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Rift Fournier(1936-2013)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Rift Fournier was born on 16 May 1936 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Go (1973), Dark Justice (1991) and NBC Special Treat (1975). He died on 6 October 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
BornMay 16, 1936
DiedOctober 6, 2013(77)
BornMay 16, 1936
DiedOctober 6, 2013(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Go (1973)
Go
TV Series
  • Writer
Janet Gunn, Clayton Prince, and Ramy Zada in Dark Justice (1991)
Dark Justice
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
NBC Special Treat (1975)
NBC Special Treat
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
GO: Rita Moreno host
TV Series
  • Writer
  • 1973

Credits

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Writer



  • Out of the Box: Ending the Cycle of Incarceration (2016)
    Out of the Box: Ending the Cycle of Incarceration
    • writer
    • 2016
  • Per Frisch and Nina Woxholt in Fox Grønland (2001)
    Fox Grønland
    5.4
    TV Series
    • created by
    • story writer
    • 2001–2003
  • Matthias Matz, Barbara Philipp, Susanne Schäfer, Veit Stübner, and Hans Teuscher in Die Kids von Berlin (1997)
    Die Kids von Berlin
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1997–1998
  • Muriel Baumeister and Meral Perin in Einsatz Hamburg Süd (1997)
    Einsatz Hamburg Süd
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Janet Gunn, Clayton Prince, and Ramy Zada in Dark Justice (1991)
    Dark Justice
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1991–1993
  • Revolver (1992)
    Revolver
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1992
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1987
  • Charley Hannah (1986)
    Charley Hannah
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1986
  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
    Highway to Heaven
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Robert Blake in Hell Town (1985)
    Hell Town
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Cover Story
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1984–1988
  • Lorne Greene, Andrew Stevens, Julie Adams, and Sam J. Jones in Code Red (1981)
    Code Red
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1982
  • The Invisible Children
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Rafferty (1977)
    Rafferty
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1978

Producer



  • Out of the Box: Ending the Cycle of Incarceration (2016)
    Out of the Box: Ending the Cycle of Incarceration
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Revolver (1992)
    Revolver
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1992
  • Janet Gunn, Clayton Prince, and Ramy Zada in Dark Justice (1991)
    Dark Justice
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Cover Story
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • The Invisible Children
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Nowhere to Hide (1977)
    Nowhere to Hide
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975–1977
  • Go (1973)
    Go
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975
  • GO: Rita Moreno host
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1973–1976
  • The Joe Namath Show (1969)
    The Joe Namath Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969

Director



  • Out of the Box: Ending the Cycle of Incarceration (2016)
    Out of the Box: Ending the Cycle of Incarceration
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Cover Story
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984–1988
  • The Invisible Children
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Go (1973)
    Go
    TV Series
    • director
    • 1975
  • GO: Rita Moreno host
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973–1976

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 16, 1936
    • Wichita, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • October 6, 2013
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA(cancer)

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