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Director
W.R. Burnett
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 52
TMDB ID: 80728
IMDb ID: nm0122446
Known for: Writing
Born: November 25, 1899
Died: April 25, 1982
Age: 82
Place of birth: Springfield, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1931 - 1972
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q1287768
Also known as
William Riley Burnett
Frequent jobs
Screenplay (18)Novel (17)Story (8)Writer (6)Additional Dialogue (1)Additional Writing (1)Dialogue (1)
Movies
Top Rated Movies
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Movies
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Screenplay
The Great Escape
1963 • Movie
Dialogue
Scarface
1932 • Movie
Novel
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 • Movie
Screenplay
Night People
1954 • Movie
Screenplay
Ice Station Zebra
1968 • Movie
Novel
Law and Order
1953 • Movie
Novel
Law and Order
1932 • Movie
Screenplay
High Sierra
1941 • Movie
Novel
Little Caesar
1931 • Movie
Screenplay
Illegal
1955 • Movie
Story
Yellow Sky
1948 • Movie
Screenplay
Short Cut to Hell
1957 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
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Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for W.R. Burnett.
Novel
Cool Breeze
1972 • Movie
Writer
Stiletto
1969 • Movie
Screenplay
Ice Station Zebra
1968 • Movie
Story
The Jackals
1967 • Movie
Writer
4 for Texas
1963 • Movie
Novel
Cairo
1963 • Movie
Screenplay
The Great Escape
1963 • Movie
Writer
Sergeants 3
1962 • Movie
Writer
The Lawbreakers
1961 • Movie
Screenplay
September Storm
1960 • Movie
Novel
The Badlanders
1958 • Movie
Screenplay
Short Cut to Hell
1957 • Movie
Screenplay
Accused of Murder
1956 • Movie
Novel
I Died a Thousand Times
1955 • Movie
Screenplay
Illegal
1955 • Movie
Novel
Captain Lightfoot
1955 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for W.R. Burnett.