Biography
Lionel Chetwynd is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer known for his extensive work in historical dramas and docudramas. Born in London and raised in Canada, he eventually became a naturalized U.S. citizen and a prominent conservative voice in Hollywood.
Wrote 37
2020s
- 2023
2000s
- 2006
George Washington: We Fight to Be Free
Writer
- 2004
- 2003
American Valor
Writer
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Writer
- 2001
Varian's War
Writer
1990s
- 1999
P.T. Barnum
Writer
P.T. Barnum
Writer
Netforce
Teleplay
- 1998
Human Bomb
Writer
- 1997
Color of Justice
Writer
- 1996
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
Teleplay
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Writer
Moses
Screenplay, Writer
- 1995
Kissinger and Nixon
Writer
- 1994
Jacob
Screenplay, Writer
- 1991
The Heroes of Desert Storm
Writer
The Marla Hanson Story
Story
- 1990
So Proudly We Hail
Writer
1980s
- 1988
To Heal a Nation
Writer
- 1987
The Hanoi Hilton
Writer
- 1984
Children in the Crossfire
Writer
- 1982
The Hot Touch
Story, Screenplay
- 1981
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Writer, Screenstory
Miracle on Ice
Screenplay
A Whale for the Killing
Writer
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Two Solitudes
Writer
- 1977
It Happened One Christmas
Writer
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Teleplay
- 1976
- 1974
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Adaptation
Produced 6
2000s
- 2003
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Producer
1990s
- 1997
Color of Justice
Producer
- 1995
Kissinger and Nixon
Executive Producer
- 1990
So Proudly We Hail
Producer
1970s
- 1977
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Producer
- 1976
Directed 4
2000s
- 2001
Varian's War
Director
1990s
- 1990
So Proudly We Hail
Director
1980s
- 1987
The Hanoi Hilton
Director
1970s
- 1978
Two Solitudes
Director
Appearances1
2000s
- 2004
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
Self (archive footage)