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name: "Edward J. Lakso"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/edward-j-lakso"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "20 September 1932"
died: "23 May 2009"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-16T16:42:45.622198+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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# Edward J. Lakso

Writer. Born 20 September 1932 in San Francisco. Died 23 May 2009.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 20 September 1932, San Francisco
- **Died:** 23 May 2009
- **Active:** 1966–1974
- **Works often with:** Joseph Pevney, Robert Hamner, Alexander Singer, Al Francis, Bernard L. Kowalski, Bruce Kessler

## Biography

Edward J. Lakso was an American screenwriter, producer and composer. He was born in San Francisco on 20 September 1932 and died in Beverly Hills, California, on 23 May 2009.

Lakso graduated from UCLA with a degree in music. He wrote for numerous television series, including *Perry Mason*, *Combat!*, *Star Trek* (1966), *Mission: Impossible* (1966), *The Rockford Files*, *Starsky & Hutch*, *Charlie's Angels* (for which he also served as producer), *The Six Million Dollar Man*, *Hawaii Five-O*, *The Fall Guy* and *Airwolf*. His feature-film credits include *The Broken Land* (1962) and *Gentle Giant* (1967). He retired in 1986.

*Sources: memory-alpha.fandom.com, en.wikipedia.org, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Airwolf* (1984), Writer
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Writer
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), Writer, Teleplay
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), Writer
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), Writer
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Story
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Writer
- *Combat!* (1962), Writer

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