Over the next few years, he executive produced TV movies, the British children's series Here Come the Double Deckers (1970), the sitcom Nanny and the Professor (1970–1971), and the Western drama Cade's County (1971–1972).
In 1973, he started production of the popular and critically acclaimed series Police Story, nominated for four consecutive years for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, winning in 1976.
[7] He quit in 1998 to launch a production company affiliated with Fox Television Studios.
[10] Other executive producer credits include Jessie, Riker, Eischied, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, Nakia, Gibbsville, Hunter, Walking Tall, Quark, Today's FBI, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Lady Blue, The Price of Love and Jack & Mike.
He grew up Jewish in a predominantly Italian and Irish neighborhood, early experiences which created an affinity for other cultures.