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George Pelecanos

Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. in 1957. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, and worked at a variety of jobs before getting involved in the film industry. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and two children. As a modern crime fiction author, Pelecanos is very much a descendant of the hard-boiled and noir schools... See full bio »

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Filmography

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???? Shoedog (producer) (pre-production)
 
Treme (TV series) (executive producer - 4 episodes, 2012) (consulting producer - 2 episodes, 2011)
Tipitina (2012) (executive producer)
Poor Man's Paradise (2012) (executive producer)
Don't You Leave Me Here (2012) (executive producer)
Promised Land (2012) (executive producer)
What is New Orleans? (2011) (consulting producer)
 
2010 Boardwalk Empire (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Episode #4.1 (executive producer)
 
2010 The Pacific (TV mini-series) (co-producer - 10 episodes)
Home (2010) (co-producer)
Okinawa (2010) (co-producer)
Iwo Jima (2010) (co-producer)
Peleliu Hills (2010) (co-producer)
Peleliu Airfield (2010) (co-producer)
 
2008 Pascha (documentary short) (executive producer - as George P. Pelecanos)
 
2007 Granite State (documentary) (executive producer - as George P. Pelecanos)
 
2007 Jason Baldwin: I No Longer Face the Storm Alone (documentary short) (executive producer)
 
2005 The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides (documentary) (executive producer - as George P. Pelecanos)
 
2004 The Wire (TV series) (producer - 12 episodes)
Mission Accomplished (2004) (producer)
Middle Ground (2004) (producer)
Reformation (2004) (producer)
Slapstick (2004) (producer)
Moral Midgetry (2004) (producer)
 
2000 BlackMale (executive producer - as George P. Pelecanos)
 
1998 Whatever (executive producer - as George P. Pelecanos)
 
1996 Caught (executive producer - as George P. Pelecanos)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
???? Shoedog (written by) (pre-production)
 
2010-2012 Treme (TV series)
Poor Man's Paradise (2012) (story / teleplay)
Careless Love (2012) (story)
Me Donkey Want Water (2012) (written by)
What is New Orleans? (2011) (story / teleplay)
Wish Someone Would Care (2010) (story / teleplay)
 
2010 The Pacific (TV mini-series)
Melbourne (2010) (written by)
 
2002-2008 The Wire (TV series)
Late Editions (2008) (story / teleplay)
That's Got His Own (2006) (story / teleplay)
Middle Ground (2004) (story / teleplay)
Slapstick (2004) (story)
Hamsterdam (2004) (story / teleplay)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1994 Dumb & Dumber (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2011 Greektown (TV series documentary)
Himself
Washington DC part 1 (2011) … Himself
 
2009 The Rules of Film Noir (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides (documentary)
Himself (as George P. Pelecanos)
 
2002 Silver Spring: Story of an American Suburb (TV documentary)
Himself (as George P. Pelecanos)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "A Firing Offense", 1992. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 4 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

George P. Pelecanos
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Stephen King has called Pelecanos "...the greatest living American crime writer.". See more »