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| born_year= 1935
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'''Donald Paul Bellisario''' (born 8 August 1935) was a producer, scriptwriter and director on the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' television series.  After ''Galactica'', he went on to create ''[[w:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]'', ''[[w:Airwolf|Airwolf]]'', ''[[w:Quantum Leap|Quantum Leap]]'', ''[[w:JAG|JAG]]'', and ''[[w:Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service|Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service]]''.

Born in [[w:North Charleroi, Pennsylvania|North Charleroi, Pennsylvania]], Bellisario served as a [[w:United States Marine|United States Marine]] in the 1950s.  Graduating from [[w:Penn State University|Penn State University]] with a Bachelors in Journalism, Bellisario worked for 15 years writing advertisements before relocating to [[w:Hollywood|Hollywood]].  His military career has influenced his television and film work, starting with ''[[w:Baa Baa Black Sheep|Baa Baa Black Sheep]]'' in the 1970's.  His realistic depiction of military culture is one of his main contributions to ''Galactica''.

== Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica"==

* [[Lost Planet of the Gods]]
* [[The Lost Warrior]]
* [[The Long Patrol]] 
* [[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]
* [[The Young Lords]]
* [[The Man with Nine Lives]] 
* [[Murder on the Rising Star]] 
* [[Baltar's Escape]] 
* [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]] 

See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Donald Bellisario]]

== Director credits for "Battlestar GAlactica" ==

* [[The Young Lords]]
* [[The Man with Nine Lives]]
* [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]

See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Donald Bellisario]]

== Notes ==

*Bellisario was responsible for naming the [[Borellian Nomen]] ([[Sciography]]).

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