Biography
Quinn Martin (born Irwin Martin Cohn, 22 May 1922 – 5 September 1987) was an American television producer. He began his career as a film editor and writer before becoming an executive producer at Desilu Productions, where he worked on series including The Untouchables.
In 1960 he founded QM Productions. The company produced numerous prime-time series, among them The Fugitive (1963–1967), The F.B.I. (1965–1974), Cannon (1971–1976) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977). Martin maintained at least one series in prime time every year from 1959 to 1980.
He was posthumously inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1997.
