Don Bellisario: Difference between revisions
More actions
Spencerian (talk | contribs) m Bellisario, Don moved to Don Bellisario: Moving article to proper first name first convention. |
bio |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Donald bellisario.jpg|thumb|Donald Bellisario (credit unknown)]] | [[Image:Donald bellisario.jpg|thumb|Donald Bellisario (credit unknown)]] | ||
'''Don Bellisario''' | '''Don Bellisario''' worked as a producer, scriptwriter and director on the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' television series. 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]. | ||
He is credited for the following: | He is credited for the following: | ||
Line 15: | Line 13: | ||
* [[Baltar's Escape]] (writer) | * [[Baltar's Escape]] (writer) | ||
* [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]] (writer, director) | * [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]] (writer, director) | ||
==Biography== | |||
Donald Paul Bellisario was born August 8, 1935 in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania. Bellisario served as a United States Marine in the 1950s. Graduating from Penn State University with a Bachelors in Journalism, Bellisario worked for 15 years writing advertisements before relocating to Hollywood. His military career has influenced his television and film work, starting with Baa Baa Black Sheep in the 1970's. His realistic depiction of military culture is one of his main contributions to Galactica. | |||
=== Notes === | === Notes === |
Revision as of 19:47, 5 August 2006
Don Bellisario worked as a producer, scriptwriter and director on the original Battlestar Galactica television series. After Galactica, he went on to create Magnum P.I., Airwolf, Quantum Leap, and JAG.
He is credited for the following:
- 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 (writer, director)
Biography
Donald Paul Bellisario was born August 8, 1935 in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania. Bellisario served as a United States Marine in the 1950s. Graduating from Penn State University with a Bachelors in Journalism, Bellisario worked for 15 years writing advertisements before relocating to Hollywood. His military career has influenced his television and film work, starting with Baa Baa Black Sheep in the 1970's. His realistic depiction of military culture is one of his main contributions to Galactica.
Notes
He was responsible for naming the Borellian Nomen. (Sciography)
External Links