Aaron Spelling
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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Aaron Spelling
Filmography
Movies
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68% |
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Charlie's Angels | Executive Producer | $125.3M | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Satan's School for Girls | Executive Producer | - | 2000 |
3% |
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The Mod Squad | Executive Producer | $13.3M | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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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% |
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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% |
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Satisfaction | Producer | $7.9M | 1988 |
22% |
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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% |
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'Night, Mother | Producer | $384.0K | 1986 |
77% |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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One of My Wives Is Missing | Executive Producer | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Legend of Valentino | Producer | - | 1975 |
87% |
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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 |
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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 |
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The Affair | Producer | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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Satan's School for Girls | Producer | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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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 |
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The Trackers | Producer | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Black Brigade |
Writer, Producer |
- | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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The Over-the-Hill Gang | Executive Producer | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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Guns of the Timberland |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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One Foot in Hell | Screenwriter | - | 1960 |
83% |
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The Spirit of St. Louis | Mr. Fearless (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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Wyoming Renegades | Petie Carver (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Vicki | Harry Williams (Character) | - | 1953 |
TV
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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 |