Joseph Wambaugh Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. (born January 22, 1937) is a bestselling American writer known for his fictional and non-fictional accounts of police work in the United States. Several of his first novels were set in Los Angeles, California, and its surroundings, and featured Los Angeles police officers as protagonists.
Net Worth
$800,000
Date Of Birth
January 22, 1937
Place Of Birth
East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation
Writer
Profession
Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor
Nationality
United States
Nicknames
Joseph Wambaugh, Wambaugh, Joseph
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
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Was an LAPD officer for several years before turning into a novelist. He was still on the force when two of his books, The New Centurions and The Blue Knight, were released He decided to quit the force because too many people recognized him when he was on duty.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993
TV Movie book / screenplay
Echoes in the Darkness
1987
TV Movie based upon the book by / teleplay
The Glitter Dome
1984
TV Movie novel
Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
1980
TV Movie creator
The Black Marble
1980
novel / screenplay
The Onion Field
1979
book / screenplay
Police Story
1973-1979
TV Series creator - 96 episodes
The Choirboys
1977
novel / screenplay - uncredited
The Blue Knight
TV Series novel - 24 episodes, 1975 - 1976 novel "The Blue Knight" - 1 episode, 1975
The Blue Knight
1973
TV Movie novel
The New Centurions
1972
novel
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Police Story
TV Series production consultant - 80 episodes, 1973 - 1977 technical consultant - 7 episodes, 1973
The Blue Knight
1975-1976
TV Series production consultant - 24 episodes
Cop on the Beat
1975
TV Movie production consultant
Joe Forrester
1975
TV Series production consultant - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Blue Knight
1975
TV Series
Desk Sergeant
Police Story
1975
TV Series
Truxton
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993
TV Movie executive producer
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992
TV Movie supervising producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
2013
TV Special documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Murder by the Book
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
History's Mysteries
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Forensic Files
1996-2004
TV Series documentary
Himself - Author / Himself - Author of The Blooding