Glen A. Larson Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for two 1973 Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on "McCloud․"
• Won two Edgar Allan Poe Awards for Best Television Episode, one for "McCloud" in 1973 and one for "Magnum, P․I․" in 1981
• Began his television writing career on the series "The Fugitive" in 1966
• Got his start in entertainment as a singer in the vocal group The Four Preps, writing and composing records like "Big Man" and "Down By the Station․"
• Quote: "If you believe in something, you must will it through, because everything gets in the way․ Everyone tries to steer the ship off course․"
• Quote: "I'm proudest of the fact that I fell in step with an audience taste-level that I knew how to judge and deliver for consistently․ It wasn't a one-shot, it wasn't a lucky this or a that․ It's a consistent body of work that has some symmetry to it․"
• Is best known as the creator and executive producer of various TV series, including "Battlestar Galactica," "Knight Rider" and "Magnum, P․I․"
• Re-used props and sets from "Battlestar Galactica" in the series "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century․"
• Wrote and composed the theme song for the series "The Fall Guy" called "The Unknown Stuntman․"
• Helped to write the theme music for "Knight Rider" and the orchestral music for "Battlestar Galactica․"