Robert C. Dennis

Robert C. Dennis

Writer. Born 17 November 1915 in Courtright, Ontario, Canada. Died 14 September 1983.

WriterCanadian-born American
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Born
17 November 1915, Courtright, Ontario, Canada
Died
14 September 1983
Active
1963–1973

Biography

Robert C. Dennis (1915–1983) was a Canadian-born American television writer. He authored more than 500 teleplays, primarily in the mystery and detective genres, as well as pulp stories, radio scripts and two novels.

Dennis began his writing career with short stories in the late 1930s and moved into radio and then television in the early 1950s. He created the adventure series Passport to Danger (1954–1956) and contributed episodes to Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, The Fugitive (1963), Mission: Impossible (1966), Batman (1966), Get Smart (1965), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Charlie's Angels (1976) and many others. He also wrote several feature screenplays in the 1950s.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Robert C. Dennis is known for Batman (1966), Get Smart (1965), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), Charlie's Angels (1976), Starsky & Hutch (1975), The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and Hawaii Five-O (1969).