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Dick Wolf

Milestones

  • Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
  • Birthday: December 20, 1946
  • 2007

    Produced the award winning HBO film, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" adapted from the book of the same name by Dee Brown

  • 2005

    Produced the short-lived spin-off, "Law & Order: Trial by Jury"; cancelled after its first season

  • 2003

    Produced "Twin Towers," the Academy Award-winning Short Documentary about two brothers, one a policeman and the other a fireman, who lost their lives in the line of duty on September 11, 2001

  • 2002

    Produced "Law & Order: Crime & Punishment" (NBC), a reality television spin-off of the Law & Order franchise

  • 2001 to 0000

    Executive produced the second spin-off "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"; moved from NBC to the USA network in 2007

  • 2000

    Created and executive produced the syndicated "Arrest & Trial"

  • 1999 to 0000

    Executive produced the highly-rated spin-off series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)

  • 1997

    Created and executive produced the CBS drama series "Feds"

  • 1997

    Executive produced and created the NBC drama "Players"

  • 1996

    Wrote (also created and executive produced) the UPN series "Swift Justice"

  • 1994

    Appeared on the NBC news magazine special, "Today at Night"

  • 1994 to 1998

    Created and executive produced the Fox police drama, "New York Undercover"

  • 1993

    Created (also executive produced and wrote the first episode) the short-lived NBC detective drama, "Crime and Punishment"

  • 1992

    Executive produced the short-lived sci-fi detective series, "Mann & Machine" (NBC); also wrote the first episode

  • 1990 to 0000

    Created (also executive produced and wrote) the police and courtroom drama series, "Law & Order" (NBC); the success of the show has led to the creation of additional shows under the Law & Order franchise

  • 1990

    Created (also executive produced and wrote) the premiere episode of the short-lived NBC adventure series, "Nasty Boys"

  • 1989

    Created (and executive produced) installments of "Christine Cromwell," a recurring series of TV-movies within the "ABC Saturday Movie" format; also wrote the premiere TV-movie installment

  • 1989

    Executive produced four installments (and wrote the first installment) of "Gideon Oliver," a recurring series of TV-movies within the "ABC Mystery Movie" time slot

  • 1988

    Made feature acting debut in a small role in "Masquerade" (also wrote and executive produced)

  • 1987

    Returned to feature films after six years to write and produce "No Man's Land"

  • 1978

    Produced (and wrote) the screenplay "Skateboard," based on his own original story (credited as Richard A. Wolf)

  • 1969 to 1976

    Began career in the advertising business; worked as a copywriter and producer for over a dozen nationwide campaigns; helped create such slogans as "You Can't Beat Crest for Fighting Cavities"

  • Formed TV production company, Wolf Films

  • Joined the writing team of the police drama, "Hill Street Blues" (NBC) as an executive script consultant for its last few seasons; earned Emmy and Writer's Guild nominations for the episode "What Are Friends For"

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