John Wilder was born on May 28, 1936 in Tacoma, Washington. He is a writer, producer, and director known for Centennial (1978-79), The Yellow Rose (1984), Spenser: For Hire (1985), Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties (1987) Return To Lonesome Dove(1993), The Feast of All Saints (2001). Norman Rockwell's Shuffleton's Barbershop (2013).
Legally change his name from John McGovern to John Wilder in 1958.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Feast of All Saints
2001
TV Movie teleplay
XXX's & OOO's
1994
TV Movie
Return to Lonesome Dove
TV Mini-Series teleplay - 4 episodes, 1993 television story - 4 episodes, 1993 television story and teleplay by - 1 episode, 1993
Lakota Moon
1992
TV Movie written by
Spenser: For Hire
TV Series developed for television by - 63 episodes, 1985 - 1988 developer - 1 episode, 1985 writer - 1 episode, 1985 written for television by - 1 episode, 1985
Breaking Home Ties
1987
TV Movie
The Yellow Rose
TV Series written by - 11 episodes, 1983 - 1984 created by - 1 episode, 1984
The Mississippi
1983
TV Series story - 2 episodes
The Devlin Connection
TV Series creator - 3 episodes, 1982 written by - 1 episode, 1982
Centennial
TV Mini-Series developer - 8 episodes, 1978 - 1979 written by - 4 episodes, 1978 - 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1977
TV Mini-Series writer - 3 episodes
The City
1977
TV Movie
Law of the Land
1976
TV Movie
The Streets of San Francisco
TV Series teleplay - 5 episodes, 1972 - 1973 written by - 2 episodes, 1972 - 1973
Cade's County
1972
TV Series 1 episode
The Partridge Family
1972
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1972
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Last of the Powerseekers
1971
TV Movie
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
1971
TV Series written by - 1 episode
The Young Rebels
TV Series written by - 1 episode, 1970 teleplay - 1 episode, 1970
Paris 7000
1970
TV Series
The Survivors
1969
TV Series creator
Peyton Place
1965-1968
TV Series written by - 119 episodes
Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations
1966
Branded
TV Series writer - 4 episodes, 1965 - 1966 teleplay - 3 episodes, 1965 story - 1 episode, 1965
The Rifleman
TV Series story - 1 episode, 1960 teleplay - 1 episode, 1960
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Abduction of Saint Anne
1975
TV Movie producer
The Last of the Powerseekers
1971
TV Movie associate producer
Paris 7000
1970
TV Series producer - 5 episodes
The Survivors
1969
TV Series associate producer
Feast of All Saints
2001
TV Movie executive producer
Texas
1994
TV Movie executive producer
XXX's & OOO's
1994
TV Movie executive producer
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
TV Mini-Series executive producer - 4 episodes
Lakota Moon
1992
TV Movie executive producer
Breaking Home Ties
1987
TV Movie executive producer
Spenser: For Hire
1985-1986
TV Series executive producer - 22 episodes
The Yellow Rose
1983-1984
TV Series executive producer - 22 episodes
Centennial
1978-1979
TV Mini-Series executive producer - 12 episodes
The Bastard
1978
TV Movie executive producer
Tales of the Unexpected
1977
TV Mini-Series producer - 5 episodes
The City
1977
TV Movie producer
Law of the Land
1976
TV Movie producer
Most Wanted
1976
TV Series producer - 1 episode
The Streets of San Francisco
1973-1975
TV Series producer - 43 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Streets of San Francisco
1972-1973
TV Series executive story consultant - 26 episodes
The Young Rebels
TV Series story consultant - 8 episodes, 1970 - 1971 executive story consultant - 7 episodes, 1970
Bracken's World
1969
TV Series story consultant - 1 episode
Branded
TV Series story consultant - 12 episodes, 1965 executive story consultant - 4 episodes, 1965
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic
1978
TV Mini-Series
M.P.
Special Branch
1969
TV Series
Det. Chief Insp. Whitney
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
1968
TV Series
Lighting cameraman
Petticoat Junction
1963
TV Series
Arthur Gilroy
The Real McCoys
1962
TV Series
Soldier
Shannon
1962
TV Series
Smitty
Perry Mason
1961
TV Series
Dick Wilson
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1961
TV Series
Joe
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
1956-1961
TV Series
Jack / John / Don
Five Guns to Tombstone
1960
Ted Wade
Bottoms Up
1960
Roebuck
Wagon Train
1959
TV Series
Stanley Blower
The David Niven Show
1959
TV Series
Jerry
Schlitz Playhouse
1957-1959
TV Series
Stuart / Carl
The Millionaire
1959
TV Series
Joe McGrath
Rescue 8
1958
TV Series
Stanley Smith
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
TV Series
Joe Sands
Imitation General
1958
Lt. Jeff Clayton
Broken Arrow
1958
TV Series
Ben Swallow
Navy Log
1956-1958
TV Series
Lover / Steve Polachek
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre
1958
TV Series
Jay Dee
Zane Grey Theater
1957-1958
TV Series
Ben Fraser / Frank Sanborn
Hey, Jeannie!
1958
TV Series
Tom
The Bob Cummings Show
1957
TV Series
Summer Love
1957
Mike Howard
This Is the Life
1957
TV Series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1957
TV Series
Dan Jeffers
Until They Sail
1957
Tommy
Telephone Time
1957
TV Series
Dabney
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1957
TV Series
Pete Benton
Circus Boy
1957
TV Series
Anthony Gambino
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1956
TV Series
Don
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
'Fingers' Porter
The Unguarded Moment
1956
Sandy
West Point
1956
TV Series
Cadet Stanley Roger Jacoby
Lux Video Theatre
1956
TV Series
Fred
Hold Back the Night
1956
Tinker
The First Texan
1956
Soldier (uncredited)
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Breaking Home Ties
1987
TV Movie
Spenser: For Hire
1985
TV Series 1 episode
The Streets of San Francisco
1974
TV Series 1 episode
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Spenser: For Hire
1985
TV Series second unit director - 1 episode
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Yellow Rose
1983
TV Series lyrics: "The Yellow Rose of Texas"
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Frontier Justice
1958
TV Series
Ben Fraser / Sanborn
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1994
Bronze Wrangler
Western Heritage Awards
Television Feature Film
Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
1994
Spur Award
Western Writers of America
Best Television Script
Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
1979
Gold Plaque
Chicago International Film Festival
Network Television Production: Television Series
Centennial (1978)
1979
Bronze Wrangler
Western Heritage Awards
Fictional Television Drama
Centennial (1978)
1979
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Multi-Part Long Form Series and/or Any Production of More Than Two Parts