WRITER Born in Pennsylvania, USA in 1930.

Donald P. Bellisario has created some all time classics including Magnum PI and Quantum Leap, generally serves as producer on his shows too. A former marine (he allegedly served in the same platoon as Lee Harvey Oswald) Bellisario worked in advertising before moving into TV.   

KEY WORKS

"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (series creator) (2003-continuing)
JAG (creator)  (1995-2002) 
FIRST MONDAY (PILOT) (2002)  
TEQUILA AND BONETTI (creator) (2000) 
CROWFOOT (1995)  
QUANTUM LEAP (creator) (1989-93)
LAST RITES (1988) 
THREE ON A MATCH (1987) 
AIRWOLF (creator) (1987) 
MAGNUM, P.I. (creator) (1980-88) 
AIRWOLF (creator) (1984)  
TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY (1982) 
STONE (1980) 
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (1978)  
SWITCH (1975)  
KOJAK (1973)