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name: "James Kahn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-kahn"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "30 December 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T23:34:58.595987+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 Kahn

Writer. Born 30 December 1947 in Chicago.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 30 December 1947, Chicago
- **Active:** 1982–1995
- **Works often with:** Hilary Bader, Janet Greek, Paul Lynch, Peter Allan Fields

## Biography

James Kahn (born 30 December 1947) is an American writer and medical specialist. Born in Chicago, he studied at the University of Chicago and completed postgraduate training in emergency medicine at USC–LA County Hospital and UCLA.

He is known for novelisations of films including *Return of the Jedi* (1983), *Poltergeist* (1982) and *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984). His television writing credits include episodes of *St. Elsewhere* (1982), *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995) and *Melrose Place* (1992), on which he also served as co-executive producer. He was supervising producer on *Star Trek: Voyager* and received an Emmy nomination for his work on *All My Children*.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), Fi1m 91, as Mustachioed Medical Unit Member Who Confirms E.T.'s Death (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), Writer
- *Melrose Place* (1992), Writer

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