Glen A. Larson (1937–2014)

Writer | Producer | Music Department

Born on January 3, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, Glen A. Larson was the man behind some of the ...

Born: January 3, 1937
Died: November 14, 2014 (age 77)

Filmography

Known For

McCloud Writer (1970-1977)
Battlestar Galactica Writer (1978-1979)
Magnum, P.I. Writer (1980-1988)
Known For

Quincy M.E. Writer (1976-1983)
Writer

Magnum P.I. (2018-2022)
Hawaii Five-0 (2020)
Knight Rider (2019)
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)
Caprica (2009-2010)
Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
Knight Rider (2008-2009)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Millennium Man (1999)
NightMan (1997-1999)
The Darwin Conspiracy (1999)
NightMan (1997)
One West Waikiki (1994-1996)
Staying Afloat (1993)
P.S.I. Luv U (1991-1992)
Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
Chameleons (1989)
The Road Raiders (1989)
Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988)
The Highwayman (1987-1988)
Smokey and the Bear (1986)
Crazy Dan (1986)
The Fall Guy (1981-1986)
Knight Rider (1982-1986)
In Like Flynn (1985)
Half Nelson (1985)
Cover Up (1984-1985)
Half Nelson (1985)
Masquerade (1983-1984)
Automan (1983-1984)
Trauma Center (1983)
Manimal (1983)
Quincy M.E. (1976-1983)
Simon & Simon (1982)
Rooster (1982)
Terror at Alcatraz (1982)
B.J. and the Bear (1978-1981)
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979-1981)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981)
Conquest of the Earth (1980)
Nightside (1980)
Galactica 1980 (1980)
Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980)
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
Sword of Justice (1978-1979)
Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Battlestar Galactica: Space Alert (1978)
A Double Life (1978)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1978)
The Islander (1978)
Evening in Byzantium (1978)
Switch (1975-1978)
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
McCloud (1970-1977)
Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)
Get Christie Love! (1975)
Fools, Females and Fun (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971-1973)
The Virginian (1970)
It Takes a Thief (1968-1970)
12 O'Clock High (1966)
Writer

The Fugitive (1966)
Producer

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)
Caprica (2009-2010)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
Knight Rider (2008-2009)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks (2007)
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Millennium Man (1999)
The Darwin Conspiracy (1999)
Team Knight Rider (1997-1998)
NightMan (1997)
One West Waikiki (1994-1996)
P.S.I. Luv U (1991-1992)
Chameleons (1989)
The Road Raiders (1989)
Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988)
The Highwayman (1987)
Crazy Dan (1986)
The Fall Guy (1981-1986)
Knight Rider (1982-1986)
In Like Flynn (1985)
Cover Up (1984-1985)
Half Nelson (1985)
Masquerade (1983-1984)
Automan (1983-1984)
Trauma Center (1983)
Manimal (1983)
Rooster (1982)
Terror at Alcatraz (1982)
Fitz and Bones (1981)
B.J. and the Bear (1978-1981)
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979-1981)
Conquest of the Earth (1980)
Nightside (1980)
Galactica 1980 (1980)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1980)
Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980)
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
Sword of Justice (1978-1979)
Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
The Secret Empire (1979)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979)
A Double Life (1978)
The Islander (1978)
Evening in Byzantium (1978)
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Quincy M.E. (1976-1977)
McCloud (1970-1977)
Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)
Switch (1975-1976)
Get Christie Love! (1975)
Fools, Females and Fun (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971-1972)
The Virginian (1970-1971)
Producer

It Takes a Thief (1968-1970)
Soundtrack

Project Fratto (2021)
The White Tiger (2021)
Superintelligence (2020)
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (2015-2020)
The Simpsons (2019)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2018)
Il était une fois (2018)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Linzer Eiszauber (2018)
Mr. Robot (2017)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016)
Ted 2 (2015)
Mike & Mike (2013)
Ted (2012)
Pastor Mike Online (2011)
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (2011)
Cop Out (2010)
500 Days of Summer (2009)
Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
Stick It (2006)
The Benchwarmers (2006)
Magic Moments: The Best of 50's Pop (2004)
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003)
EastEnders (2000)
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (2000)
Mad for It (1998)
Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
Northern Exposure (1994)
The Fall Guy (1981-1986)
Screen Two (1986)
Riptide (1984)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Galactica 1980 (1980)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1980)
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Good Old Days Part II (1978)
B.J. and the Bear (1978)
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
McCloud (1973-1975)
The Graham Kennedy Show (1973)
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1960)
Gidget (1959)
Soundtrack

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1957)
Director

NightMan (1997)
Chameleons (1989)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Switch (1975)
Get Christie Love! (1974)
Director

It Takes a Thief (1970)
Actor

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Glen (1957-1962)
Actor

Gidget Group Member (1959)
Music Department

NightMan (1997)
P.S.I. Luv U (1991-1992)
The Road Raiders (1989)
The Fall Guy (1981-1986)
Knight Rider (1982-1986)
In Like Flynn (1985)
Quincy M.E. (1976-1983)
B.J. and the Bear (1978-1981)
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979-1981)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981)
Galactica 1980 (1980)
Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980)
Sword of Justice (1978-1979)
Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979)
Switch (1975-1978)
Music Department

Get Christie Love! (1975)
McCloud (1970)
Additional Crew

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy (2008-2009)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks (2007)
Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance (2006)
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003)
Additional Crew

Battlestar Galactica (1978)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Archive footage

Joueur du Grenier (2021)
K2000: sous le capot de KITT (2020)
Archive footage

Les Futurs de Buck Rogers (2016)
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)
Composer

Knight Rider (1984)
Sword of Justice (1978-1979)
Composer

Fools, Females and Fun (1974)
Script and Continuity Department

It Takes a Thief (1968)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

P.S.I. Luv U (1991)

Awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.

Another 4 wins & 4 nominations.

Did You Know

Many of the hit television shows Glen Larson produced found little favor with critics, including B.J. and the Bear (1978), about a trucker and his pet monkey. And despite his success, sometimes with multiple series running simultaneously, Larson ...

Quotes

[on the TV shows that he created] [They were] enjoyable, they had a pretty decent dose of humor and they all struck a chord out there in the mainstream. What we weren't going to win ... was a shelf full of Emmys. Ours were not the shows that were ...

Trademark

Famed sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison once referred to him as "Glen Larceny" because of his notorious reputation for stealing ideas from films and other series. Most of Larson's television productions are copycat versions of successful feature films (...