TV producer -- via the New York Times. Against the odds, he developed and produced a slew of great shows such as "I Spy," "Dr. Kildaire," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "It Takes a Thief," "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Lou Grant,""The White Shadow," "WKRP in Cincinnati," "Hill Street Blues," "Remington Steele," "Cheers," "Family Ties," and "St. Elsewhere" -- to name but a few.