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Joel Steiger

Died
March 21, 2021
Age
79 years

About Joel Steiger

Joel Steiger, 79, American television producer and writer (Perry Mason, Matlock, Jake and the Fatman).

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Joel Steiger (March 11, 1942 – March 21, 2021) was an American television producer, writer, and director. He specialized in creating mystery series and has worked as writer, executive producer, and consultant on some of the most successful television mysteries of the 80's & 90's.

Awards

Steiger has won one Edgar Award in 1983 for "Remington Steele" for episode "In the Steele Of The Night".

Filmography (selected television)

Producer or executive producer

  • Diagnosis Murder (executive producer) (2 episodes, 1997)
  • Gramps (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
  • Matlock (executive producer) (89 episodes, 1990-1995) (supervising producer) (45 episodes, 1987-1990) (producer) (24 episodes, 1986-1987) (co-executive producer) (21 episodes, 1989-1990)
  • Jake and the Fatman (executive producer) 44 episodes
  • Perry Mason (co-executive Producer) 26 2hr movies

Writer

  • A Town Without Pity (2002) (TV) (writer)
  • Diagnosis Murder (9 episodes, 1997-2001)
  • Thrill (1996) (TV) (television story)
  • Matlock (54 episodes, 1986-1995)
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993) (TV) (story)
  • Father Dowling Mysteries (41 episodes, 1989-1991)
  • Jake and the Fatman (1987) TV series (unknown episodes)

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