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Lane Slate(1927-1990)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Lane Slate was born on 25 May 1927 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Strike Force (1981), Isn't It Shocking? (1973) and Clay Pigeon (1971). He died on 6 October 1990 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
BornMay 25, 1927
DiedOctober 6, 1990(63)
BornMay 25, 1927
DiedOctober 6, 1990(63)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Dorian Harewood, Michael Goodwin, Trisha Noble, Richard Romanus, and Robert Stack in Strike Force (1981)
Strike Force
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Isn't It Shocking? (1973)
Isn't It Shocking?
6.5
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1973
Telly Savalas, Ivan Dixon, John Marley, and Tom Stern in Clay Pigeon (1971)
Clay Pigeon
5.0
  • Producer
  • 1971
The Car (1977)
The Car
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1977

Credits

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Writer

  • Island Son (1989)
    Island Son
    7.4
    TV Series
    • created by (creator)
    • 1989
  • Jake's M.O.
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Deadly Care (1987)
    Deadly Care
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1987
  • MacGruder and Loud (1985)
    MacGruder and Loud
    6.6
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Dorian Harewood, Michael Goodwin, Trisha Noble, Richard Romanus, and Robert Stack in Strike Force (1981)
    Strike Force
    6.9
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • 1981–1982
  • John Ritter and Ned Beatty in Pray TV (1982)
    Pray TV
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Our Family Business (1981)
    Our Family Business
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Ernie Hudson and Linda Lavin in A Matter of Life and Death (1981)
    A Matter of Life and Death
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Priscilla Barnes, Debra Clinger, and David Spielberg in The American Girls (1978)
    The American Girls
    5.6
    TV Series
    • creator
    • writer
    • created by
    • 1978–1979
  • Undercover with the KKK (1979)
    Undercover with the KKK
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1979
  • Kate Mulgrew in Mrs. Columbo (1979)
    Mrs. Columbo
    5.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979–1980
  • Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978)
    Grandpa Goes to Washington
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by
    • 1978
  • And I Alone Survived (1978)
    And I Alone Survived
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Deadly Game (1977)
    Deadly Game
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Andy Griffith in The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
    The Girl in the Empty Grave
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1977

Producer

  • Jake's M.O.
    5.7
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Deadly Game (1977)
    Deadly Game
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1977
  • Andy Griffith in The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
    The Girl in the Empty Grave
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
    The Rockford Files
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975–1976
  • Telly Savalas, Ivan Dixon, John Marley, and Tom Stern in Clay Pigeon (1971)
    Clay Pigeon
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1971
  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1967–1970
  • In Search of Rembrandt
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1969
  • Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1967
  • The Creative Person
    5.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • USA: Artists
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966

Director

  • Dorian Harewood, Michael Goodwin, Trisha Noble, Richard Romanus, and Robert Stack in Strike Force (1981)
    Strike Force
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Deadly Game (1977)
    Deadly Game
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Telly Savalas, Ivan Dixon, John Marley, and Tom Stern in Clay Pigeon (1971)
    Clay Pigeon
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1971
  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970
  • USA: Artists
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 25, 1927
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • October 6, 1990
    • Tucson, Arizona, USA(hepatitis)

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