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Donald E. Westlake (1933–2008)

Writer | Actor

Trivia:

His novels "Slayground" (featuring professional thief Parker) and "The Blackbird" (featuring Parker's sometime-accomplice Alan Grofield) share the same opening chapter. See more trivia »

Born:

Donald Edwin Edmund Westlake
in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 75) in San Tancho, Mexico
2 videos | 218 news articles »

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2013 Parker (novel "Flashfire" / as Richard Stark)
 
2012 Baby, I Got Your Money (short) (novel "Somebody Owes Me Money" - uncredited)
 
2009 The Stepfather (earlier screenplay / story)
 
2006 Payback: Straight Up (video) (novel "The Hunter" / as Richard Stark)
 
2005 Ripley Under Ground (screenplay)
 
2005 Le couperet (novel "The Ax")
 
2004 Ordo (novel)
 
2004 The Hook (novel "The Contract")
 
2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen? (novel)
 
1999 A Slight Case of Murder (TV movie) (book)
 
1999 Jimmy the Kid (novel)
 
1999/I Payback (novel "The Hunter" / as Richard Stark)
 
1997 La divine poursuite (novel "Dancing Aztecs")
 
1995 Two Much (novel)
 
1995 Fallen Angels (TV series)
– Fly Paper (1995) (teleplay)
 
1992 Stepfather III (TV movie) (characters)
 
1991 Myster Mocky présente (TV series)
– Dis-moi qui tu hais (novel)
 
1990 The Grifters (screenplay)
 
1990 Why Me? (book / screenplay)
 
1989 Stepfather II (characters)
 
1987 Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (TV movie)
 
1987 The Stepfather (screenplay / story)
 
1984 Le jumeau (novel "Two Much")
 
1983 Slayground (novel / as Richard Stark)
 
1982 Jimmy the Kid (novel)
 
1979 Hot Stuff (written by)
 
1979 Supertrain (TV series)
– Express to Terror (1979) (creator / story)
 
1976 Come ti rapisco il pupo (novel)
 
1974 Bank Shot (novel)
 
1973 The Outfit (novel "The Outfit" / as Richard Stark)
 
1973 Cops and Robbers (novel / screenplay)
 
1972 The Hot Rock (novel)
 
1968 Journey to the Unknown (TV series)
– One on an Island (1968) (story)
 
1968 The Split (novel "The Seventh" / as Richard Stark)
 
1967 Pillaged (novel "The Score" / as Richard Stark)
 
1967 Point Blank (novel "The Hunter" / as Richard Stark)
 
1967 The Busy Body (novel)
 
1966 Made in U.S.A (novel "The Jugger" / as Richard Stark)
 
1963 Commissaire mène l'enquête (writer)
 
1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
– Feel of the Trigger (1962) (story)
 
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1991 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
Rich Vincent
– The Hardboiled Mystery (1991) … Rich Vincent
 
1988 Muy personal (TV series)
– Episode dated 31 July 1988 (1988)
 
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2013 Parker (in memory of)
 
2012 Baby, I Got Your Money (short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Paybacks Are a Bitch (video documentary) (very special thanks)
 
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2007 The Hunter: A Conversation with Author Donald E. Westlake (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 Numéros de Série (TV documentary)
 
1990 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.4 (1990) … Himself
 

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Parker -- A thief has a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. By disguising himself as a rich Texan and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist. Parker -- A thief has a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. By disguising himself as a rich Texan and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1971) Novel (as Richard Stark; featuring Alan Grofield): "Lemons Never Lie" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Interview  | 27 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Curt Clark | Tucker Coe | Timothy J. Culver | J. Morgan Cunningham | Samuel Holt | Richard Stark
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If I write a novel, I'm a god. If I write a screenplay, I'm a minor deity. See more »

Trivia:

His novels "Slayground" (featuring professional thief Parker) and "The Blackbird" (featuring Parker's sometime-accomplice Alan Grofield) share the same opening chapter. See more »

Nickname:

The Neil Simon of the Crime Novel See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer