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name: "Rudolph Borchert"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rudolph-borchert"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "27 March 1928"
died: "29 March 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:51:37.567584+00:00"
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# Rudolph Borchert

Writer. Born 27 March 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Died 29 March 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 27 March 1928, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 29 March 2003

## Biography

Rudolph Borchert (1928–2003) was an American screenwriter. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he served as a first lieutenant in a tank battalion during the Korean War and received a Bronze Star Medal. He began his writing career with the 1970 children's book *Bravo, Burro!* co-authored with John Fante, before entering television in 1974.

Borchert wrote episodes for series including *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), *The Rockford Files* (five episodes, 1975–1980), *CHiPs*, *Quincy, M.E.*, *Police Woman*, *Ellery Queen*, *The Bionic Woman*, *T. J. Hooker* and *Scarecrow and Mrs. King*. He co-wrote the final regular episode of *The Rockford Files*, "Deadlock in Parma", and the screenplay for the 1979 film *The Little Dragons*. He retired in 1987.

Borchert died on 29 March 2003 in Malibu, California, after a long illness.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)

## Also known for

- *CHiPs* (1977), Writer
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), Writer
- *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), Writer

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