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William Howard Peter Wisher Jr. is an American screenwriter, known for his work with long-time friend James Cameron on The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Career Wisher has had roles behind and in front of the camera. In the first Terminator film, Wisher has a brief role as 1L19 (real name unknown), an LAPD police officer who is incapacitated next to his own police cruiser by the Terminator, who then steals his vehicle and briefly assumes his identity on the police radio band. He also has a cameo appearance in Terminator 2: Judgment Day; here he plays a man shopping with his girlfriend and takes pictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 Terminator getting back on his feet after being thrown through a store window. He also plays news reporter Bill Tyler in Cameron's 1989 film The Abyss. Wisher's other screenwriting work includes Judge Dredd, The 13th Warrior and both versions of The Exorcist prequel. He is an uncredited script doctor on two films in the Die Hard series, 1995's Die Hard with a Vengeance and 2007's Live Free or Die Hard (on which he also served as executive producer). Filmography Uncredited revisions Pumpkinhead (1988) A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) Broken Arrow (1996) Eraser (1996) Mercury Rising (1998) Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Unmade projects Airframe Combat! Escape of The Pacific Clipper Pilgrim Rainbow Six Superman Acting credits References External links William Wisher Jr. at IMDb William Wisher Jr. at Rotten Tomatoes William Wisher @thetvdb.com. Discover the James E Wisher popular books. Find the top 100 most popular James E Wisher books.

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  • The Master of Magic synopsis, comments

    The Master of Magic

    James E. Wisher

    After a long and brutal conflict, the war is over. Otto controls all the portals on the continent and Garenland has made vassals of the other kingdoms. But some people can’t accept...

  • The Mysterious Coin synopsis, comments

    The Mysterious Coin

    James E. Wisher

    Everyone in Yaz’s village has vanished. The only clue, a strange golden coin marked with mysterious runes. Can Yaz and his friends figure out what the coin means before it’s too la...

  • The Sanguine Scroll synopsis, comments

    The Sanguine Scroll

    James E. Wisher

    With the Heart of Alchemy in place, The Immortality Engine is complete.<br> <br> Now all Otto needs is to learn how to use it.<br> <br> The secret to immort...

  • The Black Egg synopsis, comments

    The Black Egg

    James E. Wisher

    Whoever Controls the Dragons, Rules the World Yaz loves dragons Unfortunately, only the greatest warriors in Dragonsipre Village become dragonriders. A runt like him doesn’t qualif...

  • Knights of the Red Dragon synopsis, comments

    Knights of the Red Dragon

    James E. Wisher

    Can a street rat from the slums rise to become a knight? Al Elan wants nothing more than to take care of his friends. When he discovers that he has a legendary power, he sees his c...

  • The Heart of Alchemy synopsis, comments

    The Heart of Alchemy

    James E. Wisher

    With the Chamber of Eternity secure, Otto must now recover the second piece of the Immortality Engine.<br> <br> But that task will be far from easy.<br> <br>...

  • Dreaming in the Dark synopsis, comments

    Dreaming in the Dark

    James E. Wisher

    All peace is fleeting. Six months has passed since the warlock Connor Blackman’s defeat. Now a new threat has emerged to threaten the kingdom. While Damien St. Cloud is off explori...

  • The Slave War synopsis, comments

    The Slave War

    James E. Wisher

    Yaz knows where his people are being held. But rescuing hundreds of villagers scattered across the kingdom is no easy task, especially with Carttoom’s army hunting you. When some o...

  • Children of the Black Ship synopsis, comments

    Children of the Black Ship

    James E. Wisher

    Everyone’s heard stories about ghost ships. But they’re just stories…Right? On the hunt for a missing friend, Marcus and Solomon find a massive black ship in the unexplored regions...

  • Children of Darkness synopsis, comments

    Children of Darkness

    James E. Wisher

    “I’m picking up a life form reading. Something’s alive over there.” Those two sentences will change Captain Marcus Drake’s life forever. When a distress beacon far off the main tra...

  • Depths of Betrayal synopsis, comments

    Depths of Betrayal

    James E. Wisher

    From the shadows of Tiber to the depths of Dwarfhome.   Joran Den Cade’s search for the source of the conspiracy threatening The Tiberian Empire has been anything but safe.&#x...

  • The Black Iron Empire synopsis, comments

    The Black Iron Empire

    James E. Wisher

    Transported by unknown magic, Joran and his companions find themselves in a vast, lifeless wasteland.   Struggling to survive in the hellish landscape, they search for any clu...

  • Escape From the Dragon Czar synopsis, comments

    Escape From the Dragon Czar

    James E. Wisher

    Which would you choose: Life on the run or life as a slave? All Anya Kazakov wanted for her eighteenth birthday was her favorite dessert and a quiet day with her mother. What she g...

  • On Blackened Wings synopsis, comments

    On Blackened Wings

    James E. Wisher

    He has fallen. The Binder in Chains. An archangel of immeasurable power, cast from heaven, arrives to threaten all that our heroes know and care about. Only an unlikely combination...

  • The Portal Thieves synopsis, comments

    The Portal Thieves

    James E. Wisher

    After the failure in Straken, Otto is forced to accept that as long as Garenland’s enemies can send reinforcements through the portals, the Northern Army has no hope of taking Mard...

  • Rogue Star Omnibus Vol. 1 synopsis, comments

    Rogue Star Omnibus Vol. 1

    James E. Wisher

    Marcus Drake just wants to run his business in peace. When he finds a derelict ship drifting far off any of the major space lanes his first thought is that he’s scored a nice bit o...

  • The Dragon Empress synopsis, comments

    The Dragon Empress

    James E. Wisher

    Yaz finally knows where to find his mother. After losing his father, he’s determined to get to her in time. Meanwhile, the Dark Sages have gained the full power of the dragonspires...

  • The Awakening synopsis, comments

    The Awakening

    James E. Wisher

    Nothing has gone right for Conryu Koda since learning he’s a wizard. On his first day at The North American Alliance’s Arcane Academy he’s greeted by protestors and pelted with tom...

  • Overmage synopsis, comments

    Overmage

    James E. Wisher

    Joran and his companions have returned safe and sound from the wasteland that was The Black Iron Empire.   But they aren’t the only ones.   The fallen White Knight Samari...

  • Darkness Rising synopsis, comments

    Darkness Rising

    James E. Wisher

    Damien St. Cloud is a failure. Born into a family of warlords and with the most powerful soul force in history, he's unable to make it work. A disappointment to his legendary fathe...

  • The Squire synopsis, comments

    The Squire

    James E. Wisher

    Squire Col Vanheim wants nothing more than to train, get his spurs, and get away from the capital with its scheming, arrogant nobles. As a commoner raised to a position reserved fo...

  • Harvest of Souls synopsis, comments

    Harvest of Souls

    James E. Wisher

    Even a legend can die. The capital lies in ruins and Damien is no closer to finding Connor Blackman. Now word has come that his invincible father has fallen in battle. Damien and J...

  • The Complete Soul Force Saga synopsis, comments

    The Complete Soul Force Saga

    James E. Wisher

    Damien St. Cloud is a failure. Born into a family of warlords and with the most powerful soul force in history, he's unable to make it work. A disappointment to his legendary fathe...

  • Children of Junk synopsis, comments

    Children of Junk

    James E. Wisher

    There’s no rest for the weary. All Marcus Drake wanted was a nice, quiet vacation with his best friend Solomon Keys and his girlfriend Iaka Kazumi. He figured two weeks on Pleasure...

  • The Aegis of Merlin Vol 2 synopsis, comments

    The Aegis of Merlin Vol 2

    James E. Wisher

    An innocent girl escapes an evil empire. But the danger is only beginning. What seems like a simple bodyguard job will see Conryu dragged halfway across the world and into a war be...

  • Chains of the Fallen Omnibus synopsis, comments

    Chains of the Fallen Omnibus

    James E. Wisher

    All peace is fleeting. Six months has passed since the warlock Connor Blackman’s defeat. Now a new threat has emerged to threaten the kingdom. While Damien St. Cloud is off explori...

  • The Hidden Tower synopsis, comments

    The Hidden Tower

    James E. Wisher

    Otto Shenk is the youngest son of a minor baron and a wizard. Abused by his family and considered less than human by his kingdom, Otto does his best to survive. But everything chan...

  • The Chimera Jar synopsis, comments

    The Chimera Jar

    James E. Wisher

    Whoever said homework was the worst part of going to school hasn’t been to the Academy. Conryu returns to the academy after surviving his first semester by the narrowest of margins...

  • The Impossible Wizard synopsis, comments

    The Impossible Wizard

    James E. Wisher

    Men can’t be wizards. Everyone knows that. But everyone is wrong. Conryu has his life all planned out. Then the wizard exam arrives. He passes. The first man ever. His carefully la...

  • The Aegis of Merlin Omnibus Vol 1 synopsis, comments

    The Aegis of Merlin Omnibus Vol 1

    James E. Wisher

    Conryu has his life all figured out. At least until the final day of school arrives and with it the annual wizard’s test. When Conryu passes the test, no one can believe it since e...

  • The Apprentice Reborn synopsis, comments

    The Apprentice Reborn

    James E. Wisher

    Montage City has fallen and the survivors are now prisoners of the Acolytes of Darkness The only resistance is gathered in the Village of Alchemists. They’re safe, but for how long...

  • An Unwelcome Journey synopsis, comments

    An Unwelcome Journey

    James E. Wisher

    All Joran wanted was a quiet life of research and study in his alchemy lab.   It didn’t seem like so much to ask.   But when an emergency at one of his family’s trading p...

  • Raging Sea and Trembling Earth synopsis, comments

    Raging Sea and Trembling Earth

    James E. Wisher

    A new threat from an old empire. Damien St. Cloud has barely begun his search for Connor Blackman when a new threat appears on the horizon. Ships sailing out of the Old Empire. No ...

  • The Army of Darkness synopsis, comments

    The Army of Darkness

    James E. Wisher

    Harper Gale has gotten half of her revenge. She’s also gotten herself mixed up in a serious mess. The Acolytes of Darkness now have an army of wraiths at their command. Numbering i...

  • Shadow Magic synopsis, comments

    Shadow Magic

    James E. Wisher

    The High Kingdom has known twenty years of peace. The true reason unknown to everyone save Sultan Vilos the First. At the height of The Crown War, Vilos made a deal with a powerful...

  • The Chamber of Eternity synopsis, comments

    The Chamber of Eternity

    James E. Wisher

    The road to immortality is a long one. With the empire secure, Otto turns his focus west. The first piece of The Immortality Engine lies across the ocean in Lord Colt’s Workshop. C...

  • The Dragonspire Chronicles Omnnibus Vol. 1 synopsis, comments

    The Dragonspire Chronicles Omnnibus Vol. 1

    James E. Wisher

    Whoever Controls the Dragons, Rules the World Yaz loves dragons Unfortunately, only the greatest warriors in Dragonsipre Village become dragonriders. A runt like him doesn’t qualif...

  • The Lightning synopsis, comments

    The Lightning

    James E. Wisher

    Even a legend had to start somewhere. Fredric St. Cloud just graduated from the citadel, top of his class of course. He’s barely finished celebrating when he finds himself fending ...

  • The Great Northern War synopsis, comments

    The Great Northern War

    James E. Wisher

    War is Hell, especially when you’re surrounded by enemies. With the king of Garenland dead and the people eager for revenge, Otto and Wolfric turn their sights north, to Garenland’...

  • The Pale Princess synopsis, comments

    The Pale Princess

    James E. Wisher

    Even vampires have boogeymen.   Talon always thought the stories about the Pale Princess were just that, stories.   At least he did until she showed up, took control of m...

  • The Complete Aegis of Merlin Omnibus synopsis, comments

    The Complete Aegis of Merlin Omnibus

    James E. Wisher

    Men can’t be wizards. Everyone knows that. But everyone is wrong. Conryu has his life all planned out. Then the wizard exam arrives. He passes. The first man ever. His carefully la...

  • The Sunken Tower synopsis, comments

    The Sunken Tower

    James E. Wisher

    For generations the Dragonriders protected Dragonspire Village Now Yaz has to rescue them. He only hopes that they know where his father was taken. Meanwhile, the Dark Sages have f...

  • Death and Honor Omnibus synopsis, comments

    Death and Honor Omnibus

    James E. Wisher

    Justice or Revenge Which would you choose? When a bandit raid destroys his home, Gabriel Kane believes his whole family is killed in the fire. Burdened by guilt, he dedicates his l...

  • Death Incarnate synopsis, comments

    Death Incarnate

    James E. Wisher

    The End is Here. For centuries the governments of the world have kept the halfelf Morgana locked in a prison where she couldn’t use her magic. Now her fanatical followers are on th...

  • The Dragonspire Chronicles Omnibus Vol. 2 synopsis, comments

    The Dragonspire Chronicles Omnibus Vol. 2

    James E. Wisher

    Whoever controls the dragons, rules the world. After a long, hard slog, Yaz and his friends finally begin to make progress on rescuing the kidnapped villagers. Unfortunately, they ...

  • The Divine Key Awakens synopsis, comments

    The Divine Key Awakens

    James E. Wisher

    With her former captor, the shadow sorcerer Daktari, now serving as her mentor, Princess Shara must learn to control the power of The Divine Key. Concerned about the princess’s gro...

  • Malice synopsis, comments

    Malice

    James E. Wisher

    Some people are just too evil to stay dead.   An old enemy Conryu Koda believed he’d dealt with once and for all has returned.   And what’s worse, he doesn’t even know it...

  • Darkness in Tiber synopsis, comments

    Darkness in Tiber

    James E. Wisher

    The emperor is dying. Joran Den Cade and The Iron Princess, Alexandra Tiberius race to the capital before it’s too late. But little do they realize just how big a threat is waiting...