The Great Pretender (1991)
      The Great Pretender
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Banks, and Ken Wahl in Wiseguy (1987)
      Wiseguy
      7.8
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1987–1990
    • Richard Grieco in Booker (1989)
      Booker
      6.3
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1989–1990
    • Top of the Hill (1989)
      Top of the Hill
      5.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • supervising producer
      • 1989
    • Livin' Large
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1989

    Writer

    • George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
      The A-Team
      7.5
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • 1983
    • Brandon Cruz, Quinn Cummings, Arlene Golonka, and Ron Masak in Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck (1976)
      Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1976
    • Hazard's People
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1976
    • Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
      The Rockford Files
      8.2
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • 1975
    • Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
      Alias Smith and Jones
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1971–1973
    • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
      Kraft Suspense Theatre
      7.7
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1965

    Director

    • Bruce Boxleitner, Edward Albert, Sharon Gless, Perry King, and Deborah Raffin in The Last Convertible (1979)
      The Last Convertible
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1979

    Personal details

    • Born
      • June 18, 1931
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Nona Jayne NorrisNovember 12, 1960 - May 16, 1983 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Tanya M. Swerling
    • Parents
        Jo Swerling
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      • 1 Interview

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    • Trivia
      Son of Screenwriter Jo Swerling.

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