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George Pelecanos (I)

Producer | Writer | Miscellaneous Crew

Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. in 1957. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, and worked at a variety of jobs before getting involved in the film industry. He lives in... read full biography

Known for The Wire (2002-2008), The Pacific (2010), The Deuce (2017-2019), Treme (2010-2013)

Details

1957 (age 61)

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Awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations

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Filmography

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40 titles

Projects in Development (4 titles)	Budget	Status
Cut Off Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		Script
Road Narrows Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		Pre-Prod
Shoedog Producer, Writer Producer, Writer See fewer		Pre-Prod
The Fence Executive Producer, Writer (adaptation) Executive Producer, Writer (adaptation) See fewer		Script

Television in Production (1 title)	Episodes	Status
Breeding Grounds (TV Series) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (17 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Bake Sale (2017) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
The Talk (2016) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
DC NOIR (2019) Director, Executive Producer, Writer Director, Executive Producer, Writer See fewer
Fishbowl (2018) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Baltimore Rising (2017) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$1MM
Native (2016) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
The Confidential Informant (2016) (Short) - Executive Producer, Writer Executive Producer, Writer See fewer
What Martha Said (2016) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
A Beacon in Havana (2015) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$12K
Pascha (2008) (Short) - Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) See fewer
Granite State (2007) Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) See fewer
Jason Baldwin: I No Longer Face the Storm Alone (2007) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides (2005) Himself (as George P. Pelecanos), Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) Himself (as George P. Pelecanos), Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) See fewer
BlackMale (2000) Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) See fewer
Whatever (1998) Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) See fewer	$1MM		$307K	$307K
Caught (1996) Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) Executive Producer (as George P. Pelecanos) See fewer
Dumb and Dumber (1994) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$17MM	$16MM	$127MM	$247MM

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Past Television (8 titles)	Episodes
The Deuce (2017–2019) (TV Series) - Writer (created by) (25 episodes, 2017), Executive Producer (20 episodes, 2017), Writer (8 episodes, 2017), Bar Patron (1 episode, 2019), Writer (story by) (1 episode, 2017) Writer (created by) (25 episodes, 2017), Executive Producer (20 episodes, 2017), Writer (8 episodes, 2017), Bar Patron (1 episode, 2019), Writer (story by) (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Finish It (Oct 28, 2019) Season 3, Episode 8 - Writer (created by), Writer Writer (created by), Writer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	25
Breeding Grounds: Bulky Waste (2017) (TV Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Quarry (2016) (TV Series) - Consultant (8 episodes, 2016) Consultant (8 episodes, 2016) See fewer Nuoc Chay Da Mon (Oct 28, 2016) Season 1, Episode 8 - Consultant Consultant See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
Bosch (2015) (TV Series) - Writer (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2015) Writer (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Chapter Four: Fugazi (Feb 13, 2015) Season 1, Episode 4 - Writer (teleplay by) Writer (teleplay by) See fewer	1
Treme (2010–2013) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (15 episodes, 2012), Writer (story) (5 episodes, 2010), Writer (teleplay) (4 episodes, 2010), Writer (3 episodes, 2012), Consulting Producer (2 episodes, 2011) Executive Producer (15 episodes, 2012), Writer (story) (5 episodes, 2010), Writer (teleplay) (4 episodes, 2010), Writer (3 episodes, 2012), Consulting Producer (2 episodes, 2011) See fewer ... To Miss New Orleans (Dec 29, 2013) Season 4, Episode 5 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	19
The Pacific (2010) (TV Mini-series) - Co-Producer (10 episodes, 2010), Writer (1 episode, 2010) Co-Producer (10 episodes, 2010), Writer (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Home (May 16, 2010) Season 1, Episode 10 - Co-Producer Co-Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
The Wire (2002–2008) (TV Series) - Producer (12 episodes, 2004), Writer (teleplay by) (7 episodes, 2002), Writer (story by) (7 episodes, 2003) Producer (12 episodes, 2004), Writer (teleplay by) (7 episodes, 2002), Writer (story by) (7 episodes, 2003) See fewer Late Editions (Mar 2, 2008) Season 5, Episode 9 - Writer (story by), Writer (teleplay by) Writer (story by), Writer (teleplay by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	17
A Dry Run (TV Mini-series) - Writer Writer See fewer

Self (10 titles)
Q with Tom Power (2017) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2017) Himself (1 episode, 2017) See fewer James Franco; Noah Cyrus; David Simon; George Pelecanos; Alan Doyle (Dec 6, 2017) Season 4, Episode 7 - Himself Himself See fewer
Code(s) Polar (2016) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Salad Days (2014) Himself Himself See fewer
TCM Guest Programmer (2014) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2014) Himself (1 episode, 2014) See fewer George Pelecanos (Mar 2014) Season 11, Episode 2 - Himself Himself See fewer
A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers (2013) (TV Special) - Himself - Interviewee Himself - Interviewee See fewer
Greektown (2011) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2011) Himself (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Washington DC part 1 (Nov 21, 2011) Season 1, Episode 4 - Himself Himself See fewer
The Rules of Film Noir (2009) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2009) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2009) Himself (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Washington D.C. (Jan 19, 2009) Season 5, Episode 3 - Himself Himself See fewer
Tavis Smiley (2005) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2005) Himself (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Episode dated 29 March 2005 (Mar 29, 2005) Himself Himself See fewer
Silver Spring: Story of an American Suburb (2002) (TV Movie) - Himself (as George P. Pelecanos) Himself (as George P. Pelecanos) See fewer

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