William M. Finkelstein Net Worth is $19 Million William M. Finkelstein Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
William M. Finkelstein is an American screenwriter, television producer, actor and television director. He has worked as a writer and producer on Law & Order, Brooklyn South, Murder One, L.A. Law, Cop Rock and NYPD Blue. He co-created Brooklyn South with frequent collaborators David Milch, Steven Bochco and Bill Clark. He won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for L.A. Law in both 1989 and 1990. He was nominated for the award again in 2001 for Law & Order. He has been nominated 4 times for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. He also wrote the script for Werner Herzog's The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans to largely positive acclaim.
Profession Writer, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
Producer Title Year Status Character Possible Side Effects 2009 TV Movie executive producer - as Bill Finkelstein The Line-Up 2006 TV Movie executive producer NYPD Blue 2004-2005 TV Series executive producer - 20 episodes Law & Order 2000-2001 TV Series executive producer - 16 episodes Brooklyn South 1997-1998 TV Series executive producer - 22 episodes On Seventh Avenue 1996 TV Movie executive producer Murder One 1996 TV Series executive producer - 14 episodes L.A. Law TV Series executive producer - 30 episodes, 1993 - 1994 supervising producer - 22 episodes, 1989 - 1990 co-producer - 19 episodes, 1988 - 1989 Civil Wars 1991-1993 TV Series executive producer - 36 episodes Cop Rock 1990 TV Series supervising producer - 1 episode
Writer Title Year Status Character Justice: Qalb Al Adala 2016 TV Series 2016 post-production Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009 screenplay - as William Finkelstein The Line-Up 2006 TV Movie NYPD Blue TV Series story by - 5 episodes, 2003 - 2005 teleplay by - 5 episodes, 2003 - 2005 L.A. Law: The Movie 2002 TV Movie written by Law & Order 2001 TV Series written by - 3 episodes Brooklyn South TV Series created by - 22 episodes, 1997 - 1998 story - 5 episodes, 1997 - 1998 teleplay - 4 episodes, 1997 - 1998 writer - 1 episode, 1997 story and teleplay - 1 episode, 1997 Murder One TV Series story - 8 episodes, 1995 - 1997 written by - 4 episodes, 1996 - 1997 teleplay - 4 episodes, 1996 On Seventh Avenue 1996 TV Movie written by L.A. Law TV Series written by - 54 episodes, 1986 - 1994 teleplay by - 5 episodes, 1987 story by - 1 episode, 1994 Civil Wars TV Series 7 episodes, 1992 - 1993 written by - 2 episodes, 1991 - 1992 teleplay - 1 episode, 1992 Cop Rock TV Series teleplay - 10 episodes, 1990 story - 6 episodes, 1990 creator - 1 episode, 1990
Miscellaneous Title Year Status Character Playing God 1997 script revisions - uncredited L.A. Law TV Series executive story editor - 19 episodes, 1987 - 1988 story editor - 10 episodes, 1987
Actor Title Year Status Character Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009 Dave Jacobs (as William Finklestein) Ally McBeal 1998 TV Series William On Seventh Avenue 1996 TV Movie Steven Jacobs (as Bill Finkelstein) Cop Rock 1990 TV Series Gil Garrity L.A. Law 1990 TV Series Howard Hulce
Director Title Year Status Character L.A. Law 1994 TV Series 1 episode
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1990 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) 1989 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986)
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2010 Chlotrudis Award Chlotrudis Awards Best Original Screenplay The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009) 2001 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order (1990) 1999 Edgar Edgar Allan Poe Awards Best Television Episode Brooklyn South (1997) 1999 Edgar Edgar Allan Poe Awards Best Television Episode Brooklyn South (1997) 1991 WGA Award (TV) Writers Guild of America, USA Episodic Drama L.A. Law (1986) 1990 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) 1990 Edgar Edgar Allan Poe Awards Best Television Episode L.A. Law (1986) 1990 WGA Award (TV) Writers Guild of America, USA Episodic Drama L.A. Law (1986) 1989 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) 1989 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) 1987 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986)
Known for movies Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) as Writer
L.A. Law (1986-1994) as Producer
Brooklyn South (1997-1998) as Producer
Civil Wars (1991-1993) as Producer