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Bruce Geller(1930-1978)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Bruce Geller was a script editor and writer who worked on countless television programs from the 1950s through the '80s. New York City native Geller began writing for such shows as "Rock King, Detective" and "Flash Gordon" during the early '50s. By the '60s, Geller had expanded his resume considerably, creating TV's legendary spy program "Mission: Impossible". The original version of the show ran from 1966 through 1973, and earned Geller two Emmy Awards in addition to several other Emmy nominations. Geller also produced the enormously popular detective show "Mannix" in the same era, and made one foray into the world of motion pictures, producing and directing the 1973 film "Harry in Your Pocket." Sadly, Geller's career would be cut short: he died in 1978 at the age of 47, when the Cessna plane that he was piloting crashed near Santa Barbara.
BornOctober 13, 1930
DiedMay 21, 1978(47)
BornOctober 13, 1930
DiedMay 21, 1978(47)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission impossible (1966)
Mission impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1996
Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, and Jeremy Renner in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
7.4
  • Writer
  • 2015

Credits

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Writer



  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
    Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
    7.4
    • based on the television series created by
    • 2025
  • Tom Cruise in Mission : Impossible - Dead Reckoning, partie 1 (2023)
    Mission : Impossible - Dead Reckoning, partie 1
    7.6
    • based on the television series created by
    • 2023
  • Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
    Mission: Impossible - Fallout
    7.7
    • based on the television series created by
    • 2018
  • Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, and Jeremy Renner in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
    7.4
    • based on the television series created by
    • 2015
  • Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, and Paula Patton in Mission: Impossible - Protocole fantôme (2011)
    Mission: Impossible - Protocole fantôme
    7.4
    • television series "Mission: Impossible"
    • 2011
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
    Mission: Impossible III
    6.9
    • television series
    • 2006
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
    Mission: Impossible 2
    6.1
    • creator television series Mission: Impossible
    • 2000
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.2
    • television series
    • 1996
  • Mission: Impossible (1990)
    Mission: Impossible
    5.3
    Video Game
    • characters (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Jane Badler, Peter Graves, Antony Hamilton, Terry Markwell, Phil Morris, and Thaao Penghlis in Mission impossible, 20 ans après (1988)
    Mission impossible, 20 ans après
    7.5
    TV Series
    • created by (creator)
    • 1988–1990
  • Jack Palance in Bronk (1975)
    Bronk
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story by
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • developed by
    • story
    • written by (creator)
    • 1967–1975
  • Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission impossible (1966)
    Mission impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • 1966–1973
  • Hunter (1973)
    Hunter
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • creator
    • 1973
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1969)
    Mission: Impossible
    6.8
    • creator
    • 1969

Producer



  • Joanne Nail, Joe Penny, and Ray Vitte in Mother, Juggs & Speed (1978)
    Mother, Juggs & Speed
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Quand les abeilles attaqueront (1976)
    Quand les abeilles attaqueront
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Jack Palance in Bronk (1975)
    Bronk
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1975–1976
  • Jack Warden in Jigsaw John (1976)
    Jigsaw John
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1967–1975
  • The Supercops (1975)
    The Supercops
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • James Coburn in Harry, gentleman pickpocket (1973)
    Harry, gentleman pickpocket
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission impossible (1966)
    Mission impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1966–1973
  • Hunter (1973)
    Hunter
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Robert Blake in Corky (1972)
    Corky
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1969)
    Mission: Impossible
    6.8
    • executive producer
    • 1969
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964–1965
  • The Robert Taylor Show
    8.2
    TV Series
    • series producer (1963)
    • 1963
  • The Dick Powell Show (1961)
    The Dick Powell Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963

Director



  • Quand les abeilles attaqueront (1976)
    Quand les abeilles attaqueront
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1976
  • James Coburn in Harry, gentleman pickpocket (1973)
    Harry, gentleman pickpocket
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Brian Keith in The Westerner (1960)
    The Westerner
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 13, 1930
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 21, 1978
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(plane crash)
  • Spouse
    • Jeannette MarxSeptember 7, 1953 - May 21, 1978 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilots: He wrote several unsold pilots for a proposed NBC dramatic series called "The Robert Taylor Show". The pilots were revisions of the 1962 effort starring William Bendix called "330 Independence S.W."

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Small plane he was piloting crashed in Buena Vista Canyon while on a pleasure trip from Santa Monica to Santa Barbara on Sunday, May 21, 1978, at approximately 9:15 a.m.

FAQ

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  • When did Bruce Geller die?
    May 21, 1978
  • How did Bruce Geller die?
    Plane crash
  • How old was Bruce Geller when he died?
    47 years old
  • Where did Bruce Geller die?
    Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • When was Bruce Geller born?
    October 13, 1930

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