No photo available. Represent Harry Essex? Add or change photos at IMDbPro
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 3,911 this week

Harry Essex (1910–1997)

Writer | Director | Producer

New York-born Harry Essex planned on a writing career throughout his young life. Among his first jobs were stints on the New York newspapers "The Daily Mirror" and "The Brooklyn Eagle", short stories for "Collier's" and "The Saturday Evening Post" and even a Broadway play titled "Something for Nothing" (which Essex later called "a resounding failure")... See full bio »

Born:

in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Peggie Castle and Harry Essex in I, the Jury
1 photo | 7 videos | 13 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

Deadpan in Nulltown
18 February 2013 5:17 AM, PST | MUBI
Digital Fury: DVD Essentials for October
19 October 2012 4:09 PM, PDT | Planet Fury
31 Days of Horror: ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ should have stayed from whence it came
16 October 2012 7:16 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight
See all 13 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
Directors
a list of 1,166 people by TheLastDriveIn created 04 Feb 2012
 
image of name
Westwood Cemetery
a list of 240 people by Syl created 10 months ago
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Harry Essex.
1 nomination See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Jump to: Writer | Director | Producer
Hide HideWriter (38 titles)
1996 It Came from Outer Space II (TV movie) (earlier screenplay)
 
1985 Hostage Flight (TV movie) (story)
 
1973 Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (writer)
 
1972 The Cremators (screenplay)
 
1971 Octaman (written by)
 
1971 Man and Boy
 
1965 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
– The Moving Finger (1965) (written by)
 
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder (screenplay)
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
– Nobody Will Ever Know (1965) (teleplay)
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
– 5: The Conclusion (1963) (writer)
– 5: Part 4 (1963) (writer)
– 5: Part 3 (1963) (writer)
– 5: Part 2 (1963) (writer)
– 5: Part 1 (1963) (writer)
 
1961-1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
– Yankee Dollar (1962) (writer)
– My Native Land (1962) (teleplay)
– Babes in Wall Street (1962) (teleplay)
– Play It Blue (1962) (writer)
– Prison Empire (1961) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1959-1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
– The Lily Dallas Story (1961) (story)
– The Larry Fay Story (1960) (written by)
– Nicky (1960) (teleplay)
– Jack 'Legs' Diamond (1960) (story)
– The Frank Nitti Story (1960) (story)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
– Cattle and Cane (1960) (written by)
– Bat Plays a Dead Man's Hand (1959) (written by)
– Lady Luck (1959) (written by)
– Incident in Leadville (1959) (written by)
 
1957 The Lonely Man
 
1956 Raw Edge
 
1955 Teen-Age Crime Wave (screenplay)
 
1955 Mad at the World
 
1954 Dragnet (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1954 Southwest Passage (idea / screenplay)
 
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon (screenplay)
 
1953 I, the Jury (writer)
 
1953 Devil's Canyon (adaptation)
 
1953 It Came from Outer Space (screenplay)
 
1953 The 49th Man (screenplay)
 
1952 Kansas City Confidential (screenplay)
 
1952 Models Inc. (screenplay)
 
1952 The Las Vegas Story (screenplay)
 
1951 The Fat Man (screenplay)
 
1950 The Killer That Stalked New York (adaptation and screenplay)
 
1950 Undercover Girl
 
1950 Wyoming Mail (screenplay)
 
1948 He Walked by Night (additional dialogue)
 
1948 Bodyguard (screenplay)
 
1947 Dragnet (screenplay)
 
1947 Desperate (screenplay)
 
1946 Boston Blackie and the Law (original screenplay / as Harry J. Essex)
 
1946 Dangerous Business (play "Corpus Delecti" / as Harry J. Essex)
 
1941 Man Made Monster (story "The Electric Man" / as H.J. Essex)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1972 The Cremators
 
1971 Octaman
 
1955 Mad at the World
 
1953 I, the Jury
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1972 The Cremators (producer)
 
1971 Octaman (co-producer - uncredited)
 
1970 The Undercover Scandals of Henry VIII (co-producer)
 

Related Videos

Kansas City Confidential -- 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: 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 -- Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.
See all 7 »
Edit

Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) Stage: Wrote "Something for Nothing", produced on Broadway.

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | See more »

Alternate Names:

H.J. Essex | Harry J. Essex

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army Signal Corps on 28 November 1942 during World War II. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius