William J. Macdonald (filmmaker)

William Macdonald is an American film and television producer and writer.

Career

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Macdonald has an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Fordham University School of Law in New York.[1][2]

Macdonald worked in international trade and business affairs. Eventually he rose to run Hollywood producer Robert Evans' production company at Paramount Pictures.

Macdonald has a producer, co-producer or executive producer credit on Sliver, Jade, An Occasional Hell, Rough Riders, Molly and One Man's Hero. He co-wrote one episode for the TNT series, Witchblade, which ran from 2001–2002.

He was also a co-creator of the HBO original series Rome (in association of the BBC) along with John Milius and Bruno Heller.[3] MacDonald served as an executive producer and writer on the series. The episode "Caesarion" (2005) was written by Macdonald.

Macdonald also wrote a drama series about the history of New Orleans called Storyville that had begun filming a pilot by January 2016.[4]

Macdonald wrote an unproduced screenplay based on Iris Chang's novel The Rape of Nanking.[5]

Filmography

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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit
1993 Sliver Co-producer
1995 Jade Executive producer
1996 An Occasional Hell Executive producer
1997 The Saint
1999 Molly
One Man's Hero
2017 Grow House Executive producer
As an actor
Year Film Role
1996 An Occasional Hell Arresting Officer #1

Television

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Year Title Credit Notes
1997 Rough Riders Executive producer Television film
2005−07 Rome Executive producer
2017 The Saint Executive producer Television film
As writer
Year Title
2002 Witchblade
2005−07 Rome

References

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  1. ^ "William J. Macdonald, Advisor". Zeros & Ones. January 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
  2. ^ "Bill Macdonald". America Abroad Media. 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. ^ "10 TV Shows That Remained Great Throughout Their Entirety, According to Reddit". Collider. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-01-21). "'Storyville' New Orleans Drama Pilot From Bill Macdonald & Walt Becker Set To Film". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. ^ Coonan, Clifford (October 15, 2006). "Pic projects revisit Nanking massacre: Produce Green's $50 mil pic based on Chang's tome". Variety. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
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