Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
William Wisher
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 2711
IMDb ID: nm0936537
Known for: Writing
Born: May 23, 1955
Died: July 14, 2026
Age: 71
Place of birth: California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2017
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 6.43
Wikidata: Q769868
Also known as
William Wisher Jr. • William H. Wisher Jr. • William Howard Peter Wisher Jr.
Frequent jobs
Screenplay (3)Writer (2)Additional Dialogue (1)Executive Producer (1)Story (1)Teleplay (1)
Biography
William Howard Peter Wisher Jr. (May 23, 1955 – July 14, 2026) was an American screenwriter, known for his work with long-time friend James Cameron on The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with William Wisher.
Writer
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 • Movie
Additional Dialogue
The Terminator
1984 • Movie
as Bill Tyler
The Abyss
1989 • Movie
Screenplay
The 13th Warrior
1999 • Movie
Executive Producer
Live Free or Die Hard
2007 • Movie
Screenplay
Judge Dredd
1995 • Movie
Story
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004 • Movie
Screenplay
I.T.
2016 • Movie
Writer
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with William Wisher.
Writer
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 • Movie
Additional Dialogue
The Terminator
1984 • Movie
Executive Producer
Live Free or Die Hard
2007 • Movie
as Bill Tyler
The Abyss
1989 • Movie
Screenplay
Judge Dredd
1995 • Movie
Screenplay
The 13th Warrior
1999 • Movie
Screenplay
I.T.
2016 • Movie
Story
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004 • Movie
as Raj
Xenogenesis
1978 • Movie
Writer
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 • Movie
as Self
Expedition: Bismarck
2002 • Movie
as Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017 • Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for William Wisher.
Screenplay
I.T.
2016 • Movie
Executive Producer
Live Free or Die Hard
2007 • Movie
Writer
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 • Movie
Story
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004 • Movie
Screenplay
The 13th Warrior
1999 • Movie
Screenplay
Judge Dredd
1995 • Movie
Writer
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 • Movie
Teleplay
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989 • Movie
Additional Dialogue
The Terminator
1984 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for William Wisher.
as Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017 • Movie
as Self
Expedition: Bismarck
2002 • Movie
as Self
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001 • Movie
as Galleria Photographer / Cop (uncredited)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 • Movie
as Bill Tyler
The Abyss
1989 • Movie
as William Wisher
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988 • Movie
as Policeman
The Terminator
1984 • Movie
as Raj
Xenogenesis
1978 • Movie