Cast & creator
William Goldman
Best known for The South Bank Show, American Masters, Good Will Hunting
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 starred Robert Redford. His other notable works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and comedy-fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both of which Goldman adapted for film. Author Sean Egan has described Goldman as "one of the late twentieth century’s most popular storytellers."
53
film credits
5
television credits
19
1963–2020 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (58)
Showing 58 of 58 credits
The South Bank Show
1978
American Masters
Self
1986
Good Will Hunting
Thanks
1997
The Princess Bride
Screenplay
1987The Princess Bride
Novel
1987
Wild Card
Screenplay
2015Wild Card
Novel
2015
Misery
Screenplay
1990
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Writer
1969
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Novel
2020Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Screenplay
2020
A Bridge Too Far
Screenplay
1977
Twins
Script Researcher
1988
Absolute Power
Screenplay
1997
All the President's Men
Screenplay
1976
Maverick
Writer
1994
Dreamcatcher
Screenplay
2003
The Ghost and the Darkness
Screenplay
1996
The General's Daughter
Screenplay
1999
Hearts in Atlantis
Screenplay
2001
The Stepford Wives
Screenplay
1975
Marathon Man
Screenplay
1976Marathon Man
Novel
1976
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Screenplay
1992
Chaplin
Screenplay
1992
The Chamber
Screenplay
1996
Harper
Screenplay
1966
The Hot Rock
Screenplay
1972
The Great Waldo Pepper
Writer
1975
Magic
Novel
1978Magic
Screenplay
1978
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Year of the Comet
Writer
1992
Soldier in the Rain
Novel
1963
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Characters
1979Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Producer
1979
No Way to Treat a Lady
Novel
1968
Heat
Screenplay
1986Heat
Novel
1986
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
2006
Tales from the Script
Self
2009
Hello Actors Studio
Self
1988
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self - Screenwriter / Novelist
2000
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
2006
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Self
2006
Masquerade
Screenplay
1965
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Self
1970
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Self
2006Magic
Novel
Magic
Original Film Writer
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
Self
2010
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
Self
2006
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Self
2002
Miss America
Self
2002
Misery Loves Company
Self
2003
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Self
2001On Location with Gunga Din
Self
2004