About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1952-01-12
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Walter Mosley

Overview

Walter Ellis Mosley is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California; they are perhaps his most popular works. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first black male to receive the honor.

Known for

Acting
2019 Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Actor Self 59
Average
2016 O.J.: Made in America Actor Self 66
Fair
2007 Jack Kirby: Story Teller Actor Self 59
Average
2004 The Manchurian Candidate Actor Congressman Rawlins 63
Fair
2000 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Actor Self - Writer 59
Average
1999 Yesterday's Tomorrows Actor Self N/A
N/A
1998 Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane Actor Self 59
Average

Writing
2022 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Writing Novel 72
Good
2000 The Middle Passage Writing Dialogue 58
Average
1998 Always Outnumbered Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1998 Always Outnumbered Writing Novel 59
Average
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress Writing Novel 61
Fair
The Man in My Basement Writing Novel N/A
N/A

Production
2023 Justified: City Primeval Production Consulting Producer 69
Fair
2022 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Production Executive Producer 72
Good
1998 Always Outnumbered Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress Production Associate Producer 61
Fair