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Robert B. Parker(1932-2010)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Actor
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Robert B. Parker
Robert B. Parker was born on 17 September 1932 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006), B.L. Stryker (1989) and Spenser: For Hire (1985). He was married to Joan H. Parker. He died on 18 January 2010 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
BornSeptember 17, 1932
DiedJanuary 18, 2010(77)
BornSeptember 17, 1932
DiedJanuary 18, 2010(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
7.2
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2006
Burt Reynolds in B.L. Stryker (1989)
B.L. Stryker
6.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Spenser: For Hire
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Renée Zellweger, Ed Harris, and Viggo Mortensen in Appaloosa (2008)
Appaloosa
6.7
  • Writer(as Robert Parker)
  • 2008

Credits

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Writer

  • Untitled Jesse Stone Project
    • characters
    • Development Unknown
    • TV Series
  • Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke in Spenser Confidential (2020)
    Spenser Confidential
    6.2
    • characters
    • 2020
  • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
    Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • based upon characters created in Jesse Stone books
    • 2012
  • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
    Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • characters
    • 2011
  • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
    Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • characters
    • 2009
  • Renée Zellweger, Ed Harris, and Viggo Mortensen in Appaloosa (2008)
    Appaloosa
    6.7
    • novel (as Robert Parker)
    • 2008
  • Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
    Jesse Stone: Sea Change
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • based upon the novel: "Sea Change"
    • 2007
  • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
    Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2006
  • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
    Jesse Stone: Night Passage
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • novel "Night Passage"
    • 2006
  • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005)
    Jesse Stone: Stone Cold
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2005
  • Tom Selleck in Monte Walsh (2003)
    Monte Walsh
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 2003
  • Eric Roberts, Marcia Gay Harden, and Joe Mantegna in Walking Shadow (2001)
    Walking Shadow
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • teleplay
    • 2001
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Mantegna in Thin Air (2000)
    Thin Air
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • book
    • teleplay
    • 2000
  • Marcia Gay Harden, Joe Mantegna, and Shiek Mahmud-Bey in Spenser: Small Vices (1999)
    Spenser: Small Vices
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • teleplay
    • 1999
  • Dina Meyer and James Caan in Poodle Springs (1998)
    Poodle Springs
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1998
  • Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
    Spenser: A Savage Place
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 1995

Additional Crew

  • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
    Jesse Stone: No Remorse
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • based upon characters created in Jesse Stone books: writing credits locked by WGA (1, 1, 1)
    • 2010
  • A Man Called Hawk (1989)
    A Man Called Hawk
    7.4
    TV Series
    • consultant
    • 1989
  • Spenser: For Hire (1985)
    Spenser: For Hire
    7.3
    TV Series
    • consultant
    • 1985–1988

Actor

  • Eric Roberts, Marcia Gay Harden, and Joe Mantegna in Walking Shadow (2001)
    Walking Shadow
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Janitor (uncredited)
    • 2001
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Mantegna in Thin Air (2000)
    Thin Air
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Sleeping Police Officer (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • Marcia Gay Harden, Joe Mantegna, and Shiek Mahmud-Bey in Spenser: Small Vices (1999)
    Spenser: Small Vices
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Ives
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Robert Parker
  • Born
    • September 17, 1932
    • Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • January 18, 2010
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Joan H. ParkerAugust 26, 1956 - January 18, 2010 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Audiobook: Narrated Stephen King's "Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume #1."
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Is a Korean War veteran.
  • Quotes
    Art is a part of our everyday life and to proceed in its pursuit in an everyday way is to stand up to the bastards. You keep on keeping on.
  • Nickname
    • Ace

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