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name: "Glen Charles"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/glen-charles"
roles: ["Creator","Producer","Writer"]
born: "18 February 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T17:56:29.822504+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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# Glen Charles

Creator and producer. Born 18 February 1943 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Creator, Producer, Writer
- **Born:** 18 February 1943, Henderson, Nevada, USA
- **Active:** 1970–1982
- **Works often with:** Les Charles, David Lloyd, David Pollock, Elias Davis, James Burrows, Joan Darling

## Biography

Glen Charles is an American screenwriter and television producer. Born on 18 February 1943 in Henderson, Nevada, he attended the University of Redlands and began his career as an advertising copywriter before moving into television writing with his brother Les Charles.

The brothers' early credits include episodes of *M*A*S*H* (from 1975), *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1977), *Phyllis* and *The Bob Newhart Show*. They served as head writers and producers on *Taxi* (1978–1982) and co-created and produced *Cheers* (1982–1993) with James Burrows. They also wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film *Pushing Tin*. Their work on *Cheers* and *Taxi* earned multiple Primetime Emmy Awards.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Cheers* (1982), Creator, Writer
- *Taxi* (1978), Producer, Teleplay, Writer

## Also known for

- *Frasier* (1993), Characters — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Pushing Tin* (1999), Screenplay
- *Frasier* (2023), Characters
- *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), Writer

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