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Director
Stirling Silliphant
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 61
TMDB ID: 6779
IMDb ID: nm0798103
Known for: Writing
Born: January 15, 1918
Died: April 26, 1996
Age: 78
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2017
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.49
Wikidata: Q347945
Frequent jobs
Writer (31)Screenplay (21)Teleplay (3)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Creator (1)Original Series Creator (1)
Biography
Stirling Dale Silliphant (January 16, 1918 – April 26, 1996) was an American screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his screenplay for In the Heat of the Night, for which he won an Academy Award in 1967, and for creating the television series Naked City, Perry Mason, and Route 66. Other features as screenwriter include the Irwin Allen productions The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stirling Silliphant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Stirling Silliphant.
7.7
In the Heat of the Night
Screenplay
1967 Movie
7.2
Village of the Damned
Screenplay
1960 Movie
7.1
The Poseidon Adventure
Screenplay
1972 Movie
7.1
The Lineup
Writer
1958 Movie
7.0
The Towering Inferno
Screenplay
1974 Movie
6.9
Nightfall
Writer
1956 Movie
6.7
The Enforcer
Screenplay
1976 Movie
6.6
Telefon
Screenplay
1977 Movie
6.4
Over the Top
Screenplay
1987 Movie
6.4
Charly
Screenplay
1968 Movie
6.4
Shaft
Executive Producer
1971 Movie
6.1
Murphy's War
Screenplay
1971 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Stirling Silliphant.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Stirling Silliphant.
7.0
The Towering Inferno
Screenplay
1974 Movie
5.2
Maracaibo
Screenplay
1958 Movie
6.4
Over the Top
Screenplay
1987 Movie
7.1
The Poseidon Adventure
Screenplay
1972 Movie
7.7
In the Heat of the Night
Screenplay
1967 Movie
6.9
Nightfall
Writer
1956 Movie
6.7
The Enforcer
Screenplay
1976 Movie
6.4
Shaft
Executive Producer
1971 Movie
6.6
Telefon
Screenplay
1977 Movie
5.7
The Killer Elite
Screenplay
1975 Movie
4.9
Huk!
Screenplay
1956 Movie
5.0
The Swarm
Screenplay
1978 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Stirling Silliphant.
7.7
Perry Mason
Writer • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Writer • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.5
Naked City
Writer • 4 eps
1958 Series
6.3
Route 66
Writer • 72 eps
1960 Series
6.5
Alcoa Theatre
Writer • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Writer • 9 eps
1955 Series
6.8
Salem's Lot
Executive Producer • 2 eps
1979 Series
5.2
M Squad
Writer • 1 eps
1957 Series
5.9
Suspicion
Writer • 3 eps
1957 Series
6.4
Mr. Lucky
Writer • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.8
Longstreet
Writer • 3 eps
1971 Series
6.5
Space
Teleplay • 5 eps
1985 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Stirling Silliphant.
The General And Me
Writer
2017 Movie
5.8
The Grass Harp
Screenplay
1996 Movie
Day of Reckoning
Writer
1994 Movie
2.6
A Stranger in the Mirror
Teleplay
1993 Movie
6.2
Salween
Writer
1993 Movie
2.8
The Three Kings
Writer
1987 Movie
4.3
Catch the Heat
Writer
1987 Movie
6.4
Over the Top
Screenplay
1987 Movie
4.5
Travis McGee
Teleplay
1983 Movie
Golden Gate
Writer
1981 Movie
4.7
Fly Away Home
Writer
1981 Movie
5.4
When Time Ran Out...
Screenplay
1980 Movie
5.5
Circle of Iron
Screenplay
1978 Movie
5.0
The Swarm
Screenplay
1978 Movie
6.6
Telefon
Screenplay
1977 Movie
6.7
The Enforcer
Screenplay
1976 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Stirling Silliphant.
6.7
Brotherhood of the Rose
Producer • 2 eps
1989 Series
4.9
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Writer • 4 eps
1985 Series
6.5
Space
Teleplay • 5 eps
1985 Series
6.8
Salem's Lot
Executive Producer • 2 eps
1979 Series
5.5
Pearl
Writer • 3 eps
1978 Series
6.8
Longstreet
Writer • 3 eps
1971 Series
6.3
Route 66
Writer • 72 eps
1960 Series
6.4
Mr. Lucky
Writer • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.5
Naked City
Writer • 4 eps
1958 Series
5.9
Suspicion
Writer • 3 eps
1957 Series
6.5
Alcoa Theatre
Writer • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
Writer • 1 eps
1957 Series
5.2
M Squad
Writer • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Writer • 1 eps
1956 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Writer • 9 eps
1955 Series