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    Lee Goldberg

    Writer·Active 2019–2021
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    Career at a glance

    7Hallmark films

    Audience rating7.2 / 10

    across 7 rated films

    Weirdness3.3 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Mystery 101: Killer Timing7.4

    Most recent

    Mystery 101: Deadly History2021

    Everything Lee has done for Hallmark, from Mystery 101: Words Can Kill (2019) right through to Mystery 101: Deadly History (2021).

    Follow & about Lee

    • X@LeeGoldberg
    • Official siteleegoldberg.com
    From
    United States
    Lee Goldberg is an American author, screenwriter, publisher and producer known for his bestselling novels Lost Hills and True Fiction and his work on a wide variety of TV crime series, including Diagnosis: Murder, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Hunter, Spenser: For Hire, Martial Law, She-Wolf of London, SeaQuest, 1-800-Missing, The Glades and Monk.
    From Wikipedia

    Lee’s signature

    Across 7 films, Lee almost always plays a teacher and is almost always set in small towns.

    • small towns5 films
    • a teacher6 films
    • a hidden secret6 films

    7 films

    Lee has shared more Hallmark sets with Jill Wagner than with anyone else.

    7 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

    Known for

    Mystery 101 poster
    Mystery 1017.1

    Writer · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    Mystery 101: Playing Dead poster
    Mystery 101: Playing Dead7.0

    Writer · 2019

    Weirdness 3/10

    Mystery 101: Dead Talk poster
    Mystery 101: Dead Talk7.3

    Writer · 2019

    Weirdness 2/10

    Mystery 101: Words Can Kill poster
    Mystery 101: Words Can Kill7.1

    Writer · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    Mystery 101: An Education in Murder poster
    Mystery 101: An Education in Murder7.3

    Writer · 2020

    Weirdness 4/10

    Mystery 101: Killer Timing poster
    Mystery 101: Killer Timing7.4

    Writer · 2021

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    Jill Wagner headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Lee’s most frequent on-screen partner is Jill Wagner, with 7 films together.

    • Mystery 101: Killer Timing (2021)·
    • Mystery 101: Deadly History (2021)·
    • Mystery 101: An Education in Murder (2020)·
    • Mystery 101: Playing Dead (2019)·
    • Mystery 101: Words Can Kill (2019)·
    • Mystery 101: Dead Talk (2019)·
    • Mystery 101 (2019)
    • Kristoffer Polaha7
    • Preston Vanderslice6
    • Robin Thomas6
    • Sarah Dugdale4
    • Amanda Wong2

    Recurring roles

    Lee is a recurring face in Mystery 101.

    • Mystery 1017 films

    All 7 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    3 films
    • 2021Mystery 101: Deadly HistoryWriter · Resort7.3Weird 3/10
    • 2021Mystery 101: Killer TimingWriter · Small Town7.4Weird 3/10
    • 2020Mystery 101: An Education in MurderWriter · Small Town7.3Weird 4/10

    2010s

    4 films
    • 2019Mystery 101Writer · Small Town7.1Weird 4/10
    • 2019Mystery 101: Dead TalkWriter · Big City7.3Weird 2/10
    • 2019Mystery 101: Playing DeadWriter · Small Town7.0Weird 3/10
    • 2019Mystery 101: Words Can KillWriter · Small Town7.1Weird 4/10

    Lee’s standouts

    • Mystery 101: Killer Timing poster
      Highest ratedMystery 101: Killer Timing (2021)

      Best-reviewed of the 7, at 7.4/10

      7.4

    In pictures

    A quick look at Lee’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Lee Goldberg headshotLee Goldberg
    • Mystery 101: Deadly History poster
    • Mystery 101: Killer Timing poster
    • Mystery 101: An Education in Murder poster
    • Mystery 101 poster
    • Mystery 101: Dead Talk poster
    • Mystery 101: Playing Dead poster
    • Mystery 101: Words Can Kill poster

    Lee’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Jill Wagner7 films
    • Kristoffer Polaha7 films
    • Preston Vanderslice6 films
    • Robin Thomas6 films
    • Sarah Dugdale4 films

    Who Lee works with

    The cast and crew Lee keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next.

    Lee Goldberg's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsAlec Puro: 7 films togetherAlec Puro7 filmsIrving Victoria: 7 films togetherIrving Victoria7 filmsJackie Lind: 7 films togetherJackie Lind7 filmsJamie Goehring: 7 films togetherJamie Goehring7 filmsJill Wagner: 7 films togetherJill Wagner7 filmsJohn Christian Plummer: 7 films togetherJohn Christian…7 filmsKristoffer Polaha: 7 films togetherKristoffer Pola…7 films

    Movies by year

    Lee Goldberg Hallmark movies by release year420191202022021

    Ratings profile

    Average 7.2 across 7 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 7.2Mystery 101: Playing Dead: 7.0Mystery 101: 7.1Mystery 101: Words Can Kill: 7.1Mystery 101: Deadly History: 7.3Mystery 101: An Education in Murder: 7.3Mystery 101: Dead Talk: 7.3Mystery 101: Killer Timing: 7.4

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Lee Goldberg been in?
    We have 7 Hallmark movies on file for Lee Goldberg, spanning 2019–2021.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Lee Goldberg known for?
    Lee is best known for romances set in small towns, often with a hidden secret.
    What is Lee Goldberg's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Mystery 101: Killer Timing (2021) is Lee's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.4/10 audience rating.
    What is Lee Goldberg's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Mystery 101 (2019) has more audience votes than any other Lee Goldberg Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Lee Goldberg usually star with?
    Lee has shared 7 films with Jill Wagner, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Lee Goldberg still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Lee Hallmark credit we have is from 2021; nothing later has turned up yet.
    What was Lee Goldberg's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Lee Hallmark title we have is Mystery 101: Words Can Kill (2019).
    Where is Lee Goldberg from?
    Lee is from United States.
    What does Lee Goldberg do in Hallmark movies?
    Lee Goldberg works on Hallmark films as writer.

    Data & sources

    Lee’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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