Years active 1988–present Name William Finkelstein | Role Screenwriter | |
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Occupation Screenwriter, television producer, actor, television director. Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Movies and TV shows Bad Lieutenant: Port of Ca, Brooklyn South, Cop Rock, Civil Wars, LA Law: The Movie Similar Steven Bochco, Victor Argo, Peter Zeitlinger, Bill Clark, Paul Calderon | ||
William M. Finkelstein (also known as William Finkelstein) is an American screenwriter, television producer, actor and television director.
He has worked as a writer and producer on Law & Order, Brooklyn South, Murder One, L.A. Law, Cop Rock and NYPD Blue. He co-created Brooklyn South with frequent collaborators David Milch, Steven Bochco and Bill Clark. He won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for L.A. Law in both 1989 and 1990. He was nominated for the award again in 2001 for Law & Order. He has been nominated 4 times for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. He also wrote the script for Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans to largely positive acclaim.
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