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Richard J. Wells

Richard J. Wells

Producer, Director, Writer

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Richard J. Wellsis an award-winning film production veteran with over 30 years of experience as director, writer and producer as well as production executive. Most recently, Richard received a Primetime EMMY award for his contributions as National Geographic Channel's executive producer on the highly acclaimed documentary SPACE DIVE while two of his other projects KILLING LINCOLN and KILLING KENNEDY were nominated for 3 Primetime EMMYs each.

Richard oversaw innovative series such as INSIDE COMBAT RESCUE, CAR CZAR, THE NUMBERS GAME, MAMMOTH UNEARTHED, and AMISH: OUT OF ORDER. For Edgework media Richard executive-produced, among others projects, the extremely successful series WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW for the Science Channel.

From 1996-2003 Richard served as Vice President of Production for TLC where he launched the popular and award-winning shows TRADING SPACES, JUNKYARD WARS, WHILE YOU WERE OUT and WHAT NOT TO WEAR.

Under Richard's guidance, many productions have won prestigious industry awards, most notably: the theatrical release documentary ON THE ROPES which received an Oscar Nomination, the Sundance Filmfestival Award, the Worldfest Houston Gold Medal, The Golden Gate, the Silver Spire, and The International Documentary Association Award.

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Producer

28

Type

Year

Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? Poster

Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? TV Series2013

Killing Kennedy Poster

Killing Kennedy TV Movie2013

Killing Lincoln Poster

Killing Lincoln TV Movie2013

Amish: Out of Order TV Series2012

Chasing UFOs Poster

Chasing UFOs TV Series2012

Africa's Deadliest Poster

Africa's Deadliest TV Series2011

Auction Packed TV Series2011

Expedition Week Poster

Expedition Week TV Series2011

Finding Jack the Ripper Poster

Finding Jack the Ripper Documentary2011

Finding the New Earth Poster

Finding the New Earth Documentary2011

Prison Women TV Series2011

Secret Service Files Poster

Secret Service Files TV Series2011

Fish Warrior Poster

Fish Warrior TV Series2010

Shark Men Poster

Shark Men TV Series2010

The Lion Ranger Poster

The Lion Ranger Mini-Series2010

Lockdown Poster

Lockdown TV Series2007

What the Ancients Knew Poster

What the Ancients Knew TV Series2005

Bodyshock Poster

Bodyshock TV Series2003

World's Most... Poster

World's Most... TV Series1999

The Mysterious World: Search for Ancient Technology Documentary1997

Top Gun Academy: The Real Story Documentary1997

Unnatural History TV Series1996

Cyclone! Poster

Cyclone! Documentary1995

Understanding Poster

Understanding TV Series1995

Great Books Poster

Great Books TV Series1993

The Infinite Voyage Poster

The Infinite Voyage TV Series1987

Cosmos Mini-Series1980

In Search of... Poster

In Search of... TV Series1976

Director

4

Type

Year

Winter des Schreckens: Jamestown und die ersten Siedler Poster

Winter des Schreckens: Jamestown und die ersten Siedler TV Movie2016

Secrets of the Dead Poster

Secrets of the Dead TV Series2000

Cyclone! Poster

Cyclone! Documentary1995

Cosmos Mini-Series1980

Writer

2

World's Toughest Fixes Poster

World's Toughest Fixes TV Series2008

In Search of... Poster

In Search of... TV Series1976

Editorial Department

1

The Andy Kaufman Show Poster

The Andy Kaufman Show TV Special1983

Other Crew

1

Ultimate Factories: The Assembly Line Documentary2013

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