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Peter S. Fischer

1935 - 2023 (age 88) • Writing

Born: 10/8/1935 in U.S.A.

Died: 11/30/2023 (age 88)

Known for: Writing

Peter S. Fischer

Peter Steven Fischer (August 10, 1935 – October 30, 2023) was an American television writer, producer, and novelist. He was best known for the series Murder, She Wrote, which he co-created with Richard Levinson and William Link.

Known For

Columbo

81%

Writer

1971

Murder, She Wrote

75%

Creator

1984

Kojak

73%

Writer

1973

Ellery Queen

75%

Writer

1975

Baretta

65%

Writer

1975

McMillan & Wife

71%

Writer

1971

Darkroom

72%

Executive Producer

1981

Black Beauty

70%

Executive Producer

1978

Murder, She Wrote

Characters

2028

Dead Man's Island

51%

Writer

1996

Cops n Roberts

90%

Writer

1995

Cops n Roberts

90%

Executive Producer

1995

Coopersmith: Sweet Scent of Murder

80%

Writer

1992

Coopersmith: Sweet Scent of Murder

80%

Executive Producer

1992

Stranger at My Door

66%

Writer

1991

Tagget

80%

Teleplay

1991

The Law & Harry McGraw

73%

Creator

1987

The Law & Harry McGraw

73%

Writer

1987

Murder, She Wrote

75%

Creator

1984

Murder, She Wrote

75%

Executive Producer

1984

Murder, She Wrote

75%

Story, Teleplay, Writer

1984

Darkroom

72%

Executive Producer

1981

Darkroom

72%

Writer

1981

Hellinger's Law

88%

Story

1981

Hellinger's Law

88%

Teleplay

1981

Donovan's Kid

75%

Story

1979

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

65%

Creator

1978

Black Beauty

70%

Executive Producer

1978

Black Beauty

70%

Screenplay

1978

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

Story Editor

1978

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

Writer

1978

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

75%

Screenplay

1977

Once an Eagle

68%

Writer

1976

Ellery Queen

75%

Writer

1975

A Cry for Help

74%

Writer

1975

Baretta

65%

Writer

1975