Ed Waters

{{Infobox person | name = Ed Waters | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = September 23, 1930 | birth_place = New York City, New York, United States | death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|10|30|1930|9|23}} | death_place = Santa Monica, California, United States | other_names = | occupation = Television writer, screenwriter | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}

'''Ed Waters''' (September 23, 1930 – October 30, 2004)<ref name=LAT>{{cite news|title=PASSINGS; Edward S. Waters, 74; TV Writer and Producer Won an Emmy in 1976|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/737849391.html?dids=737849391:737849391&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+18,+2004&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=PASSINGS;+Edward+S.+Waters,+74;+TV+Writer+and+Producer+Won+an+Emmy+in+1976&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103181113/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/737849391.html?dids=737849391:737849391&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+18,+2004&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=PASSINGS;+Edward+S.+Waters,+74;+TV+Writer+and+Producer+Won+an+Emmy+in+1976&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2012|accessdate=September 2, 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 18, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=FOR THE RECORD|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/738608511.html?dids=738608511:738608511&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+19,+2004&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=FOR+THE+RECORD&pqatl=google|accessdate=September 2, 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 19, 2004|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103181128/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/738608511.html?dids=738608511:738608511&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+19,+2004&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=FOR+THE+RECORD&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}} (date correction for death)</ref> was an American writer for film and television.

He co-wrote ''Sorority Girl'', wrote an episode of the television series ''The Lieutenant'', and won an Emmy Award in 1976.<ref name=LAT/>

==Filmography==

===Films=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Credit !! Notes |- | 1957 |''Sorority Girl'' |Written By |Co-Wrote screenplay with "Leo Lieberman" |- | 1961 |''Man-Trap'' |Screenplay By |Based on the short story " " by "John D. MacDonald" |- | 1967 |''The Caper of the Golden Bulls'' |Screenplay By |Co-Wrote screenplay with "David Moessinger", Based on the novel "The Caper of the Golden Bulls" by "William P. McGivern" |- | 1970 |''Darker Than Amber'' |Screenplay By |Based on the novel "Darker than Amber" by "John D. MacDonald" |- | 1974 |''Bad Men of the West'' |Screenplay By | |- | 1981 |''The Intruder Within'' |Written By |Television Movie |- | 1983 |''Murder 1, Dancer 0'' |Written By |Television Movie |- |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! TV Series !! Credit !! Notes |- | 1958 |''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' |Writer |1 Episode |- | 1960 |''Johnny Midnight'' |Writer |4 Episodes |- | 1962 |''Surfside 6'' |Writer |2 Episodes |- | 1962-73 |''Insight'' |Writer |11 Episodes |- | rowspan=3|1963 |''Kraft Television Theatre'' |Writer |1 Episode |- |''The Lieutenant'' |Writer |1 Episode |- |''Sam Benedict'' |Writer |1 Episode |- | 1965-67 |''Combat!'' |Writer |2 Episodes |- | rowspan=2|1966 |''Court Martial'' |Writer |2 Episodes |- |''Run For Your Life'' |Writer |1 Episode |- | 1967 |''The Virginian'' |Writer |1 Episode |- | 1970 |''The Young Lawyers'' |Writer |1 Episode |- | 1970-72 |''Mannix'' |Writer |3 Episodes |- | 1971-73 |''The F.B.I.'' |Writer |11 Episodes |- | 1972 |''The Sixth Sense'' |Writer, Story Editor |3 Episodes |- | 1973-75 |''Kung Fu'' |Writer, Executive Story Consultant |Multiple Episodes |- | 1975 |''Caribe'' |Write |1 Episode |- | 1975-76 |''Bronk'' |Writer, Creator | |- | 1975-77 |''Police Story'' |Writer, Executive Story Consultant |43 Episodes |- | 1975-78 |''Baretta'' |Writer, Producer | |- | 1983-84 |''T. J. Hooker'' |Writer, Producer |21 Episodes |- |1984 |''The Mississippi'' |Writer, Producer |1 Episode |- | 1985-86 |''Miami Vice'' |Supervising Producer |21 Episodes |- | 1986-88 |''The Equalizer'' |Writer, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer |44 Episodes |- | 1989 |''Jake and the Fatman'' |Writer, Executive Producer |10 Episodes |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0914073}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Waters, Ed}} Category:2004 deaths Category:1930 births Category:American television writers Category:Emmy Award winners Category:American male television writers Category:20th-century American screenwriters Category:20th-century American male writers