Biography
Walon Green lived a rather nomadic early life. His parents divorced and remarried, often relocating as well. Raised in Beverly Hills, Green eventually attended colleges in Mexico, Germany and Spain. Returning to the USA, he joined the Air Force Reserve and there was introduced to classic films and documentaries in his spare time. After a construction job in Mexico and a brief career as a plumber, he landed a research job at Wolper Productions …
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Career Milestones
1998 | Scripted "The Hi-Lo Country", directed by Stephen Frears | |
1997 | Joined the hit NBC medical drama "ER" as a writer and co-executive producer | |
| Was creative consultant on the ABC drama "NYPD Blue" | ||
1992 | Served as coordinating producer on the NBC drama series "Law & Order" | |
1988 | "Crusoe" produced; Green shared screenwriting credit | |
1981 | TV series debut as coordinating producer on NBC's "Hill Street Blues" | |
1975 | TV-movie debut as screenwriter and executive producer, "Strange New World" (ABC) | |
| Began developing the script for what would later become "Crusoe", a revisionist take on the Daniel Defoe classic | ||
1971 | Produced, wrote and photographed the Oscar-winning documentary "The Hellstrom Chronicle" | |
1970 | Began writing, producing and directing documentaries for the National Geographic Society | |
1969 | Co-wrote (with director Sam Peckinpah) first feature screenplay, "The Wild Bunch" | |
1967 | Directed first feature documentary, "Spree" | |
1966 | Hired as researcher for Wolper Productions; stayed through 1970 (dates approximate) | |
1965 | First film credit, as dialogue coach on "Morituri" | |
| Considered a career as a plumber; instead decided to pursue career in films | ||
| Found work as on a construction crew in Mexico | ||
| Enlisted in the Air Force Reserve; met Jack Nicholson | ||
| Returned to the US | ||
| Traveled throughout Europe; attended colleges in Germany and Spain | ||
| When his parents re-married after sixteen years apart, moved to England with them | ||
| Moved to Beverly Hills, CA, with his mother when parents divorced | ||
Awards
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in ER |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in Law & Order |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in Law & Order |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Drama Series in Law & Order |
1986 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1971 | Academy Award for Documentary (Feature) in The Hellstrom Chronicle |
1971 | BAFTA Award for Robert Flaherty Award in The Hellstrom Chronicle |
1969 | Academy Award for Writing (Story and Screenplay--Based On Material Not Previously Published or Produced) in The Wild Bunch |