6.0
Movie
Writing
Joseph Wambaugh
- Born
- (age 89)
- Birthplace
- East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 22 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. (born January 22, 1937) is a bestselling American writer known for his fictional and non-fictional accounts of police work in the United States. Several of his first novels were set in Los Angeles, California, and its surroundings, and featured Los Angeles police officers as protagonists.
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Signature work
Known For
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Movie
6.7
Movie
The New Centurions
5.4
Movie
The Choirboys
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TV
Police Story
4.8
Movie
The Black Marble
5.5
Movie
The Blue Knight
4.5
Movie
The Glitter Dome
7.5
Movie
Echoes in the Darkness
6.2
Movie
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
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TV
Joe Forrester
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Movie
Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
4.0
Movie
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
7.0
Movie
The Blue Knight
7.5
TV
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
9.0
Movie
A Cry for Justice
5.0
TV
The Blue Knight
5.0
TV
The Blue Knight
Movie
Big John Morrison
Acting credits 7
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’ Film | Self |
| 1992 | From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Film | Self |
| 1979 | Friday Night, Saturday Morning TV | (1 ep) |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight Film | Desk Sergeant |
| 1974 | Dinah! TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (5 ep) |
Crew credits 18
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert Film | Writer, Executive Producer |
| 1992 | From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Film | Supervising Producer |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness Film | Co-Producer, Novel, Teleplay |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness TV | Novel, Teleplay, Co-Producer, Creator (2 ep) |
| 1984 | The Glitter Dome Film | Novel |
| 1980 | Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop Film | Creator |
| 1980 | The Black Marble Film | Novel, Screenplay |
| 1979 | The Onion Field Film | Novel, Screenplay |
| 1979 | A Cry for Justice Film | Creator |
| 1977 | The Choirboys Film | Novel, Screenplay |
| 1975 | Joe Forrester TV | Creator |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight Film | Novel |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight TV | Creator |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight Film | Novel |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight TV | Novel (4 ep) |
| 1973 | Big John Morrison Film | Creator |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | Creator |
| 1972 | The New Centurions Film | Novel |