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name: "James Bonnet"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-bonnet"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "13 February 1938"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:01.298940+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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# James Bonnet

Writer. Born 13 February 1938 in Queens, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 13 February 1938, Queens, New York, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094965/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/321633

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Kojak*](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md) (80)

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## Biography

James Bonnet is an American screenwriter and author. Born in Queens, New York, he began his career as an actor, appearing on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning production *Sunrise at Campobello* (1958) and in several television series and films, including *The Blob* (1958).

He transitioned to writing in the early 1960s, with his first professional credit on the series *It's a Man's World*. His television writing credits include episodes of *Adam-12* (1974), *Kojak* (1976), *Barney Miller* (1979) and *Knots Landing* (1982). He also co-wrote the screenplay for the feature *The Cross and the Switchblade* (1970).

Bonnet has served twice on the board of the Writers Guild of America and received a WGA award for his work on *Barney Miller*. He is the author of the book *Stealing Fire from the Gods: The Complete Guide to Story for Writers and Filmmakers* and has taught story seminars since the 1990s.

*Sources: imdb.com, storymaking.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)

## Also known for

- *Adam-12* (1968), Writer

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