Phillip M. Goldfarb, Emmy-Winning Producer of ‘L.A. Law,’ Dies at 82
variety.comSasha Urban editorPhillip M. Goldfarb, a longtime television and film producer who won two Emmy Awards for his work on “L.A.
Law,” died April 7 in Los Angeles, Calif., according to the Telluride Daily Planet. He was 82.Goldfarb’s career in film and television began more than 55 years ago and included producing credits on films such as the military drama “Taps,” starring Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton, the 1976 film “Taxi Driver,” the comedy-drama “My Bodyguard” and the Gene Hackman-led 1970 film “I Never Sang For My Father.” His TV production credits included more than 50 episodes of “L.A.
Law,” 10 episodes of the early 2000s USA series “Monk,” 20 episodes on the TNT series “The Librarians” and more than 30 episodes of “Knots Landing.” “Phil was my first boss when I was 15 years old,” producer-director Dean Devlin told the Daily Planet. “He was the production manager on a film and I was his PA.
He mentored me and taught me so much. Many years later I was able to hire him to work for me as my line producer. Reuniting with him was such a joy and it began a new working relationship that lasted over 15 years.
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