
William Goldman
Writing
18
Acting 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...
Known For

American Masters
Self

Inside the Actors Studio
Self

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self

Tales from the Script
Self

Hello Actors Studio
Self

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Self

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self - Screenwriter / Novelist

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

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
as Self

Tales from the Script
2009
as Self

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
as Self

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
2006
as Self

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006
as Self

The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
2006
as Self

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
as Self
On Location with Gunga Din
2004
as Self

Misery Loves Company
2003
as Self

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002
as Self

Miss America
2002
as Self

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001
as Self

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
as Self - Screenwriter / Novelist

Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self

Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self

American Masters
1986
as Self

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
1970
as Self