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Overview
Date of Birth:
1 December
1927
,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Date of Death:
25 March
2008
, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Trivia:
After serving in the US Army, he started writing scripts for television dramas.
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations
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NewsDesk
:
(
5 articles
)
DreamWorks to Produce New Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic
(From
FirstShowing.net
. 19 May 2009, 7:57 AM, PDT)
Live blogging the Oscars
(From
Gold Derby
. 22 February 2009, 12:07 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Ben Goodman
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Writer
,
Producer
,
Director
,
Thanks
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Writer:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
"Kojak"
(8 episodes, 2005)
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All Bets Off: Part 2
(2005)
TV episode
(characters)
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All Bets Off: Part 1
(2005)
TV episode
(characters)
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Music of the Night
(2005)
TV episode
(characters)
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Kind of Blue
(2005)
TV episode
(characters)
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Hitman
(2005)
TV episode
(characters)
(
3 more
)
Kojak
(2005) (TV) (characters)
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
(2002) (TV) (teleplay)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
(1995) (TV) (written by)
Sinatra
(1992) (TV) (story) (as Ben Goodman)
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
(1992) (TV) (teleplay)
... aka Power Play: The Jackie Presser Story (UK: video title)
Kojak: None So Blind
(1990) (TV) (creator)
Kojak: Flowers for Matty
(1990) (TV) (creator)
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
(1989) (TV) (written by)
... aka Recht, nicht Rache (West Germany)
Kojak: The Price of Justice
(1987) (TV) (creator)
War and Love
(1985) (writer)
... aka The Children's War
Kojak: The Belarus File
(1985) (TV) (creator)
... aka The Belarus File
"The Atlanta Child Murders"
(1985)
TV mini-series
(writer)
"Skag"
(5 episodes, 1980)
-
What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh
(1980)
TV episode
(creator)
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The Working Girl: Part 2
(1980)
TV episode
(creator)
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The Working Girl: Part 1
(1980)
TV episode
(creator)
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The Wildcatters
(1980)
TV episode
(creator) (written by)
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In Trouble at 15
(1980)
TV episode
(creator)
Skag
(1980) (TV) (writer)
"Kojak"
(117 episodes, 1973-1978)
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In Full Command
(1978)
TV episode
(creator)
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Sixty Miles to Hell
(1978)
TV episode
(creator)
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Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton
(1978)
TV episode
(creator)
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May the Horse Be with You
(1978)
TV episode
(creator)
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The Halls of Terror
(1978)
TV episode
(creator)
(
112 more
)
"King"
(1978)
TV mini-series
(unknown episodes)
NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look
(1976) (TV) (writer)
Medical Story
(1975) (TV) (writer)
Report to the Commissioner
(1975) (screenplay)
... aka Operation Undercover (UK)
The Greatest Gift
(1974) (TV) (writer) (as Ben Goodman)
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
(1973) (TV) (written by)
... aka Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders (USA: recut version)
The Detective
(1968) (screenplay)
Ship of Fools
(1965) (screenplay)
A Child Is Waiting
(1963) (screenplay) (story)
I sequestrati di Altona
(1962) (writer)
... aka Les séquestrés d'Altona (France)
... aka The Condemned of Altona (USA)
Judgment at Nuremberg
(1961) (story and screenplay)
... aka Judgement at Nuremberg
"Playhouse 90"
(3 episodes, 1958-1959)
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Dark December
(1959)
TV episode
(writer)
-
Judgment at Nuremberg
(1959)
TV episode
(writer)
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Portrait of a Murderer
(1958)
TV episode
(story)
"Studio One"
(2 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
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The Desperate Age
(1958)
TV episode
(written by)
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A Child Is Waiting
(1957)
TV episode
(writer)
"The United States Steel Hour"
(1 episode, 1958)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
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Give Me My Son
(1958)
TV episode
(teleplay)
"Matinee Theatre"
(1 episode, 1958)
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Soldier's Boy
(1958)
TV episode
(writer)
"Goodyear Television Playhouse"
(1 episode, 1956)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
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Pencil Sketch
(1956)
TV episode
(written by)
"Star Tonight"
(1 episode, 1956)
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Night Escape
(1956)
TV episode
(writer)
"Robert Montgomery Presents"
(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
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The End of the Tether
(1956)
TV episode
(teleplay)
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The World to Nothing
(1955)
TV episode
(written by)
Port of Escape
(1956) (additional scenes)
"Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents"
(4 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka Matinee (UK: informal short title)
... aka Rheingold Theatre (USA)
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Success Train
(1955)
TV episode
(teleplay)
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The Hero
(1955)
TV episode
(writer)
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Counterfeit
(1955)
TV episode
(writer)
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Pattern for Glory
(1954)
TV episode
(teleplay)
"Lux Video Theatre"
(1 episode, 1952)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
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Pattern for Glory
(1952)
TV episode
(writer)
"Cameo Theatre"
(1950)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
Producer:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
(2002) (TV) (executive producer)
10,000 Black Men Named George
(2002) (TV) (executive producer)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
(1995) (TV) (executive producer)
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
(1992) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Power Play: The Jackie Presser Story (UK: video title)
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
(1989) (TV) (producer)
... aka Recht, nicht Rache (West Germany)
"The Atlanta Child Murders"
(1985)
TV mini-series
(executive producer)
Skag
(1980) (TV) (executive producer)
Lawman Without a Gun
(1979) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka He Who Walks Alone (USA: video title)
... aka This Man Stands Alone (USA: alternative title)
Medical Story
(1975) (TV) (executive producer)
"Kojak"
(executive producer) (5 episodes, 1973)
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Girl in the River
(1973)
TV episode
(executive producer)
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Knockover
(1973)
TV episode
(executive producer)
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One for the Morgue
(1973)
TV episode
(executive producer)
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Web of Death
(1973)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
Siege of Terror
(1973)
TV episode
(executive producer)
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
(1973) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders (USA: recut version)
Director:
"King"
(1978)
TV mini-series
(unknown episodes)
Thanks:
The Value of a Single Human Being
(2004) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
2000s
1960s
In Conversation with Tony Bennett and Abby Mann
(2005) (V)
Making of 'King'
(2005) (V)
A Tribute to Stanley Kramer
(2004) (V) .... Himself
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
(2004) (V) .... Himself
The Value of a Single Human Being
(2004) (V) .... Himself
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
(2004) .... Himself
The 34th Annual Academy Awards
(1962) (TV) .... Himself - Writing Award Winner
Archive Footage:
81st Annual Academy Awards
(2009) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
Additional Details
Publicity Listings:
15 Articles
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Genres:
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Documentary
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