William Theodore Link (December 15, 1933 – December 27, 2020) was an American film and television screenwriter and producer who often worked in collaboration with Richard Levinson. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Link, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 15, 1933
- December 27, 2020 (aged 87)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Writer and producer
- 30 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
What are William Link's films like?
Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 23
Light 9 · Serious 12 · Dark 4
Grounded 18 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 12 · Intense 8
Steady 14 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 5
A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 4
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy14
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous5
- Cyclical1
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 William Link's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for William Link'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
65 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Murder, She Wrote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Cosby Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Whispers in the Dark(1992)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Kojak: Flowers for Matty(1990)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Kojak: None So Blind(1990)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all filmsGideon Oliver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
B.L. Stryker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Probe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Vanishing Act(1986)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Guilty Conscience(1985)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Guardian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Prototype(1983)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Take Your Best Shot(1982)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Rehearsal for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Cassie & Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Darkroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Crisis at Central High(1981)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Mrs. Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Murder by Natural Causes(1979)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Storyteller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Rollercoaster(1977)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Hindenburg(1975)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
A Cry for Help(1975)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all filmsTenafly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Partners in Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Judge and Jake Wyler(1972)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
That Certain Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Ransom for a Dead Man(1971)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Two on a Bench(1971)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
McCloud(1970)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
My Sweet Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Istanbul Express(1968)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Trial Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Prescription: Murder(1968)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Mannix(1967)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Jericho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Honey West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Stoney Burke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Chevy Mystery Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Black Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 62 titles, 61 of them dated from 1955 to 1994.
Biggest box office
Whispers in the Dark (1992)
Highest rated
Prescription: Murder (1968)
Most popular right now
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
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.
How do William Link's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th14
- 25th to 49th6
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser13
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the dialogue 61/100 and the plot and story 57/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does William Link work with?
People who share at least 2 of William Link's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Levinson shares the most, 22.
Directors
- David GreeneShared titles: Vanishing Act (1986), Guilty Conscience (1985), Prototype (1983), Take Your Best Shot (1982)See all 4 shared titles with David Greene
- Richard IrvingShared titles: Ransom for a Dead Man (1971), Istanbul Express (1968), Prescription: Murder (1968)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Irving
- Anthony Pullen ShawShared titles: Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Pullen Shaw
- Richard A. CollaShared titles: Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Whole World Is Watching (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Richard A. Colla
Writers
- Richard LevinsonShared titles: Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988), Vanishing Act (1986), Guilty Conscience (1985), Prototype (1983), Take Your Best Shot (1982), Crisis at Central High (1981), Murder by Natural Causes (1979), Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977), Rollercoaster (1977), A Cry for Help (1975), The Hindenburg (1975) and 10 moreSee newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Richard Levinson
- Peter S. FischerShared titles: Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977), A Cry for Help (1975)See all 4 shared titles with Peter S. Fischer
- Mark A. BurleyShared titles: Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Mark A. Burley
- Abby MannShared titles: Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990), Kojak: None So Blind (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Abby Mann
Actors
- Angela LansburyShared titles: Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Angela Lansbury
- Andre BraugherShared titles: Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990), Kojak: None So Blind (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Andre Braugher
- Telly SavalasShared titles: Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990), Kojak: None So Blind (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Telly Savalas
- Ken SwoffordShared titles: Murder, She Wrote (1984), A Cry for Help (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Swofford
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Parkie L. SinghShared titles: Vanishing Act (1986), Guilty Conscience (1985), Prototype (1983), Take Your Best Shot (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Parkie L. Singh
- Billy GoldenbergShared titles: Guilty Conscience (1985), Prototype (1983), Crisis at Central High (1981), Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)See all 4 shared titles with Billy Goldenberg
- Stevan LarnerShared titles: Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Guilty Conscience (1985), Take Your Best Shot (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Stevan Larner
- Frank MorrissShared titles: Murder by Natural Causes (1979), A Cry for Help (1975), The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Frank Morriss
Producers
- Robert A. PapazianShared titles: Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988), Guilty Conscience (1985), Prototype (1983), Take Your Best Shot (1982), Crisis at Central High (1981), Murder by Natural Causes (1979)See all 6 shared titles with Robert A. Papazian
- Stephanie AustinShared titles: Guilty Conscience (1985), Prototype (1983), Take Your Best Shot (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Stephanie Austin
- David ShawShared titles: Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Murder, She Wrote (1984)See all 2 shared titles with David Shaw
- James Duff McAdamsShared titles: Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990), Kojak: None So Blind (1990)See all 2 shared titles with James Duff McAdams
Mixed roles
- Edward M. AbromsShared titles: Murder, She Wrote (1984), Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Edward M. Abroms
- John AstinShared titles: Murder, She Wrote (1984), Two on a Bench (1971)See all 2 shared titles with John Astin
