Donald E. Westlake

1933–2008 · American novelist

Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres. Westlake created two professional criminal characters who each starred in a long-running series: the relentless, hardboiled Parker, and John Dortmunder, who featured in a more humorous series.

Donald E. Westlake, in order

1. 1963 Le commissaire mène l'enquête: wrote · directed by Fabien Collin
2. 1967 The Busy Body: wrote · directed by William Castle
3. 1968 A Few Notes on Our Food Problem: produced · directed by James Blue
4. 1968 The Split: wrote · directed by Gordon Flemyng · audiences 31% · streaming on Kanopy, Tubi
5. 1973 Cops and Robbers: wrote · directed by Aram Avakian
6. 1979 Hot Stuff: wrote · directed by Dom DeLuise
7. 1979 Supertrain (TV series): created
8. 1982 Jimmy the Kid: wrote · directed by Gary Nelson
9. 1984 The Twin: wrote · directed by Yves Robert
10. 1987 The Stepfather: wrote · directed by Joseph Ruben
11. 1990 The Grifters: wrote · directed by Stephen Frears · critics 92%, audiences 69% · streaming on Hoopla, Pluto TV
12. 1990 Why Me?: wrote · directed by Gene Quintano
13. 2004 The Hook: wrote · directed by Thomas Vincent
14. 2005 Ripley Under Ground: wrote · directed by Roger Spottiswoode
15. 2005 The Ax: acted · directed by Costa-Gavras
16. 2009 The Stepfather: wrote · directed by Nelson McCormick · critics 15%, audiences 34% · streaming on Prime Video, Tubi