William Goldman

William Goldman

1931-08-12 Chicago, Illinois, USA 46 Credits

Biography

William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 15, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film. He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and again for All the President's Men (1976), about journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon for the Washington Post. Both films s...

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Wild Card

Wild Card

2015

Screenplay, Novel

5.7
Writing

When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play… and it's all or nothing.

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

2010

as Self

5.5
Acting
Tales from the Script

Tales from the Script

2009

as Self

6.5
Acting

Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul...

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006

as Self

7.1
Acting

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing i...

The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

2006

as Self

Acting

Comparisons between what is known from the real lives of Robert Leroy 'Butch Cassidy' Parker and Harry 'Sundance Kid' Longabaugh, and their lives as t...

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

It was a plot device worthy of any film noir thriller. A shadowy figure, keeper of the secrets to a national crime, reveals snippets of information to...

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of  "All the President's Men"

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

2006

as Self

5.2
Acting

A short documentary on the making of "All the President's Men."

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

2006

as Self

4.6
Acting

A retrospective on the 1969 classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," its impact on the careers of the filmmakers and cast, and how the film made ...

On Location with Gunga Din

2004

as Self

Acting

A documentary focusing on the production history and legacy of the adventure-comedy phenomenon, Gunga Din.

Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher

2003

Screenplay

5.6
Writing

Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're o...

Misery Loves Company

Misery Loves Company

2003

as Self

7.0
Acting

A documentary presenting the behind the scenes of Rob Reiner's classic "Misery", with Reiner himself, Kathy Bates, James Caan, Frances Sternhagen, wri...

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

2002

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary feature about the real Butch and Sundance, produced with the DVD release of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Miss America

Miss America

2002

as Self

Acting

Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country’s most popular ...

Hearts in Atlantis

Hearts in Atlantis

2001

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

2001

as Self

7.3
Acting

A "behinds the scenes" documentary about the making of the 1987 film THE PRINCESS BRIDE with original archive footage and new interviews with cast mem...

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

2001

as Self

6.5
Acting

This retrospective documentary offers a first-rate account of the making of 'Marathon Man'. Hoffman, Scheider, Keller and Goldman all share their memo...

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000

as Self - Screenwriter / Novelist

7.1
Acting

Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing ...

The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

1999

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

When the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill,...

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997

Thanks

8.2

Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-...

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

1997

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. H...

The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness

1996

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects resu...

The Chamber

The Chamber

1996

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has n...

Maverick

Maverick

1994

Writer

6.9
Writing

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game b...

Chaplin

Chaplin

1992

Screenplay

7.4
Writing

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent per...

Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

1992

Writer

5.6
Writing

Year of the Comet is a 1992 romantic comedy adventure film about the pursuit of the most valuable bottle of wine in history. The title refers to the y...

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

Screenplay

5.9
Writing

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

Misery

Misery

1990

Screenplay

7.7
Writing

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she h...

Twins

Twins

1988

Script Researcher

6.0

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proporti...

Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988

as Self

6.0
Acting

After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For ...

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

1987

Screenplay, Novel

7.7
Writing

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid...

Heat

Heat

1986

Screenplay, Novel

5.8
Writing

Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together ...

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

1979

Characters, Producer

4.8
Producing

Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alon...

Mr. Horn

Mr. Horn

1979

Writer

6.0
Writing

Western saga based on the legend of frontier folk hero Tom Horn, including his role in the trackdown of Geronimo in the 1880s with his mentor and pal,...

Magic

Magic

1978

Screenplay, Novel

6.8
Writing

A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

1977

Screenplay

7.2
Writing

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in H...

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

1976

Novel, Screenplay

7.2
Writing

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

Screenplay

7.6
Writing

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from...

The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper

1975

Writer

6.4
Writing

A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

1975

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all...

The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock

1972

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

1970

as Self

5.0
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic western about the lives of two of America's most famous outlaws. Director George Roy Hill narrat...

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

Screenplay

7.6
Writing

As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in ho...

No Way to Treat a Lady

No Way to Treat a Lady

1968

Novel

6.6

Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York Cit...

Harper

Harper

1966

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved alo...

Masquerade

Masquerade

1965

Screenplay

5.0
Writing

The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.

Soldier in the Rain

Soldier in the Rain

1963

Novel

6.3

Maxwell Slaughter is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Admired by handsome young Sgt. Eustis Clay, Slaught...