---
name: "Robert Schlitt"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-schlitt"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "24 July 1933"
died: "25 November 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:02.078603+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."
---

# Robert Schlitt

Writer. Born 24 July 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 25 November 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 24 July 1933, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 25 November 2008

## Biography

Robert Schlitt was an American television writer and producer. Born on 24 July 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Columbia University in 1957 with a degree in literature. After serving in the US Army and working in Paris as an actor and musician, he entered television in the mid-1960s.

He co-wrote the premiere episode of *The Monkees* (1966) with Peter Meyerson and went on to write episodes for series including *Kung Fu* (1972), *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), *Adam-12* (1968), *Lou Grant*, *Hill Street Blues* (1981; two episodes in 1986, also co-producer on eight episodes) and *Matlock* (1986; 13 episodes as writer and producer on 30 episodes). He served as supervising producer on *Father Dowling Mysteries* (1989) and wrote two feature films, *Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me* (1971) and *The Pyx* (1973). Schlitt died on 25 November 2008 in Encino, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, latimes.com, monkees.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)

## Also known for

- *Kung Fu* (1972), Writer
- *Matlock* (1986), Writer
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), Writer
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), Writer
- *The Monkees* (1966), Writer
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), Writer
- *Adam-12* (1968), Writer

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/robert-schlitt