Paul Junger Witt Biography (1941?-)

Born March 20, 1941 (some sources cite 1943), in New York, NY; son of Jacob Malcomb and Helen Lawrence (maiden name, Junger) Witt; married first wife (divorced); married Susan Harris (a producer and writer); children: (first marriage) Christopher, Anthony, Genevieve.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, producer, studio executive
Birth Details
March 20, 1941?
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Producer
  • Brian's Song (based on "Brian's Song," ABC Movie of the Week, ABC, 1971 Colubmia, c. 1971
  • Firstborn (also known as First Born and Moving In),Paramount, 1984
  • (With Steven Haft and Tony Thomas) Dead Poets Society, Buena Vista, 1989
  • (With Charles Roven and Thomas) Final Analysis, Warner Bros., 1992
  • Mixed Nuts (also known as Lifesavers), TriStar, 1994
  • Three Kings, Warner Bros., 1999
  • Television Work
  • Executive Producer; Series
  • (With Tony Thomas and Susan Harris) Soap, ABC, 1977-1981
  • Benson, ABC, 1979-1986
  • (With Thomas) Hail to the Chief, ABC, 1985
  • (With Thomas and Harris) The Golden Girls, NBC, 1985-1992
  • (With Thomas) One Big Family (also known as Roger Runs Away), syndicated, 1986
  • (With Thomas) Tough Cookies, CBS, 1986
  • (With Thomas) Mama's Boy, NBC, 1987-1988
  • (With Thomas) Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1987-1990
  • (With Thomas and Harris) Empty Nest, NBC, 1988-1995
  • (With Thomas) Heartland, CBS, 1989
  • (With Thomas) Lenny, CBS, 1990-1991
  • (With Thomas and Harris) Good and Evil, ABC, 1991
  • (With Thomas) Walter & Emily, NBC, 1991-1992
  • (With Thomas) Herman's Head (also known as It's All in Your Head), Fox, 1991-1994
  • (With Thomas and Harris) Nurses, NBC, 1991-1994
  • (With Thomas) Blossom, NBC, 1991-1995
  • (With Thomas) Woops!, Fox, 1992
  • (With Thomas and Harris) The Golden Palace, CBS, 1992-1993
  • (With Thomas) The John Larroquette Show (also known as Crossroads and Larroquette), NBC, 1993-1996
  • Brotherly Love, The WB, 1995-1996
  • Minor Adjustments, NBC, 1995 UPN, 1996
  • Local Heroes, Fox, 1996
  • Pearl, CBS, 1996-1997
  • The Secret Lives of Men, ABC, 1998
  • Everything's Relative, NBC, 1999
  • Producer; Series
  • Here Come the Brides, ABC, 1968-1970
  • The Partridge Family, ABC, 1970-1974
  • Getting Together, ABC, 1971-1972
  • The Rookies, ABC, 1972-1976
  • Fay, NBC, 1975
  • The Practice, NBC, 1976-1977
  • Loves Me, Loves Me Not, CBS, 1977
  • The Yeagers, 1980
  • I'm a Big Girl Now, ABC, 1980-1981
  • It's a Living, ABC, 1980-1981 syndicated, 1985-1989
  • Making a Living, ABC, 1981-1982
  • It Takes Two, ABC, 1982-1983
  • Condo, ABC, 1983
  • Muscle, The WB, 1995
  • Common Law, ABC, 1996
  • Director; Series
  • The Partridge Family, ABC, 1970-1974
  • Creator; Series
  • The Yeagers, 1980
  • Executive Producer; Movies
  • The Chill Factor (also known as A Cold Night's Death), c. 1972
  • Blood Sport, 1973
  • The Letters, 1973
  • The Gun and the Pulpit, 1974
  • Remember When, 1974
  • Satan's Triangle, 1975
  • Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (also known as Today Is Forever), 1976
  • High Risk, 1976
  • Trouble in High Timber Country, 1980
  • (With Tony Thomas) Blossom in Paris, NBC, 1993
  • Radiant City, ABC, 1996
  • Producer; Movies
  • "Brian's Song," ABC Movie of the Week, ABC, 1971 later released asa theatrical film by Columbia.
  • No Place to Run, 1972
  • Executive Producer; Specials
  • Daughters, 1977
  • (With Tony Thomas) Just Married, ABC, 1985
  • (With Thomas) The Arena, ABC, 1986
  • (With Thomas) Hearts of Steel, ABC, 1986
  • (With Thomas) Moscow Bureau, ABC, 1986
  • (With Thomas) The Line, NBC, 1987
  • (With Thomas) Country Estates, ABC, 1993
  • Producer; Specials
  • A Knight in Shining Armor, 1971
  • Bobby Jo and the Big Apple Goodtime Band, 1972
  • Director; Episodic
  • Directed episodes of the series Getting Together and The SecondHundred Years, both ABC.
  • Executive Producer; Pilots
  • (With Tony Thomas) Blossom, NBC, 1990
  • (With Thomas) We'll Take Manhattan (also known as I Love New York and The Jackee Show), NBC, 1990
  • Other
  • (Producer) Home for the Holidays (also known as Deadly Desires), 1972
  • (Executive producer) Close to Home, 1994
  • Television Appearances
  • Episodic
  • Intimate Portrait: Park Overall, Lifetime, 2000