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Overview
Trivia:
Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award for Best Play: in 1984 for... moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 18 nominations moreAlternate Names:
Richard WeiszFilmography
Writer:
- Joan of Bark: The Dog that Saved France (2008) (pre-production) (writer)
- Redbelt (2008) (written by)
- "The Unit" (46 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Side Angle Slide (2007) TV episode (creator)
- Gone Missing (2007) TV episode (creator)
- Binary Explosion (2007) TV episode (creator)
- Play 16 (2007) TV episode (creator)
- Five Brothers (2007) TV episode (creator)
(41 more) - Edmond (2005) (play) (screenplay)
- Spartan (2004) (written by)
- Heist (2001/I) (written by)
... aka Vol, Le (Canada: French title) - Hannibal (2001) (screenplay)
- State and Main (2000) (written by)
... aka Séquences et conséquences (France) - Lakeboat (2000) (play) (uncredited) (written by)
- The Winslow Boy (1999) (screenplay)
- Lansky (1999) (TV) (written by)
- Ronin (1998) (screenplay) (as Richard Weisz)
- Wag the Dog (1997) (screenplay)
- The Spanish Prisoner (1997) (written by)
- The Edge (1997) (written by)
- American Buffalo (1996) (play) (screenplay)
- Oleanna (1994) (play) (screenplay)
- Texan (1994) (TV) (written by)
- Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) (play translation)
- A Life in the Theater (1993) (TV) (play) (teleplay)
... aka A Life in the Theatre (UK) - Hoffa (1992) (written by)
- Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) (play) (screenplay)
... aka Glengarry Glen Ross (Australia: DVD title) - The Water Engine (1992) (TV) (play) (written by)
- Homicide (1991) (written by)
- Uncle Vanya (1991) (TV) (writer)
- We're No Angels (1989) (written by)
- Things Change (1988) (written by)
- House of Games (1987) (screenplay) (story)
- The Untouchables (1987) (written by)
- "Hill Street Blues" (1 episode, 1987)
- A Wasted Weekend (1987) TV episode (writer) - About Last Night... (1986) (play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago")
- The Verdict (1982) (screenplay)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) (screenplay)
... aka Wenn der Postmann zweimal klingelt (West Germany) - A Life in the Theater (1979) (TV) (play)
Producer:
- "The Unit" (executive producer) (46 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Side Angle Slide (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Gone Missing (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Binary Explosion (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Play 16 (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Five Brothers (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
(41 more) - Lansky (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
- A Life in the Theater (1993) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka A Life in the Theatre (UK) - Hoffa (1992) (associate producer)
- Lip Service (1988) (TV) (producer)
Director:
- Joan of Bark: The Dog that Saved France (2008) (pre-production)
- Redbelt (2008)
- "The Unit" (3 episodes, 2006)
- Old Home Week (2006) TV episode
- The Wall (2006) TV episode
- Security (2006) TV episode - "The Shield" (1 episode, 2004)
- Strays (2004) TV episode - Spartan (2004)
- Heist (2001/I)
... aka Vol, Le (Canada: French title) - State and Main (2000)
... aka Séquences et conséquences (France) - Catastrophe (2000)
- The Winslow Boy (1999)
- The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
- Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (1996) (TV)
- Oleanna (1994)
- Homicide (1991)
- Things Change (1988)
- House of Games (1987)
Actor:
- "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" .... David (1 episode, 1997)
- New Phone System (1997) TV episode (voice) .... David - The Water Engine (1992) (TV) .... Brown Haired Man
- Black Widow (1987) .... Herb, Poker Player
... aka Bullseye (Australia)
Thanks:
- Frogs for Snakes (1998) (special thanks)
Self:
- "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Tribeca Film Festival (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 29 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #5.2 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Steve Martin (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Val Kilmer (2004) TV episode .... Himself - A Tribute to Joe Mantegna (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003) (V) .... Himself - Director ("Catastrophe")
- "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
- The Films of David Mamet (????) TV episode .... Himself - Chicago on Stage (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- The Yiddish Cinema (1991) .... Narrator
- Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1985) .... Himself
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Worked as a writer for Playboy in the '70s. morePublicity Listings:
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