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name: "Dean Hargrove"
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roles: ["Producer","Writer"]
born: "27 July 1938"
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# Dean Hargrove

Producer and writer. Born 27 July 1938 in Kansas.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer, Writer
- **Born:** 27 July 1938, Kansas

## Biography

Dean Hargrove is an American television writer, producer and director. Born on 27 July 1938 in Iola, Kansas, he was educated at St John's Military School, Wichita State University and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He began his career as a staff writer on the 1961–62 *The Bob Newhart Show*, for which he received an Emmy nomination.

Hargrove wrote for *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* and joined Universal Television, where he contributed scripts to series including *It Takes a Thief* and *The Name of the Game*. He wrote the teleplay for the second *Columbo* pilot, *Ransom for a Dead Man* (1972), and served as producer on the series during its second, third and fourth seasons. He later created and produced *Matlock* (1986–1995) and worked on *McCloud*, *Perry Mason* television films and *Diagnosis: Murder*.

Hargrove won a Primetime Emmy Award for *Columbo* in 1974 and received further nominations for his producing and writing work. He frequently collaborated with producer Fred Silverman and writer Joel Steiger on mystery series.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deanhargrove.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Also known for

- *Matlock* (2024), Original Series Creator
- *Matlock* (1986), Writer
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), Writer
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), Writer
- *Ransom for a Dead Man* (1972), Teleplay
- *McCloud* (1970), Writer
- *My Three Sons* (1960), Writer

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