George William Schenck (February 12, 1942 – August 3, 2024) was an American television writer and producer.[1] His credits included Futureworld,[2] the TV-movie The Phantom of Hollywood and numerous episodes of NCIS, where he was its showrunner from 2016 to 2018.
Schenck began working as a television writer in the 1960s, amassing credits on several shows, including Bonanza.[3] He worked on the comedy film Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966) and the Western film More Dead Than Alive (1969), produced by his father.[3] A longtime collaborator with Frank Cardea, he also had a production company Schenck/Cardea Productions, which at one time, in the 1980s, was affiliated with Columbia Pictures Television.[4]
Schenck joined the writing staff of NCIS at the show's debut in 2003, and went on to write dozens of episodes.[3] He was an executive producer, and in 2016, Schenck and Cardea became the program's showrunners after the death of Gary Glasberg.[3] Schenck retired in 2018.[3]
Personal life
Schenck and his wife, Virginia, were married for over a half-century until her death in 2023. They had two children, Jeffery and Kirk Schenck. Jeffery is an independent film producer having produced over 200 films. [3]
