8.0
TV
Writing
Oliver Crawford
- Born
- Died
- (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Credits
- 33 titles
Biography
Oliver Crawford (né Kaufman) (August 12, 1917 – September 24, 2008) was an American screenwriter and author who overcame the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy Era of the 1950s to become one of the entertainment industry's most successful television writers. Shows that Crawford wrote for include Star Trek, Bonanza, Quincy, M.E., Perry Mason, and the Kraft Television Theatre.
Signature work
Known For
8.0
TV
7.3
TV
The Six Million Dollar Man
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TV
The Bionic Woman
7.4
TV
Gilligan's Island
7.8
TV
The Outer Limits
7.3
TV
Kojak
7.8
TV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.6
TV
The Wild Wild West
6.8
TV
Ironside
7.3
TV
The Fugitive
6.2
TV
The Big Valley
6.9
TV
Mannix
7.1
TV
The Rifleman
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TV
Land of the Giants
7.3
TV
Rawhide
6.6
Movie
The Man from the Alamo
6.5
TV
I Spy
7.2
TV
Petrocelli
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Jazz Singer Film | Moe |
Crew credits 33
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Emergency Film | Writer |
| 1985 | The Execution Film | Writer, Novel, Producer |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman TV | Writer (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Bronk TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Petrocelli TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man TV | Story (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Kojak TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Medical Center TV | Writer, Teleplay (2 ep) |
| 1968 | Here Come the Brides TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Mannix TV | Writer (2 ep) |
| 1967 | Ironside TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Star Trek TV | Writer (3 ep) |
| 1966 | Tarzan TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Big Valley TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1965 | I Spy TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Gilligan's Island TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Fugitive TV | Writer (3 ep) |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Ben Casey TV | Writer (4 ep) |
| 1960 | Checkmate TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The Jazz Singer Film | Writer |
| 1959 | Startime TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Rawhide TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Lawman TV | Writer (2 ep) |
| 1958 | The Rifleman TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Girl in the Woods Film | Story, Screenplay |
| 1954 | The Steel Cage Film | Writer |
| 1954 | Climax! TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1953 | The Man from the Alamo Film | Story |