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Aaron Spelling

Highest Rated: 87% California Split (1974)

Lowest Rated: 0% Loose Cannons (1990)

Birthday: Apr 22, 1923

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA

A title holder in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific producer in television history, Aaron Spelling quietly oversaw some five decades of popular programming that ranged from "The Mod Squad" (ABC, 1968-1973) and "Starsky and Hutch" (ABC, 1975-79) to "Charlie's Angels" (ABC, 1976-1981), "The Love Boat" (ABC, 1977-1986), "Dynasty" (ABC, 1981-89), "Beverly Hills, 90210" (Fox, 1990-2000) and "7th Heaven" (The WB, 1996-2007). An aspiring playwright, Spelling broke into television in the late 1950s, penning scripts for live television before moving into production in the early 1960s. Spelling's most notable series were marked by their compelling plots and characters and the attractive performers he hired to populate them. Audiences loved his shows, which kept their producer active well into his eighth decade. Later known as the father of "90210" star Tori Spelling, the sweet-natured producer's affection for a juicy story, told with verve by an appealing cast, gave his work a lasting immortality that endured long after his passing in 2006.

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Highest rated movies

87% 83% California Split
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83% 75% The Spirit of St. Louis
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80% 85% 'Night, Mother
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77% 57% Mr. Mom
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68% 45% Charlie's Angels Watchlist
40% 52% Satisfaction
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22% 34% Surrender
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3% 17% The Mod Squad
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0% 27% Loose Cannons
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14% After Jimmy
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
68% 45% Charlie's Angels Executive Producer $125.3M 2000
No Score Yet 43% Satan's School for Girls Executive Producer - 2000
3% 17% The Mod Squad Executive Producer $13.3M 1999
No Score Yet 14% After Jimmy Executive Producer - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jane's House Executive Producer - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Green Dolphin Beat Executive Producer - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Stranger in the Mirror Executive Producer - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Terror on Track 9 Executive Producer - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Back to the Streets of San Francisco Executive Producer - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jailbirds Executive Producer - 1991
0% 27% Loose Cannons Producer $4.5M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rich Men, Single Women Executive Producer - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Girls of Summer Producer - 1988
40% 52% Satisfaction Producer $7.9M 1988
22% 34% Surrender Producer $5.4M 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Three Kings Executive Producer - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry's Hong Kong Executive Producer - 1987
80% 85% 'Night, Mother Producer $384.0K 1986
77% 57% Mr. Mom Executive Producer - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shooting Stars Executive Producer - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch Executive Producer - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Strike Force Producer - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart Executive Producer - 1979
No Score Yet 100% Return to Fantasy Island Producer - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cruise Into Terror Producer - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The San Pedro Bums Executive Producer - 1977
No Score Yet 83% Fantasy Island Producer - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baby Blue Marine Producer - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe Executive Producer - 1976
No Score Yet 78% One of My Wives Is Missing Executive Producer - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Legend of Valentino Producer - 1975
87% 83% California Split Executive Producer - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cry Panic Producer - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Only With Married Men Executive Producer - 1974
No Score Yet 12% Death Sentence Producer - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hit Lady Producer - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Savages Producer - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Death Cruise Producer - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Death Squad Producer - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped Producer - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Letters From Three Lovers Producer - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hijack Producer - 1973
No Score Yet 0% The Affair Producer - 1973
No Score Yet 22% Satan's School for Girls Producer - 1973
No Score Yet 29% The Bounty Man Producer - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Two for the Money Producer - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Place to Run Producer - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole Producer - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Congratulations, It's a Boy! Producer - 1971
No Score Yet 44% The Trackers Producer - 1971
No Score Yet 43% Yuma Producer - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Child Executive Producer - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Five Desperate Women Producer - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Death of Me Yet Producer - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rookies Producer - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Taste of Evil Producer - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wild Women Executive Producer - 1970
No Score Yet 29% How Awful About Allan Executive Producer - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet But I Don't Want to Get Married! Producer - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love War Producer - 1970
No Score Yet 30% The House That Would Not Die Producer - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ballad of Andy Crocker Producer - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wake Me When the War Is Over Executive Producer - 1969
No Score Yet 30% Black Brigade Writer,
Producer
- 1969
No Score Yet 25% The Over-the-Hill Gang Executive Producer - 1969
No Score Yet 0% Guns of the Timberland Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1960
No Score Yet 29% One Foot in Hell Screenwriter - 1960
83% 75% The Spirit of St. Louis Mr. Fearless (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 33% Wyoming Renegades Petie Carver (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 39% Vicki Harry Williams (Character) - 1953

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet 7th Heaven Executive Producer 1996-2007
No Score Yet 90% Charmed Executive Producer 1998-2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Clubhouse Executive Producer 2004-2005
20% No Score Yet Summerland Executive Producer 2004-2005
9% No Score Yet 10-8: Officers on Duty Executive Producer 2003-2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Queens Supreme Executive Producer 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kingpin Executive Producer 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet All Souls Executive Producer 2001
30% No Score Yet Titans Executive Producer 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet 7th Heaven: Beginnings Executive Producer 1996-2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Safe Harbor Executive Producer 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Melrose Place Executive Producer 1992-1993 1995-1999
14% No Score Yet Love Boat: The Next Wave Executive Producer 1998-1999
0% No Score Yet Rescue 77 Executive Producer 1999
92% No Score Yet Buddy Faro Executive Producer 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pacific Palisades Executive Producer 1997
75% No Score Yet Savannah Executive Producer 1996-1997
22% No Score Yet Malibu Shores Executive Producer 1996
33% 83% Kindred: The Embraced Executive Producer 1996
43% No Score Yet Burke's Law Executive Producer 1995
21% No Score Yet Madman of the People Executive Producer 1995
No Score Yet 91% The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel Executive Producer 1983-1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love Boat Executive Producer 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Executive Producer 1978 1980-1981 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie's Angels Executive Producer 1979-1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The French Atlantic Affair Executive Producer 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart Producer 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Starsky and Hutch Executive Producer 1975-1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rookies Writer 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Producer 1968-1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lloyd Bridges Show Creator,
Executive Producer,
Writer
1962-1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Writer 1957-1958 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dante Writer 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Johnny Ringo Producer 1959-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Director,
Writer
1957 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Weed Pindle (Guest Star) 1956
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Road Worker (Character) 1955
No Score Yet 97% I Love Lucy Unknown (Guest Star) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dragnet Unknown (Guest Star) 1953