- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Ballpoint Baxter
- Height1.98 m
- Spent several years in advertising, first writing for show business was the Beach Party Movies, then moved on to write every 4th episode of Batman (1966), multiple episodes for The Monkees (1965), Des agents très spéciaux (1964), All in the family (1971), Columbo (1971), Banacek (1972), Kids Incorporated (1984).
Began creating and/or developing shows for TV including Wonder Woman (1975), That's My Mama (1974), The Electric Company (1971), The Monster Squad (1987), "The Challenge Of The Sexes", The Kallikaks (1977), "Where In The World Is Carmen Dan Diego", also many TV movies including Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973), L'or des amazones (1979), Hawaii's Holidays (1978), For the Love of It (1980), Sky Hei$t (1975), many others. Acted as a regular in Falcon Crest (1981),Superior Court (1986), about 60 shows all together. More than 1000 commercials as a voice and was a regular voice on such cartoons as Red Planet (1994), Superman (1988), Super Friends (1973), Super Friends (1973), Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982), and many more. Ph.D and teacher at USC Film School (Comedy) Married with three children.- IMDb mini biography by: Stanley Ralph Ross
- SpouseNeila Hyman(December 14, 1958 - March 16, 2000) (his death)
- Eventually became an ordained minister who presided over the marriage of Burt Ward ("Robin" on the "Batman" TV series) to his third and present wife.
- As an ABC executive, he wrote and directed the intro to ABC's Wide World of Sports, coining the phrase "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat".
- Two hundred songs written and produced. Collaborations with Henry Mancini, Anthony Newley Bill Conti 'Charles Fox' Jimmy Haskell, Sid Kuller, many more.
- His real-life nickname, "Ballpoint Baxter," was also the name of a character he played on the "Batman" TV series. Ironically enough, for the man who scripted almost a third of the "Batman" shows (but not the one he guested on), his character had no lines.
- Has appeared or been the subject of articles in Lefthander Magazine, Science Fiction Magazine, Fantastique, many more.
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