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name: "Jackson Gillis"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "21 August 1916"
died: "19 August 2010"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T16:08:59.332044+00:00"
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# Jackson Gillis

Writer. Born 21 August 1916 in Kalama, Washington, USA. Died 19 August 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 21 August 1916, Kalama, Washington, USA
- **Died:** 19 August 2010
- **Active:** 1963–1971
- **Works often with:** Alf Kjellin, Bernard L. Kowalski, Howard Berk, Jerrold L. Ludwig, John T. Dugan, Lou Shaw

## Biography

Jackson Gillis was an American television and radio scriptwriter whose career spanned more than four decades. Born in Kalama, Washington, he graduated from Stanford University and served as an intelligence officer in the US Army during the Second World War before writing for radio dramas. He began working in television in 1952 with an episode of Racket Squad and went on to contribute scripts to numerous series.

Gillis wrote extensively for *The Adventures of Superman* (1953–1957), *Perry Mason* (from 1959, also serving as associate producer), *Lassie* and serials for *The Mickey Mouse Club*, including *The Adventures of Spin and Marty*. His later credits include episodes of *The Fugitive* (1963), *Mission: Impossible* (1966), *Columbo* (1971–1992), *Lost in Space*, *The Wild Wild West*, *Knight Rider* and *Murder, She Wrote*. He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for an episode of *Columbo* and also wrote two detective novels. He retired in 1996.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Story, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *Knight Rider* (1982), Writer
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), Writer
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Writer
- *Zorro* (1957), Writer
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Writer, Teleplay
- *Lost in Space* (1965), Writer
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), Writer, Teleplay, Story
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), Writer

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