Producer Glen Larson, a fixture of 1970s and 1980s TV scene, dies in LA
Glen Larson, the writer and producer behind well-loved TV series such as the original Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider, Magnum, P.I. and Quincy, M.E. has died. He was 77.
Glen Larson
1937-2014
Glen Larson, the writer and producer behind well-loved TV series such as the original Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider, Magnum, P.I. and Quincy, M.E. has died. He was 77.
Larson died at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Centre on Friday night of complications from oesophageal cancer, according to his son, James Larson.
Glen Larson, also an accomplished singer and composer, was a powerhouse in the television landscape of the 1970s and 1980s, when he churned out hits that were staples for millions.
He also co-composed the theme songs for some of his hits, including the frequently sampled tune from Knight Rider and the orchestral music behind Battlestar Galactica, his son said.
"He was sort of an icon," James Larson said. "There are a lot of interesting things like that."