William Link

William Link (born December 15, 1933) is a film and television writer and producer who often worked in collaboration with Richard Levinson. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pennsylvania prior to serving in the United States Army from 1956-1958. William Link and Richard Levinson co-created and produced Columbo, Mannix, Ellery Queen and Murder, She Wrote. They also collaborated on sev... more

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  • Dec 15, 1933 (age 76 years)

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Probe

Probe is a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series created by TV detective writer William Link and science fiction maestro Isaac Asimov which...

Columbo

Columbo is an American crime fiction TV series, starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The...

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired...

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen is an American television mystery series that ran for one season from 1975 to 1976 on NBC. It starred Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, and David Wayne...

The Cosby Mysteries

The Cosby Mysteries was a television mystery series starring Bill Cosby. It was Cosby's first television show since The Cosby Show (which ended in the spring...
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