John Walsh Biography (1945-)

Born December 26, 1945, in Washington, DC; married Reve Drew (a homemaker), 1971; children: Adam (murdered, 1981), Meghan Jane, Callahan Drew, Hayden. Addresses: Office: c/o America's Most Wanted, 5151 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016.; Agent: Sean Perry, Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: December 26, 1945; Washington, DC, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Host, America's Most Wanted, Fox, beginning 1988
Cohost, America's Most Wanted: Final Justice, syndicated, beginning 1995
Cohost, Manhunter, beginning 1995
Host, The New America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back, Fox, beginning 1996
Host, The John Walsh Show, NBC and syndicated, beginning 2002
Specials
Cohost, How to Raise a StreetSmart Kid, HBO, 1987
Trackdown: Prisoners on the Street, ABC, 1989
Host, Ladykiller, Fox, 1991
Host, Firehouse, Fox, 1992
Host, Alcatraz: The Escape, Fox, 1993
Host, Smart Kids, Fox, 1994
Host, Talking It Out, Fox, 1995
Reporter, Fox 2000, Fox, 1999
American Crime Fighter--John Walsh: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Ultimate Ten: Survival Stories, The Learning Channel, 2001
Host, America's Most Wanted: Terrorists--A Special Edition, Fox, 2001
Host, America's Most Wanted Presents Judgment Night: DNA the UltimateTest, Fox, 2001
Contributor to pre-game show, Super Bowl XXXVI, Fox, 2002
John Walsh: Fighting Back, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Movies
Special Bulletin, NBC, 1983
Himself, If Looks Could Kill (also known as If Looks Could Kill: From the Files of "America's Most Wanted" and If Looks Could Kill: The John Hawkins Story), Fox, 1996
Himself, Safety Patrol! (also known as Disney's Safety Patrol), ABC, 1998

Episodic
Employment manager, "The Emergence," The Waltons, CBS, 1975
Good Morning America, 1981
Sportscaster, "Fly the Alibi Skies," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1983
"Less Than the Eye Can See," Stingray, 1986
Himself, "Springfield's Most Wanted," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1995
Himself, "Diagnosis: Jimmy," The Lone Gunmen, Fox, 2001
The View, 2002
Miniseries
Aspen (also known as The Innocent and the Damned), NBC, 1977
First newscaster, Celebrity (miniseries; also known as Tommy Thompson's Celebrity), NBC, 1984
Pilots
Crime show host, The Fugitive, 2000
Television Work
Series
Coproducer, America's Most Wanted: Final Justice, syndicated, beginning 1995
Coproducer, Manhunter, beginning 1995
Creator, The New America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back, Fox,1996
Movies
Executive producer, If Looks Could Kill (also known as If LooksCould Kill: From the Files of "America's Most Wanted" and If Looks Could Kill: The John Hawkins Story), Fox, 1996
Specials
Creator, Firehouse, Fox, 1992
Executive producer, Smart Kids, Fox, 1994
Film Appearances
Captain Fox, Jesuit Joe, AFMD, 1990
Himself, Wrongfully Accused (also known as Leslie Nielsen Ist Sehr Verdaechtig, Sehr Verdaechtig, and Unter falschem Verdacht), Warner Bros., 1998
Second trapper, Grey Owl, New City Releasing, 1999
David Brayden, Press Run (also known as Deadline), Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1999
RECORDINGS
Audio Books
Narrator, No Mercy, by Walsh and Philip Lerman, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1998
WRITINGS
Television Specials
Smart Kids, Fox, 1994
Books
(With Philip Lerman) No Mercy, 1998
(With Lerman) Public Enemies: The Host of America's Most Wanted Targets the Nation's Most Notorious Criminals, Pocket Books (New York City), 2001
Also author of the book Tears of Rage.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Current Biography, July, 2001, pp. 81-86
People Weekly, February 5, 1996, p. 111; March 31, 1997, p. 50; October 29, 2001, p. 24
Saturday Evening Post, April, 1990, p. 44

Other

Adam (television movie), NBC, 1983
Adam: His Song Continues (television movie), NBC, 1986

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