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| | [[Image:Donald bellisario.jpg|thumb|Donald Bellisario (credit unknown)]] |
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| | '''Don Bellisario''' produced, written and directed the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. After Galactica, he went on to create [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080240/ Magnum P.I.], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086662/ Airwolf], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096684/ Quantum Leap], and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112022/ JAG]. |
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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]]''. | |
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| 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''.
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| == Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==
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| ** [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]
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| ** [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]
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| ** [[The Lost Warrior]]
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| ** [[The Long Patrol]]
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| ** [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]
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| ** [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]
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| ** [[The Young Lords]]
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| ** [[The Man with Nine Lives]]
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| ** [[Murder on the Rising Star]]
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| ** [[Baltar's Escape]]
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| ** [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]
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| See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Donald Bellisario]]
| | * [[Lost Planet of the Gods]] (writer) |
| | * [[The Lost Warrior]] (writer) |
| | * [[The Long Patrol]] (writer) |
| | * [[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]] (writer) |
| | * [[The Young Lords]] (writer, director) |
| | * [[The Man With Nine Lives]] (writer, director) |
| | * [[Murder on the Rising Star]] (writer) |
| | * [[Baltar's Escape]] (writer) |
| | * [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]] (writer, director) |
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| == Director credits for "Battlestar Galactica" == | | === Notes === |
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| | He was responsible for naming the [[Borellian Nomen]]. ([[Sciography]]) |
| ** [[The Young Lords]]
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| ** [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]
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| See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Donald Bellisario]]
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| == Notes ==
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| *Bellisario was responsible for naming the [[Borellian Nomen]] ([[Sciography]]).
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| | == External Links == |
| | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0069074/ Donald Bellisario at IMDb] |
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