Biography
Bennett began his career as a television producer for CBS and ABC networks before going into business for himself on programs such as the youth-cop drama "The Mod Squad" (ABC, 1968-1973). From there, he went on to produce a string of made-for-TV movies and genre adventure series, including "The Astronaut" (ABC, 1972) and "The Invisible Man" (NBC, 1975-76). Notably, Bennett served as executive producer on "Rich Man, Poor Man" (ABC, 1975-76), …
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Career Milestones
| Created series "The Young Rebels" | ||
| Excutive produced TV-movie and subsequent spinoff series, "The Invisible Man" (NBC) | ||
| Executive produced "The Bionic Woman" (ABC, then NBC) | ||
| Featured on the radio show "Quiz Kids" in the 1940s | ||
| Was associate producer with CBS-TV | ||
| Was columnist for the Chicago Sun Times | ||
| Was executive producer of "From Here to Eternity" miniseries and subsequent weekly series | ||
| Was executive producer of "The Six Million Dollar Man" (ABC) | ||
| Was executive producer of syndicated series "Time Trax" | ||
| Was executive producer of the NBC sci-fi series "The Powers of Matthew Star" | ||
1968 | Was producer of ABC series "The Mod Squad" | |
1970 | Executive produced first TV-movie, "The Birdmen" (ABC) | |
1976 | Served as executive producer of NBC series "Gemini Man" | |
1976 | Was executive producer of ABC miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man" | |
1978 | First series produced under Bennett-Katleman Prodcutions, the short-lived CBS drama series "The American Girls" | |
1978 | Formed partnership with Harris Katleman, Bennett-Katleman Productions | |
1979 | Served as executive producer of short-lived ABC series "Salvage 1" | |
1982 | Executive produced syndicated miniseries, "A Woman Called Golda" | |
1982 | Produced first feature film, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (also wrote story) | |
1984 | Produced "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" (also provided the voice of the flight recorder) | |
1984 | Was executive producer of "The Jesse Owens Story" for syndication | |
1986 | Wrote and produced "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" | |
1989 | Produced "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"; also appeared as Star Fleet commander | |
Awards
1970 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in The Mod Squad |
1976 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series in Rich Man, Poor Man |
1982 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Special in A Woman Called Golda |