Walon Green
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Walon Green (born December 15, 1936) is an American documentary film director and screenwriter for both TV and films.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he directed the documentary Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants in 1979. Among his screenwriting credits are the films The Wild Bunch, Sorcerer, Eraser, The Hi-Lo Country and RoboCop 2. On television he wrote and produced episodes of Hill Street Blues, Law and Order, ER and NYPD Blue; in 1995, he received an Edgar Award for his writing for the latter series. His most notable film is the The Hellstrom Chronicle, which earned him the Academy Award and the BAFTA in 1972. He is also notable for allowing a centipede crawl over his face in the tunnel scene of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Walon Green is also the father of Darwin Green, a writer and film editor, and Collin Green, a teacher and photographer.
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