Person Details

Birthday: 1945-02-03 03:35:34

Death: 2017-09-10 03:35:34

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Movie Involvements: 13

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr. (February 3, 1945 – September 10, 2017) was an American television producer and president of the NBC network's west coast division. He was a professor of television communications at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He served as ombudsman for ESPN.com for 18 months; that term ended in January 2011. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ohlmeyer grew up in the Chicago area and attended Glenbrook North High School. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1967. Ohlmeyer began his career with ABC Sports. A disciple of Roone Arledge, he worked on Wide World of Sports, was the first hired producer of Monday Night Football, created Superstars, and also produced and directed three Olympics broadcasts (including the Munich Olympics), (Wikipedia)

Most Famous Work

Crazy in Love
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5

Crazy in Love

(1992) Producer
Special Bulletin
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7

Special Bulletin

(1983) Executive Producer
Cold Sassy Tree
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7

Cold Sassy Tree

(1989) Executive Producer
When He's Not a Stranger
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6

When He's Not a Stranger

(1989) Executive Producer
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
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0

LifeStories: Steve Burdick

(1990) Executive Producer
Right to Die
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8

Right to Die

(1987) Executive Producer
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
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0
The Heroes of Desert Storm
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3

The Heroes of Desert Storm

(1991) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1991 Réalisateur
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1991 Director
1977 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1980 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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