Douglas S . Cramer Douglas Schoolfield Cramer , generally credited as " Douglas S . Cramer " , was a television producer who worked as a studio executive on behalf of Paramount Television , replacing Herbert F . Solow of Desilu , on the third season of . Brought in upon the conclusion of the second season in 1968 of " The Original Series " as the successor of Solow , who had decided to leave as he felt increasingly dissatisfied with the more businesslike approach Gulf + Western financial executives wanted to impose on the production of the television series he was responsible for , including " Star Trek " – in practice resulting in ever increasing budget cuts and near obligatory creative entitlement – , he took over the position of " Vice - President of Programs Paramount Television " , as Desilu Studios became known after its acquirement by Gulf + Western the year previously . Yet , as Solow had clarified , Cramer steered clear from any involvement with the " Star Trek " series ( which should have been his primary responsibility in the first place ) , as the whole series was under ( cancellation ) advisement due to the ownership transition from Desilu to Paramount . Cramer , as Solow had put it , was " ( . . . ) " hired to develop new programs for Paramount , not play nursemaid to someone else ' s apparently unsuccessful series " " . ( " " , p . 370 ) Any decision regarding the hotly contested series during his tenure , he forthwith left to his immediate superior , Paramount Television President John T . Reynolds . Still , according to Marc Cushman ' s " " , Cramer was persistent on proving to his superiors that he was in charge , and that his set of rules should be accepted and followed by the production staff of every series under his reign . The firing of director Ralph Senensky halfway throughout filming was Cramer ' s way of demonstrating this . Since he couldn ' t fire producer Fred Freiberger or associate producer Gregg Peters who both were " on staff " , Cramer forced Freiberger to remove the director for going over schedule . Per Hollywood union regulations , studio executives are formally not entitled to official production credits , as they , as overhead , are not supposed to be involved with the actual creative aspects of productions , they being the purview of producers as highest actual operation managers . Considering his near complete non - involvement with " The Original Series " , it is therefore all the more ironical that Cramer held the very rare distinction – together with his predecessors Bill Heath , Solow , the latter of which " having " been very much involved , and ' s Lindsley Parsons , Jr . – of becoming the only one of four " Star Trek " - affiliated studio executives actually receiving one , that of " Executive ( Vice President ) in Charge of Production " , displayed in the middle two cases on the penultimate end title credit card of each regular series episode , whereas Heath held the official credit of " Post Production Executive " . Career outside " Star Trek " . His reluctance to be engaged in " The Original Series " notwithstanding , Cramer has actually been one of the most successful producers in American television history . He is probably most well - known for the weekly soap opera " Dynasty " , on which he worked as executive producer ( along with ) , and which starred Joan Collins . He also produced its short - lived spin - off , " The Colbys " , starring Ricardo Montalban , Stephanie Beacham , and Tracy Scoggins . After earning a Master ' s degree at Columbia University , Cramer began his career in advertising as a commercial executive for such companies as Procter & Gamble , Lever Brothers and General Foods . His career took a great jump when he became a television executive in the 1960s , during which serving as a Vice President at Fox , head of programming of ABC and subsequently as head of Paramount Television , in which capacity he , contrary to " Star Trek " , did work on the other two former Desilu productions , " Mission : Impossible " and " Mannix " . Unlike " Star Trek " these series were never considered for cancellation by either the studio or the networks , as they were perceived as highly successful and in the end they ran for seven and eight seasons respectively . After leaving these jobs , Cramer switched career gears , turning into a television maker by becoming an independent television producer in 1971 , forming his own production company , " Douglas S . Cramer Company " and producing the multiple Emmy Award - winning 1974 mini series " QB VII " , which featured Michael Gough in the cast , narration by Mark Lenard , and music by Jerry Goldsmith . In 1976 he joined Spelling ' s production company , for whom he worked , aside from the above - mentioned series , on television productions such as " The New Adventures of Wonder Woman " , " The Love Boat " and " Hotel " . He also produced a number of successful telefilms , including a series of adaptations from the works of bestseller author , and " Family of Cops " and its two sequels ( the last one featuring Nicole de Boer ) . Cramer personally has been nominated for an Emmy Award twice , both in " Outstanding Drama " categories , a 1974 one for " QB VII " and a 1982 one for " Dynasty " . In later years , Cramer worked as a successful Broadway producer and is known as an avid contemporary modern art collector , having been a ( co - ) founder and Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and the Douglas S . Cramer Foundation , concurrently having donated a multitude of modern art works to numerous museums .