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'''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], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112022/ JAG], and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/ Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service].
'''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], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112022/ JAG], and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/ Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service].


He is credited for the following:
==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.
 
== Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica"==


* [[Lost Planet of the Gods]] (writer)
* [[Lost Planet of the Gods]] (writer)
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See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Donald Bellisario]]
See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Donald Bellisario]]
==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.


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Revision as of 13:56, 6 December 2006

Don Bellisario
Role: Producer
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Nationality: USA USA
IMDb profile

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, JAG, and Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

Biography[edit]

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.

Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica"[edit]

See also: Category:Episodes written by Donald Bellisario

Notes[edit]

He was responsible for naming the Borellian Nomen. (Sciography)

External Links[edit]

Donald Bellisario at IMDb