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E. Arthur Kean(1928-2023)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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E. Arthur Kean was born on 29 July 1928. E. Arthur was a writer and producer, known for Heart of the City (1986), Sergent Anderson (1974) and Police Story (1973). E. Arthur died on 22 June 2023.
BornJuly 29, 1928
DiedJune 22, 2023(94)
BornJuly 29, 1928
DiedJune 22, 2023(94)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
Heart of the City
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Sergent Anderson (1974)
Sergent Anderson
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
Police Story
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
David Janssen in Le fugitif (1963)
Le fugitif
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Descente vers l'enfer (1990)
    Descente vers l'enfer
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1990
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in La loi est la loi (1987)
    La loi est la loi
    6.4
    TV Series
    • story by (as Leo E. Arthur)
    • 1989
  • Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
    Heart of the City
    7.3
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • 1986–1987
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1984
  • Lynda Carter in Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983)
    Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)
    Chicago Story
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1982
  • Mae West (1982)
    Mae West
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Kate Mulgrew in Mme Columbo (1979)
    Mme Columbo
    5.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979
  • David Cassidy and Simon Oakland in David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978)
    David Cassidy - Man Undercover
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973–1978
  • John Savage and Gig Young in Gibbsville (1976)
    Gibbsville
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Sergent Anderson (1974)
    Sergent Anderson
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1975–1977
  • Elizabeth Montgomery and Dean Stockwell in A Killing Affair (1977)
    A Killing Affair
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1977
  • The Blue Knight (1975)
    The Blue Knight
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976
  • Medical Story (1975)
    Medical Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975

Producer

  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in La loi est la loi (1987)
    La loi est la loi
    6.4
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1989
  • Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
    Heart of the City
    7.3
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • producer
    • 1986–1987
  • Wildside (1985)
    Wildside
    7.8
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1985

Director

  • Christina Applegate, Robert Desiderio, and Jonathan Ward in Heart of the City (1986)
    Heart of the City
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)
    Chicago Story
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Josh Taylor in Riker (1981)
    Riker
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Kate Mulgrew in Mme Columbo (1979)
    Mme Columbo
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1978
  • Sergent Anderson (1974)
    Sergent Anderson
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971–1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Leo E. Arthur
  • Born
    • July 29, 1928
  • Died
    • June 22, 2023

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