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William Macdonald is an American film and television producer and writer.
Career
Macdonald has an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Fordham University School of Law in New York.
Macdonald worked in international trade and business affairs. Eventually he rose to run Hollywood producer Robert Evans' production company at Paramount Pictures.
Macdonald has a producer, co-producer or executive producer credit on Sliver, Jade, An Occasional Hell, Rough Riders, Molly and One Man's Hero. He co-wrote one episode for the TNT series, Witchblade, which ran from 2001–2002.
He was also a co-creator of the HBO original series Rome (in association of the BBC) along with John Milius and Bruno Heller. MacDonald served as an executive producer and writer on the series. The episode "Caesarion" (2005) was written by Macdonald.
Macdonald also wrote a drama series about the history of New Orleans called Storyville that had begun filming a pilot by January 2016.
Macdonald wrote an unproduced screenplay based on Iris Chang's novel The Rape of Nanking.
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sliver | Co-producer |
| 1995 | Jade | Executive producer |
| 1996 | An Occasional Hell | Executive producer |
| 1997 | The Saint | |
| 1999 | Molly | |
| One Man's Hero | ||
| 2017 | Grow House | Executive producer |
- As an actor
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | An Occasional Hell | Arresting Officer #1 |
Television
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Rough Riders | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2005−07 | Rome | Executive producer | |
| 2017 | The Saint | Executive producer | Television film |
- As writer
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Witchblade |
| 2005−07 | Rome |
References
- "William J. Macdonald, Advisor". Zeros & Ones. January 8, 2007. Archived from the original on 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
- "Bill Macdonald". America Abroad Media. 2021-06-13. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- "10 TV Shows That Remained Great Throughout Their Entirety, According to Reddit". Collider. 2023-04-04. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- Andreeva, Nellie (2016-01-21). "'Storyville' New Orleans Drama Pilot From Bill Macdonald & Walt Becker Set To Film". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- Coonan, Clifford (October 15, 2006). "Pic projects revisit Nanking massacre: Produce Green's $50 mil pic based on Chang's tome". Variety. Retrieved 2007-01-09.