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Herman Hoffman(1909-1989)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Herman Hoffman was born on 29 June 1909 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Sea Hunt (1958), Bonanza (1959) and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). He died on 26 March 1989 in Laguna Hills, California, USA.
BornJune 29, 1909
DiedMarch 26, 1989(79)
BornJune 29, 1909
DiedMarch 26, 1989(79)
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Known for

Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
Sea Hunt
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
Bonanza (1959)
Bonanza
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
Spencer Tracy, Anne Francis, and Robert Ryan in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock
7.7
  • Producer
  • 1955
Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
The Untouchables
8.0
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Monster Squad (1976)
    Monster Squad
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Arch Whiting in Run, Joe, Run (1974)
    Run, Joe, Run
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1974
  • Michael Constantine, Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, and Karen Valentine in Room 222 (1969)
    Room 222
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972–1973
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Luke and the Tenderfoot
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Brenner (1959)
    Brenner
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1964
  • Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
    Arrest and Trial
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Burke's Law (1963)
    Burke's Law
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Temple Houston (1963)
    Temple Houston
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Kraft Mystery Theater (1961)
    Kraft Mystery Theater
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1963

Writer

  • The Reluctant Heroes (1971)
    The Reluctant Heroes
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1971
  • The Last Escape (1970)
    The Last Escape
    5.1
    • Writer (as Herman Hoffmann)
    • 1970
  • Joe Don Baker, George Kennedy, Bernie Casey, Monte Markham, Reni Santoni, Scott Thomas, and James Whitmore in Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
    Guns of the Magnificent Seven
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1969
  • Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
    Attack on the Iron Coast
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966
  • Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
    Sea Hunt
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1959–1960
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960
  • The Man and the Challenge (1959)
    The Man and the Challenge
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960
  • Yancy Derringer (1958)
    Yancy Derringer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1958
  • The Hoaxters (1952)
    The Hoaxters
    5.5
    Short
    • written by
    • 1952
  • Servant of Mankind
    5.8
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1940
  • Eyes of the Navy (1940)
    Eyes of the Navy
    5.8
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1940
  • Northward, Ho! (1940)
    Northward, Ho!
    5.8
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1940
  • The Old South (1940)
    The Old South
    5.7
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1940
  • The Ash Can Fleet (1939)
    The Ash Can Fleet
    6.6
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1939

Producer

  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960–1961
  • Spencer Tracy, Anne Francis, and Robert Ryan in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
    Bad Day at Black Rock
    7.7
    • associate producer
    • 1955
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1954
  • Karl Malden, Richard Widmark, and Elaine Stewart in Take the High Ground! (1953)
    Take the High Ground!
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1953
  • The Hoaxters (1952)
    The Hoaxters
    5.5
    Short
    • associate producer
    • 1952
  • Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor, Spencer Tracy, June Allyson, Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Ricardo Montalban, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Jimmy Durante, Greer Garson, Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Jane Powell, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Mario Lanza, Peter Lawford, Marjorie Main, Ann Miller, Walter Pidgeon, Red Skelton, Vera-Ellen, Robert Walker, Esther Williams, Lassie the Dog, Pal, and Lassie in The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951)
    The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1951

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Herman Hoffmann
  • Born
    • June 29, 1909
    • Montgomery, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • March 26, 1989
    • Laguna Hills, California, USA

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