Known for
Writing
Credits
22
Gender
Man
Birthday
12 Jan 1952 (72)
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
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Walter Mosley
Biography
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 roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am | Self |
| 2016 | O.J.: Made in America | Self |
| 2016 | O.J.: Made in America | Self |
| 2007 | Jack Kirby: Story Teller | Self |
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Congressman Rawlins |
| 2000 | Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows | Self - Writer |
| 1999 | Yesterday's Tomorrows | Self |
| 1998 | Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane | Self |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | The Man in My Basement | Novel |
| 2023 | Justified: City Primeval | Consulting Producer |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Novel |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Creator |
| 2017 | Snowfall | Writer |
| 2017 | Snowfall | Teleplay |
| 2000 | The Middle Passage | Dialogue |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Novel |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Teleplay |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Novel |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Associate Producer |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Story |