Chuck Adamson
Television producer, police officer, screenwriter
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Charles Fredrick Adamson (June 11, 1936 – February 22, 2008) was an American police officer who served with the Chicago Police Department as a sergeant detective from 1958 to 1974.[1] He later became a television producer and screenwriter,[2] and made a few small appearances as an actor.
June 11, 1936
Chuck Adamson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Fredrick Adamson June 11, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 2008 (aged 71) Roseburg, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupations | Television producer, screenwriter, police officer |
| Years active | 1981–1996 |
Adamson was best known for creating the television crime drama Crime Story,[3] for which he won a People's Choice Award, and for writing episodes of Miami Vice. The 1995 film Heat, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino and directed by Michael Mann, is based on one of Adamson's more famous cases in Chicago from the 1960s.
He died in 2008 from lung cancer at age 71.[4] Michael Mann's 2009 film Public Enemies featured the tribute in its closing credits "In memory of Chuck Adamson".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Thief | Ancell | |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | Crate Opener #1 | |
| 1986 | Crime Story | Nick Aeillo / Sugarman | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | A River Runs Through It | Harry the Editor | |
| 1992 | Top Cops | Himself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | The Stand | Barry Dorgan | TV mini-series, 4 episodes |
| 1994 | Quiz Show | Congressman Mack | Final film role |
| 1995 | Heat | Technical advisor |
