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Stirling Silliphant

Writing • AGE 78

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 Acade...

Stirling Silliphant

Filmography

The General And Me

The General And Me

Writer

2017

The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

Screenplay

1996

Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

Writer

1994

A Stranger in the Mirror

A Stranger in the Mirror

Teleplay

1993

Salween

Salween

Writer

1993

Brotherhood of the Rose

Brotherhood of the Rose

Producer

1989

The Three Kings

The Three Kings

Writer

1987

Catch the Heat

Catch the Heat

Writer

1987

Over the Top

Over the Top

Screenplay

1987

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Writer

1985

Space

Space

Teleplay

1985

Travis McGee

Travis McGee

Teleplay

1983

Golden Gate

Golden Gate

Writer

1981

Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home

Writer

1981

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

Screenplay

1980

Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

Executive Producer

1979

Pearl

Pearl

Writer

1978

Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

Screenplay

1978

The Swarm

The Swarm

Screenplay

1978

Telefon

Telefon

Screenplay

1977

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

Screenplay

1976

The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

Screenplay

1975

Death Scream

Death Scream

Writer

1975

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

Writer

1975

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

Screenplay

1974

Shaft in Africa

Shaft in Africa

Writer

1973

A Time For Love

A Time For Love

Producer

1973

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Screenplay

1972

The New Centurions

The New Centurions

Screenplay

1972

The New Healers

The New Healers

Writer

1972

Movin' On

Movin' On

Original Series Creator

1972

Longstreet

Longstreet

Writer

1971

Shaft

Shaft

Executive Producer

1971

Longstreet

Longstreet

Writer

1971

Murphy's War

Murphy's War

Screenplay

1971

A Walk in the Spring Rain

A Walk in the Spring Rain

Screenplay

1970

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Screenplay

1970

Marlowe

Marlowe

Screenplay

1969

Charly

Charly

Screenplay

1968

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

Screenplay

1967

Wings of Fire

Wings of Fire

Writer

1967

The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

Writer

1965

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

Writer

1962

Route 66

Route 66

Writer

1960

Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

Screenplay

1960

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

Writer

1959

The Silent Kill

The Silent Kill

Writer

1959

Naked City

Naked City

Writer

1958

The Lineup

The Lineup

Writer

1958

Maracaibo

Maracaibo

Screenplay

1958

Damn Citizen

Damn Citizen

Writer

1958

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

Writer

1957

Suspicion

Suspicion

Writer

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Writer

1957

M Squad

M Squad

Writer

1957

Nightfall

Nightfall

Writer

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Writer

1956

Huk!

Huk!

Novel

1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Writer

1955

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

Screenplay

1955

The Joe Louis Story

The Joe Louis Story

Producer

1953