Awards & Winners

Alan Armer

Date of Birth 07-July-1922
Place of Birth Los Angeles
(Southern California, Los Angeles County, United States of America, California)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Screenwriter, Television Producer, Television Director
Alan A. Armer was an American television writer, producer, and director. Born in Los Angeles, Armer received a bachelor's degree in speech and drama from Stanford University, a master's in theatre arts from UCLA and an honorary doctor's degree from California State University, Northridge. After college, Armer started his entertainment career at a radio station in San Jose where he worked as an announcer. After moving back to Los Angeles in search of a radio job, Armer began working at an advertising agency that specialized in television ads. In that role, Armer later wrote, acted in, directed, narrated and edited television commercials. From there, Armer and a relative by marriage Walter Grauman developed their own television show, Lights, Camera, Action, which aired on NBC affiliate KNBH for three years. He later was hired by the station as a floor manager and then director. He later went on to 20th Century Fox, where he wrote, produced and directed several television series, including My Friend Flicka and Broken Arrow. Armer later became executive producer for The Untouchables. He joined QM Productions where he produced The Fugitive for which he received the Television Academy's Emmy Award, The Invaders, and the first year of Cannon. For his work on The Fugitive, Armer won a 1965 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, a "Most Popular Series" award from TV Guide Magazine and a Producers Guild Award. He later became a member of the Producers Guild's Television Hall of Fame. In 1980, he became a part-time faculty member at CSUN and eventually became a full professor.

Awards by Alan Armer

Check all the awards nominated and won by Alan Armer.

1966


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Honored for : The Fugitive

Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series The Fugitive

1965


Edgar Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay
Honored for : The Fugitive

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay The Fugitive