Chuck Adamson
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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 |
References
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