William M. Finkelstein

William M. Finkelstein
Born	January 1, 1952 in New York City, New York, USA
Sometimes credited as	William Finkelsein, Bill Finkelstein, William Finkelstein, William Finkkelstein, William Finklestein
Notable Shows	L.A. Law Cop Rock Civil Wars
Awards	1 Primetime Emmy Awards

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Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
L.A. Law (uncredited)	Howard Hulse	4x05 - One Rat, One Ranger	November 30, 1989
L.A. Law (credited as Bill Finkelstein)	Howard Hulce	5x02 - Happy Trails	October 25, 1990
Cop Rock	Gil Garrity	1x06 - Oli of Ol' Lay	October 31, 1990
Ally McBeal (credited as Bill Finkelstein)	William	1x22 - Alone Again	May 11, 1998
The Good Fight (credited as William Finkelstein)	Judge Simon Kassovitz	1x10 - Chaos	April 16, 2017
The Good Fight (credited as William Finkelstein)	Judge Simon Kassovitz	2x12 - Day 485	May 20, 2018
The Good Fight (credited as William Finkelstein)	Judge Simon Kassovitz	3x03 - The One Where Diane Joins the Resistance	March 28, 2019

Writer

Episodes Written

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
L.A. Law	1x12 - Sidney, the Dead-Nosed Reindeer	December 18, 1986
L.A. Law	1x14 - The Douglas Fur Ball	January 15, 1987
L.A. Law	1x17 - Becker on the Rox	February 12, 1987
L.A. Law	1x19 - The Grace of Wrath	February 26, 1987
L.A. Law	2x05 - The Brothers Grimm	November 12, 1987
L.A. Law	2x11 - Gorilla My Dreams	January 14, 1988
L.A. Law	2x14 - Petticoat Injunction	February 18, 1988
L.A. Law	2x15 - The Bald Ones	February 25, 1988
L.A. Law	2x16 - Fetus Completus	March 3, 1988
L.A. Law	2x17 - Belle of the Bald	April 14, 1988
L.A. Law	2x19 - Open Heart Perjury	April 21, 1988
L.A. Law	2x20 - Leapin' Lizards!	April 28, 1988
L.A. Law	2x20 - Chariots of Meyer	May 5, 1988
L.A. Law	3x03 - Romancing the Drone	November 17, 1988
L.A. Law	3x05 - Princess and the Pee	December 8, 1988
L.A. Law	3x10 - The Plane Mutiny	February 9, 1989
L.A. Law	3x11 - Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not?	February 16, 1989
L.A. Law	3x13 - Barstow Bound	March 23, 1989
L.A. Law	3x15 - The Unbearable Lightness of Boring	April 6, 1989
L.A. Law	3x16 - His Suit Is Hirsute	April 27, 1989
L.A. Law	3x17 - America the Beautiful	May 4, 1989
L.A. Law	3x18 - Urine Trouble Now	May 11, 1989
L.A. Law	3x19 - Consumed Innocent	May 18, 1989
L.A. Law	4x02 - Captain Hurt	November 9, 1989
L.A. Law	4x03 - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling	November 16, 1989
L.A. Law	4x04 - The Mouse That Soared	November 23, 1989
L.A. Law	4x07 - Placenta Claus Is Coming to Town	December 14, 1989
L.A. Law	4x09 - Noah's Bark	January 11, 1990
L.A. Law	4x10 - The Pay's Lousy, But the Tips Are Great	Jan 18, 1990
L.A. Law	4x11 - True Brit	Jan 25, 1990
L.A. Law	4x12 - On Your Honor	Feb 8, 1990
L.A. Law	4x13 - Whatever Happened to Hannah?	Feb 15, 1990
L.A. Law	4x14 - Ex-Wives and Videotapes	Feb 22, 1990
L.A. Law	4x16 - Bound for Glory	Mar 22, 1990
L.A. Law	4x19 - Bang... Zoom... Zap	Apr 26, 1990
L.A. Law	4x20 - Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sued	May 3, 1990
L.A. Law	4x21 - Outward Bound	May 10, 1990
L.A. Law	4x22 - The Last Gasp	May 17, 1990
Cop Rock	1x01 - Pilot	September 26, 1990
Cop Rock	1x02 - Ill-Gotten Gaines	(October 3, 1990
Cop Rock	1x03 - Happy Mudder's Day	October 10, 1990
Cop Rock	1x07 - Cop-a-Feeliac	November 7, 1990
Cop Rock	1x08 - Potts Don't Fail Me Now	November 21, 1990
Civil Wars	1x01 - Pilot	November 20, 1991
Civil Wars	1x03 - The Pound and the Fury	December 4, 1991
Civil Wars	1x08 - For Better or Perverse	January 21, 1992
Civil Wars	1x15 - Dirty Pool	March 31, 1992
Civil Wars	1x16 - Mob Psychology	April 14, 1992
Civil Wars	1x17 - Denise and De Nuptials	April 21, 1992
Civil Wars	2x01 - The Naked and the Wed	September 23, 1992
Civil Wars	2x10 - The Triumph of DeVille	December 16, 1992
Civil Wars	2x15 - Watt, Me Worry?	February 9, 1993
L.A. Law	7x15 - F.O.B.	April 1, 1993
L.A. Law	7x17 - That's Why the Lady Is a Stamp	April 15, 1993
L.A. Law	7x18 - Come Rain or Come Schein	April 22, 1993
L.A. Law	7x20 - Testing, Testing, 1...2...3...4	May 6, 1993
L.A. Law	7x22 - Hackett or Pack It	May 27, 1993
L.A. Law	8x01 - Book of Renovation, Chapter 1	October 7, 1993
L.A. Law	8x02 - Leap of Faith	October 14, 1993
L.A. Law	8x03 - How Much Is That Bentley in the Window?	October 21, 1993
L.A. Law	8x04 - Foreign Co-Respondent	October 28, 1993
L.A. Law	8x05 - The Green, Green Grass of Home	November 4, 1993
L.A. Law	8x06 - Safe Sex	November 11, 1993
L.A. Law	8x07 - Pacific Rimshot	November 18, 1993
L.A. Law	8x09 - Rhyme and Punishment	December 16, 1993
L.A. Law	8x12 - Cold Cuts	February 17, 1994
L.A. Law	8x15 - Three on a Patch	March 17, 1994
L.A. Law	8x18 - Dead Issue	April 21, 1994
L.A. Law	8x20 - How Am I Driving?	May 5, 1994

Teleplays

Episodes

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
L.A. Law	1x21 - Oy Vey! Wilderness!	April 2, 1987
L.A. Law	2x06 - Auld L'Anxiety	November 19, 1987
L.A. Law	2x07 - Rohner vs. Gradinger	December 3, 1987
L.A. Law	2x08 - Goldilocks and the Three Barristers	Dec 10, 1987
Cop Rock	1x04 - A Three-Corpse Meal	October 17, 1990
Cop Rock	1x05 - The Cocaine Mutiny	October 24, 1990
Cop Rock	1x06 - Oil of Ol' Lay	October 31, 1990
Cop Rock	1x09 - Marital Blitz	December 5, 1990
Cop Rock	1x10 - No Noose Is Good Noose	December 12, 1990
Cop Rock	1x11 - Bang the Potts Slowly	December 26, 1990
Civil Wars	2x08 - A Bus Named Desire	December 2, 1992

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
L.A. Law	1988 –1989	Co-Producer			3
	1989 –1990	Supervising Producer				4
Cop Rock	1990	Supervising Producer	1
Civil Wars	1991 –1993	Executive Producer	1	2
L.A. Law	1993 –1994	Executive Producer							7	8
Murder One	1996	Executive Producer	1
Brooklyn South	1997 –1998	Executive Producer	1
Law & Order	2000 –2001	Executive Producer	11
NYPD Blue	2004 –2005	Executive Producer (credited as William Finkelstein)	12
The Good Fight	2017 –2018	Consulting Producer (credited as William Finkelstein)	1	2
	2019 –2020	Executive Producer (credited as William Finkelstein)			3	4

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Won: Outstanding Drama Series (1989, 1990)

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