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Videos (see all 7)
Kansas City Confidential (1952) -- An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 9 -- A unsophisticated miner runs afoul of a town boss and is framed for murder. When the town's lawyers refuse to represent him because they fear for their lives, Bat agrees to represent the defendant in court.
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) -- Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.
Kansas City Confidential (1952) -- An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 21 -- Bat receives half of the cane he gave to Jane Taylor long ago and rides to her ranch to investigate.

Overview

Date of Death:
6 February 1997, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
New York-born, Harry Essex planned on a writing career throughout his young life... more
Trivia:
Enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army Signal Corps on 28 November 1942... more
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Alternate Names:
H.J. Essex | Harry J. Essex

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer
Writer:
  1. It Came from Outer Space II (1996) (TV) (earlier screenplay)

  2. Hostage Flight (1985) (TV) (story)

  3. The Cremators (1972) (writer)
    ... aka Dune Rollers
  4. Los amigos (1972) (writer)
    ... aka Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (USA)
  5. Man and Boy (1971) (writer)
    ... aka Ride a Dark Horse
  6. Octaman (1971) (writer)

  7. "I Dream of Jeannie" (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Moving Finger (1965) TV episode (written by)
  8. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) (screenplay)
  9. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
        - Nobody Will Ever Know (1965) TV episode (teleplay)
  10. "77 Sunset Strip" (5 episodes, 1963)
        - 5: Part 5 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - 5: Part 4 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - 5: Part 3 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - 5: Part 2 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - 5: Part 1 (1963) TV episode (writer)
  11. "Target: The Corruptors" (5 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - Yankee Dollar (1962) TV episode (writer)
        - My Native Land (1962) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Babes in Wall Street (1962) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Play It Blue (1962) TV episode (writer)
        - To Wear a Badge (1961) TV episode (teleplay)
  12. "The Untouchables" (6 episodes, 1959-1961)
        - The Lily Dallas Story (1961) TV episode (story)
        - The Larry Fay Story (1960) TV episode (writer)
        - Nicky (1960) TV episode (writer)
        - Jack 'Legs' Diamond (1960) TV episode (story)
        - The Frank Nitti Story (1960) TV episode (story)
          (1 more)
  13. "Bat Masterson" (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Cattle and Cane (1960) TV episode (written by)
        - Bat Plays a Dead Man's Hand (1959) TV episode (written by)
        - Lady Luck (1959) TV episode (written by)
        - Incident in Leadville (1959) TV episode (written by)

  14. The Lonely Man (1957) (writer)
  15. Raw Edge (1956) (writer)
  16. Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955) (screenplay)
    ... aka Jail Bait (USA: alternative title)
  17. Mad at the World (1955) (writer)
  18. Dragnet (1954) (screenplay) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Original Dragnet (USA: reissue title)
  19. Southwest Passage (1954) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Camels West (UK)
  20. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) (screenplay)
  21. I, the Jury (1953) (writer)
  22. Devil's Canyon (1953) (adaptation)
  23. It Came from Outer Space (1953) (screenplay)
  24. The 49th Man (1953) (writer)
    ... aka 49 Men (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Forty-Ninth Man
  25. Kansas City Confidential (1952) (screenplay)
    ... aka The Secret Four (UK)
  26. Models, Inc. (1952) (writer)
    ... aka That Kind of Girl (UK)
  27. The Las Vegas Story (1952) (screenplay)
  28. The Fat Man (1951) (writer)
  29. The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) (adaptation and screenplay)
    ... aka Frightened City (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA: copyright title)
  30. Undercover Girl (1950) (writer)
  31. Wyoming Mail (1950) (writer)

  32. He Walked by Night (1948) (additional dialogue)
  33. Bodyguard (1948) (screenplay)
  34. Dragnet (1947) (screenplay)
  35. Desperate (1947) (screenplay)
  36. Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) (original screenplay) (as Harry J. Essex)
    ... aka Blackie and the Law (UK)
  37. Dangerous Business (1946) (play "Corpus Delecti") (as Harry J. Essex)
  38. Man Made Monster (1941) (story "The Electric Man") (as H.J. Essex)
    ... aka Atomic Monster (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Mysterious Dr. R
    ... aka The Electric Man (UK)
Director:
  1. The Cremators (1972)
    ... aka Dune Rollers
  2. Octaman (1971)

  3. Mad at the World (1955)
  4. I, the Jury (1953)
Producer:
  1. The Cremators (1972) (producer)
    ... aka Dune Rollers
  2. Octaman (1971) (co-producer)
  3. The Undercover Scandals of Henry VIII (1970) (co-producer)
    ... aka Royal Flesh

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