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name: "Bill Dial"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bill-dial"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 June 1943"
died: "2 June 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:25:14.875335+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bill Dial

Writer. Born 17 June 1943. Died 2 June 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 June 1943
- **Died:** 2 June 2008

## Biography

Bill Dial (1943–2008) was an American television writer, producer and occasional actor. He wrote five episodes of the first season of *WKRP in Cincinnati* (1978–79), including 'Turkeys Away', and later served as a producer on the series. He also appeared in two episodes as the station engineer Bucky Dornster.

Dial wrote for *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1994), contributing the story and teleplay for 'The Alternate' and writing 'Tribunal'. He wrote an episode of *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995) and co-created the series *Legend* (1995) with Michael Piller. His other credits include writing and producing work on *Sliders* (1995–2000) and *The New WKRP in Cincinnati* (1991–93).

*Sources: memory-alpha.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)

## Also known for

- *Sliders* (1995), Writer
- *WKRP in Cincinnati* (1978), Buckey Dornster, Bucky Dornster

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