Acting credits
1
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
William Link
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
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Movies: 36Series: 24Crew credits: 59
TMDB ID: 42058
IMDb ID: nm0512894
Known for: Writing
Born: December 15, 1933
Died: December 27, 2020
Age: 87
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2019
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q2448001
Other jobs
Writer (32)Teleplay (6)Creator (5)Executive Producer (5)Story (5)Producer (3)Screenstory (2)Short Story (1)
Biography
Writer and producer known for co-creating Columbo and Murder, She Wrote.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Link.
7.4
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
4.9
Whispers in the Dark
Executive Producer
1992 Movie
The Boys
Writer
1991 Movie
6.0
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
Writer
1988 Movie
7.1
Vanishing Act
Teleplay
1986 Movie
5.9
Guilty Conscience
Writer
1985 Movie
4.2
The Guardian
Writer
1984 Movie
5.8
Prototype
Writer
1983 Movie
6.0
Take Your Best Shot
Executive Producer
1982 Movie
6.1
Rehearsal for Murder
Writer
1982 Movie
6.0
Crisis at Central High
Writer
1981 Movie
Stone
Story
1979 Movie
6.9
Murder by Natural Causes
Writer
1979 Movie
The Storyteller
Writer
1977 Movie
6.0
Rollercoaster
Screenstory
1977 Movie
6.0
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
Story
1977 Movie
6.2
The Hindenburg
Screenstory
1975 Movie
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
Teleplay
1975 Movie
7.2
A Cry for Help
Executive Producer
1975 Movie
8.0
The Gun
Producer
1974 Movie
7.2
The Execution of Private Slovik
Writer
1974 Movie
5.7
Savage
Teleplay
1973 Movie
2.0
Partners in Crime
Executive Producer
1973 Movie
3.0
The Judge and Jake Wyler
Writer
1972 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Link.
5.3
The Cosby Mysteries
Creator
1994 Series
5.5
Gideon Oliver
Producer • 5 eps
1989 Series
6.0
B.L. Stryker
Producer • 12 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Probe
Creator
1988 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
Executive Producer • 264 eps
1984 Series
4.5
Cassie & Co.
Writer • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.1
Mrs. Columbo
Creator
1979 Series
7.5
Ellery Queen
Writer • 2 eps
1975 Series
8.1
Columbo
Writer • 6 eps
1971 Series
7.1
McCloud
Writer • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
Writer • 2 eps
1968 Series
6.7
Mannix
Creator
1967 Series
6.5
Jericho
Creator
1966 Series
7.0
Honey West
Writer • 3 eps
1965 Series
7.2
The Rogues
Writer • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
Writer • 3 eps
1963 Series
7.2
The Fugitive
Writer • 2 eps
1963 Series
5.7
Stoney Burke
Writer • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Writer • 5 eps
1962 Series
6.3
The Chevy Mystery Show
Writer • 1 eps
1960 Series
5.7
Adventures in Paradise
Writer • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.7
Johnny Ringo
Writer • 3 eps
1959 Series
6.0
Black Saddle
Writer • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Writer • 2 eps
1955 Series