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William Macdonald is an American film and television producer and writer.
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William Macdonald is an American film and television producer and writer.
Macdonald has an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Fordham University School of Law in New York. [1] [2]
Macdonald worked in international trade and business affairs. Eventually he rose to run Hollywood producer Robert Evans' production company at Paramount Pictures.
Macdonald has a producer, co-producer or executive producer credit on Sliver , Jade , An Occasional Hell , Rough Riders , Molly and One Man's Hero . He co-wrote one episode for the TNT series, Witchblade , which ran from 2001–2002.
He was also a co-creator of the HBO original series Rome (in association of the BBC) along with John Milius and Bruno Heller. [3] MacDonald served as an executive producer and writer on the series. The episode "Caesarion" (2005) was written by Macdonald.
Macdonald also wrote a drama series about the history of New Orleans called Storyville that had begun filming a pilot by January 2016. [4]
Macdonald wrote an unproduced screenplay based on Iris Chang's novel The Rape of Nanking. [5]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sliver | Co-producer |
| 1995 | Jade | Executive producer |
| 1996 | An Occasional Hell | Executive producer |
| 1997 | The Saint | |
| 1999 | Molly | |
| One Man's Hero | ||
| 2017 | Grow House | Executive producer |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | An Occasional Hell | Arresting Officer #1 |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Rough Riders | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2005−07 | Rome | Executive producer | |
| 2017 | The Saint | Executive producer | Television film |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Witchblade |
| 2005−07 | Rome |
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