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Robert W. Christiansen(1933-2018)

  • Producer
  • Executive
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Robert W. Christiansen
Robert W. Christiansen was born on 24 October 1933 in Porterville, California, USA. He was a producer and executive, known for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985) and Lincoln (1988). He died on 4 December 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 24, 1933
DiedDecember 4, 2018(85)
BornOctober 24, 1933
DiedDecember 4, 2018(85)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 5 nominations total

Known for

Cicely Tyson in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
7.8
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1974
Brad Davis and Cliff De Young in Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
Robert Kennedy and His Times
7.5
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Sam Waterston in Lincoln (1988)
Lincoln
7.0
TV Mini Series
  • Producer(as Bob Christiansen)
A Death in Canaan (1978)
A Death in Canaan
6.7
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1978

Credits

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Producer

  • Steven Weber, Andrew Francis, and Michelle Harrison in Tom Dick & Harriet (2013)
    Tom Dick & Harriet
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 2013
  • Accidental Friendship (2008)
    Accidental Friendship
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2008
  • Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape (2007)
    Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 2007
  • Jeff Daniels in The Crossing (2000)
    The Crossing
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 2000
  • Twice Upon a Time (1998)
    Twice Upon a Time
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1998
  • Alfre Woodard in Down in the Delta (1998)
    Down in the Delta
    6.9
    • producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 1998
  • Mackenzie Astin and Laurie Metcalf in The Long Island Incident (1998)
    The Long Island Incident
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 1998
  • Lost Treasure of Dos Santos (1997)
    Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 1997
  • Veronica Hamel and Cress Williams in Home Invasion (1997)
    Home Invasion
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 1997
  • Maria Conchita Alonso in Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 (1996)
    Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 1996
  • Beyond the Call (1996)
    Beyond the Call
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 1996
  • Peter Horton in Death Benefit (1996)
    Death Benefit
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 1996
  • Redwood Curtain (1995)
    Redwood Curtain
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Bob Christiansen)
    • 1995
  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
    Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Tad (1995)
    Tad
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bob Christiansen
  • Born
    • October 24, 1933
    • Porterville, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 4, 2018
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from cancer)

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