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name: "Richard Alan Simmons"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-alan-simmons"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "11 October 1924"
died: "13 November 2004"
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updated: "2026-09-16T16:20:39.243327+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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# Richard Alan Simmons

Writer. Born 11 October 1924 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died 13 November 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 11 October 1924, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Died:** 13 November 2004

## Biography

Richard Alan Simmons (11 October 1924 – 13 November 2004) was a Canadian-American screenwriter and television producer. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, graduated from the University of Toronto, and later moved to California to work in radio before entering film and television.

He wrote for numerous films including *The Incredible Shrinking Man* (1957) and *Juggernaut* (1974), and contributed episodes to anthology series such as *The Dick Powell Show*. Simmons wrote for *Columbo* (1971) and served as producer and executive producer on the series; he also created the spin-off *Mrs. Columbo* (1979–80). He received Emmy nominations for writing and producing work.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Also known for

- *The Incredible Shrinking Man* (1957), Screenplay
- *Juggernaut* (1974), Writer

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