Biography
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million. In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation. He has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarships to various universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to promote literacy. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Patterson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
14
Acting credits
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Directing
20
Writing
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Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
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★ 8.0The Simpsons
1989 · tv · as James Patterson (voice)
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★ 8.0Castle
2009 · tv · as James Patterson
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★ 7.1Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
2020 · tv · as Himself
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★ 7.0Cross
2024 · tv · Executive Producer
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★ 6.9Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
2016 · movie · Executive Producer
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★ 6.8Instinct
2018 · tv · Executive Producer
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★ 6.8Zoo
2015 · tv · Executive Producer
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★ 6.5Kiss the Girls
1997 · movie · Novel
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
