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'''Walon Green''' (born [[December 15]], [[1936]]) is an American [[documentary film]] director and screenwriter for both TV and films.
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'''Walon Green''' (born December 15, 1936) is an American [[documentary film]] director and [[screenwriter]], for both television and film.

==Career==
==Career==
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Born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], he produced and directed documentaries for National Geographic and David Wolper, including ''[[The Hellstrom Chronicle]] '', for which he was accorded the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and the [[BAFTA]] in 1972, and [[The Secret Life of Plants (film)|The Secret Life of Plants]]'' in 1979. Among his screenwriting credits are the films ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'', ''[[Sorcerer (1977 film)|Sorcerer]]'', ''[[The Brink's Job (1979 film)|The Brink's Job]]'', ''[[Eraser (1996 film)|Eraser]]'', ''[[The Hi-Lo Country]]'' and ''[[RoboCop 2]]''. On television he wrote and produced episodes of ''[[Hill Street Blues (TV series)|Hill Street Blues]]'', ''[[Law & Order (TV series)|Law & Order]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' for which he received a 1995 [[Edgar Award]]. More recently he was a [[Creative Consultant]] for the Chris Carter sci-fi TV series ''[[Millennium]]''. He is also notable for allowing a centipede to crawl over his face in the tunnel scene of ''[[Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory]]''.
Green produced and directed documentaries for ''National Geographic'' and David Wolper, including ''[[The Hellstrom Chronicle]]'', for which he was accorded the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] and the [[BAFTA]] in 1972, and ''[[The Secret Life of Plants (film)|The Secret Life of Plants]]'' in 1979. Among his screenwriting credits are the films ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'', ''[[Sorcerer (film)|Sorcerer]]'', ''[[The Brink's Job]]'', ''[[Solarbabies]]'', ''[[Eraser (1996 film)|Eraser]]'', ''[[The Hi-Lo Country]]'' and ''[[RoboCop 2]]''. On television, he wrote and produced episodes of ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', ''[[Law & Order]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' for which he received a 1995 [[Edgar Award]]. More recently, he was a [[Creative Consultant]] for the Chris Carter science fiction TV series ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'', where he co-wrote the episode "[[Paper Dove]]" with [[Ted Mann (writer)|Ted Mann]]. He is also notable for allowing a millipede to crawl over his face in the tunnel scene of ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]''.


In fall 2008, he assumed the post of executive producer for the [[Vincent D'Onofrio]]-[[Kathryn Erbe]] episodes of ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'', he took over as show runner/executive producer for all episodes in the series' [[Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 9)|ninth season]]. In 2008, Green was the [[Head Writer]]/[[Showrunner]] of the television pilot ''Bunker Hill'', starring [[Donnie Wahlberg]] and [[Bridget Moynahan]] and directed by [[Jon Avnet]]. The pilot was not picked up for a series.
Green is the father of [[Darwin Green]], a writer and film editor, and [[Collin Green]], a teacher and photographer.

Green wrote [[Killing Jesus (miniseries)|the 2015 miniseries adaptation]] of ''[[Killing Jesus|Killing Jesus: A History]]''.

==Awards and nominations==
Walon Green was nominated in 1970 for an Oscar for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|best original screenplay]] for ''[[The Wild Bunch]]''. He was awarded an Oscar in 1972 for his documentary ''[[The Hellstrom Chronicle]]'', for which he also won The Technical Grand Prize at Cannes in 1971 and the Flaherty Documentary Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338396/awards|title=Walon Green|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>

He was nominated for Primetime Emmys in 1986 for ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', in 1993 and 1994 for his work on ''[[Law & Order]]'' and won an Emmy in 1995 for his writing on ''[[NYPD Blue]]''.

Green was nominated for an Emmy Award for co-writing (with [[Robert Stuart Nathan|Robert Nathan]]) the 1993 ''Law & Order'' episode "[[Manhood (Law & Order)|Manhood]]".<ref>Courrier, Kevin, and Susan Green (2000). ''Law & Order: The Unofficial Companion''. Macmillan. {{ISBN|1-58063-108-8}}. p. 205</ref> The episode won a [[GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Award]] for Outstanding Dramatic Television Episode.<ref>Tropiano, Stephen (2002). ''The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV''. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. {{ISBN|1-55783-557-8}}. p. 83</ref>

Green was nominated for an [[Edgar Allan Poe Award]] in 1993 for an episode of ''Law & Order'' and won the same award in 1995 which he shared with [[David Milch]] and [[Steven Bochco]] for their ''NYPD Blue'' episode "Simone Says."

==Personal life==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2015}}
Walon Green was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] on December 15, 1936.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} He is the father of Darwin Green, a writer and film editor, and Collin Green, a teacher and photographer.

==Filmography==
'''As writer - films'''
* ''[[Morituri (1965 film)|Morituri]]'' (1965) (uncredited)
* ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Sorcerer (film)|Sorcerer]]'' (1977)
* ''[[The Brink's Job]]'' (1978)
* ''[[The Border (1982 film)|The Border]]'' (1982)
* ''[[WarGames]]'' (1983) (uncredited)
* ''[[Solarbabies]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Crusoe (film)|Crusoe]]'' (1988)
* ''[[RoboCop 2]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Eraser (film)|Eraser]]'' (1996)
* ''[[The Hi-Lo Country]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Dinosaur (2000 film)|Dinosaur]]'' (2000) (co-screenplay and co-story)

'''Television'''
* ''Plimpton! Adventures in Africa'' (1972, TV film)
* ''Strange New World'' (1975, TV film)
* ''Mysteries of the Sea'' (1980, TV film)
* ''Robert Kennedy and His Times'' (1985, TV miniseries episode)
* ''Hill Street Blues'' (1985–1986, 11 TV episodes)
* ''Law & Order'' (1992–1994, 8 TV episodes)
* ''Without Warning'' (1994, TV movie)
* ''NYPD Blue'' (1994–1995, 4 TV episodes)
* ''Millenium'' (1997, 1 episode)
* ''ER'' (1997-2000, 5 episodes)
* ''Big Apple'' (2001, 1 episode)
* ''Zero Effect'' (2002, TV film)
* ''Dragnet'' (2003, 1 episode)
* ''L.A. Confidential'' (2003)
* ''Law & Order: Trial by Jury'' (2005, 3 episodes)
* ''Conviction'' (2006, 13 episodes as writer/developer)
* ''Bunker Hill'' (2009, TV film)
* ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2009–2010, 6 episodes)
* ''Saints & Strangers'' (2015, 1 episode)
* ''The Man in the High Castle'' (2015, 1 episode)
* ''Killing Jesus'' (2015, TV film)
* ''Saints & Strangers'' (2015, 1 episode, miniseries)
* ''Mercy Street'' (2017, 2 episodes)

==References==
<references />


In fall 2008 he assumed the post of executive producer for the [[Vincent D'Onofrio]]-[[Kathryn Erbe]] episodes of ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''.
==Future Projects==
[[Bunker Hill]]: [[Bridget Moynahan]] ("[[Six Degrees]]") has joined the cast of the drama pilot, about a cop ([[Donnie Wahlberg]]) who returns to the [[Boston, MA]] neighborhood he grew up in. She'll play Erin, the sister-in-law of Wahlberg's character, who has a love-hate relationship with him stemming from the death of her cop husband. [[Walon Green]] ([[Head Writer]]/[[Showrunner]]) is behind the Warner Horizon Television-based hour, which [[Jon Avnet]] is attached to direct. [http://www.tvguide.com/News/Bridget-Moynahan-Joins-27449.aspx], [http://www.azcentral.com/ent/tv/articles/2008/10/22/20081022moynahan1022.html], [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i50e90e3361925e285cae9b7fb37c2ac0], [http://theusdaily.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=555790-0]
==Credits==
==Awards/Nominations==
==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0338396|name=Walon Green}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0338396|name=Walon Green}}
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1187861 Walon Green on NPR's "Fresh Air" March 10, 2003 ]
*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1187861 Walon Green] on NPR's ''[[Fresh Air]]'' (March 10, 2003)


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Latest revision as of 02:46, 16 March 2024

Walon Green
Born (1936-12-15) December 15, 1936 (age 87)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film and television writer and producer
Notable work
ChildrenDarwin Green, Collin Green

Walon Green (born December 15, 1936) is an American documentary film director and screenwriter, for both television and film.

Career

[edit]

Green produced and directed documentaries for National Geographic and David Wolper, including The Hellstrom Chronicle, for which he was accorded the Oscar and the BAFTA in 1972, and The Secret Life of Plants in 1979. Among his screenwriting credits are the films The Wild Bunch, Sorcerer, The Brink's Job, Solarbabies, Eraser, The Hi-Lo Country and RoboCop 2. On television, he wrote and produced episodes of Hill Street Blues, Law & Order, ER and NYPD Blue for which he received a 1995 Edgar Award. More recently, he was a Creative Consultant for the Chris Carter science fiction TV series Millennium, where he co-wrote the episode "Paper Dove" with Ted Mann. He is also notable for allowing a millipede to crawl over his face in the tunnel scene of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

In fall 2008, he assumed the post of executive producer for the Vincent D'Onofrio-Kathryn Erbe episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, he took over as show runner/executive producer for all episodes in the series' ninth season. In 2008, Green was the Head Writer/Showrunner of the television pilot Bunker Hill, starring Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan and directed by Jon Avnet. The pilot was not picked up for a series.

Green wrote the 2015 miniseries adaptation of Killing Jesus: A History.

Awards and nominations

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Walon Green was nominated in 1970 for an Oscar for best original screenplay for The Wild Bunch. He was awarded an Oscar in 1972 for his documentary The Hellstrom Chronicle, for which he also won The Technical Grand Prize at Cannes in 1971 and the Flaherty Documentary Award.[1]

He was nominated for Primetime Emmys in 1986 for Hill Street Blues, in 1993 and 1994 for his work on Law & Order and won an Emmy in 1995 for his writing on NYPD Blue.

Green was nominated for an Emmy Award for co-writing (with Robert Nathan) the 1993 Law & Order episode "Manhood".[2] The episode won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Dramatic Television Episode.[3]

Green was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1993 for an episode of Law & Order and won the same award in 1995 which he shared with David Milch and Steven Bochco for their NYPD Blue episode "Simone Says."

Personal life

[edit]

Walon Green was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 15, 1936.[citation needed] He is the father of Darwin Green, a writer and film editor, and Collin Green, a teacher and photographer.

Filmography

[edit]

As writer - films

Television

  • Plimpton! Adventures in Africa (1972, TV film)
  • Strange New World (1975, TV film)
  • Mysteries of the Sea (1980, TV film)
  • Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985, TV miniseries episode)
  • Hill Street Blues (1985–1986, 11 TV episodes)
  • Law & Order (1992–1994, 8 TV episodes)
  • Without Warning (1994, TV movie)
  • NYPD Blue (1994–1995, 4 TV episodes)
  • Millenium (1997, 1 episode)
  • ER (1997-2000, 5 episodes)
  • Big Apple (2001, 1 episode)
  • Zero Effect (2002, TV film)
  • Dragnet (2003, 1 episode)
  • L.A. Confidential (2003)
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005, 3 episodes)
  • Conviction (2006, 13 episodes as writer/developer)
  • Bunker Hill (2009, TV film)
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2009–2010, 6 episodes)
  • Saints & Strangers (2015, 1 episode)
  • The Man in the High Castle (2015, 1 episode)
  • Killing Jesus (2015, TV film)
  • Saints & Strangers (2015, 1 episode, miniseries)
  • Mercy Street (2017, 2 episodes)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Walon Green". IMDb.
  2. ^ Courrier, Kevin, and Susan Green (2000). Law & Order: The Unofficial Companion. Macmillan. ISBN 1-58063-108-8. p. 205
  3. ^ Tropiano, Stephen (2002). The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. ISBN 1-55783-557-8. p. 83
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