Sloan, Michael 1946–

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SLOAN, Michael 1946–

PERSONAL

Born October 14, 1946, in New York, NY; son of Michael Nelson (a theatrical producer) and Paula (a theatrical producer; maiden name, Stone) Sloan; married Melissa Sue Anderson (an actress), 1990; children: Piper, Griffin. Education: Attended the Arts Educational Trust.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Office—Viacom Productions, 10900 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Career:

Writer, director, and producer.

Member:

Writers Guild of America, Producers Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding drama series, 1978, for Quincy.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Story editor, McCloud, NBC, 1977.

Supervising producer and producer, McCloud, NBC, 1976–77.

Associate executive producer, Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1977.

Supervising producer, The Hardy Boys Mysteries, ABC, 1977–79.

Supervising producer, The Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC, 1977–79.

Associate producer, Sword of Justice, NBC, 1979.

Supervising producer, Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1980.

Executive producer, B. J. and the Bear, NBC, 1979–81.

Executive producer, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1985.

Executive producer, The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 2000—.

Creative consultant and producer, Call of the Wild (also known as Jack London's "Call of the Wild"), Animal Planet, 2000.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Supervising producer, Evening in Byzantium, syndicated, 1978.

Television Work; Movies:

Associate producer, A Double Life, 1978.

Creator and executive producer, Riviera, ABC, 1987.

Executive producer, Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, NBC, 1989.

Executive producer, The Return of Sam McCloud, CBS, 1989.

Executive producer, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1992.

Executive producer, Bionic Ever After? (also known as Bionic Breakdown), CBS, 1994.

Executive producer, Earthquake in New York, Fox Family, 1998.

Executive producer, Free Fall (also known as Angst ueber den Wolken), Fox Family Channel, 1999.

Co–executive producer, Mystery Woman, Hallmark Channel, 2003.

Television Work; Pilots:

Assistant producer, B. J. and the Bear, NBC, 1978.

Executive producer, The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. (also known as The Fifteen Years Later Affair), CBS, 1983.

Executive producer, The Return of the Six–Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, NBC, 1987.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Intimate Portrait: Melissa Sue Anderson (documentary), Lifetime, 2002.

Film Work:

Executive producer, Hunted, Columbia/Warner Bros., 1971.

Executive producer, Moments, Columbia/Warner Bros., 1973.

Stage Work:

Director, Wait until Dark, Burbank Theatre Guild, 1986.

WRITINGS

Plays:

Underground, produced at Theatre Royal, London, 1983.

Television Miniseries:

Evening in Byzantium, syndicated, 1978.

Television Movies:

Columbo: Now You See Him, 1976.

Riviera, ABC, 1987.

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, NBC, 1989.

The Return of Sam McCloud, CBS, 1989.

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, 1992.

Bionic Ever After? (also known as Bionic Breakdown), CBS, 1994.

Earthquake in New York, Fox Family, 1998.

Mystery Woman, Hallmark Channel, 2003.

Television Pilots:

The Murder That Wouldn't Die (also known as Battles), NBC, 1980.

The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. (also known as The Fifteen Years Later Affair), CBS, 1983.

The Return of the Six–Million–Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, NBC, 1987.

Television Episodes:

"The Old Diamond Game," Switch, CBS, 1975.

"Shades," Harry–O, ABC, 1975.

"Reflections," Harry–O, ABC, 1975.

"The Madona Legacy," Harry–O, ABC, 1975.

"Book of Changes," Harry–O, ABC, 1976.

"Hostage," Harry–O, ABC, 1976.

(With John Meredyth Lucas) "Victim," Harry–O, ABC, 1976.

"Ruby," Harry–O, ABC, 1976.

"Bonnie and McCloud," McCloud, NBC, 1976.

"'Twas the Fight before Christmas …, " McCloud, NBC, 1976.

"The Great Taxicab Stampede," McCloud, NBC, 1977.

"London Bridges," McCloud, NBC, 1977.

(With Joel Oliansky and Lou Shaw) "Snake Eyes: Parts 1 &2," Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1977.

"Visitors in Paradise," Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1977.

(With Glen A. Larson) "Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy?," Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1977.

The Hardy Boys Mysteries, ABC, 1977–79.

The Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC, 1977–79.

(With Donald P. Bellisario and Leslie Stevens) "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Parts 1 & 2," Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1978.

"Judgment Day," Sword of Justice, NBC, 1978.

(With Larson) "Blackjack," Sword of Justice, NBC, 1979.

(With Larson) "The Mob Comes to Orly," The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, 1979.

(With Sidney Ellis, Frank Lupo, and Robert L. McCullough) "Run for the Money: Part 2," The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, 1979.

B. J. and the Bear, NBC, 1979–81.

The Devlin Connection, NBC, 1982.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1988–89.

Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1995.

"The Strike," Baywatch Nights (also known as Detectives on the Beach), USA Network, 1996.

La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network, 1997.

Call of the Wild (also known as Jack London's "Call of the Wild"), Animal Planet, 2000.

"Worlds Within," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 2001.

"Dark Child," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 2002.

Also wrote "Never says never again" and "Always …, " both unaired episodes of Partners; "The Killing Machine," Baywatch (also known as Baywatch Hawaii).

Screenplays:

Moments, 1974.