Robert F. Colesberry

Biography

Robert F. "Bob" Colesberry Jr. was an American film and television producer, best known as a co-creator of the television series The Wire for HBO, executive producer of the miniseries The Corner, and a producer for Martin Scorsese's After Hours, Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning, and Billy Crystal's 61*.

Known For

Mississippi Burning

Acting

1984

Reckless

as

Marine Recruiter

1988

Mississippi Burning

as

Cameraman

1991

Billy Bathgate

as

Jack Kelly

The Wire

as

Det. Ray Cole (uncredited)

Production

2001

K-PAX

as

1994

The Road to Wellville

as

1985

After Hours

as

1997

The Devil's Own

as

1983

Copkiller

as

1985

Death of a Salesman

as

1991

Billy Bathgate

as

1987

Housekeeping

as

2001

K-PAX

as

1983

Baby It's You

as

1988

The House on Carroll Street

as

1999

Ride with the Devil

as

1984

Reckless

as

1984

Reckless

as

1994

Being Human

as

1988

Mississippi Burning

as

2001

Peroxide Passion

as

1990

Come See the Paradise

as

1983

Baby It's You

as

1998

Long Time Since

as

1982

The King of Comedy

as

1982

The King of Comedy

as

1995

The Scarlet Letter

as

1976

Little Girl, Big Tease

as

1984

Falling in Love

as

2001

61*

as

1977

Nasty Habits

as

1984

The Natural

as

1984

The Natural

as

The Corner

as

The Wire

as

Crew

Directing

1980

Fame

as

1977

Short Eyes

as

The Wire

as