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Robert F. Colesberry

Production

Born March 7, 1946 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died February 9, 2004

Also known as Bob Colesberry

IMDb

Biography

Robert F. "Bob" Colesberry Jr. was an American film and television producer, best known as a co-creator of the television series The Wire for HBO, executive producer of the miniseries The Corner, and a producer for Martin Scorsese's After Hours, Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning, and Billy Crystal's 61*.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1989 · nominated

Filmography23 titles

The Wire

2002as Det. Ray Cole (uncredited)

The King of Comedy

1982Associate Producer, Production Manager

Mississippi Burning

1988as Cameraman

After Hours

1985Producer

K-PAX

2001Producer, Unit Production Manager

61*

2001Producer

Death of a Salesman

1985Producer

The Natural

1984Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager

Falling in Love

1984Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager

Short Eyes

1977Assistant Director

Housekeeping

1987Producer

Fame

1980First Assistant Director, Lyricist

Ride with the Devil

1999Producer

Come See the Paradise

1990Producer

The Devil's Own

1997Producer

The Scarlet Letter

1995Co-Producer

Baby It's You

1983Associate Producer, Production Manager

The House on Carroll Street

1988Producer

Billy Bathgate

1991as Jack Kelly

Copkiller

1983Production Coordinator

Reckless

1984as Marine Recruiter

The Road to Wellville

1994Producer

Being Human

1994Producer