Robert Crais

Writer, Producer

June 20, 1953 (72 years)
Robert Crais is an American author of detective fiction. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and L.A. Law. His writing is influenced by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B. Parker and John Steinbeck. Crais has won numerous awards for his crime novels. Lee Child has cited him in interviews as one of his favourite American crime writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2014.

Known For

  • Hostage
    Hostage2005
  • Quincy, M.E.
    Quincy, M.E.8 seasons
  • Baretta
    Baretta4 seasons
  • Cagney & Lacey
    Cagney & Lacey7 seasons
  • Hill Street Blues
    Hill Street Blues7 seasons
  • Miami Vice
    Miami Vice5 seasons
  • JAG
    JAG10 seasons
  • Earth 2
    Earth 21 season
  • The Twilight Zone (1985)
    The Twilight Zone (1985)3 seasons
  • Cross Fire
    Cross Fire1989
  • The Equalizer
    The Equalizer4 seasons
  • L.A. Law
    L.A. Law8 seasons
  • In Self Defense
    In Self Defense1987

Filmography

1987
In Self Defense · as Co-Producer
1982

1998
The Invisible Man · as Written By
1989
Cross Fire · as Written By
1987
In Self Defense · as Teleplay
1983
The Family Tree · as Story By
1981
The Monkey Mission · as Teleplay