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Ross Thomas (I) (1926–1995)

Mr. Thomas was a widely admired writer of suspense thrillers, many of them set in a Washington D.C. filled with scheming, subterfuge and sudden death. Mr. Thomas, who was a combat infantryman in WWII and a former newspaperman and political consultant, became a highly productive novelist whose 25 books were praised for their intricate plots... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1995 Bad Company (written by)
 
1993 Blood In, Blood Out (story)
 
1990 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
The Sacrifice (1990) (screenplay)
 
1981-1985 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
In the Cards (1985) (dramatisation)
People Don't Do Such Things (1985) (dramatisation)
Bird of Prey (1984) (dramatisation)
Number Eight (1984) (dramatisation)
The Turn of the Tide (1983) (dramatisation)
 
1984-1985 Simon & Simon (TV series)
The Mickey Mouse Mob (1985) (written by)
Our Fair City (1984) (writer)
 
1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Too Rich and Too Thin (1985) (teleplay)
 
1982 Hammett
 
1976 St. Ives (novel "The Procane Chronicle" / as Oliver Bleeck)
 
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1982 Hammett
Man in Boardroom
 
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1988 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.5 (1988) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"The Seersucker Whipshaw" See more »

Alternate Names:

Oliver Bleeck
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I always have to have a sense of reality, and that's why I always endow most of my characters with a modicum of greed. See more »

Trivia:

Wrote five novels under the pseudonym 'Oliver Bleeck.' See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius