Rob Rapley

Biography

Career Overview

Rob Rapley has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1988. Signature works include Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP, The Lie Detector, Voice of Freedom. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

Known Credits

30

Known For

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  Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
• 

  The Lie Detector
• 

  Voice of Freedom
• 

  The Man Who Tried to Feed the World
• 

  Grand Coulee Dam
• 

  The Great War

Frequent Collaborators

• Adriane Lentz-Smith (2 collaborations)
• Michael Murphy (2 collaborations)
• Joe Morton (1 collaborations)
• Geoffrey Owens (1 collaborations)
• Kenneth Mack (1 collaborations)
• Karlos Hill (1 collaborations)
• Patricia Sullivan (1 collaborations)
• Josef M. Anderson (1 collaborations)
• Kidada Williams (1 collaborations)
• Ellis Monk (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (11 credits)

  • Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

    writer

    writing
    2025
  • The Lie Detector

    writer

    writing
    2023
  • Voice of Freedom

    writer

    writing
    2021
  • The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

    writer

    writing
    2020
  • Grand Coulee Dam

    story

    writing
    2017
  • The Great War

    writer

    writing
    2017
  • Murder of a President

    writer

    writing
    2016
  • The Poisoner's Handbook

    teleplay

    writing
    2014
  • The Greely Expedition

    writer

    writing
    2011
  • Wyatt Earp

    writer

    writing
    2010
  • American Experience

    - Flood in the Desert (2022) ... writer writing

    - Voice of Freedom (2021) ... writer writing

    - Wyatt Earp (2010) ... writer writing
    1988

• production (7 credits)

  • Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

    producer

    production
    2025
  • The Lie Detector

    producer

    production
    2023
  • Voice of Freedom

    producer

    production
    2021
  • The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Wyatt Earp

    producer

    production
    2010
  • American Experience

    - Coney Island (1991) ... producer production

    - Los Mineros (1991) ... producer production

    - Coney Island (1991) ... producer production

    - Los Mineros (1991) ... producer production

    - After the Crash (1991) ... producer production
    1988

• directing (12 credits)

  • The Lie Detector

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Flood in the Desert

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Voice of Freedom

    director

    directing
    2021
  • The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Secret of Tuxedo Park

    director

    directing
    2018
  • The Great War

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Murder of a President

    director

    directing
    2016
  • The Poisoner's Handbook

    director

    directing
    2014
  • The Abolitionists

    director

    directing
    2013
  • The Greely Expedition

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Wyatt Earp

    director

    directing
    2010
  • American Experience

    - Flood in the Desert (2022) ... director directing

    - Voice of Freedom (2021) ... director directing

    - The Man Who Tried to Feed The World (2020) ... director directing

    - The Abolitionists: 1854-Emancipation and Victory (2013) ... director directing

    - The Abolitionists: 1838-1854 (2013) ... director directing
    1988