David Wolper

David L. Wolper — American television producer (1928–2010)

David Lloyd Wolper was an American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as Roots, The Thorn Birds, and North and South, and the theatrically-released films Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and L.A. Confidential (1997). He was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 57th Academy Awards in 1985 for his work producing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, as well as helping to bring the games there. His 1971 film about the study of insects, The Hellstrom Chronicle, won an Academy Award.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 25 films (1960–1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1977	Roots, Episode 10: The War	David Wolper Productions	52	16mm	Color	sound
1977	Roots, Episode 11: Freedom, Part 1	David Wolper Productions	:53	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 12: Freedom, Part 2	David Wolper Productions	44	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 1: The African, Part 1	David Wolper Productions	:47	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 2: The African, Part 2	David Wolper Productions	50	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 3: The Slave, Part 1	David Wolper Productions	:53	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 4: The Slave, Part 2	David Wolper Productions	:48	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 5: The Escape	David Wolper Productions	:48	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 6: The Choice	David Wolper Productions	49	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 7: Uprooted	David Wolper Productions	:48	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 8: Chicken George, Part 1	David Wolper Productions	:48	16mm	Color
1977	Roots, Episode 9: Chicken George, Part 2	David Wolper Productions	:48	16mm	Color
1973	Lincoln: Trial By Fire	David Wolper Productions	52	16mm	Color
1972	Ellis Island	David Wolper Productions	12	16mm	B&W	sound
1967	China: The Roots of Madness	David Wolper Productions	1:14:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1967	Civil War--1863-1865, Gettysburg to Appomatox	David Wolper Productions	11	16mm	Color
1967	Immigration in the 19th Century	David Wolper Productions	12	16mm	B&W	sound
1967	Immigration in the 20th Century ▶	David Wolper Productions	0:13:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1965	Civil War, 1863-1865 : Gettysburg to Appomattox	David Wolper Productions	0:14:19	16mm	Color	sound
1964	Men in Crisis: Wilson vs. the Senate ▶	David Wolper
1961	HARRY S. TRUMAN THE EARLY YEARS ▶	David Wolper
1961	Harry S. Truman: The Presidency ▶	David Wolper
1961	The Making of the President 1960: The Battle for the Nomination	David Wolper Productions Inc \| Films Inc	0:40:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1961	The Making of the President 1960: The Battle for the Presidency	David Wolper Productions Inc \| Films Inc	0:40:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1960	Race for Space	David Wolper Productions	55	16mm	B&W	sound