Will Shortz
WriterBorn 1952Active 2019–2021
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2Hallmark films
Weirdness2.5 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Our catalogue credits Will Shortz in 2 Hallmark films, including 0 tagged Christmas. The earliest Hallmark film in our catalogue for Will Shortz is Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019). The filmography below uses that same set of credits.
Follow & about Will
- From
- Crawfordsville
William F. Shortz is an American cruciverbalist and editor of The New York Times crossword. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993.
On-screen partners
Frequent co-star
Will’s most frequent on-screen partner is Barbara Niven, with 2 films together.
Recurring roles
Will is a recurring face in Crossword Mysteries.
All 2 movies
Newest first
Will’s creative circle
Go-to cast
- Barbara Niven2 films
- Brennan Elliott2 films
- John Kapelos2 films
- Lacey Chabert2 films
Who Will works with
The cast and crew Will keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next.
Movies by year
People also ask
- How many Hallmark movies has Will Shortz been in?
- We have 2 Hallmark movies on file for Will Shortz, spanning 2019–2021.
- What is Will Shortz's most popular Hallmark movie?
- Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019) has more audience votes than any other Will Shortz Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
- Who does Will Shortz usually star with?
- Will has shared 2 films with Barbara Niven, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
- Is Will Shortz still making Hallmark movies?
- The newest Will Hallmark credit we have is from 2021; nothing later has turned up yet.
- What was Will Shortz's first Hallmark movie?
- The earliest Hallmark film in our catalogue for Will Shortz is Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019).
- Where is Will Shortz from?
- Will is from Crawfordsville.
- What does Will Shortz do in Hallmark movies?
- Will Shortz works on Hallmark films as writer.
Data & sources
Will’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team.
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