Writing
William Wisher
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.
Also known as
William Wisher Jr. · William H. Wisher Jr. · William Howard Peter Wisher Jr.
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
8
Acting credits
0
Directing
7
Writing
3
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.2Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · movie · as Galleria Photographer / Cop (uncredited)
- 2
★ 7.7The Terminator
1984 · movie · as Policeman
- 3
★ 7.4The Abyss
1989 · movie · as Bill Tyler
- 4
★ 6.7The 13th Warrior
1999 · movie · Screenplay
- 5
★ 6.6Live Free or Die Hard
2007 · movie · Executive Producer
- 6
★ 5.9Judge Dredd
1995 · movie · Screenplay
- 7
★ 5.4Exorcist: The Beginning
2004 · movie · Story
- 8
★ 5.4I.T.
2016 · movie · Screenplay
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 114,815 votes
The Terminator
1984 · movie
- 214,537 votes
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · movie
- 36,420 votes
Live Free or Die Hard
2007 · movie
- 43,502 votes
The Abyss
1989 · movie
- 52,779 votes
Judge Dredd
1995 · movie
- 62,079 votes
The 13th Warrior
1999 · movie
- 7906 votes
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004 · movie
- 8687 votes
I.T.
2016 · movie
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
