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name: "Peter S. Fischer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-s-fischer"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "8 October 1935"
died: "30 November 2023"
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average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-16T16:42:35.671531+00:00"
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# Peter S. Fischer

Writer. Born 8 October 1935 in U.S.A.. Died 30 November 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 8 October 1935, U.S.A.
- **Died:** 30 November 2023
- **Active:** 1971–1973
- **Also known as:** Lawrence Vail
- **Works often with:** Edward M. Abroms, Jeannot Szwarc, Jerrold L. Ludwig, Leo Penn, Ronald LaVine

## Biography

Peter S. Fischer was an American television writer and producer. He wrote episodes for *Columbo* from 1974, serving as a story editor and executive story consultant, and contributed to series including *Kojak*, *Baretta*, *Ellery Queen* and *McMillan & Wife*. Some of his *Columbo* work was credited under the pseudonym Lawrence Vail.

With Richard Levinson and William Link, he co-created *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), serving as executive producer for its first seven seasons and writing or co-writing dozens of episodes. He also created *The Eddie Capra Mysteries* and *Blacke's Magic*.

After retiring from television in the 1990s, Fischer wrote more than twenty novels, primarily murder mysteries set in postwar Hollywood.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Also known for

- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Writer, Teleplay, Story
- *Baretta* (1975), Writer
- *Ellery Queen* (1975), Writer

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