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Robert Schlitt(1933-2008)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Robert Schlitt was born on 24 July 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), Matlock (1986) and Father Dowling Mysteries (1989). He died on 25 November 2008 in Encino, California, USA.
BornJuly 24, 1933
DiedNovember 25, 2008(75)
BornJuly 24, 1933
DiedNovember 25, 2008(75)
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Known for

Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Hill Street Blues
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
Matlock
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
Father Dowling Mysteries
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Sam Waterston in Q.E.D. (1982)
Q.E.D.
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1986–1994
  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)
    A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1994
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1993
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1990–1991
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1986
  • Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)
    Emerald Point N.A.S.
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)
    Chicago Story
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1982
  • Sam Waterston in Q.E.D. (1982)
    Q.E.D.
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973–1974
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1974
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974

Producer



  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1990–1991
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1986–1989
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 1986
  • The Blue Knight (1975)
    The Blue Knight
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976

Script and Continuity Department



  • Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)
    Emerald Point N.A.S.
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive script consultant
    • 1983
  • The Blue Knight (1975)
    The Blue Knight
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive script consultant
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Bob Schlitt
  • Born
    • July 24, 1933
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 25, 2008
    • Encino, California, USA
  • Other works
    He translated Felicien Marceau's play, "The Egg," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C. F. Cowles Strickland was director.

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    Father of actress/late-night movie hostess Caroline Schlitt.

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