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Charles Bennett (I) (1899–1995)

Writer | Director | Actor

Born just before the century turned, Charles Bennett made his writing debut as a child in 1911, fought in France during World War I while still a teen and resumed his acting career after the war's end. In 1926 he dropped acting to concentrate on being a playwright, later turning one of his most famous plays... See full bio »

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in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK

Died:

(age 95) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1968 Land of the Giants (TV series)
– Terror-Go-Round (1968) (written by)
 
1965-1968 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
– Terrible Leprechaun (1968) (writer)
– The Deadly Dolls (1967) (writer)
– The Heat Monster (1967) (writer)
– Death from the Past (1967) (screenplay / story)
– The Sky's on Fire (1966) (from a screenplay by)
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1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
– The Night of the Eccentrics (1966) (writer)
 
1965 City in the Sea (screenplay)
 
1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon (screenplay)
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– The Clocks (1962) (writer)
 
1961 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (screenplay)
 
1960 The Lost World (screenplay)
 
1959 The Big Circus (screenplay)
 
1958 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
– The Brioni Story (1958) (writer)
 
1957 Curse of the Demon (screenplay)
 
1957 The Story of Mankind
 
1955-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– The Softest Music (1957) (teleplay)
– Ivy (1956) (previous screenplay)
– Not All Your Tears (1955) (adaptation)
– The Creaking Gate (1955) (adaptation)
– The Suspect (1955) (adaptation)
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1957 The Christophers (TV series)
– Gentle Warrior (1957) (teleplay)
 
1956 Conflict (TV series)
– Captain Without a Country (1956) (teleplay)
– Condemned to Glory (1956) (teleplay)
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
– The Pen and the Sword (1956) (teleplay)
– The Black Death (1956) (story and teleplay)
– The Barefoot Empress (1956) (teleplay)
– The Art of Terror (1956) (teleplay)
– The Texas Affair (1956) (teleplay)
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1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much (based on a story by)
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Underground (1955) (teleplay)
 
1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– Our Son (1954) (teleplay)
– The Mural (1954) (teleplay)
 
1954 Climax! (TV series)
– Casino Royale (1954) (written for television by / as Charles Bennet)
 
1954 Dangerous Mission
 
1953 No Escape (writer)
 
1952 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– Edge of the Law (1952) (screen play)
 
1952 Un principe de la iglesia (adaptation)
 
1952 The Gauntlet (screenplay / story)
 
1951 Kind Lady (screenplay)
 
1950 Where Danger Lives (screenplay)
 
1949 Madness of the Heart (screenplay)
 
1949 Black Magic (adaptation and screenplay / as John H. Kneubuhl)
 
1948 The Sign of the Ram (screenplay)
 
1947 Unconquered (screenplay)
 
1947 Ivy (screenplay)
 
1944 The Story of Dr. Wassell (screenplay)
 
1943 Forever and a Day (writer)
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind (screenplay)
 
1942 Joan of Paris (screenplay)
 
1941 They Dare Not Love
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent (screenplay)
 
1939 Balalaika (writer)
 
1938 The Young in Heart (adaptation)
 
1937 The Girl Was Young (screenplay)
 
1937 King Solomon's Mines (uncredited)
 
1936 Sabotage (screen play)
 
1936 Secret Agent (screenplay)
 
1935 King of the Damned
 
1935 All at Sea
 
1935 The 39 Steps (adaptation)
 
1935 Night Mail
 
1935 The Clairvoyant (by / screen play)
 
1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much (by)
 
1934 Gay Love
 
1934 Warn London
 
1934 The Secret of the Loch
 
1933 Mannequin (writer)
 
1933 The House of Trent (writer)
 
1933 Paris Plane
 
1933 Hawley's of High Street (writer)
 
1933 Matinee Idol (writer)
 
1932 Partners Please (short)
 
1931 Deadlock (story)
 
1931 Number, Please (short) (story)
 
1931 Midnight (short) (play / screenplay)
 
1930 The Last Hour (play)
 
1929 Blackmail (from the play by)
 
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1957-1958 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
– The Man with a 100 Faces (1958)
– The Noble Art of Murder (1958)
– The Sweater (1958)
– No Holiday for Murder (1957)
 
1957 The Christophers (TV series)
– Gentle Warrior (1957)
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
– The Pen and the Sword (1956)
– Monaco (1956)
– The Barefoot Empress (1956)
– The Island (1956)
– Lichtenburg (1956)
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1955 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– The Gift of Dr. Minot (1955)
– The Hostage (1955)
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Underground (1955)
 
1953 No Escape
 
1949 Madness of the Heart
 
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1935 The 39 Steps
Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)
 
1920 Always Audacious (uncredited)
 
1917 Hobbled Hearts (short)
 
1917 Done in Oil (short)
 
1915 John Halifax, Gentleman
John as a Child
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Opportunity Lost (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The 47th Annual Writers Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Playwright: "Blackmail" (filmed as Blackmail)

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Charles Bennet | John H. Kneubuhl
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Trivia:

Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "Attack of the Monster Movie Makers" (McFarland & Co., 1994). See more »

Nickname:

Charley See more »

Star Sign:

Leo