David L. Wolper

Biography

David L. Wolper was born on January 11, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA as David Lloyd Wolper. He was a producer, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Imagine: John Lennon (1988). He was married to Gloria Hill, Dawn Richard and Toni Carroll. He died on August 10, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Most Famous Work

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North and South

(1985) Executive Producer

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

(1971) Producer

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Roots: The Next Generations

(1979) Executive Producer

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Alex Haley's Queen

(1993) Executive Producer

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The Thorn Birds

(1983) Executive Producer

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Roots

(1977) Executive Producer

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Get Christie Love!

(1974) Producer

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Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

(1987) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2001	Self	Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' 2001-11-13 Movie
1992	Self	Color Adjustment 1992-01-29 Movie
1948	Self	Bambi Awards 1948-01-01 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2007	Creator	Roots 30th Anniversary Edition 2007-04-17 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Executive Producer	To Serve and Protect 1999-02-14 Movie
1998	Executive Producer	A Will of their Own 1998-10-18 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Terror in the Mall 1998-07-29 Movie
1997	Executive Producer	L.A. Confidential 1997-09-19 Movie
1996	Producer	Surviving Picasso 1996-09-04 Movie
1995	Executive Producer	Prince for a Day 1995-10-06 Movie
1994	Executive Producer	Without Warning 1994-10-30 Movie
1993	Producer	Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald 1993-11-15 Movie
	Executive Producer	Alex Haley's Queen 1993-02-14 TV Show
1992	Executive Producer	Bed of Lies 1992-01-20 Movie
1991	Executive Producer	Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros. 1991-09-14 Movie
1990	Executive Producer	When You Remember Me 1990-10-07 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Plot to Kill Hitler 1990-01-30 Movie
1988	Executive Producer	Roots: The Gift 1988-12-11 Movie
1987	Producer	Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story 1987-11-10 TV Show
	Executive Producer	The Betty Ford Story 1987-03-02 Movie
1985	Executive Producer	North and South 1985-11-03 TV Show
	Executive Producer	The Mystic Warrior 1985-04-07 TV Show
1984	Executive Producer	His Mistress 1984-10-20 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Mystic Warrior 1984-05-20 Movie
1983	Executive Producer	The Thorn Birds 1983-03-27 TV Show
1982	Executive Producer	Murder Is Easy 1982-01-02 Movie
1981	Executive Producer	This Is Elvis 1981-04-03 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Man Who Saw Tomorrow 1981-01-09 Movie
1980	Executive Producer	The Silent Lovers 1980-05-20 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Scarlett O'Hara War 1980-05-19 Movie
	Executive Producer	This Year's Blonde 1980-05-18 Movie
1979	Executive Producer	Roots: The Next Generations 1979-02-18 TV Show
1977	Executive Producer	Roots 1977-01-23 TV Show
1976	Executive Producer	Victory at Entebbe 1976-12-13 Movie
	Executive Producer	Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur 1976-01-04 Movie
1975	Executive Producer	I Will Fight No More Forever 1975-04-13 Movie
1974	Producer	Get Christie Love! 1974-01-22 TV Show
1973	Producer	Visions of Eight 1973-10-06 Movie
	Executive Producer	Wattstax 1973-02-04 Movie
	Executive Producer	The 500 Pound Jerk 1973-01-02 Movie
1972	Executive Producer	One Is a Lonely Number 1972-06-19 Movie
1971	Producer	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971-06-29 Movie
	Producer	The Hellstrom Chronicle 1971-05-05 Movie
1970	Executive Producer	I Love My Wife 1970-12-21 Movie
1969	Producer	The Bridge at Remagen 1969-06-25 Movie
	Executive Producer	If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium 1969-04-24 Movie
1968	Producer	The Devil's Brigade 1968-05-15 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 1968-03-06 Movie
1967	Producer	China: The Roots of Madness 1967-01-31 Movie
1965	Producer	The Incredible World of James Bond 1965-11-26 Movie
	Producer	The Teen-Age Revolution 1965-10-19 Movie
1964	Executive Producer	Four Days In November 1964-10-07 Movie
	Executive Assistant	Hollywood and the Stars 1964-05-04 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1961	Director	Hollywood: The Golden Years 1961-01-01 Movie
1959	Director	The Race for Space 1959-01-01 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1959	Writer	The Race for Space 1959-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv