George Schenck

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George Schenck
BornFebruary 12, 1942
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, television producer

George Schenck is an American screenwriter. [1] His credits include Futureworld , [2] the TV-movie The Phantom of Hollywood and numerous episodes of NCIS .

He also had a production company Schenck/Cardea Productions, which at one time, in the 1980s, was affiliated with Columbia Pictures Television. [3]

Schenck became an executive producer during NCIS season nine. As of October 4, 2016, Schenck had written 43 episodes of NCIS. Schenck and Frank Cardea were named co-showrunners in October 2016 following the death of Gary Glasberg.

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