# Paul Junger Witt

Paul Junger Witt (March 20, 1941 – April 27, 2018) was an American film and television producer. He, with his partners Tony Thomas and Susan Harris (also his wife), produced such television shows as Here Come the Brides, The Partridge Family, The Golden Girls, Soap, Benson, It's a Living, Empty Nest, and Blossom. The majority of their shows have been produced by their company, Witt/Thomas Productions (alternately Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions), founded in 1975. Witt also produced the films Dead Poets Society, Three Kings, Insomnia, and the made-for-TV movie Brian's Song. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia.

## Personal life

Witt married Ann McLaughlin with whom he had 3 children, Christopher, Anthony, and Genevieve. After their divorce, he married Susan Harris on September 18, 1983. They have one son together, Oliver Witt.

## Death

Witt died of cancer in Los Angeles on April 27, 2018, at age 77.

## Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

### Film

| Year | Film | Notes |
| 1984 | Firstborn | |
| 1989 | Dead Poets Society | |
| 1992 | Final Analysis | |
| 1994 | Mixed Nuts | |
| 1999 | Three Kings | |
| 2002 | Insomnia | |
| 2011 | A Better Life | Final film as a producer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
| 1966−67 | Occasional Wife | Associate producer | |
| 1967−68 | The Second Hundred Years | Associate producer | |
| 1968−70 | Here Come the Brides | | |
| 1970−71 | The Partridge Family | | |
| 1971 | Getting Together | | |
| 1971 | Brian's Song | | Television film |
| 1972 | Bobby Jo and the Good Time Band | | Television film |
| 1972 | No Place to Run | | Television film |
| 1972 | Home for the Holidays | | Television film |
| 1972 | The Rookies | | |
| 1973 | A Cold Night's Death | | Television film |
| 1973 | The Letters | | Television film |
| 1973 | Blood Sport | | Television film |
| 1974 | Remember When | | Television film |
| 1974 | The Gun and the Pulpit | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1975 | Satan's Triangle | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1975 | Fay | Executive producer | |
| 1976 | Griffin and Phoenix | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1976 | High Risk | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1976 | The Practice | Executive producer | |
| 1977 | Loves Me, Loves Me Not | | |
| 1980 | The Yeagers | Executive producer | |
| 1980 | Trouble in High Timber Country | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1977−81 | Soap | Executive producer | |
| 1980−81 | I'm a Big Girl Now | Executive producer | |
| 1982 | It Takes Two | Executive producer | |
| 1983 | Condo | Executive producer | |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief | Executive producer | |
| 1979−86 | Benson | Executive producer | |
| 1986 | Tough Cookies | Executive producer | |
| 1986 | Comedy Factory | Executive producer | |
| 1986−87 | One Big Family | Executive producer | |
| 1987 | The Line | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1987 | Mama's Boy | | |
| 1980−89 | It's a Living | Executive producer | |
| 1989 | Heartland | Executive producer | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Executive producer | Television special |
| 1990 | We'll Take Manhattan | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1987−90 | Beauty and the Beast | Executive producer | |
| 1991 | Good & Evil | Executive producer | |
| 1990−91 | Lenny | Executive producer | |
| 1992 | Walter & Emily | Executive producer | |
| 1985−92 | The Golden Girls | Executive producer | |
| 1992 | Woops! | Executive producer | |
| 1992−93 | The Golden Palace | Executive producer | |
| 1993 | Country Estates | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1991−94 | Herman's Head | Executive producer | |
| 1991−94 | Nurses | Executive producer | |
| 1994 | Daddy's Girls | Executive producer | |
| 1994 | Close to Home | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1990−95 | Blossom | Executive producer | |
| 1995 | Muscle | Executive producer | |
| 1988−95 | Empty Nest | Executive producer | |
| 1995 | The Office | Executive producer | |
| 1996 | Local Heroes | Executive producer | |
| 1996 | Radiant City | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1996 | Common Law | | |
| 1995−96 | Minor Adjustments | Executive producer | |
| 1993−96 | The John Larroquette Show | Executive producer | |
| 1995−97 | Brotherly Love | Executive producer | |
| 1996−97 | Pearl | Executive producer | |
| 1998 | The Secret Lives of Men | Executive producer | |
| 1999 | Everything's Relative | Executive producer | |
| 2014 | Feed Me | Executive producer | |
| 2012−16 | Beauty & the Beast | Executive producer | |

#### As director

| Year | Title |
| 1967 | Occasional Wife |
| 1967−68 | The Second Hundred Years |
| 1968−70 | Here Come the Brides |
| 1970−71 | The Partridge Family |
| 1971 | Getting Together |

#### Miscellaneous crew

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1965−66 | The Farmer's Daughter | Assistant to the producer |

#### As writer

| Year | Title |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief |