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Robert B. Parker (1932–2010)

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew | Actor

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Parker was chosen to complete Raymond Chandler's last Phillip Marlowe novel (one of the inspirations for Parker's own fictional private eye, Spenser), "Poodle Springs." Though Chandler left only four chapters when he died in 1959, Parker, to critical acclaim and commercial success, completed the novel which was published in 1989 (with an initial print run of 200,000). See more trivia »

Born:

Robert Brown Parker
in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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2012 Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (TV movie) (based upon characters created in Jesse Stone books)
 
2011 Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (TV movie) (characters)
 
2009 Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (TV movie) (characters)
 
2008 Appaloosa (novel / as Robert Parker)
 
2007 Jesse Stone: Sea Change (TV movie) (based upon the novel: "Sea Change")
 
2006 Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (TV movie) (novel)
 
2006 Jesse Stone: Night Passage (TV movie) (novel "Night Passage")
 
2005 Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (TV movie) (novel)
 
2003 Monte Walsh (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
2001 Walking Shadow (TV movie) (novel / teleplay)
 
2000 Thin Air (TV movie) (book / teleplay)
 
1999 Spenser: Small Vices (TV movie) (novel / teleplay)
 
1998 Poodle Springs (TV movie) (book)
 
1995 Spenser: A Savage Place (TV movie) (novel)
 
1994 Spenser: The Judas Goat (TV movie) (novel)
 
1994 Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (TV movie) (character / written by)
 
1993 Spenser: Ceremony (TV movie) (character / written by)
 
1989-1990 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
– High Rise (1990) (written by)
– Blues for Buder (1989) (written by)
 
1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV series)
– Life After Death (1989) (character)
– Beautiful Are the Stars (1989) (character)
– If Memory Serves (1989) (character)
– Intensive Care (1989) (character)
– Never My Love (1989) (character)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1985-1988 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
– Haunting (1988) (characters)
– McAllister (1988) (characters)
– Hawk's Eyes (1988) (characters)
– Watercolors (1988) (characters)
– Company Man (1988) (characters)
See all 65 episodes »
 
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2010 Jesse Stone: No Remorse (TV movie) (based upon characters created in Jesse Stone books: writing credits locked by WGA (1, 1, 1 - )
 
1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV series) (consultant - 8 episodes)
– Poison (1989) (consultant)
– Choice of Chance (1989) (consultant)
– Vendetta (1989) (consultant)
– The Divided Child (1989) (consultant)
– Passing the Bar (1989) (consultant)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1985-1988 Spenser: For Hire (TV series) (consultant - 54 episodes)
– Haunting (1988) (consultant)
– McAllister (1988) (consultant)
– Hawk's Eyes (1988) (consultant)
– Watercolors (1988) (consultant)
– Substantial Justice (1988) (consultant)
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Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2001 Walking Shadow (TV movie)
Janitor (uncredited)
 
2000 Thin Air (TV movie)
Sleeping Police Officer (uncredited)
 
1999 Spenser: Small Vices (TV movie)
Ives
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 Jesse Stone: No Remorse (TV movie) (for: 1932-2010)
 
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2003 The Curse of the Bambino (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004 Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2001) Novel: "Gunman's Rhapsody" See more »

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1 Interview  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Robert Parker
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Personal Quote:

Sunny Randall was invented at the behest of Helen Hunt, who wanted me to invent someone for her to play in a series of movies. We agreed that I would write a novel. Putnam would publish. Sony would buy it for Helen, and Helen would star. Everything worked fine up to actually making the movie. That is in limbo (nothing ever dies in Hollywood... See more »

Trivia:

Parker was chosen to complete Raymond Chandler's last Phillip Marlowe novel (one of the inspirations for Parker's own fictional private eye, Spenser), "Poodle Springs." Though Chandler left only four chapters when he died in 1959, Parker, to critical acclaim and commercial success, completed the novel which was published in 1989 (with an initial print run of 200,000). See more »

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Star Sign:

Virgo