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Robert F. Colesberry

Film and television producer and actor. (1946-2004) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 57

Robert F. Colesberry Jr. was an American film and television producer, best known as a co-creator of the television series The Wire (2002-2008) for HBO, executive producer of the miniseries The Corner (2000), and a producer for Martin Scorsese's After Hours (1985), Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning (1988), and Billy Crystal's 61* (2001).

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The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2004Died9 February 20042002The WireSeries, Director, Producer200161*Film, ProducerPeroxide PassionFilm, 2001Producer2000The CornerSeries, Producer1999Ride with the DevilFilm, Producer1998Long Time SinceFilm, Producer1997The Devil's OwnFilm, Producer1994Being HumanFilm, ProducerThe Road to WellvilleFilm, 1994Producer1991Billy BathgateFilm, Producer1990Come See the ParadiseFilm, Producer1988Mississippi BurningFilm, Producer1987HousekeepingFilm, Producer1985After HoursFilm, ProducerDeath of a SalesmanFilm, 1985Producer1984RecklessFilm, Marine Recruiter1946Born7 March 1946

People around Robert

  • Mississippi Burning 1988
  • After Hours 1985
  • K-PAX 2001
  • 61* 2001
  • Death of a Salesman 1985

Filmography 16

41 credits on file

Television 2

About this person

Colesberry was also an occasional actor.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 2004 · aged 57