David L. Wolper Biography (1928-)
Full name, David Lloyd Wolper; born January 11, 1928, in New York, NY; son ofIrving S. and Anna (maiden name, Fass) Wolper; married Margaret Dawn Richard, May 11, 1958 (divorced); married Gloria Diane Hill (a writer), July 11, 1974; children: (first marriage) Mark (a producer), Michael, Leslie.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, studio executive
- Birth Details
- January 11, 1928
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Work
- Producer
- Follow the Girls, New Century Theatre, New York City, 1944
- Film Work
- Executive Producer
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, United Artists, 1969
- I Love My Wife, Universal, 1970
- One Is a Lonely Number (also known as Two Is a Happy Number), 1972
- This Is Elvis, 1981
- Murder in the First (also known as Muertre a Alcatraz), Warner Bros., 1995
- L.A. Confidential, Warner Bros., 1997
- Producer
- The Race for Space (documentary), 1958
- The Yanks Are Coming, 1963
- Four Days in November, 1964
- Let My People Go, 1965
- The Devil's Brigade, United Artists, 1968
- The Bridge at Remagen, United Artists, 1969
- Say Goodbye, 1970
- (With Walon Green) The Hellstrom Chronicle (short subject), CinemaV, 1971
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Paramount, 1971
- King, Queen, Knave (also known as Herzbube and Koenig, Dame, Bube), 1972
- Journey to the Outer Limits, 1973
- Visions of Eight, Cinema V, 1973
- Wattstax, Columbia, 1973
- Birds Do It, Bees Do It, 1974
- The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, 1981
- (With Andrew Solt) Imagine: John Lennon, 1988
- Surviving Picasso, Warner Bros., 1996
- Television Work
- Executive Producer; Series
- Get Christie Love!, ABC, 1974-1975
- Chico and the Man, NBC, 1974-1978
- Welcome Back, Kotter, ABC, 1975-1979
- Casablanca, NBC, 1983
- The Best of the Worst, Fox, 1991-1992
- Producer; Series
- (With Jack Haley, Jr.) Biography, syndicated, 1962
- The Story of ... , syndicated, 1962
- Hollywood and the Stars, NBC, 1963-1964
- Men in Crisis, syndicated, 1965
- The March of Time, 1965-1966
- The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, 1966-1968
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, 1967-1968
- Appointment with Destiny, 1971-1973
- Golf: Heroes of the Game--Legends of the Game--Women of the Game,1994
- Executive Producer; Miniseries
- Roots, ABC, 1977
- Roots: The Next Generations, ABC, 1979
- (With Edward Lewis) The Thorn Birds, ABC, 1983
- The Mystic Warrior, 1984
- North and South, ABC, 1985
- North and South, Book II (also known as North and South II), ABC, 1986
- Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story, ABC, 1987
- Queen (also known as Alex Haley's Queen), CBS, 1993
- John Jakes' Heaven and Hell: North and South, Part III, ABC, 1994
- A Will of Their Own, NBC, 1998
- To Serve and Protect (also known as Family Shield), NBC, 1999
- The Mists of Avalon, TNT, 2001
- Producer; Miniseries
- Sandburg's Lincoln, NBC, 1974
- (Executive producer) The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, ABC, 1996
- Celebrate the Century, Cable News Network, 1999
- Executive Producer; Movies
- "The Scarlett O'Hara War," Moviola, NBC, 1980
- The Betty Ford Story, ABC, 1987
- Roots: The Gift (also known as Roots Christmas and Roots: Kunta Kinte's Gift), ABC, 1988
- What Price Victory (also known as Hail Alma Mater and The Price of Victory), ABC, 1988
- (With Bernard Sofronski) Murder in Mississippi (also known as Mississippi Summer), NBC, 1990
- (With Sofronski) The Plot to Kill Hitler, CBS, 1990
- When You Remember Me (also known as The Amazing Legacy of Michael Patrick Smith), ABC, 1990
- Dillinger (also known as The Last Days of John Dillinger),ABC, 1991
- Bed of Lies (also known as Deadly Blessing), ABC, 1992
- Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (also known as Marina'sStory), NBC, 1993
- The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? (also known as The Comfort Tragedy), NBC, 1993
- Terror in the Mall (also known as The Mall--Flutkatastrophe imShopping-Center), Fox, 1998
- Producer; Movies
- The 500 Pound Jerk, 1973
- Men of the Dragon, 1974
- The Morning After, 1974
- Unwed Father, 1974
- I Will Fight No More Forever, 1975
- Agatha Christie's "Murder Is Easy" (also known as Murder Is Easy), 1982
- His Mistress, 1984
- Without Warning, HBO and USA Network, 1994
- Executive Producer; Specials
- The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy, ABC, 1969
- Make Mine Red, White, and Blue, 1973
- Victory at Entebbe, ABC, 1976
- Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter, ABC, 1982
- Small World, 1982
- Liberty Weekend, ABC, 1986
- Celebrations, CBS, 1992
- Here's Looking At You, Warner Brothers, TNT, 1993
- On Trial, NBC, 1994
- Producer; Specials
- (With Jack Haley, Jr.) Hollywood: The Golden Years, NBC, 1960
- (With Mel Stuart) The Making of the President, 1960, ABC, 1963
- (With Stuart) The Making of the President, 1964, CBS, c. 1965
- The Making of the President, 1968, c. 1969
- They've Killed President Lincoln, 1971
- Golf: The Greatest Game, 1994
- Producer of National Geographic specials, 1965-75; George Plimptonspecials, 1970-72; American Heritage Smithsonian specials, 1973-74; Primal Man specials, 1973-75; and Judgment specials, 1974.Producer of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympic games, Los Angeles, 1984. Producer (with Alex Grasshoff) of The Really Big Family;also producer of The American Woman in the 20th Century, Berlin: Kaiser to Khrushchev, Biography of a Rookie, China: Roots of Madness, Collision Course, D-Day: Escape to Freedom, December 7: Day of Infamy, The First Woman President, Hollywood: The Fabulous Era, Hollywood: The Great Stars, Kreboizen and Cancer, The Legend of Marilyn Monroe, Project: Man in Space, TheRafer Johnson Story, and The Rise and Fall of American Communism.
- Other
- (Affiliated with program) Great People of the 20th Century, The Discovery Channel, 1999
- Television Appearances
- Specials
- The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1987
- The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1989