William Link (1933-2020)

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Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Born:
December 15, 1933

Died:
December 27, 2020

Writer and producer known for co-creating Columbo and Murder, She Wrote.

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Executive Producer:
1973  Partners in Crime
1974  The Execution of Private Slovik
1975  A Cry for Help
1977  The Storyteller
1979  Murder by Natural Causes
1981  Crisis at Central High
1982  Rehearsal for Murder
1982  Take Your Best Shot
1992  Whispers in the Dark

Producer:
1970  My Sweet Charlie
1971  Two on a Bench
1972  That Certain Summer
1972  The Judge and Jake Wyler
1973  Partners in Crime
1974  The Execution of Private Slovik
1974  The Gun
1975  A Cry for Help
1975  Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1977  The Storyteller
1979  Murder by Natural Causes
1981  Crisis at Central High
1982  Rehearsal for Murder
1982  Take Your Best Shot
1991  The Boys
1992  Whispers in the Dark

Screenplay:
1970  My Sweet Charlie
1971  Two on a Bench
1972  That Certain Summer
1972  The Judge and Jake Wyler
1973  Partners in Crime
1974  The Execution of Private Slovik
1974  The Gun
1975  A Cry for Help
1975  Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1977  Rollercoaster
1977  The Storyteller
1979  Murder by Natural Causes
1981  Crisis at Central High
1982  Rehearsal for Murder
1982  Take Your Best Shot
1991  The Boys
1992  Whispers in the Dark

Screenstory:
1970  My Sweet Charlie
1971  Two on a Bench
1972  That Certain Summer
1972  The Judge and Jake Wyler
1973  Partners in Crime
1974  The Execution of Private Slovik
1974  The Gun
1975  A Cry for Help
1975  Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975  The Hindenburg
1977  Rollercoaster
1977  The Storyteller
1979  Murder by Natural Causes
1981  Crisis at Central High
1982  Rehearsal for Murder
1982  Take Your Best Shot
1991  The Boys
1992  Whispers in the Dark

Short Story:
1962  The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1970  My Sweet Charlie
1971  Two on a Bench
1972  That Certain Summer
1972  The Judge and Jake Wyler
1973  Partners in Crime
1974  The Execution of Private Slovik
1974  The Gun
1975  A Cry for Help
1975  Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975  The Hindenburg
1977  Rollercoaster
1977  The Storyteller
1979  Murder by Natural Causes
1981  Crisis at Central High
1982  Rehearsal for Murder
1982  Take Your Best Shot
1991  The Boys
1992  Whispers in the Dark

Story:
1962  The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1969  Trial Run
1970  My Sweet Charlie
1970  The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1971  Two on a Bench
1972  Ransom for a Dead Man
1972  That Certain Summer
1972  The Judge and Jake Wyler
1973  Partners in Crime
1974  The Execution of Private Slovik
1974  The Gun
1975  A Cry for Help
1975  Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975  The Hindenburg
1977  Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977  Rollercoaster
1977  The Storyteller
1979  Murder by Natural Causes
1979  Stone
1981  Crisis at Central High
1982  Rehearsal for Murder
1982  Take Your Best Shot
1991  The Boys
1992  Whispers in the Dark

Teleplay:
1962  The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1968  Prescription: Murder
1969  The Whole World Is Watching
1969  Trial Run
1970  My Sweet Charlie
1970  The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1971  Two on a Bench
1972  Ransom for a Dead Man
1972  That Certain Summer
1972  The Judge and Jake Wyler
1973  Partners in Crime
1973  Savage
1974  The Execution of Private Slovik
1974  The Gun
1975  A Cry for Help
1975  Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975  The Hindenburg
1977  Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977  Rollercoaster
1977  The Storyteller
1979  Murder by Natural Causes
1979  Stone
1981  Crisis at Central High
1982  Rehearsal for Murder
1982  Take Your Best Shot
1986  Vanishing Act
1991  The Boys
1992  Whispers in the Dark

Writer:
1962  The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1968  Prescription: Murder
1969  Istanbul Express
1969  The Whole World Is Watching
1969  Trial Run
1970  My Sweet Charlie
1970  The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1971  Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971  Two on a Bench
1971  Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1972  Ransom for a Dead Man
1972  That Certain Summer
1972  The Judge and Jake Wyler
1973  Partners in Crime
1973  Savage
1974  The Execution of Private Slovik
1974  The Gun
1975  A Cry for Help
1975  Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975  The Hindenburg
1977  Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977  Rollercoaster
1977  The Storyteller
1979  Murder by Natural Causes
1979  Stone
1981  Crisis at Central High
1982  Rehearsal for Murder
1982  Take Your Best Shot
1983  Prototype
1984  The Guardian
1986  Vanishing Act
1988  Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1991  The Boys
1992  Whispers in the Dark

Creator:
1966  Jericho
1967  Mannix
1971  Columbo
1973  Tenafly
1975  Ellery Queen
1979  Mrs. Columbo
1984  Murder, She Wrote
1988  Probe
1994  The Cosby Mysteries

Executive Producer:
1966  Jericho
1967  Mannix
1971  Columbo
1973  Tenafly
1975  Ellery Queen
1979  Mrs. Columbo
1984  Murder, She Wrote
1988  Probe
1994  The Cosby Mysteries

Producer:
1966  Jericho
1967  Mannix
1971  Columbo
1973  Tenafly
1975  Ellery Queen
1979  Mrs. Columbo
1984  Murder, She Wrote
1988  Probe
1989  B.L. Stryker
1989  Gideon Oliver
1994  The Cosby Mysteries

Story:
1962  The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1966  Jericho
1967  Mannix
1971  Columbo
1973  Tenafly
1975  Ellery Queen
1979  Mrs. Columbo
1984  Murder, She Wrote
1988  Probe
1989  B.L. Stryker
1989  Gideon Oliver
1994  The Cosby Mysteries

Writer:
1955  Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1959  Adventures in Paradise
1959  Black Saddle
1959  Johnny Ringo
1960  The Chevy Mystery Show
1962  Stoney Burke
1962  The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1963  Burke's Law
1963  The Fugitive
1964  The Rogues
1965  Honey West
1966  Jericho
1967  Mannix
1968  The Name of the Game
1970  McCloud
1971  Columbo
1973  Tenafly
1975  Ellery Queen
1979  Mrs. Columbo
1984  Murder, She Wrote
1988  Probe
1989  B.L. Stryker
1989  Gideon Oliver
1994  The Cosby Mysteries

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