William J. MacDonald (filmmaker)

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

Career

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][4] 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.[5]

MacDonald also wrote an unproduced screenplay based on Iris Chang's bestselling novel The Rape of Nanking.[6]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film Credit
1993SliverCo-producer
1995JadeExecutive producer
1996An Occasional HellExecutive producer
1997The Saint
1999Molly
One Man's Hero
2017Grow HouseExecutive producer
As an actor
Year Film Role
1996An Occasional HellArresting Officer #1

Television
Year Title Credit Notes
1997Rough RidersExecutive producerTelevision film
2005−07RomeExecutive producer
2017The SaintExecutive producerTelevision film
As writer
Year Title
2002Witchblade
2005−07Rome

References
  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. "The 18 Best Crime Dramas In TV History". /Film. 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  4. "10 TV Shows That Remained Great Throughout Their Entirety, According to Reddit". Collider. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (2016-01-21). "'Storyville' New Orleans Drama Pilot From Bill Macdonald & Walt Becker Set To Film". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  6. 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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