Walon Green Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Technical Grand Prize at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for his documentary, "The Hellstrom Chronicle," as well as the Flaherty Documentary Award
• The Western Writers of America offered him a Spur Award for Best Drama Script for "The Hi-Lo Country in 1999․"
• Got a job as a researcher with David Wolper because he knew German and could translate one of Hitler's speeches for a World War II documentary
• A documentary film director and producer, he made a number of nature and history films for National Geographic and producer David Wolper
• Worked on several television police dramas including "Hill Street Blues," "Law & Order" and NYPD Blue," and served as the executive producer for the ninth season of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent․"
• Enjoys writing for television because he likes the atmosphere of working with the staff and getting to know the actors
• Studied history in Europe and worked in Latin America