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William Link Biography (1933-)

Born December 15, 1933, in Philadelphia, PA; son of William Theodore (a textile broker) and Elsie (Roerecke) Link; married Margery Nelson, September 5, 1980. Addresses: AGENT--Creative Artists Agency, 1888 Century Park E., Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA, 90067.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

December 15, 1933

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; ALL WITH RICHARD LEVINSON SERIES
• Creator, Mannix, CBS, 1967-75.
• creator, "The Lawyers" segment of The Bold Ones, NBC, 1969-73.
• creator, The Psychiatrist, NBC, 1971.
• creator and producer, Columbo, NBC, 1971-76.
• creator and producer, Tenafly, NBC, 1973-74.
• developer and producer, Ellery Queen, NBC, 1975-76.
• creator (also with Peter S. Fischer), Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984--.
• Credits; PILOTS
• Executive producer, Tenafly, NBC, 1973.
• producer, Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects, NBC, 1975.
• executive producer, Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging, NBC, 1977.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Producer, My Sweet Charlie, NBC, 1970.
• producer, Two on a Bench, ABC, 1971.
• producer, That Certain Summer, ABC, 1972.
• producer, The Judge and Jake Wyler, NBC, 1972.
• executive producer, Savage, NBC, 1973.
• executive producer, Partners in Crime, NBC, 1973.
• executive producer, The Execution of Private Slovik, NBC, 1974.
• producer, The Gun, ABC, 1974.
• executive producer, A Cry for Help, ABC, 1975.
• producer, The Storyteller, NBC, 1977.
• executive producer, Murder By Natural Causes, CBS, 1979.
• executive producer (also with David Susskind), Crisis at Central High, CBS, 1981.
• executive producer, Take Your Best Shot, CBS, 1982.
• executive producer, Rehearsal for Murder, CBS, 1982.
• executive producer, Prototype, CBS, 1983.
• executive producer (also with Stanley Chase), The Guardian, HBO, 1984.
• executive producer, Murder in Space, Showtime, 1985.
• executive producer, Guilty Conscience, CBS, 1985.
• executive producer, Vanishing Act, CBS, 1986.
• Writings;ALL WITH RICHARD LEVINSON STAGE
• Prescription: Murder (three act play), published by Samuel French, Inc.,1963.
• Merlin, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1983, then Playhouse Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 1984.
• Writings;FILM
• The Hindenburg, Universal, 1975.
• Rollercoaster, Universal, 1977.
• Writings;TELEVISION; PILOTS
• Prescription: Murder, NBC, 1968.
• (also with Stanford Whitmore) McCloud: Who Killed Miss U.S.A.? (also known as Portrait of a Dead Girl), NBC, 1970.
• Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster, NBC, 1971.
• Tenafly, NBC, 1973.
• Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects, NBC, 1975.
• Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging, NBC, 1977.
• Writings;EPISODIC
• Contributor of more than one hundred scripts for various series beginningwith "Chain of Command" for Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, CBS, 1959, and including Dr. Kildare, NBC; The Fugitive, ABC; The Rogues, NBC; The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, CBS; and General Motors Presents.
• Writings;MOVIES
• Istanbul Express, NBC, 1968.
• The Whole World Is Watching, NBC, 1969.
• My Sweet Charlie, NBC, 1970.
• Two on a Bench, ABC, 1971.
• (also with David Shaw) The Judge and Jake Wyler, NBC, 1972.
• That Certain Summer, ABC, 1972.
• Savage, NBC, 1973.
• The Execution of Private Slovik, NBC, 1974.
• The Gun, ABC, 1974.
• The Storyteller, NBC, 1977.
• Murder by Natural Causes, CBS, 1979.
• Crisis at Central High, CBS, 1981.
• Rehearsal for Murder, CBS, 1982.
• Take Your Best Shot, CBS, 1982.
• Prototype, CBS, 1983.
• The Guardian, HBO, 1984.
• Guilty Conscience, CBS, 1985.
• (under the co-pseudonym Wesley Furguson) Murder in Space, Showtime, 1985.
• Vanishing Act, CBS, 1986.
• Writings;OTHER
• Fineman (novel), Laddin Press, 1972.
• Stay Tuned: An Inside Look at the Making of Prime-Time Television, St. Martin's, 1981.
• Also contributor over thirty short stories to numerous periodicals.