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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Chicago-born, Georgetown University-educated Tom Gries returned from service... more
Trivia:
Educated at Loyola Academy in Chicago and Georgetown University. more
Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys.
Another
2 wins
&
6 nominations
more
Alternate Names:
Thomas S. Gries
Filmography
Director:
- The Greatest (1977)
- Hunter (1976) (TV)
- Helter Skelter (1976) (TV)
... aka Massacre in Hollywood (USA: video title) - Breakheart Pass (1975)
- Breakout (1975)
- The Healers (1974) (TV)
- "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
- The Migrants (1974) (TV)
- Lady Ice (1973)
- Call to Danger (1973) (TV)
- The Connection (1973) (TV)
- Journey Through Rosebud (1972)
- The Glass House (1972) (TV)
... aka Truman Capote's the Glass House - Earth II (1971) (TV)
- Fools (1970)
- The Hawaiians (1970)
... aka Master of the Islands (UK) - Number One (1969)
- 100 Rifles (1969)
- Will Penny (1968)
- "Garrison's Gorillas" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "I Spy" (2 episodes, 1967)
- Magic Mirror (1967) TV episode
- The Trouble with Temple (1967) TV episode - "The Rounders" (2 episodes, 1966)
- Low Moon at Hi Lo (1966) TV episode
- Horse of a Different Cutter (1966) TV episode - "Felony Squad" (1 episode, 1966)
- The Terror Trap (1966) TV episode - "Mission: Impossible" (1 episode, 1966)
- Wheels (1966) TV episode - "The Monroes" (1 episode, 1966)
- The Hunter (1966) TV episode - "The Rat Patrol" (1 episode, 1966)
- The Chase of Fire Raid (1966) TV episode - "Batman" (4 episodes, 1966)
- Batman Makes the Scenes (1966) TV episode
- Fine Finny Fiends (1966) TV episode
- When the Rat's Away, the Mice Will Play (1966) TV episode
- A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away (1966) TV episode - "A Man Called Shenandoah" (2 episodes, 1966)
- An Unfamiliar Tune (1966) TV episode
- Run and Hide (1966) TV episode - "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1 episode, 1966)
- The Menfish (1966) TV episode - "Honey West" (1 episode, 1965)
- Invitation to Limbo (1965) TV episode - "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1 episode, 1965)
- The Discotheque Affair (1965) TV episode - "Combat!" (3 episodes, 1963-1965)
- The Linesman (1965) TV episode
- Main Event (1965) TV episode
- Doughboy (1963) TV episode - "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (2 episodes, 1965)
... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
- The Safe House (1965) TV episode
- Kill No More (1965) TV episode - "For the People" (1 episode, 1965)
- Between Candor and Shame (1965) TV episode - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- The War and Eric Kurtz (1965) TV episode - "The Reporter" (2 episodes, 1964)
- Rachel's Mother (1964) TV episode
- Extension Seven (1964) TV episode - "The Nurses" (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
- The Leopard Killer (1964) TV episode - "The Defenders" (1 episode, 1964)
- Survival (1964) TV episode - "East Side/West Side" (1 episode, 1963)
- Who Do You Kill? (1963) TV episode - "Stoney Burke" (6 episodes, 1962-1963)
- Tigress by the Tail (1963) TV episode
- Kelly's Place (1963) TV episode
- To Catch the Kaiser (1963) TV episode
- King of the Hill (1963) TV episode
- Death Rides a Pale Horse (1963) TV episode
(1 more) - "Route 66" (4 episodes, 1962-1963)
- Shall Forfeit His Dog and Ten Shillings to the King (1963) TV episode
- A Bunch of Lonely Pagliaccis (1963) TV episode
- Give the Old Cat a Tender Mouse (1962) TV episode
- Only by Cunning Glimpses (1962) TV episode - "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
... aka The Detectives
... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
- Strangers in the House (1962) TV episode - "Checkmate" (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
- The Heart Is a Handout (1962) TV episode
- An Assassin Arrives, Andante (1962) TV episode
- Juan Moreno's Body (1961) TV episode - "Cain's Hundred" (1 episode, 1961)
- Dead Load (1961) TV episode - "Adventures in Paradise" (2 episodes, 1961)
- The Wonderful Nightingale (1961) TV episode
- Act of Piracy (1961) TV episode - "Zane Grey Theater" (2 episodes, 1960)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Morning Incident (1960) TV episode
- The Black Wagon (1960) TV episode - "The Westerner" (1 episode, 1960)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- Line Camp (1960) TV episode - "Johnny Ringo" (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- The Killing Bug (1960) TV episode
- Bound Boy (1959) TV episode - "The Man and the Challenge" (1 episode, 1960)
- Rodeo (1960) TV episode - Mustang! (1959)
- "Tombstone Territory" (3 episodes, 1958)
- Legacy of Death (1958) TV episode
- The Assassin (1958) TV episode
- The Outcasts (1958) TV episode - Girl in the Woods (1958)
- "The Court of Last Resort" (5 episodes, 1957-1958)
- The Todd-Loomis Case (1958) TV episode
- The Stephen Lowell Case (1958) TV episode
- The Jim Thompson Case (1957) TV episode
- The Karl Hooft Case (1957) TV episode
- The Gordon Wallace Case (1957) TV episode - "State Trooper" (2 episodes, 1958)
- Grudge Race (1958) TV episode
- Cable Car to Tombstone (1958) TV episode - "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (4 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
- Double Jeopardy (1958) TV episode
- The Payoff (1958) TV episode
- Escape from Oak Lane (1957) TV episode
- Custody (1957) TV episode - "Target" (1 episode, 1958)
- Death Makes a Phone Call (1958) TV episode - "Meet McGraw" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Adventures of McGraw (USA: new title)
- Barnaby (1957) TV episode - "Alcoa Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
- On Edge (1957) TV episode - "Wire Service" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Deadline for Action (USA: rerun title)
- Forbidden Ground (1957) TV episode - "Science Fiction Theatre" (5 episodes, 1955-1956)
- Death at My Fingertips (1956) TV episode
- Brain Unlimited (1956) TV episode
- The Green Bomb (1956) TV episode
- Project 44 (1956) TV episode
- Friend of a Raven (1955) TV episode - "TV Reader's Digest" (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- A Bell for Okinawa (1956) TV episode
- Ordeal at Yuba Gap (1955) TV episode - Hell's Horizon (1955)
- Serpent Island (1954)
Writer:
- Michael O'Hara the Fourth (1972) (TV) (writer)
- 100 Rifles (1969) (screenplay)
- "The Rat Patrol" (58 episodes, 1966-1968)
- The Kill at Koorlea Raid (1968) TV episode (creator)
- The Never-Say-Die Raid (1968) TV episode (creator)
- The Tug of War Raid (1968) TV episode (creator)
- The Hickory Dickory Dock Raid (1968) TV episode (creator)
- The Double Jeopardy Raid (1968) TV episode (creator)
(53 more) - Will Penny (1968) (writer)
- "The Reporter" (1 episode, 1964)
- Extension Seven (1964) TV episode (teleplay) - "The Third Man" (1 episode, 1962)
- Mischka (1962) TV episode (writer) - "The Rifleman" (1 episode, 1961)
- Short Rope for a Tall Man (1961) TV episode (written by) - "Dante" (1 episode, 1961)
- Dante in the Dark (1961) TV episode (written by) - "The Westerner" (2 episodes, 1960)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- The Painting (1960) TV episode (writer)
- Line Camp (1960) TV episode (writer) - "Assignment: Underwater" (1 episode, 1960)
- Charlie Noble's Pearl (1960) TV episode (writer) - "Bourbon Street Beat" (1 episode, 1960)
- Green Hell (1960) TV episode (story) - "Lock Up" (1 episode, 1960)
- The Case of Frank Corry (1960) TV episode (writer) - "The Man and the Challenge" (1 episode, 1960)
- Rodeo (1960) TV episode (written by) - "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
- Angela (1960) TV episode (writer)
- The Tyrant (1959) TV episode (writer) - "Johnny Ringo" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- Bound Boy (1959) TV episode (writer) - Mustang! (1959) (screenplay)
- "Bronco" (1 episode, 1959)
- The Silent Witness (1959) TV episode (writer) - "Tombstone Territory" (1 episode, 1958)
- The Outcasts (1958) TV episode (writer) - "Science Fiction Theatre" (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
- Signals from the Moon (1956) TV episode (writer)
- The Green Bomb (1956) TV episode (screenplay)
- Postcard from Barcelona (1955) TV episode (story) - "Sky King" (1 episode, 1956)
- Land o' Cotton (1956) TV episode (screenplay) - Hell's Horizon (1955) (writer)
- King Dinosaur (1955) (writer)
- Hunters of the Deep (1954) (writer)
- "Boston Blackie" (1 episode, 1953)
- Grab Bag (1953) TV episode (writer) - "The Unexpected" (2 episodes, 1952)
... aka Times Square Playhouse
- Some Day They'll Give Us Guns (1952) TV episode (teleplay)
- The Numbers Game (1952) TV episode (writer) - The Bushwhackers (1952) (writer) (as Thomas S. Gries)
... aka The Rebel (UK) (USA: working title)
Producer:
- Helter Skelter (1976) (TV) (producer)
... aka Massacre in Hollywood (USA: video title) - The Migrants (1974) (TV) (producer)
- Lady Ice (1973) (producer)
- Michael O'Hara the Fourth (1972) (TV) (producer)
- "The Rat Patrol" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 1966)
- The Kill or Be Killed Raid (1966) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Life Against Death Raid (1966) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Chase of Fire Raid (1966) TV episode (executive producer) - Hunters of the Deep (1954) (producer)
- Donovan's Brain (1953) (producer)
- The Lusty Men (1952) (associate producer) (as Thomas S. Gries)
Thanks:
- The Greatest (1977) (dedicatee)
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