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David Friedkin (1912–1976)

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Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination See more awards »

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Filmography

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1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (TV series) (producer)
 
1973 Chase (TV series) (producer)
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
Man in a Cage (1971) (producer)
The Return of Estaban (1971) (producer)
The Big Guns (1971) (producer)
Tiger, Tiger (1971) (producer)
Bitter Flats (1971) (producer)
 
1971 River of Gold (TV movie) (producer)
 
1970-1971 The Most Deadly Game (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
I, Said the Sparrow (1971) (executive producer)
The Lady from Praha (1971) (executive producer)
The Classic Burial Position (1971) (executive producer)
Model for Murder (1970) (executive producer)
Nightbirds (1970) (executive producer)
 
1965-1968 I Spy (TV series) (producer - 82 episodes)
Pinwheel (1968) (producer)
Carmelita Is One of Us (1968) (producer)
The Spy Business (1968) (producer)
Suitable for Framing (1968) (producer)
The Name of the Game (1968) (producer)
 
1965 The Fool Killer (producer)
 
1964-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)
Thou Still Unravished Bride (1965) (producer)
Crimson Witness (1965) (producer)
The McGregor Affair (1964) (producer)
Change of Address (1964) (producer)
 
1963-1964 Breaking Point (TV series) (producer - 26 episodes)
My Hands Are Clean (1964) (producer)
I, the Dancer (1964) (producer)
Confounding Her Astronomers (1964) (producer)
Glass Flowers Never Drop Petals (1964) (producer)
 
1962-1963 The Virginian (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
Strangers at Sundown (1963) (producer)
The Executioners (1962) (producer)
 
1959 Bold Venture (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Guns at Tortuga Bay (1959) (producer)
 
1956 Frontier (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Assassin (1956) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (27 titles)
2002 I Spy (characters)
 
1994 I Spy Returns (TV movie) (character)
 
1975 Kate McShane (TV series)
 
1973-1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
One Chance to Live (1974) (written by)
Deadline (1973) (written by)
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Chain of Command (1974) (story)
 
1973 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Sunday: Doomsday (1973) (writer)
 
1972 Jigsaw (TV series)
 
1970-1971 The Most Deadly Game (TV series)
I, Said the Sparrow (1971) (creator)
The Lady from Praha (1971) (creator)
The Classic Burial Position (1971) (creator)
Model for Murder (1970) (creator)
Nightbirds (1970) (creator)
 
1965-1968 I Spy (TV series)
The Spy Business (1968) (teleplay)
Happy Birthday Everybody (1968) (written by)
Laya (1967) (written by)
Mainly on the Plains (1967) (written by)
The Trouble with Temple (1967) (written by)
 
1965 The Fool Killer (screenplay)
 
1964-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
The Monkey's Paw--A Retelling (1965) (teleplay)
Thou Still Unravished Bride (1965) (teleplay)
Crimson Witness (1965) (teleplay)
The McGregor Affair (1964) (teleplay)
Change of Address (1964) (teleplay)
 
1964 The Pawnbroker (screenplay)
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Isn't It a Lovely View (1963) (story)
 
1962-1963 The Virginian (TV series)
Strangers at Sundown (1963) (writer)
The Man from the Sea (1962) (writer)
Woman from White Wing (1962) (writer)
The Executioners (1962) (writer)
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
The Middle Man (1962) (writer)
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Killer in the House (1961) (writer)
 
1960-1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
Baubles and Bullets (1961) (writer)
The Golden Jade Chop (1960) (writer)
 
1960-1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Killers in Paradise (1961) (written by)
The Big Swim (1960) (written by)
Arms of Venus (1960) (written by)
The Stowaway (1960) (written by)
 
1959 Bold Venture (TV series)
From Here to Paternity (1959) (writer)
Go Fight Sidney Hall (1959) (writer)
Guns at Tortuga Bay (1959) (writer)
Huckleberry Fine at Trail's End (1959) (writer)
Mama George's Horse's Hat (1959) (writer)
 
1958 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Stampede at Tent City (1958) (written by)
 
1958 Target (TV series)
Piano to Thunder Springs (1958) (written by)
Assassin (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Handle with Care (screenplay)
 
1958 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
The Long Day (1958) (writer)
 
1955-1956 Frontier (TV series)
The Hostage (1956) (creator)
The Return of Jubal Dolan (1956) (creator)
Out from Texas (1956) (creator)
Georgia Gold (1956) (creator)
The Hunted (1956) (creator)
 
1954-1955 Climax! (TV series)
The Leaf Out of the Book (1955) (teleplay)
Epitaph for a Spy (1954) (adaptation)
 
1952-1953 Suspense (TV series)
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1953) (story)
Four Days to Kill (1952) (based on a story by)
 
Show ShowDirector (32 titles)
1976 Switch (TV series)
Quicker Than the Eye (1976) (as David E. Friedkin)
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
Chapter IV (1976)
 
1974-1976 Kojak (TV series)
On the Edge (1976)
The Trade-Off (1975)
 
1976 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
A Sentence to Steal (1976)
 
1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (TV series)
Murder in Velvet (1976)
 
1975 Doctors' Hospital (TV series)
Knives of Chance (1975)
 
1975 Kate McShane (TV series)
 
1973-1974 Ironside (TV series)
Act of Vengeance (1974)
Close to the Heart (1974)
Double-Edged Corner (1973)
 
1974 The Snoop Sisters (TV series)
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
Collision Course (1973)
 
1971 River of Gold (TV movie)
 
1971/I Montserrat (TV movie)
 
1970 The Most Deadly Game (TV series)
Zig Zag (1970)
 
1965-1967 I Spy (TV series)
A Room with a Rack (1967)
Tatia (1965)
Chrysanthemum (1965)
 
1964-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Crimson Witness (1965)
The McGregor Affair (1964)
Change of Address (1964)
 
1962-1963 The Virginian (TV series)
The Executioners (1962)
 
1963 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Face of Fear (1963)
 
1961-1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Safari (1962)
Price of Tomatoes (1962)
Out of the Night (1961)
Killer in the House (1961)
 
1961 The Rifleman (TV series)
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Not So Long Ago (1961)
 
1960 The Aquanauts (TV series)
The Big Swim (1960)
Night Dive (1960)
Arms of Venus (1960)
Disaster Below (1960)
The Stowaway (1960)
 
1960 Men Into Space (TV series)
 
1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
The Siesta Killer (1960)
 
1960 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Cindy (1960)
 
1960 This Man Dawson (TV series)
The Informer (1960)
 
1959 Bold Venture (TV series)
Barefoot Goddess (1959)
Blue Moon (1959)
Deadly Merchandise (1959)
Guns at Tortuga Bay (1959)
Knock on Any Casket (1959)
 
1958 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Blood Feud (1958)
 
1958 Bat Masterson (TV series)
 
1958 Target (TV series)
Assassin (1958)
 
1956 Frontier (TV series)
The Big Dry (1956)
 
I Spy (TV series) (second unit director - 5 episodes, 1965-1967) (location unit director - 3 episodes, 1965)
Magic Mirror (1967) (second unit director)
The Trouble with Temple (1967) (second unit director)
Always Say Goodbye (1966) (second unit director)
The Barter (1966) (second unit director)
Tigers of Heaven (1965) (second unit director)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Burton T. Craig
Operation: Crystal Springs (1971) … Burton T. Craig
 
1965 I Spy (TV series)
Marine Captain / Russ Conley
Tigers of Heaven (1965) … Marine Captain
A Cup of Kindness (1965) … Russ Conley
 

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Bat Masterson: Season 1: Episode 4 -- A old flame of Bat's asks him to rescue her current beau, accused of murder and shackled to a tree by a lynch mob led by the slain man's brother. I Spy -- Based on the 1960's television series I Spy. A professional athlete (boxer - Eddie Murphy) has to help a U.S. government agent recover a missing jet. Kojak: Season 3: Episode 23 -- When priceless Rembrandt drawings disappear, a renowned detective competes with Kojak for their recovery.
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