---
name: "William J. MacDonald"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-j-macdonald"
fi1m_id: "william-j-macdonald"
imdb_id: "nm0531973"
tmdb_id: 61820
wikidata_id: "Q8013278"
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-17T23:08:44.902714+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# William J. MacDonald

## Identity

William J. MacDonald

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-j-macdonald
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-j-macdonald
- **IMDb ID:** nm0531973
- **TMDB ID:** 61820
- **Wikidata ID:** Q8013278
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Macdonald_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8013278, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531973/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61820

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Macdonald_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8013278, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531973/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61820

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Rome*](https://film.one/tv/rome.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

William J. MacDonald is an American film and television producer and writer.

He holds an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law. He worked in international trade and business affairs before running Hollywood producer Robert Evans' production company at Paramount Pictures.

MacDonald has producer, co-producer or executive producer credits on films including *Sliver* (1993), *Jade* (1995), *The Saint* (1997), *Molly* (1999) and *One Man's Hero* (1999). He co-created the HBO series *Rome* (2005–2007) with John Milius and Bruno Heller, serving as executive producer and writer on the series.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Rome* (2005), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Grow House* (2017), Producer
- *Rome* (2005), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)
- *Witchblade* (2001), series, Writer
- *Molly* (1999), Producer
- *One Man's Hero* (1999), Producer
- *The Saint* (1997), Producer
- *An Occasional Hell* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Jade* (1995), Executive Producer
- *Sliver* (1993), Co-Producer

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/william-j-macdonald