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name: "Robert C. Dennis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-c-dennis"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 November 1915"
died: "14 September 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T16:42:35.654125+00:00"
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# Robert C. Dennis

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

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 November 1915, Courtright, Ontario, Canada
- **Died:** 14 September 1983
- **Active:** 1963–1973
- **Works often with:** Alex March, Chester Krumholz, Christian Nyby, John Meredyth Lucas, Joseph Sargent, Leo Penn

## 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.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, Story, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *Batman* (1966), Writer
- *Get Smart* (1965), Writer
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Writer
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Writer, Teleplay
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), Writer
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), Writer
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), Writer
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Writer, Teleplay, Story

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