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Stirling Silliphant (1918–1996)

Detroit-born Stirling Silliphant (born Sterling Dale Silliphant) was the son of a Canadian immigrant. The family moved to California when he was about two. He grew up in Glendale and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1938. During World War II he was an army lieutenant, and after his discharge in 1946 he got a job with the Walt Disney Studios in the Publicity Department... See full bio »

Died:

(age 78) in Bangkok, Thailand

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Filmography

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1995 The Grass Harp (screenplay)
 
1995 Village of the Damned (1960 screenplay)
 
1995 Gunman II
 
1994 Day of Reckoning (TV movie) (story / teleplay)
 
1993 A Stranger in the Mirror (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1987 The Three Kings (TV movie)
 
1987 Catch the Heat (written by)
 
1987 Over the Top (screenplay)
 
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV mini-series)
 
1985 Space (TV mini-series)
 
1983 Travis McGee (TV movie)
 
1981 Hardcase (TV movie)
 
1981 Golden Gate (TV movie)
 
1981 Fly Away Home (TV movie) (written by)
 
1980 When Time Ran Out... (screenplay)
 
1978 Pearl (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.3 (1978) (teleplay)
Episode #1.2 (1978) (teleplay)
Episode #1.1 (1978) (teleplay)
 
1978 Circle of Iron (screenplay / story)
 
1978 The Swarm (screenplay)
 
1977 Telefon (screenplay)
 
1976 The Enforcer (screenplay)
 
1975 The Killer Elite (screenplay)
 
1975 Death Scream (TV movie)
 
1974 The Towering Inferno (screenplay)
 
1973 Shaft in Africa (written by)
 
1973 A Time for Love (TV movie)
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure (screenplay)
 
1972 The New Centurions (screenplay)
 
1972 Movin' On (TV movie) (creator)
 
1972 The New Healers (TV movie) (creator)
 
1971-1972 Longstreet (TV series)
The Girl with the Broom (1971) (developed for television by)
The Shape of Nightmares (1971) (developed for television by / written by)
Spell Legacy Like Death (1971) (developed for television by)
Elegy in Brass (1971) (developed for television by)
 
1971 Murphy's War (screenplay)
 
1969 Marlowe (screenplay)
 
1968 Charly (screenplay)
 
1967 Maya (TV series)
Deadly Passage (1967) (writer)
The Caper of the Golden Roe (1967) (writer)
Blood of the Tiger (1967) (writer)
 
1967 In the Heat of the Night (screenplay)
 
1967 Wings of Fire (TV movie)
 
1965 The Slender Thread (written by)
 
1964-1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Highest Fall of All (1965) (writer)
The Shattered Glass (1964) (writer)
Murder in the First (1964) (writer)
The Sojourner (1964) (adaptation)
 
1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Canliss (1964) (writer)
 
1960-1964 Route 66 (TV series)
Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 2 (1964) (creator / writer)
Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1 (1964) (creator / writer)
This Is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You (1964) (creator / writer)
 
1958-1963 Naked City (TV series)
Prime of Life (1963) (writer)
A Succession of Heartbeats (1960) (writer)
The Pedigree Sheet (1960) (writer)
 
1957-1960 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Learn to Say Goodbye (1960) (teleplay)
Never Turn Back (1957) (teleplay)
 
1960 Checkmate (TV series)
The Cyanide Touch (1960) (writer)
 
1960 Village of the Damned (screenplay)
 
1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Hair of the Dog (1960) (written by)
 
1959-1960 Markham (TV series)
Image of Love (1960) (written by)
The Altar (1959) (writer)
Mutation (1959) (writer)
The Nephews (1959) (written by)
The Duelists (1959) (writer)
 
1959-1960 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
The Silent Kill (1960) (story)
Medals for Harry (1959) (teleplay)
Corporal Hardy (1959) (teleplay)
 
1956-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Graduating Class (1959) (teleplay)
The Crystal Trench (1959) (teleplay)
Little White Frock (1958) (teleplay)
The Canary Sedan (1958) (teleplay)
The Return of the Hero (1958) (teleplay)
 
1959 Tightrope (TV series)
Stand on Velvet (1959) (writer)
 
1959 Adventure Showcase (TV series)
Brock Callahan (1959) (writer)
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Eye for an Eye (1958) (writer)
The Woman Turned to Salt (1958) (writer)
The Voice in the Night (1958) (writer)
Meeting in Paris (1958) (written by)
 
1958 The Lineup (written by)
 
1958 Maracaibo (novel)
 
1958 Damn Citizen (writer)
 
1957 Perry Mason (TV series)
The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1957) (teleplay)
The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1957) (teleplay)
 
1957 M Squad (TV series)
Neighborhood Killer (1957) (teleplay)
 
1957 Nightfall (screen play)
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
No Man Living (1957) (teleplay)
 
1956 Huk! (novel / screenplay)
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
The Warriors (1956) (teleplay)
 
1955 The Mickey Mouse Club (TV series)
Episode #1.5 (1955) ("What I Want to Be" series)
Episode #1.4 (1955) ("What I Want to Be" series)
Episode #1.3 (1955) ("What I Want to Be" series)
Episode #1.2 (1955) ("What I Want to Be" series)
Episode #1.1 (1955) ("What I Want to Be" series)
 
1955 5 Against the House (screenplay)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
Naked City (TV series) (executive story consultant - 94 episodes, 1960-1963) (executive story editor - 1 episode, 1961)
Barefoot on a Bed of Coals (1963) (executive story consultant)
Golden Lads and Girls (1963) (executive story consultant)
The S.S. American Dream (1963) (executive story consultant)
Color Schemes Like Never Before (1963) (executive story consultant)
Carrier (1963) (executive story consultant)
 
Show ShowProducer (17 titles)
1995 The Grass Harp (co-producer)
 
1989 Brotherhood of the Rose (TV mini-series) (producer)
 
1987 Catch the Heat (executive producer)
 
1987 Harry's Hong Kong (TV movie) (supervising producer)
 
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV mini-series) (producer)
 
1981 Fly Away Home (TV movie) (producer)
 
1979 Salem's Lot (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1978 Pearl (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
1975 The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 A Time for Love (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972 Shaft's Big Score! (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1972 The New Healers (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971-1972 Longstreet (TV series) (executive producer - 24 episodes)
The Sound of Money Talking (1972) (executive producer)
Through Shattering Glass (1972) (executive producer)
Field of Honor (1972) (executive producer)
Sad Songs and Other Conversations (1972) (executive producer)
Anatomy of a Mayday (1972) (executive producer)
 
1971 Shaft (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1970 A Walk in the Spring Rain (producer)
 
1955 5 Against the House (producer)
 
1953 The Joe Louis Story (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1955 The Mickey Mouse Club (TV series) (production supervisor - 5 episodes)
Episode #1.5 (1955) (production supervisor)
Episode #1.4 (1955) (production supervisor)
Episode #1.3 (1955) (production supervisor)
Episode #1.2 (1955) (production supervisor)
Episode #1.1 (1955) (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1981 Fly Away Home (TV movie) (lyrics: "Fly Away Home")
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1973 A Time for Love (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1973 Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) Novel: "Huk!" (filmed as Huk!)

Publicity Listings:

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Trivia:

Brother of Al Silliman Jr.. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn