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name: "Don Brinkley"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "9 March 1921"
died: "14 July 2012"
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updated: "2026-09-16T16:00:30.002150+00:00"
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# Don Brinkley

Writer. Born 9 March 1921 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Died 14 July 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 9 March 1921, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 14 July 2012
- **Also known as:** Donald A. Brinkley

## Biography

Don Brinkley (born Donald Alan Brinkley) was an American television writer, producer and director. Born on 9 March 1921 in the Bronx, New York City, he died on 14 July 2012 in Sag Harbor, New York.

After the Second World War he worked as a staff writer at WGN Radio and chief writer at CBS Radio in Chicago. He moved to Southern California in 1950 and wrote more than 400 teleplays for series including *The Fugitive* (five episodes, 1965–66), *Have Gun – Will Travel*, *Rawhide*, *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.*, *Ironside*, *The Invaders* and *Mannix*.

Brinkley created *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979–86) and co-created and produced *Medical Center* (1969–76), writing numerous episodes for both. He also wrote the novel *A Lively Form of Death* (1996) and the play *Prisoner of Justice* (1998). He was honoured by the Museum of Broadcasting with career retrospectives in Los Angeles and New York.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), Writer
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), Writer
- *Ironside* (1967), Teleplay
- *The Invaders* (1967), Teleplay, Writer
- *Mannix* (1967), Writer
- *Rawhide* (1959), Writer
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), Writer

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