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Michael Russnow

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Michael got his start by fearlessly calling Earl Hamner Jr., creator and narrator of The Waltons (1972) and urged him to give him and his then-partner a shot. It was a true Hollywood story, as the series was about a wannabe writer, and Michael and his partner were hired to pen three episodes.

After writing for The Streets of San Francisco (1972) and Little House on the Prairie (1974), Michael and his partner went their separate ways. Michael continued an eclectic career, branching into comedy with classics such as Barney Miller (1975) and Family Ties (1982). He then moved into the soap arena, working on Dynasty (1981), Knots Landing (1979), and Santa Barbara (1984).

Michael has also been working abroad, mostly in Europe, writing screenplay stories and TV Formats. In 2005, he co-wrote a TV pilot, "In Ewigkeit. Amen?" with a German TV series star. He has also completed a novel, "Hollywood on the Danube," about his adventures writing a Hungarian soap opera in Budapest.

Russnow is working on film and TV concepts, as well as continuing to write screenplays and stage plays in addition to professional script consulting through his company Ram Productions International.

He was for ten years (2008-2018) a contributing writer to the prestigious on-line publication The Huffington Post on subjects ranging from the Writers Guild strike to politics to movie reviews and anything that particularly strikes his fancy.

In 2011, he fulfilled a childhood dream of becoming a professional actor, joining AFTRA and then, in 2012, the merged SAG-AFTRA. As such, he has appeared in a feature and a number of short films, including the 2015 award-winning Speedwriting (2015), which he wrote, directed, co-produced and in which he co-starred.

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Filmography

Actor

12

Type

Year

LemonChicken Poster

LemonChicken Short Film2026Audience Member

Altered Perceptions Poster

Altered Perceptions Feature Film2023TV Reporter Daniel McPherson

Babylon Feature Film2022Asbestos Man

Zenith Run Poster

Zenith Run TV Movie2020Commander Montgomery

Let There Be Peace Poster

Let There Be Peace Short Film2016Jewish Man

Coitus of the Week Poster

Coitus of the Week TV Movie2015Sydney Shylock

Even Steve Poster

Even Steve TV Series2015Dr. Sealy

Speedwriting Poster

Speedwriting Short Film2015Michael Goodwin

Water Into Wine Poster

Water Into Wine Short Film2014Peter

Then Again Poster

Then Again Feature Film2013Michael Engel

The Time Tree Short Film2011Older Alex

The Heat of the Beat Poster

The Heat of the Beat TV SeriesDetective

Writer

18

Type

Year

Speedwriting Poster

Speedwriting Short Film2015

The Cuddly Toy Poster

The Cuddly Toy Feature Film2012

Stir Crazy Poster

Stir Crazy TV Series1985

Santa Barbara Poster

Santa Barbara TV Series1984

Emerald Point N.A.S. Poster

Emerald Point N.A.S. TV Series1983

Just Our Luck Poster

Just Our Luck TV Series1983

The Hamptons Poster

The Hamptons TV Series1983

Family Ties Poster

Family Ties TV Series1982

Dynasty TV Series1981

Friends TV Series1979

Knots Landing Poster

Knots Landing TV Series1979

Struck by Lightning Poster

Struck by Lightning TV Series1979

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Poster

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo TV Series1979

Diff'rent Strokes Poster

Diff'rent Strokes TV Series1978

Barney Miller Poster

Barney Miller TV Series1975

Little House on the Prairie Poster

Little House on the Prairie TV Series1974

The Streets of San Francisco Poster

The Streets of San Francisco TV Series1972

The Waltons Poster

The Waltons TV Series1972

Other Crew

2

Just Our Luck Poster

Just Our Luck TV Series1983

Struck by Lightning Poster

Struck by Lightning TV Series1979

Producer

4

Love-Craft Poster

Love-Craft Short Film2023

Bucky Short Film2019

Let There Be Peace Poster

Let There Be Peace Short Film2016

Speedwriting Poster

Speedwriting Short Film2015

Director

2

Open & Shut Poster

Open & Shut Short Film2023

Speedwriting Poster

Speedwriting Short Film2015

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Love-Craft Poster

Love-Craft Short Film2023

Thanks

1

The Hitchhiker Effect Poster

The Hitchhiker Effect Feature Film2025

Production Department

1

LemonChicken Poster

LemonChicken Short Film2026

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