Stephen Joseph Cannell created or co-created nearly 40 television series, mostly crime dramas. In the process, he had by his own count, scripted more than 450 episodes, and produced or executive produced over 1,500 episodes. Most memorable to viewers of his shows was him seated at a typewriter, typing something onto a piece of paper, then pulling the sheet of paper from the typewriter, throwing the paper into the air which floated down turning into his logo. In the background, we see a shelf containing his awards. The author of over fifteen books, his last novel "The Prostitutes' Ball" was released in October 2010. Having overcome severe dyslexia, Cannell was an avid spokesperson on the condition and an advocate for children and adults with learning disabilities.
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Gearjammers (1) |
1975 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe This One's Gonna Kill Ya |
1980 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Gearjammers (2) |
1975 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Beamer's Last Case |
1977 |
| Episode |
Stone Case Number HM-89428, Homicide |
1980 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Paradise Cove |
1979 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Jersey Bounce |
1978 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files White on White and Nearly Perfect |
1978 |
| Movie | 21 Jump Street | 2012 |
| Movie | The A-Team | 2010 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files There's One in Every Port |
1977 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Savage Says, 'There's No Free Lunch' |
1980 |
| Episode |
Stingray (1985) Stingray |
1985 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Sleight of Hand |
1975 |
| Episode |
The A-Team The Taxicab Wars |
1983 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 The Princess and the Pig |
1972 |
| Episode |
J.J. Starbuck Gold From The Rainbow |
1987 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe The Millionaire's Life |
1980 |
| Episode |
The Commish A Matter of Life or Death (1) |
1991 |
| Episode |
Hardcastle and McCormick The Long Ago Girl |
1985 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 Badge Heavy |
1972 |
| Movie | It Waits | 2005 |
| Episode |
Stingray (1985) Ancient Eyes |
1986 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Loose Larry's List of Losers |
1980 |
| Episode |
Ironside The Riddle in Room Six |
1971 |
| Episode |
Stingray (1985) Cry Wolf |
1987 |
| Episode |
Wiseguy Independent Operator |
1987 |
| Episode |
The A-Team Waiting for Insane Wayne |
1986 |
| Episode |
Hunter Hard Contract |
1984 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe This One's Gonna Kill Ya |
1980 |
| Episode |
The A-Team The Bells of St. Mary's |
1984 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Untitled |
1980 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory |
1982 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The No-Cut Contract |
1976 |
| Movie | Hunter: Return to Justice | 2002 |
| Episode |
Wiseguy Fascination for the Flame |
1988 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Empty Frame |
1978 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 The Surprise |
1972 |
| Episode |
The Commish A Matter of Life or Death (2) |
1991 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files A Portrait of Elizabeth |
1976 |
| Episode |
Stone What Do You People Want from Me? |
1980 |
| Episode |
The A-Team The Bend in the River (1) |
1984 |
| Movie | The Jordan Chance | 1978 |
| Episode |
Toma The Cain Connection |
1973 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Dwarf in a Helium Hat |
1978 |
| Episode |
Riptide (1984) Conflict of Interest |
1984 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero The Price is Right |
1982 |
| Episode |
The A-Team Dishpan Man (1) |
1986 |
| Episode |
Hunter The Hot Grounder |
1984 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Tall Woman in Red Wagon |
1974 |
| Episode |
The A-Team West Coast Turnaround |
1983 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 Ambush |
1971 |
| Episode |
Toma The Oberon Contract |
1973 |
| Episode |
Hardcastle and McCormick The Birthday Present |
1985 |
| Movie | Greyhounds | 1994 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero The Best Desk Scenario |
1981 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Nice Guys Finish Dead |
1979 |
| Movie | The November Plan | 1977 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Savage Says, 'The Most Dangerous Bird is the Jailbird' |
1980 |
| Episode |
The Rousters Pilot |
1970 |
| Episode |
The A-Team The Bend in the River (2) |
1984 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files This Case is Closed (1) |
1974 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 Mary Hong Loves Tommy Chen |
1972 |
| Episode |
The Rousters The Marshal of Sladetown |
1983 |
| Episode |
Riptide (1984) #1 With a Bullet |
1984 |
| Episode |
Hardcastle and McCormick The Career Breaker |
1985 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files This Case is Closed (2) |
1974 |
| Episode |
Booker The Pump |
1989 |
| Episode |
Stingray (1985) Bring Me the Hand That Hit Me |
1987 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Real Easy Red Dog |
1975 |
| Movie | Nightside | 1980 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 Clear with a Civilian (1) |
1973 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 Back-Up One L-20 |
1972 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Claire |
1975 |
| Episode |
Ironside This Could Blow Your Mind |
1970 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron The Fastest Gun |
1977 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 Clear with a Civilian (2) |
1973 |
| Episode |
Silk Stalkings Pilot |
1991 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall |
1978 |
| Episode |
Riptide (1984) The Bargain Department |
1985 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero The Greatest American Hero |
1981 |
| Series | The A-Team | 1983 |
| Episode |
Silk Stalkings Going to Babylon |
1991 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Hawaiian Headache |
1979 |
| Episode |
The Last Precinct The Last Precinct |
1986 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Resurrection in Black & White |
1975 |
| Episode |
Silk Stalkings Runway Strip |
1996 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Backlash of the Hunter (1) |
1974 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron The 200 Pound Gorilla |
1977 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | 1996 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero The Hit Car |
1981 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Just Another Polish Wedding |
1977 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Return of the Black Shadow |
1979 |
| Episode |
The A-Team The Big Squeeze |
1985 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The House on Willis Avenue (1) |
1978 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 The Wednesday Warrior |
1972 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 Killing Ground |
1973 |
| Episode |
The A-Team Where Is the Monster When You Need Him? |
1985 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron Flying Misfits - Pilot |
1976 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero Saturday on Sunset Boulevard |
1981 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron Best Three Out of Five |
1976 |
| Episode |
Stingray (1985) Sometimes You Gotta Sing the Blues |
1986 |
| Episode |
The A-Team Mind Games |
1985 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Foul on the First Play |
1976 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files In Pursuit of Carol Thorne |
1974 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 The Sniper (1) (concl on The D.A., 8 Oct 71) aka The Radical |
1971 |
| Episode |
Broken Badges Pilot (1) |
1990 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero Desperado |
1983 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Beamer's Last Case |
1977 |
| Episode |
Silk Stalkings The Sock Drawer |
1992 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron Devil in the Slot |
1977 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The House on Willis Avenue (2) |
1978 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys |
1981 |
| Episode |
Stone Case Number HM-89428, Homicide |
1980 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 The Search |
1971 |
| Episode |
Riptide (1984) The Mean Green Love Machine |
1984 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Heartaches of a Fool |
1978 |
| Episode |
The A-Team Mexican Slayride |
1983 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 The Late Baby |
1972 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Chicken Little is a Little Chicken |
1975 |
| Episode |
Riptide (1984) Pilot (1) |
1984 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron Forbidden Fruit |
1978 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Paradise Cove |
1979 |
| Episode |
Broken Badges Pilot (2) |
1990 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 The Ferret |
1971 |
| Episode |
Wiseguy Pilot (1) |
1987 |
| Episode |
Riptide (1984) The Orange Grove |
1984 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron Fighting Angels |
1978 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero Don't Mess Around with Jim |
1981 |
| Episode |
Stingray (1985) The Greeter |
1987 |
| Episode |
Richie Brockelman: Private Eye A Title on the Door and a Carpet on the Floor |
1978 |
| Episode |
Wiseguy Pilot (2) |
1987 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Kirkoff Case |
1974 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero Hog Wild |
1981 |
| Episode |
Jigsaw Kiss the Dream Goodbye |
1973 |
| Episode |
Toma Crime Without Victim |
1973 |
| Episode |
Columbo Double Exposure |
1973 |
| Episode |
The A-Team Children of Jamestown |
1983 |
| Episode |
Riptide (1984) Beat the Box |
1984 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero The Greatest American Heroine |
1986 |
| Episode |
The A-Team Recipe for Heavy Bread |
1983 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files 2 into 5.56 Won't Go |
1975 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Profit and Loss (1) |
1974 |
| Episode |
Stone Just a Little Blow Between Friends |
1980 |
| Episode |
Hardcastle and McCormick Rolling Thunder (1) |
1983 |
| Episode |
Riptide (1984) Be True to Your School |
1984 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Aaron Ironwood School of Success |
1975 |
| Episode |
Hardcastle and McCormick One of the Girls from Accounting |
1984 |
| Episode |
Silk Stalkings Three Weeks Of the Condor |
1997 |
| Episode |
Wiseguy The Loose Cannon |
1987 |
| Episode |
Hardcastle and McCormick Man in a Glass House |
1983 |
| Episode |
Booker All You Gotta Do is Do It |
1989 |
| Episode |
The Commish Do You See What I See? |
1991 |
| Movie | The Gypsy Warriors | 1978 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files White on White and Nearly Perfect |
1978 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Profit and Loss (2) |
1974 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise | 1995 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron The Meatball Circus |
1976 |
| Movie | Thunderboat Row | 1989 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron Up for Grabs |
1976 |
| Episode |
The A-Team Cowboy George |
1986 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero The Hand-Painted Thai |
1982 |
| Episode |
J.J. Starbuck Starbuck (Pilot) |
1987 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Reincarnation of Angie |
1975 |
| Series | The A-Team | 1983 |
| Episode |
The A-Team Pros and Cons |
1983 |
| Episode |
Hardcastle and McCormick The Black Widow |
1983 |
| Movie | Dr. Scorpion | 1978 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero Just Another Three-Ring Circus |
1982 |
| Episode |
J.J. Starbuck A Killing in the Market |
1987 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Feeding Frenzy |
1976 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero The Shock Will Kill You |
1982 |
| Episode |
Booker Booker |
1989 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Countess |
1974 |
| Movie | Hunter: Back in Force | 2003 |
| Episode |
J.J. Starbuck Permanent Hiatus |
1988 |
| Episode |
Renegade Pilot / Renegade |
1992 |
| Episode |
Black Sheep Squadron Trouble at Fort Apache |
1977 |
| Episode |
Unsub White Bone Demon |
1989 |
| Episode |
Riptide (1984) Pilot (2) |
1984 |
| Episode |
Stingray (1985) Orange Blossom |
1986 |
| Episode |
J.J. Starbuck Incident At Sam September |
1987 |
| Episode |
Renegade Hunting Accident |
1992 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files Drought at Indianhead River |
1976 |
| Episode |
J.J. Starbuck A Song From The Sequel |
1988 |
| Episode |
The Rockford Files The Attractive Nuisance |
1978 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | 1999 |
| Episode |
The Greatest American Hero Dreams |
1982 |
| Episode |
Broken Badges Chucky |
1990 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1) |
1980 |
| Episode |
J.J. Starbuck Cactus Jack's Last Call |
1988 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (2) |
1980 |
| Episode |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder |
1980 |
| Series | The A-Team | 1983 |
| Series | Riptide (1984) | 1984 |
| Series | The Greatest American Hero | 1981 |
| Series | J.J. Starbuck | 1987 |
| Series | Sonny Spoon | 1988 |
| Series | Booker | 1989 |
| Series | Wiseguy | 1987 |
| Series | The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage | 1991 |
| Series | Broken Badges | 1990 |
| Series | Scene of the Crime | 1991 |
| Series | Palace Guard | 1991 |
| Series | The Hat Squad | 1992 |
| Series | Cobra | 1993 |
| Series | Marker | 1995 |
| Series | The Commish | 1991 |
| Series | Renegade | 1992 |
| Series | Silk Stalkings | 1991 |
| Series | Chase | 1973 |
| Series | City of Angels (1976) | 1976 |
| Series | Black Sheep Squadron | 1976 |
| Series | Richie Brockelman: Private Eye | 1978 |
| Series | Baretta | 1975 |
| Series | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | 1980 |
| Series | The Rousters | 1983 |
| Series | Stingray (1985) | 1986 |
| Series | Hardcastle and McCormick | 1983 |
| Series | The Last Precinct | 1986 |
| Series | Growing Up With Hello Kitty |
| Movie | 21 Jump Street | 2012 |
| Movie | 22 Jump Street | 2014 |
| Movie | The A-Team | 2010 |
| Movie | A Child Is Missing | 1995 |
| Movie | It Waits | 2005 |
| Movie | Hunter: Return to Justice | 2002 |
| Movie | The Garden | 2006 |
| Movie | Nightside | 1980 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | 1996 |
| Movie | Dead Above Ground | 2002 |
| Movie | Demon Hunter | 2005 |
| Movie | Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou | 1995 |
| Movie | The Gypsy Warriors | 1978 |
| Movie | Dr. Scorpion | 1978 |
| Movie | The Poker House | 2008 |
| Movie | Toma | 1973 |
| Movie | Them | 1996 |
| Movie | Nightside | 1980 |
| Episode |
Castle (2009) A Deadly Game |
2010 |
| Episode |
Emergency! Ambush (Adam-12 Episode on Emergency: Hang-Up!) |
1972 |
| Episode |
E! True Hollywood Story Mr. T |
1999 |
| Episode |
Pacific Blue Reckoning (2) |
1999 |
| Episode |
Diagnosis Murder Must Kill TV |
1997 |
| Episode |
Castle (2009) Flowers for Your Grave |
2009 |
| Episode |
The Dick Cavett Show Stephen J. Cannell |
1995 |
| Episode |
Pacific Blue Disrobed |
2000 |
| Episode |
Adam-12 Ambush |
1971 |
| Episode |
Army Wives Thicker Than Water |
2008 |
| Episode |
Castle (2009) Deep in Death |
2009 |
