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Dan Witt(1949-2016)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Dan Witt originally moved to Los Angeles to concentrate on writing scripts. After his initial foray into show business, he moved back to Texas, settling in Dallas. On his second move to California, he enjoyed his greatest success as a producer. He produced the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning television drama "Killing in a Small Town," based on an incident that occurred near his hometown of Sherman, Texas.
BornMay 8, 1949
DiedMarch 30, 2016(66)
BornMay 8, 1949
DiedMarch 30, 2016(66)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Cruel and Unusual (2001)
Cruel and Unusual
4.7
  • Writer
  • 2001
Jennie Garth and Tim Matheson in An Unfinished Affair (1996)
An Unfinished Affair
5.3
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1996
Brian Dennehy in A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
A Killing in a Small Town
6.7
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1990
Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, Vincent Spano, Greg Hodges, Dion Pride, Elke Sommer, and Lisa Whelchel in The Double McGuffin (1979)
The Double McGuffin
6.5
  • Producer
  • 1979

Credits

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Producer

  • Stephen Baldwin and Kristy Swanson in Zebra Lounge (2001)
    Zebra Lounge
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • Dean Cain, Debbi Morgan, and Maya Angelou in The Runaway (2000)
    The Runaway
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Powers Boothe, Tracey Gold, and Kelly Rowan in A Crime of Passion (1999)
    A Crime of Passion
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1999
  • The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
    The Summer of Ben Tyler
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Jennie Garth and Tim Matheson in An Unfinished Affair (1996)
    An Unfinished Affair
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Telling Secrets (1993)
    Telling Secrets
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Brian Dennehy in A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
    A Killing in a Small Town
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Terror on Highway 91 (1989)
    Terror on Highway 91
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
    Oh Heavenly Dog
    5.4
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, Vincent Spano, Greg Hodges, Dion Pride, Elke Sommer, and Lisa Whelchel in The Double McGuffin (1979)
    The Double McGuffin
    6.5
    • assistant producer
    • 1979
  • Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (1978)
    Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1978

Writer

  • Cruel and Unusual (2001)
    Cruel and Unusual
    4.7
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • To Live Again (1998)
    To Live Again
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1998
  • Sherilyn Fenn and Jenny-Lynn Hutcheson in Nightmare Street (1998)
    Nightmare Street
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1998
  • Jennie Garth and Tim Matheson in An Unfinished Affair (1996)
    An Unfinished Affair
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Mimi Rogers in In the Blink of an Eye (1996)
    In the Blink of an Eye
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Terror on Highway 91 (1989)
    Terror on Highway 91
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1989
  • Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (1978)
    Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1978
  • The Phenomenon of Benji
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1978

Actor

  • Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
    Oh Heavenly Dog
    5.4
    • Mover No. 2
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 8, 1949
  • Died
    • March 30, 2016
    • Sherman, Texas, USA(heart attack)

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