Peter S. Fischer

Peter Steven Fischer is an American television writer and television producer, most notable for his work on Murder, She Wrote,[1] which he co-created with Richard Levinson and William Link. He was also the executive producer of the series for the first seven seasons. He wrote 8 of the 22 episodes the first season. Fischer wrote or co-wrote nearly three dozen episodes of the show during its run.[2]

Peter S. Fischer
Born	Peter Steven Fischer 1935 (age 84–85) United States
Occupation	Television writer, television producer

Fischer also wrote for the television series Baretta[1] and episodes of Columbo[1] and Kojak. He created, produced and wrote for the NBC series The Eddie Capra Mysteries. Fischer also wrote the 1991 television film Stranger at My Door and the 1996 television film Dead Man's Island.[1]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
1971	The Last Child	Written By
1975	A Cry for Help	Written By
1977	Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging	Story By, Screenplay By, Produced By	Co-Wrote Story with "Richard Levinson" and "William Link"
1979	Donovan's Kid	Story By
1981	Hellinger's Law	Story By, Screenplay By	Co-Wrote screenplay with "Ted Leighton" and "Jack Laird"
1991	Tagget	Screenplay By	Co-Wrote screenplay with "Janis Diamond" and "Richard T. Heffron"
	Stranger at My Door	Written By
1992	Coopersmith	Written By
1995	Cops n Roberts	Written By, Executive Producer
1996	Dead Man's Island	Screenplay By	Based on the novel of the same name by "Carolyn Hart"

Television

Year	TV Series	Credit	Notes
1972-73	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Writer	3 Episodes
	Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law	Writer	2 Episodes
1973-74	Griff	Writer	3 Episodes
1974-75	McMillan & Wife	Writer	3 Episodes
1974-95	Columbo	Writer, Executive Producer, Executive Story Consultant	Multiple Episodes
1975	Baretta	Writer	1 Episode
	Kojak	Writer	1 Episode
1975-76	Ellery Queen	Writer, Producer	22 Episodes
1976	Delvecchio	Writer	1 Episode
	Once an Eagle	Writer, Producer	4 Episodes
1977-78	What Really Happened to the Class of '65?	Writer	2 Episodes
1978	Black Beauty	Writer, Executive Producer
	Richie Brockelman, Private Eye	Writer, Producer	5 Episodes
1978-79	The Eddie Capra Mysteries	Writer, Creator, Producer, Executive Producer	12 Episodes
1979	The Magical World of Disney	Writer	2 Episodes
1981-82	Darkroom	Writer, Executive Producer
1984-96	Murder, She Wrote	Writer, Creator, Executive Producer	Multiple Episodes
1986	Blacke's Magic	Writer, Executive Producer	14 Episodes
1987-88	The Law & Harry McGraw	Writer, Creator, Executive Producer

References

1. The New York Times
2. "Peter S. Fischer". TV.com. March 19, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2011.

External links

• Peter S. Fischer on IMDb
• Profile at Hollywood.com