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Malvin Wald (1917–2008)

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He researched the story for The Naked City by following real New York homicide detectives. See more trivia »

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Filmography

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1998 Naked City: A Killer Christmas (TV movie) (characters)
 
1998 Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (TV movie) (characters)
 
1980 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (TV movie)
 
1979 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Boy on Wheels (1979) (written by)
 
1979 In Search of Historic Jesus (documentary) (writer)
 
1979 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar (1979) (written for television by)
 
1977-1978 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV series)
The Quest (1978) (story / teleplay)
The Renewal (1978) (written by)
The Littlest Greenhorn (1978) (written by)
The Runaway (1978) (written by)
The Spoilers (1978) (story / teleplay)
 
1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
Never Give the Fuzz an Even Break (1969) (writer)
 
1969 Venus in Furs (writer)
 
1966-1968 Daktari (TV series)
Adam and Jenny (1968) (screenplay / story)
A Family for Jenny (1968) (writer)
The Will to Live (1968) (screenplay / story)
The Monster of Wameru (1968) (writer)
The Killer Cub (1968) (writer)
 
1968 Around the World of Mike Todd (TV documentary) (story / teleplay)
 
1967 Untamed Frontier (TV series documentary)
Hong Kong (1967) (writer)
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series)
A Boy at War (1963) (writer)
 
1963 Project: Man in Space (TV documentary)
 
1962 Combat! (TV series)
Escape to Nowhere (1962) (written by)
 
1962 D-Day June 6, 1944 (TV documentary)
 
1961 The Steel Claw
 
1960-1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
The Deadly Impersonation (1961) (writer)
The Heartbreak Gang (1961) (writer)
Temporary Window (1960) (writer)
 
1961 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Dobie Versus the Machine (1961) (written by)
 
1959-1961 Lock Up (TV series)
His Brother's Keeper (1961) (writer)
Change of Heart (1959)
 
1961 The Rafer Johnson Story (TV documentary)
 
1961 Hollywood: The Golden Years (TV documentary) (script)
 
1960 Assignment: Underwater (TV series)
A Matter of Honor (1960) (writer)
 
1958-1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
The Prince and the Pauper (1960) (written by)
Mother Goose (1958) (teleplay)
 
1959 Al Capone (written by)
 
1958 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Sisters of the Friendless (1958) (written by)
 
1958 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
Mig 9 (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Street of Darkness (writer)
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Shooting for the Moon (1958) (writer)
Albert Anastasia - His Life and Death (1958) (adaptation / writer)
 
1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
The O'Hare Story (1958) (written by)
 
1957 Perry Mason (TV series)
The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1957) (teleplay)
 
1957 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Revenge at Harness Creek (1957) (teleplay)
 
1957 The Silent Service (TV series)
The Perch's New Role (1957) (writer)
 
1957 Man on Fire (story)
 
1957 The George Sanders Mystery Theater (TV series)
Broker's Special (1957) (writer)
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Ain't No Time for Glory (1957) (writer)
 
1957 Wire Service (TV series)
Forbidden Ground (1957) (teleplay)
 
1957 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
The Frightened Witness (1957) (teleplay)
 
1956 Lassie (TV series)
Quarantine (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
The Film Maker (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
One Against Many (1956) (story)
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Man on Fire (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Judge Roy Bean (TV series)
The Wedding of Old Sam (1956) (writer)
 
1955 Brave Eagle (TV series)
The Challenge (1955) (original teleplay)
Blood Brother (1955) (writer)
 
1955 My Friend Flicka (TV series)
Silver Saddle (1955) (writer)
Act of Loyalty (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Jungle Jim (TV series)
The King's Ghost (1955) (writer)
Treasure of the Amazon (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
The Case of the Avoided Taxes (1955) (writer)
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
The Charles Lamar Story (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
The 90th Day (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Battle Taxi (screenplay / story)
 
1954 The Ray Milland Show: Meet Mr. McNulty (TV series)
Battle of the Sexes (1954) (story)
 
1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Member of the Jury (1954) (original story)
 
1954 Tales of Hans Anderson (TV series)
The Tinderbox (1954) (screenplay)
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Spent in Silence (1954) (writer)
 
1953 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
A Tale of Negative Gravity (1953) (adaptation)
Born Unto Trouble (1953) (teleplay)
Jack of Hearts (1953) (adaptation)
 
1951 On the Loose (story)
 
1950 Outrage (original screenplay)
 
1949 Not Wanted (story)
 
1949 The Undercover Man (additional dialogue)
 
1948 The Dark Past (adaptation)
 
1948 Behind Locked Doors (screenplay / story)
 
1948 The Naked City (from a story by / screenplay)
 
1943 Jive Junction (screenplay / story)
 
1943 The Underdog (story)
 
1943 The Powers Girl (story)
 
1941 Two in a Taxi (original screenplay)
 
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1968 Daktari (TV series) (associate producer - 1 episode)
Riddle of the Bush (1968) (associate producer)
 
1951 On the Loose (associate producer)
 
1950 Outrage (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Hollywood Commandos (TV documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Quote:

No one had done a film where the real hero was a hardworking police detective, like the ones I knew in Brooklyn. We knew we were making a new genre that became the police procedural. (2007 interview with the "Hollywood Reporter") See more »

Trivia:

He researched the story for The Naked City by following real New York homicide detectives. See more »

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