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Peter S. Fischer(1935-2023)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Peter S. Fischer was born on 10 August 1935 in Queens, New York, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Murder, She Wrote (1984), Blacke's Magic (1986) and The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978). He was married to Lucille Warnock . He died on 30 October 2023 in Pacific Grove, California, USA.
BornAugust 10, 1935
DiedOctober 30, 2023(88)
BornAugust 10, 1935
DiedOctober 30, 2023(88)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Murder, She Wrote
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic (1986)
Blacke's Magic
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Vincent Baggetta in The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
The Law and Harry McGraw
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
    Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • creator
    • 1997
  • Murder, She Wrote: Mystery Jigsaw Puzzles (1996)
    Murder, She Wrote: Mystery Jigsaw Puzzles
    Video Game
    • based on TV series created by
    • 1996
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • teleplay by (creator) ...
    • 1984–1996
  • Dead Man's Island (1996)
    Dead Man's Island
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Priscilla Barnes in Cops n Roberts (1995)
    Cops n Roberts
    6.0
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Columbo: Strange Bedfellows (1995)
    Columbo: Strange Bedfellows
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • written by (as Lawrence Vail)
    • 1995
  • Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1994)
    Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Coopersmith (1992)
    Coopersmith
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Stranger at My Door (1991)
    Stranger at My Door
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1991
  • Tagget (1991)
    Tagget
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1991
  • Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990)
    Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
    The Law and Harry McGraw
    7.4
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • teleplay by (creator)
    • 1987–1988
  • Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic (1986)
    Blacke's Magic
    7.2
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • story by (creator) ...
    • 1986
  • James Coburn in Darkroom (1981)
    Darkroom
    7.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • writer
    • 1981–1982
  • Hellinger's Law (1981)
    Hellinger's Law
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story (as Lawrence Vail)
    • 1981

Producer



  • Priscilla Barnes in Cops n Roberts (1995)
    Cops n Roberts
    6.0
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Stranger at My Door (1991)
    Stranger at My Door
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1984–1991
  • Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990)
    Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
    The Law and Harry McGraw
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1987–1988
  • Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic (1986)
    Blacke's Magic
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • James Coburn in Darkroom (1981)
    Darkroom
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Vincent Baggetta in The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)
    The Eddie Capra Mysteries
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978)
    Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Black Beauty (1978)
    Black Beauty
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1978
  • Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977)
    Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Once an Eagle (1976)
    Once an Eagle
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1976–1977
  • Ellery Queen (1975)
    Ellery Queen
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975–1976

Additional Crew



  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
    Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • created by: unaccepted in writer's section by WGA
    • 2003
  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
    Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • creator: writing credits locked by WGA
    • 2001
  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
    Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • creator: (unaccepted in writer's section by WGA
    • 2000
  • Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
    Columbo
    8.3
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1974–1976

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Lawrence Vail
  • Born
    • August 10, 1935
    • Queens, New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 30, 2023
    • Pacific Grove, California, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Lucille Warnock December 28, 1957 - May 10, 2017 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Megan Patricia Fischer

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Born in 1935, Peter S. Fischer was resident in a small Long Island town and was the editor and publisher of a small magazine about cars until 1970, when he successfully sold a script for a TV movie, "The Last Child". Rod Serling was shown the script and asked if he would like to make any revisions, but he declined, saying it didn't need rewriting. Fischer's success with this script led him to relocate to California and to take up TV writing full-time.

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