Don Bellisario

Don Bellisario
Role:	Producer
BSG Universe:
Date of Birth:	August 8, 1935
Date of Death:	,
Age:	89
Nationality:	USA
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Donald Paul Bellisario (born 8 August 1935) was a producer, scriptwriter and director on the original Battlestar Galactica television series. After Galactica, he went on to create Magnum P.I., Airwolf, Quantum Leap, JAG, and Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

Born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Bellisario served as a United States Marine in the 1950s. Graduating from Penn State University with a Bachelors in Journalism, Bellisario worked for 15 years writing advertisements before relocating to Hollywood. His military career has influenced his television and film work, starting with Baa Baa Black Sheep in the 1970's. His realistic depiction of military culture is one of his main contributions to Galactica.

Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica"

• Season 1:
  • Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I
  • Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II
  • The Lost Warrior
  • The Long Patrol
  • Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I
  • Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II
  • The Young Lords
  • The Man with Nine Lives
  • Murder on the Rising Star
  • Baltar's Escape
  • The Hand of God

See also: Category:Episodes written by Donald Bellisario

Director credits for "Battlestar Galactica"

• Season 1:
  • The Young Lords
  • The Hand of God

See also: Category:Episodes directed by Donald Bellisario

Notes

• Bellisario was responsible for naming the Borellian Nomen (Sciography).