Dean Hargrove

He specializes in creating mystery series. He frequently worked with television producer Fred Silverman and television writer Joel Steiger.

• Name — Dean Hargrove • Born — 27 July 1938 • Birthplace — Iola, Kansas, U.S. • Education — Wichita State University UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television • Occupation — Television producer, writer, director • Notable Works — Columbo, Matlock, Diagnosis: Murder, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. • Years Active — 1960–present • Children — 1 stepchild • Awards — Primetime Emmy Award for Columbo (1974)

Dean Hargrove was born on July 27, 1938, in Iola, Kansas. Early in his career, he received an Emmy nomination in his early twenties for his writing on the short-lived NBC series The Bob Newhart Show, starring Bob Newhart. This series is not to be confused with the more widely known CBS sitcom of the same name that aired from 1972 to 1978.

Hargrove joined the writing staff of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. late in its first season (1964). His most substantial contributions came during the show's second season, where he wrote several episodes, including the two-part "The Alexander the Greater Affair", which was later edited into the theatrical release One Spy Too Many. He did not participate in the third season and contributed only one two-part episode during the series' brief fourth season.

Following his work on U.N.C.L.E., Hargrove joined Universal Television, where he wrote for several series including It Takes a Thief and The Name of the Game. He was also instrumental in the development of Columbo, scripting the second pilot episode, "Ransom for a Dead Man", and serving as producer during the show's second, third, and fourth seasons. In later years, Hargrove worked with Viacom Productions and Paramount Network Television, where he produced several long-running television series. These included Matlock, which aired on NBC and later ABC from 1986 to 1995, Jake and the Fatman (CBS, 1987–1992), and Diagnosis: Murder (CBS, 1993–2002).

Hargrove married Paula Vernay, an actress born in Iran who appeared in Son of Sinbad. The couple divorced after he had an affair with Brenda Scott, whom he would marry in 1979. He has one stepchild.

• Year — Title — Creator — Producer — Writer — Network • 1960–1972 — My Three Sons — no — no — yes — ABC / CBS • 1964–1968 — The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — no — no — yes — NBC • 1968–1971 — The Name of the Game — no — yes — no — NBC • 1970–1977 — McCloud — no — yes — yes — NBC • 1972–1975 — Columbo — no — yes — yes — NBC • 1979 — Dear Detective — no — yes — yes • 1985–1995 — Perry Mason television films — no — yes — yes — NBC • 1986–1995 — Matlock — yes — yes — yes — NBC / ABC • 1987–1992 — Jake and the Fatman — yes — yes — yes — CBS • 1989–1991 — Father Dowling Mysteries — yes — yes — yes — NBC / ABC • 1993–2001 — Diagnosis: Murder — no — yes — no — CBS • 2002 — Diagnosis: Murder — no — yes — no — CBS • 2005 — McBride — yes — yes — no — Hallmark Channel • 2005 — Jane Doe — yes — yes — yes — Hallmark Channel • 2006–2008 — Murder 101 — yes — yes — no — Hallmark Channel

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