Robert W. Goodwin (born 1943), billed as R. W. Goodwin, is an Australian-born American television producer and director best known for his work as senior
executive producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...
of ''
The X-Files''. He lives in
Bellingham, Washington.
He also directed and produced the
2009
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low-budget independent feature ''
Alien Trespass''.
Work on the X-Files
Goodwin worked as Co-Executive Producer for the X-Files from 1993 through 1998. He had first met series creator
Chris Carter when the two were working on separate series for
NBC in the 1980s. Goodwin watched the
pilot episode, met with Chris Carter, and shortly afterwards was hired as Co-Executive Producer.
As Co-Executive Producer, Goodwin was chiefly responsible for all aspects of physical production on the show.
He also directed a few episodes per season, usually the first and last episodes of the season.
Goodwin's work on the series ended at the end of season five when the show moved production from Vancouver to Los Angeles.
Personal life
Goodwin was born in
Australia
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, and spent most of his life in
Los Angeles, before he started producing television series in
Vancouver. In L.A. he performed comedy with
the Credibility Gap.
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/ref> He later moved his family to Bellingham, Washington to be closer by.
Partial filmography
Producer "High Risk," with James Brolin and Anthony Quinn.
*'' The X-Files'' (1993) TV Series
**episode 1.24 '' The Erlenmeyer Flask'' (Director)
**episode 2.08 '' One Breath'' (Director)
**episode 2.25 '' Anasazi'' (Director)
**episode 3.01 '' The Blessing Way'' (Director)
**episode 3.24 '' Talitha Cumi'' (Director)
**episode 4.01 ''Herrenvolk
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Th ...
'' (Director)
**episode 4.24 '' Gethsemane'' (Director)
**episode 5.01 '' Redux'' (Director)
**episode 5.20 '' The End'' (Director)
References
External links
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American television directors
American television producers
American television writers
American male television writers
Living people
Writers from Bellingham, Washington
1943 births
Screenwriters from Washington (state)
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