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Overview

Date of Death:
14 July 1984 more
Trivia:
Began his writing career as a reporter for the New York Post. more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more

Filmography

Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Shaft (2000)   (novel "Shaft") 2000 $107M 5.9 (30,686)
AKAs:
  • Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)
- 2. Brotherly Love (1985) (TV) (writer) 1985 - 5.7 (49)
- 3. Stark (1985) (TV) (screenplay) (story) 1985 - 5.7 (31)
- 4. Last Plane Out (1983) (writer) 1983 - 4.4 (54)
- 5. Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) (TV)   (writer) 1980 - 7.0 (143)
AKAs:
  • Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes
- 6. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV)   (writer) 1980 - 7.5 (457)
AKAs:
  • The Mad Messiah
- 7. Power (1980) (TV) (writer) 1980 - 4.6 (11)
- 8. "Eischied" (1979)   (unknown episodes) 1979 - 9.3 (15)
AKAs:
  • Chief of Detectives (UK)
- 9. A Force of One (1979) (screenplay) (story) 1979 - 4.6 (864)
- 10. Dummy (1979) (TV) (writer) 1979 - 7.0 (81)
- 11. To Kill a Cop (1978) (TV) (writer) 1978 - 6.1 (35)
- 12. Gli esecutori (1976)   (dialogue) 1976 - 4.6 (180)
AKAs:
  • La croce siciliana (Italy: alternative title)
  • Street People (USA)
  • The Executioner
  • The Executors (UK: video title)
  • The Sicilian Cross (UK)
  • Uomo del'organizzazione (Italy: alternative title)
- 13. Report to the Commissioner (1975)   (screenplay) 1975 - 6.0 (252)
AKAs:
  • Operation Undercover (UK)
- 14. "Shaft" (1973)   (7 episodes, 1973-1974) 1974 - 5.5 (49)
- 15. Shaft in Africa (1973) (characters) 1973 - 5.8 (1,040)
- 16. High Plains Drifter (1973) (written by) 1973 - 7.6 (14,032)
- 17. Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)   (uncredited) 1973 - 4.1 (55)
AKAs:
  • Ghost in the Noonday Sun (USA)
- 18. Shaft's Big Score! (1972) (writer) 1972 - 6.0 (1,017)
- 19. The French Connection (1971) (screenplay) 1971 - 7.9 (30,637)
- 20. Shaft (1971) (novel) (writer) 1971 - 6.5 (6,185)
Miscellaneous Crew
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- 1. "Walking Tall" (1981)   executive story consultant (7 episodes, 1981) 1981 - 7.6 (43)
7 TV episodes: 2 episodes not shown.
Producer
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- 1. Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) (TV)   (co-producer) 1980 - 7.0 (143)
AKAs:
  • Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes
- 2. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV)   (producer) 1980 - 7.5 (457)
AKAs:
  • The Mad Messiah
- 3. Dummy (1979) (TV) (producer) 1979 - 7.0 (81)
- 4. Shaft's Big Score! (1972) (producer) 1972 - 6.0 (1,017)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) Himself - Best Adapted Screenplay Winner 1972 - 5.3 (50)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Novel: "Shaft" (filmed as Shaft (2000), Shaft (1971) more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Action | Thriller more

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