Broke into show business as treasurer with Flamingo Films

Named vice president in charge of west coast operations for Associated Artists

Formed Wolper Productions

Produced first "Making of the President" documentary; also produced documentaries in 1964 and 1968

Produced original "Biography" series

Produced "Hollywood and the Stars" (NBC)

Merged Wolper Prods. with Metromedia; joined board of directors

Signed with NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine to produce TV specials

Produced "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau"

Formed a new Wolper Productions

Produced "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"

Produced feature film "The Devil's Brigade"

Produced comedy feature "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium"

Won Academy Award for the documentary "The Hellstrom Chronicle"; directed by Walon Green

Formed The Wolper Organization, Inc.

Produced music documentary "Wattstax"

Executive produced the NBC sitcom "Chico and the Man"

Was executive producer of the ABC police drama "Get Christie Love!"

Executive produced the ABC sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter"

Joined David L. Wolper Productions with Warner Bros.; also became consultant to Time Warner, Inc.

Executive produced the groundbreaking and much-heralded ABC miniseries "Roots"

Served as executive producer on the sequel "Roots: The Next Generations" (ABC)

Was executive producer of the hit miniseries "The Thorn Birds" (ABC)

Executive produced the ABC TV-movie biopic "The Betty Ford Story"

Was executive producer of "The Best of the Worst" (Fox)

Was executive producer of feature film "Surviving Picasso"