About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1945-02-03
Place of birth:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Don Ohlmeyer

Overview

Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr. (February 3, 1945 – September 10, 2017) was an American television producer and president of the NBC network's west coast division.

He was a professor of television communications at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He served as ombudsman for ESPN.com for 18 months; that term ended in January 2011.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ohlmeyer grew up in the Chicago area and attended Glenbrook North High School. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1967.

Ohlmeyer began his career with ABC Sports. A disciple of Roone Arledge, he worked on Wide World of Sports, was the first hired producer of Monday Night Football, created Superstars, and also produced and directed three Olympics broadcasts (including the Munich Olympics),

(Wikipedia)

Known for

Acting
1991 The Heroes of Desert Storm Actor Réalisateur 58
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Directing
1991 The Heroes of Desert Storm Directing Director 58
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1977 US Against the World Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1980 The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1992 Crazy in Love Production Producer 58
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1991 The Heroes of Desert Storm Production Executive Producer 58
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1990 LifeStories: Steve Burdick Production Executive Producer N/A
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1989 When He's Not a Stranger Production Executive Producer 58
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1989 Cold Sassy Tree Production Executive Producer 59
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1987 Right to Die Production Executive Producer 59
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1983 Special Bulletin Production Executive Producer 59
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1980 The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story Production Producer N/A
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1977 US Against the World Production Producer N/A
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