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"The Philanthropist" (2009): Season 1: Episode 2 -- Teddy visits Myanmar on business and meets a young girl in desperate need of help.
"Oz" (1997): : -- A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
"The Philanthropist" (2009): Season 1: Episode 1 -- Successful tycoon Teddy Rist is forever changed after rescuing a young boy during a hurricane in Nigeria.
"St. Elsewhere" (1982): Season 1: Episode 12 -- Dr. White faces an ethical dilemma as he tries to convince a grieving family to sign an autopsy consent form, and Dr. Craig is stunned when his old college roommate checks in for a sex-change operation.
"St. Elsewhere" (1982): Season 1: Episode 9 -- Dr. Morrison makes an unheard-of house call, but regrets it when he's pestered with demands for more of the same, and the rift between Dr. White and his wife widens when their daughter is admitted to the E.R. after swallowing moth balls.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
12 September 1951, Buffalo, New York, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Attended Buffalo State College, Class of 1973 more
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Awards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 23 nominations more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Thanks, Self
In Development: What's this?
  1. "Americatown" (details only on IMDbPro)
Producer:
  1. "The Philanthropist" (executive producer) (7 episodes, 2009) (producer) (1 episode, 2009)
        - Haiti (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Kashmir (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - San Diego (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Kosovo (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Nigeria Part II (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
          (3 more)
  2. M.O.N.Y. (2008) (TV) (executive producer)
  3. "The Bedford Diaries" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 2006)
        - Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Risky Business (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - I'm Gonna Love College (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
  4. Anytown, USA (2005) (executive producer)
  5. "The Jury" (2004) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  6. Strip Search (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
  7. Judas (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
  8. "Oz" (executive producer) (32 episodes, 1997-2003)
        - Exeunt Omnes (2003) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Junkyard Dawgs (2003) TV episode (executive producer)
        - A Day in the Death... (2003) TV episode (executive producer)
        - 4giveness (2003) TV episode (executive producer)
        - A Failure to Communicate (2003) TV episode (executive producer)
          (27 more)
  9. Baseball Wives (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
  10. Shot in the Heart (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
  11. Hudson's Law (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
  12. American Tragedy (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
  13. "The Beat" (2000) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  14. Homicide: The Movie (2000) (TV) (executive producer)

  15. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (executive producer) (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
    ... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
        - Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Why Chromosome (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Lines of Fire (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Identity Crisis (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Self Defense (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
          (117 more)
  16. The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
  17. Firehouse (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
  18. The Prosecutors (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
  19. "Philly Heat" (1994) TV series (executive producer)
  20. New Year (1993) (TV) (executive producer)

  21. "St. Elsewhere" (producer) (115 episodes, 1983-1988)
        - The Last One (1988) TV episode (producer)
        - The Abby Singer Show (1988) TV episode (producer)
        - Split Decision (1988) TV episode (producer)
        - Requiem for a Heavyweight (1988) TV episode (producer)
        - The Naked Civil Surgeon (1988) TV episode (producer)
          (110 more)
Writer:
  1. "The Philanthropist" (8 episodes, 2009)
        - Haiti (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Kashmir (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - San Diego (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Kosovo (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Nigeria Part II (2009) TV episode (creator) (written by)
          (3 more)
  2. M.O.N.Y. (2008) (TV) (writer)
  3. "The Bedford Diaries" (5 episodes, 2006)
        - Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (2006) TV episode (creator) (story)
        - The Passion of the Beaver (2006) TV episode (story)
        - Love and the Tenth Planet (2006) TV episode (story)
        - Tell Me No Secrets (2006) TV episode (story)
        - I'm Gonna Love College (2006) TV episode (writer)
  4. "The Jury" (10 episodes, 2004)
        - Too Jung to Die (2004) TV episode (story)
        - Lamentation on the Reservation (2004) TV episode (story)
        - Pilot (2004) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
        - The Boxer (2004) TV episode (story)
        - Memories (2004) TV episode (story)
          (5 more)
  5. Strip Search (2004) (TV) (written by)
  6. Judas (2004) (TV) (written by)
  7. "Oz" (56 episodes, 1997-2003)
        - Exeunt Omnes (2003) TV episode (creator) (written by)
        - Junkyard Dawgs (2003) TV episode (creator) (written by)
        - A Day in the Death... (2003) TV episode (creator) (written by)
        - 4giveness (2003) TV episode (creator) (written by)
        - A Failure to Communicate (2003) TV episode (creator) (written by)
          (51 more)
  8. America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) (writer)
  9. "The Beat" (2000) TV series (unknown episodes)
  10. Homicide: The Movie (2000) (TV) (writer)

  11. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (67 episodes, 1993-1999)
    ... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
        - Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1999) TV episode (writer)
        - Lines of Fire (1999) TV episode (story)
        - Identity Crisis (1999) TV episode (story)
        - Zen and the Art of Murder (1999) TV episode (story)
        - Kellerman, P.I.: Part 2 (1998) TV episode (story)
          (62 more)
  12. Firehouse (1997) (TV) (writer)
  13. The Prosecutors (1996) (TV) (writer)
  14. "Philly Heat" (1994) TV series (writer)
  15. New Year (1993) (TV) (writer)

  16. "Tattingers" (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka Nick & Hillary (new title)
        - Pilot (1988) TV episode (writer)
  17. "St. Elsewhere" (43 episodes, 1982-1988)
        - The Last One (1988) TV episode (teleplay)
        - The Abby Singer Show (1988) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Their Town (1988) TV episode (story)
        - Weigh In, Way Out (1987) TV episode (writer)
        - A Moon for the Misbegotten (1987) TV episode (writer)
          (38 more)
  18. The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV) (writer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "St. Elsewhere" (story editor) (20 episodes, 1982-1983) (creative consultant) (1 episode, 1988)
        - The Last One (1988) TV episode (creative consultant)
        - Addiction (1983) TV episode (story editor)
        - Baron von Munchausen (1983) TV episode (story editor)
        - Craig in Love (1983) TV episode (story editor)
        - Working (1983) TV episode (story editor)
          (16 more)
Thanks:
  1. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) (special thanks)

  2. Jaded (1996) (thanks)
Self:
  1. An Omar Broadway Film (2008) .... Himself
  2. The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008) (V) .... Himself
  3. A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008) (V) .... Himself
  4. Who Is Norman Lloyd? (2007) .... Himself
  5. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode #2.114 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  6. The White Shadow: The Shadow of Bruce Paltrow (2006) (V) .... Himself
  7. Brilliant But Cancelled: Pilot Season (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Homicide: Life at the Start (2003) (V) .... Himself
  9. TV's Most Censored Moments (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  10. Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  11. The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "Great Books" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Les Miserables (2000) TV episode .... Himself

  13. Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) (TV) .... Himself

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