Howard Rodman (Writer)

Route 66

After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.

Release Date1960-10-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count16

Harry O

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.

Release Date1974-09-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count10

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

Make way for the reluctant detective. It's Ellery Queen, the suave, debonair and brilliant hero of the new, live, full-hour detective show. George Nader plays the stalwart writer turned investigator.

Release Date1958-09-26

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JobWriter

Episode Count1

The Devlin Connection

Brian Devlin was a military intelligence agent. Years ago, he had an affair with a woman named Nicole Corsello. He was unaware that she was pregnant with his child. 28 years later, his son, Nick Corsello, sought him out. Brian's now a wealthy and affluent man, and Nick is a struggling private investigator.

Release Date1982-10-02

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JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Naked City

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.

Release Date1958-09-30

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JobWriter

Episode Count7

Vote Count11

Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.

Release Date1973-09-19

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count258

The Man and the City

The Man and the City is a dramatic television series which was aired on the ABC television network as part of its Fall 1971 lineup from September 15, 1971 to January 5, 1972. The Man and the City stars the well-known Hollywood actor Anthony Quinn as Thomas Jefferson Alcala, the long-term Hispanic mayor of a major but unidentified city in the Southwestern United States. Quinn's WASP deputy, Andy Hays, was portrayed by Mike Farrell. Hays' main role was to make sure that the well-meaning Mayor Alcala did not become so engrossed in aiding individual constituents with their problems that he failed to address the issues facing the city as a whole. Despite the vast talents of Quinn and the earnest Farrell, The Man and the City was a Nielsen ratings failure, finishing third in its Wednesday night time slot against the hit private eye show Mannix and the Rod Serling anthology series Night Gallery, and was cancelled at midseason.

Release Date1971-09-15

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

Winning

Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.

Release Date1969-05-22

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JobScreenplay

Vote Count47

Madigan

NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attending functions, meeting with aggrieved relatives, and counseling the spouses of fallen officers.

Release Date1968-03-29

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JobScreenplay

Vote Count78

One of Our Spies Is Missing

A biochemist develops a process that reverses ageing but, when he disappears, it's up to Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin to recover or destroy the process before it falls into the hands of the THRUSH.

Release Date1966-12-01

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Vote Count13

The Six Million Dollar Man

Colonel Steve Austin, astronaut and test pilot, is badly injured when he crashes while testing an experimental aircraft. A covert government agency (OSI) is willing to pay for special prosthetics to replace the eye, arm and both legs he lost in the crash. Highly advanced technology (bionics) built into them will make him faster, stronger and more resilient than normal. In return they want him to become a covert agent for the OSI. It will cost $6,000,000 to rebuild Steve Austin.

Release Date1973-03-07

DepartmentWriting

JobTeleplay

Vote Count82

Scandal Sheet

The publisher of a celebrity gossip tabloid sets out to destroy an aging actor, whose career is foundering and who is also facing a battle with alcoholism.

Release Date1985-01-21

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JobWriter

Vote Count4

An American Dream

Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Deborah, Stephen snaps and pushes her from his high-rise apartment to her death. He manages to convince the authorities that she killed herself, then reignites an old affair with singer Cherry McMahon -- which doesn't sit well with her jealous mobster boyfriend, Nicky.

Release Date1966-08-31

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JobScreenplay

Vote Count5

A Clear and Present Danger

The son of a U.S. Senator takes on the cause of clean air when a friend dies of emphysema.

Release Date1970-03-21

DepartmentWriting

JobTeleplay

Exo-Man

A professor, who has been paralyzed in an attack by mob hitmen, builds a suit that enables him to walk and fight crime.

Release Date1977-06-18

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count6

Two for the Money

Two cops, who have quit the police department to become private detectives and bounty hunters, hunt for a killer who has eluded capture for years.

Release Date1972-02-26

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JobWriter

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

David Janssen (The Fugitive) portrays dogged detective Harry in the telefilm that was the second of two pilots preceding his memorable Harry O series. Among the highlights: young Jodie Foster as Liberty, the wise-beyond-her-years homeless waif Harry befriends.

Release Date1974-02-03

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Vote Count6

Conspiracy of Terror

A husband-and-wife detective team investigate the existence of lethal Satanic cults , while the husband battles with his Orthodox Jewish parents who haven't forgiven him for marrying a Gentile woman.

Release Date1975-12-29

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JobWriter

Vote Count2

The City

The trials and tribulations of the first Hispanic mayor of a major Southwestern city.

Release Date1971-05-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Blind Vengeance

A man seeks revenge on the white supremacists acquitted in the murder of his son

Release Date1990-08-22

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JobScreenplay

Vote Count1

Moby Dick

The demented, ruthless Captain Ahab pursues the white whale which took off his leg years before.

Release Date1954-05-14

DepartmentWriting

JobAdaptation

The Neon Ceiling

A housewife and her teenage daughter, fleeing their boring lives, stop in a diner in the California desert. She runs up against the diner's owner, a gruff, beer-drinking artist whose life's work is the neon sculptures he collects and attaches to the ceiling.

Release Date1971-02-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count3