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Overview

Date of Birth:

6 December 1918, Illinois, USA more

Date of Death:

18 November 1982, Palm Desert, California, USA more

Trivia:

Crime novelist who focused on characterization and the psychological effects... more

STARmeter:

Down 50% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:

'I Know What You Did' Next on the Remake Chopping Block
(From ESplatter. 12 May 2009, 6:25 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

William McGivern

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Insight" (1960)	(14 episodes, 1967-1981)	1981	-	6.6 (38)
	14 TV episodes: "Insight: The Domino Effect" (written by) "Insight: Cargoes" (written by) "Insight: Plus Time Served" (written by) "Insight: Belfast, Black on Green" (written by) "Insight: Hunger Knows My Name" (written by) 9 episodes not shown.
2.	Night of the Juggler (1980)	(novel)	1980	-	5.7 (197)
	AKAs: New York Killer (UK: video title)
3.	"Kojak" (1973)	(4 episodes, 1974-1976)	1976	-	7.3 (797)
	4 TV episodes: "Kojak: A Shield for Murder: Part 1 (#4.9)" (story) (teleplay) "Kojak: A Shield for Murder: Part 2 (#4.10)" (story) (teleplay) "Kojak: A Summer Madness (#4.2)" (teleplay) "Kojak: Loser Takes All (#2.15)" (story)
4.	Brannigan (1975)	(screenplay)	1975	-	5.8 (1,635)
	AKAs: Joe Battle
5.	"Banyon" (1972)	(2 episodes, 1972)	1972	-	9.2 (18)
	2 TV episodes: "Banyon: The Murder Game (#1.13)" (writer) "Banyon: The Decent Thing to Do (#1.1)" (writer)
6.	"O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" (1971)	(3 episodes, 1971-1972)	1972	-	8.6 (19)
	3 TV episodes: "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury: Operation: XW-1 (#1.14)" (writer) "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury: Operation: Time Fuse (#1.5)" (writer) "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury: Operation: Bandera (#1.2)" (writer)
7.	"San Francisco International Airport" (1970)	(2 episodes, 1970)	1970	-	-
	AKAs: SFX (USA: alternative title) 2 TV episodes: "San Francisco International Airport: The High Cost of Nightmares (#1.6)" (writer) "San Francisco International Airport: Emergency Alert (#1.1)" (writer)
8.	"Adam-12" (1968)	(1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	7.4 (385)
	1 TV episode: "Adam-12: Log 55: Missing Child (#3.6)" (writer) (as William McGivern)
9.	The Wrecking Crew (1969)	(screenplay) (as William McGivern)	1969	-	5.6 (822)

10.	The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967)	(novel)	1967	-	4.5 (29)
	AKAs: Carnival of Thieves (UK)
11.	Un choix d'assassins (1966)	(novel)	1966	-	-
	AKAs: A Choice of Killers (International: English title)
12.	I Saw What You Did (1965)	(writer)	1965	-	6.4 (846)
	AKAs: I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are! (USA: DVD title)
13.	"Slattery's People" (1964)	(4 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	8.9 (24)
	4 TV episodes: "Slattery's People: Question: Did He Who Made the Lamb Make Thee (#1.21)" (writer) "Slattery's People: Question: What Did You Do All Day, Mr. Slattery? (#1.15)" (writer) "Slattery's People: Question: What Is Honor?... What Is Death? (#1.10)" (writer) "Slattery's People: Question: What Became of the White Tortilla? (#1.6)" (writer)
14.	"Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963)	(3 episodes, 1964)	1964	-	7.7 (29)
	AKAs: Crisis (USA: syndication title) Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title) 3 TV episodes: "Kraft Suspense Theatre: Once Upon a Savage Night (#1.21)" (novel) "Kraft Suspense Theatre: Leviathan Five (#1.14)" (teleplay) "Kraft Suspense Theatre: A Truce to Terror (#1.12)" (writer)
15.	Nightmare in Chicago (1964) (TV)	(novel "Death on the Turnpike")	1964	-	6.6 (31)
	AKAs: Once Upon a Savage Night
16.	"Ben Casey" (1961)	(3 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	7.6 (107)
	3 TV episodes: "Ben Casey: Keep Out of Reach of Adults (#3.27)" (writer) "Ben Casey: The Echo of a Silent Cheer: Part 2 (#3.7)" (writer) "Ben Casey: The Echo of a Silent Cheer: Part 1 (#3.6)" (writer)
17.	"The Virginian" (1962)	(2 episodes, 1962-1963)	1963	-	7.6 (228)
	AKAs: The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "The Virginian: The Exiles (#1.16)" (writer) "The Virginian: The Accomplice (#1.13)" (writer)
18.	"Alcoa Premiere" (1961)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.0 (33)
	1 TV episode: "Alcoa Premiere: Ordeal in Darkness (#2.7)" (writer)
19.	"Checkmate" (1960)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.3 (58)
	1 TV episode: "Checkmate: Deadly Shadow (#1.8)" (story) (as William McGivern) (teleplay) (as William McGivern)
20.	Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)	(novel)	1959	-	7.4 (945)

21.	Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)	(novel)	1955	-	6.2 (77)

22.	Rogue Cop (1954)	(novel)	1954	-	6.9 (397)

23.	Shield for Murder (1954)	(novel "Shield for Murder")	1954	-	6.5 (141)

24.	The Big Heat (1953)	(Saturday Evening Post serial)	1953	-	8.0 (5,469)

25.	"Suspense" (1949)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	8.7 (36)
	1 TV episode: "Suspense: The Crooked Frame (#4.43)" (story) (as William McGivern)
26.	"Studio One" (1948)	(unknown episodes)	1948	-	8.5 (51)
	AKAs: Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title) Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title) Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)

Additional Details

Genres:

Drama | Crime | Mystery | Thriller more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Police | Character Name In Title | Murder more

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