TV Action Series Writer James Doherty, 64, Dies
- Share via
James Doherty, a retired Air Force sergeant who started writing for TV as a technical adviser on the war series “Twelve O’Clock High,” is dead of leukemia.
He was 64 and died Friday in Auburn, Wash.
From that 1964-67 series, Doherty moved to Jack Webb’s “Dragnet” and “Adam 12” shows as writer-producer. His other credits over the years included “Ironside” “Barbary Coast,” “Petrocelli,” “The Six Million Dollar Man,” “The Blue Knight” and “CHiPS.”
He is survived by his wife, Carlene, a daughter, and two granddaughters.
The complete guide to home viewing
Get Screen Gab for everything about the TV shows and streaming movies everyone’s talking about.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
