Peter S. Fischer Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Peter S. Fischer is an American writer and television producer, most notable for his work on Murder, She Wrote. He wrote 8 of the 22 episodes the first season. He also wrote 7 episodes of Columbo and at least one episode of Kojak.
He has occasionally been credited under the pseudonym "Lawrence Vail", chiefly for scripts which were altered without his approval.
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Born in 1935, Peter S. Fischer was resident in a small Long Island town and was the editor and publisher of a small magazine about cars until 1970, when he successfully sold a script for a TV movie, "The Last Child". Rod Serling was shown the script and asked if he would like to make any revisions, but he declined, saying it didn't need rewriting. Fischer's success with this script led him to relocate to California and to take up TV writing full-time.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997
TV Movie creator
Murder, She Wrote
TV Series created by - 264 episodes, 1984 - 1996 written by - 33 episodes, 1984 - 1993 story - 4 episodes, 1984 - 1986 teleplay - 3 episodes, 1984 - 1987
Dead Man's Island
1996
TV Movie written by
Murder, She Wrote: Mystery Jigsaw Puzzles
1996
Video Game based on TV series created by
Cops n Roberts
1995
written by
Columbo
TV Series written by - 7 episodes, 1974 - 1995 story by - 1 episode, 1976 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1974
Coopersmith
1992
TV Movie
Stranger at My Door
1991
TV Movie written by
Tagget
1991
TV Movie teleplay
The Law and Harry McGraw
1987
TV Series creator - 1 episode
Blacke's Magic
TV Series created by - 13 episodes, 1986 written by - 1 episode, 1986 story - 1 episode, 1986 teleplay - 1 episode, 1986
Darkroom
TV Series teleplay - 3 episodes, 1981 - 1982 writer - 1 episode, 1981
Hellinger's Law
1981
TV Movie screenplay - as Lawrence Vail / story - as Lawrence Vail
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1979
TV Series story - 2 episodes
Donovan's Kid
1979
TV Movie story
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV Series created by - 11 episodes, 1978 - 1979 writer - 2 episodes, 1978 written by - 1 episode, 1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV Series story - 1 episode, 1978 writer - 1 episode, 1977
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
1978
TV Series 2 episodes
Black Beauty
1978
TV Mini-Series writer
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977
TV Movie screenplay / story
Once an Eagle
1976
TV Mini-Series 4 episodes
Delvecchio
1976
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Ellery Queen
TV Series teleplay - 3 episodes, 1975 written by - 1 episode, 1976 story by - 1 episode, 1975 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1975 story - 1 episode, 1975
McMillan & Wife
1974-1975
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
A Cry for Help
1975
TV Movie writer
Baretta
1975
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Kojak
1975
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Griff
1973-1974
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
TV Series written by - 1 episode, 1973 writer - 1 episode, 1972
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1972-1973
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
The Last Child
1971
TV Movie written by
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cops n Roberts
1995
executive producer
Murder, She Wrote
1984-1991
TV Series executive producer - 154 episodes
Columbo
1990
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
The Law and Harry McGraw
1987
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Blacke's Magic
1986
TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes
Darkroom
1981
TV Series executive producer
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode, 1978 producer - 1 episode, 1978
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
1978
TV Series producer - 5 episodes
Black Beauty
1978
TV Mini-Series executive producer
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977
TV Movie producer
Once an Eagle
1976
TV Mini-Series producer - 4 episodes
Ellery Queen
1975-1976
TV Series producer - 22 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle
2003
TV Movie creator: unaccepted in writer's section by WGA
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
TV Movie creator: writing credits locked by WGA
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
2000
TV Movie creator: unaccepted in writer's section by WGA
Columbo
1974-1976
TV Series executive story consultant - 12 episodes