Robert L. Collins (Director)

In the Arms of a Killer

A young detective falls in love with a witness in a murder case and suddenly becomes a suspect herself.

Release Date: 1992-01-05

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 6

Johnny Ryan

An honest, hard-working cop has to go up against the mob in 1949 New York City.

Release Date: 1990-07-29

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Prime Target

A homicide detective assigned to investigate the serial killings of New York policewomen begins to suspect that the serial killer might be a fellow police officer.

Release Date: 1989-09-29

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 6

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.

Release Date: 1989-02-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Intrigue

A spy is looking for his old colleague who now works for the other side.

Release Date: 1988-09-11

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 3

J. Edgar Hoover

He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most sophisticated investigatory agency in the world.

Release Date: 1987-01-11

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Mafia Princess

Looks at the life of mafia boss Salvatore Giancana. Especially his troubled relationship with his family.

Release Date: 1986-01-19

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 1

Dark Horse

Nick Fox and his friend Mac, a photographer, are contacted by a mother who's son is recruited by a training camp in South America.

Release Date: 1985-01-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Money on the Side

Three middle-class housewives who are having money problems join a prostitution ring.

Release Date: 1982-09-29

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 5

Our Family Business

A syndicate mob boss doesn't realize that his eldest son, Gep, has been informing to the police on the family's dealings in exchange for protection, while Gep's younger brother, Phil, a bank vice president, tries to separate himself from the family's business.

Release Date: 1981-09-20

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Savage Harvest

A family in Africa is besieged by a group of lions, driven to desperation by the drought.

Release Date: 1981-04-11

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 12

Gideon's Trumpet

True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.

Release Date: 1980-04-30

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 10

Act of Violence

A liberal-minded, divorced newswriter is the victim of a brutal mugging. Robbed of her confidence, she finds her life cloaked in fear and paranoia, causing her to reevaluate her lifelong beliefs.

Release Date: 1979-11-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 4

Walk Proud

A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.

Release Date: 1979-06-15

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 5

The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish

A dramatization of the events leading up to the 1935 assassination of Huey Long, the flamboyant and controversial governor of Louisiana.

Release Date: 1977-03-21

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Serpico: The Deadly Game

This pilot film for the TV series is the story of Officer Frank Serpico, a New York City cop who fought crime in the city and corruption in the police department.

Release Date: 1976-04-24

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Police Woman

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.

Release Date: 1974-09-13

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 29

In Tandem

Gypsy truckers -- a tough veteran driver and his young college-educated partner -- come to the aid of embattled citrus growers in this pilot for the 1974-75 series, "Movin' On," about these free-spirited, civic-minded teamsters.

Release Date: 1974-05-08

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Police Story

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV. Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots.

Release Date: 1973-03-20

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 17

Cannon

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.

Release Date: 1971-09-14

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 35

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.

Release Date: 1968-09-20

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 12

The Invaders

The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them, for him it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut that he never found. It began with a closed deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun.

Release Date: 1967-01-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 58