- Walon Green
Walon Green (born
December 15 ,1936 ) is an Americandocumentary film director and screenwriter for both TV and films.Born in
Baltimore, Maryland , he directed the documentary "The Secret Life of Plants" in 1979. Among his screenwriting credits are the films "The Wild Bunch ", "Sorcerer", "Eraser", "The Hi-Lo Country " and "RoboCop 2 ". On television he wrote and produced episodes of "Hill Street Blues", "Law & Order", "ER" and "NYPD Blue " for which he received a 1995Edgar Award . His most notable film is the "The Hellstrom Chronicle ", which earned him the Academy Award and theBAFTA in 1972. More recently he was a creative consultant for the Chris Carter sci-fi TV series "Millennium ". He is also notable for allowing a centipede to crawl over his face in the tunnel scene of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ".Walon Green is the father of Darwin Green, a writer and film editor, and Collin Green, a teacher and photographer.
In fall 2008 he assumes the post of executive producer for the
Vincent D'Onofrio -Kathryn Erbe episodes of "".External links
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