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Walon Green

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

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he directed the documentary The Secret Life of Plants in 1979. Among his screenwriting credits are the films The Wild Bunch, Sorcerer, Eraser, The Hi-Lo Country and RoboCop 2. On television he wrote and produced episodes of Hill Street Blues; Law & Order; and ER as well as NYPD Blue for which he received a 1995 Edgar Award. His most notable film is the The Hellstrom Chronicle, which earned him the Academy Award and the BAFTA in 1972. 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.

Walon Green is the father of Darwin Green, a writer and film editor, and Collin Green, a teacher and photographer.

In fall 2008 he will assume the post of executive producer for the Vincent D'Onofrio-Kathryn Erbe episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

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