Larson later secured a then-unprecedented $1 million per episode budget for Battlestar Galactica. Larson was involved in the development for television of The Six Million Dollar Man, based on Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg, into the successful series, and was one of the program's early executive producers. ( George Roy Hill's film, scripted by William Goldman, about Butch Cassidy and the "Sundance Kid", is commonly believed to have been the inspiration for the series.) His first hit series was Alias Smith and Jones, a 1971–1973 Western which described the activities of Hannibal Heyes and Jedediah "Kid" Curry, concentrating on their efforts to go straight. A later member of the Four Preps, David Somerville, and a session singer he knew, Gail Jensen, later collaborated with Larson to write and compose " The Unknown Stuntman", the theme from The Fall Guy series lead Lee Majors performed this song over the opening titles.Īfter working for Quinn Martin on productions including The Fugitive (where he had his first writing credit), Larson signed a production deal with Universal Studios. The Four Preps ultimately produced three gold records for Capitol, all of which Larson himself wrote and/or composed: " 26 Miles (Santa Catalina)", " Big Man", and " Down by the Station". Larson began his career in the entertainment industry in 1956 as a member of the vocal group The Four Preps, with whom he appeared in one of the Gidget films. In addition to his television work, Larson also was a member of the folk revival/ satire group The Four Preps. His best known work in television was as the creator of the television series Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. Glen Albert Larson (Janu– November 14, 2014) was an American television producer, writer, musician, and director.
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