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Arthur W. Forney

Producer and editor

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

An industry veteran, Arthur W. Forney began his career in post-production at Warner Bros. Working on independent films throughout the years, Forney landed at Universal where he served as an editor on the hit CBS series "Magnum, P.I." and joined Wolf Entertainment in 1987, working as an editor with Dick Wolf on "Gideon Oliver", "Cristine Cromwell", "Nasty Boys", and "Law & Order" (which premiered on NBC in 1990). As a producer, Forney has worked on many shows for Wolf Entertainment, as well as heading all post-production activities. Forney began directing in 1994 when he directed a few episodes of "New York Undercover", and he has since gone on to direct episodes of "Legacy", "Millennium", "Profiler", "JAG", "D.C.", and numerous episodes of the "Law & Order" and "One Chicago" franchises.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer and editor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Arthur W. Forney's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Bonds
33%
Survival
19%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Arthur W. Forney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Arthur W. Forney's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • On Call(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • FBI: International(2021)

    Show 78 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Organized Crime(2021)

    Show 75 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 86 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 55 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Med(2015)

    Show 176 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 183 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Fire(2012)

    Show 183 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Dragnet(2003)

    Show 22 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 49 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Legacy(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • New York Undercover(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 227 episodes · Director · Associate Producer · Co-Executive Producer · Co-Producer · Editor · Executive Producer · Producer · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Nasty Boys(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Three on a Match(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Reckless(1984)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High(1982)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Altered States(1980)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 23 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • New York, New York(1977)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1977 to 2025.

Highest rated

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Midcredits 75th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 22: 5 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndProducing12 of 22: 6 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thEditing2 of 22: 1 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 22: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

22 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 10 major nominations, 1992–2002.

WinNomination
  1. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  2. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  3. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  4. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television
  5. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  6. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  7. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  8. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1992
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Arthur W. Forney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Arthur W. Forney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Donald P. Bellisario shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers

Mixed roles