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George Pelecanos

Writer / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Novelist / Television Producer | * 02/18/1957 (67) | Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA))
George P. Pelecanos (born February 18, 1957) is an American author. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He is also a film and television producer and a television writer. On television, he frequently collaborates with David Simon, writing multiple episodes of Simon's HBO series The Wire and Treme, and is also the co-creator (with Simon) of the HBO series The Deuce and We Own This City. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for George Pelecanos

Writers Guild of America Awards Deutscher Krimi Preis Hammett Prize Maltese Falcon Award Barry Awards/best Novel Edgar Awards Emmy Awards
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Movies with George Pelecanos as Actor(2)

TV Shows/Series with George Pelecanos as Actor(1)

as Bar Patron2017 The Deuce

Movies with George Pelecanos as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2019 DC Noir
Production/Executive Producer2019 DC Noir
Writing/Writer2019 DC Noir
Production/Executive Producer2018 Fishbowl
Production/Executive Producer2005 The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides

TV Shows/Series with George Pelecanos as Crew(12)

Writing/Writer2024 A Dry Run
Production/Executive Producer2022 We Own This City
Writing/Writer2022 We Own This City
Creator/Creator2022 We Own This City
Writing/Writer2017 The Deuce
Production/Executive Producer2017 The Deuce
Creator/Creator2017 The Deuce
Writing/Teleplay2015 Bosch
Writing/Writer2010 Treme
Production/Executive Producer2010 Treme
Writing/Writer2002 The Wire
Production/Producer2002 The Wire

Full Name: George Pelekanos
Born: Monday, 02/18 1957 (February) in Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 67 years + 40 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Maryland, Northwood High School
Other names for George Pelecanos (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"George P. Pelecanos"
George Pelecanos frequently works together with these people:
David Simon (17x, Crew)
Eric Overmyer (10x, Crew)
Ed Burns (5x, Crew)
T.L. Lankford (5x, Crew)
Tom Smuts (4x, Crew)
Tom Bernardo (4x, Crew)
Joe Gonzalez (4x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6049, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024