About

Known credits:
62
Birthday:
1918-01-15
Place of birth:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Website:
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Stirling Silliphant

Overview

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.

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Known for

Directing
1973 A Time For Love Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2017 The General And Me Writing Writer N/A
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1995 The Grass Harp Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1994 Day of Reckoning Writing Writer N/A
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1993 A Stranger in the Mirror Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1988 Gunman II Writing Writer 58
Average
1987 The Three Kings Writing Writer 59
Average
1987 Catch the Heat Writing Writer 58
Average
1987 Over the Top Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
1985 Space Writing Teleplay 69
Fair
1985 Space Writing Writer N/A
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1983 Travis McGee Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1981 Golden Gate Writing Writer N/A
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1981 Fly Away Home Writing Writer 59
Average
1980 When Time Ran Out... Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1978 Pearl Writing Writer 69
Fair
1978 Circle of Iron Writing Story 58
Average
1978 Circle of Iron Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1978 The Swarm Writing Screenplay 56
Average
1977 Telefon Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1976 The Enforcer Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1975 The Killer Elite Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1975 Death Scream Writing Writer 59
Average
1975 The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant Writing Writer N/A
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1974 The Towering Inferno Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
1973 Shaft in Africa Writing Writer 59
Average
1973 A Time For Love Writing Writer N/A
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1972 The Poseidon Adventure Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
1972 The New Centurions Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1972 Movin' On Writing Original Series Creator N/A
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1972 The New Healers Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Longstreet Writing Writer 59
Average
1971 Murphy's War Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1970 A Walk in the Spring Rain Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1969 Marlowe Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1968 Charly Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1967 In the Heat of the Night Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1967 Wings of Fire Writing Writer N/A
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1965 The Slender Thread Writing Writer 60
Fair
1960 Village of the Damned Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1959 The Silent Kill Writing Writer N/A
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1958 The Lineup Writing Writer 60
Fair
1958 Maracaibo Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1958 Damn Citizen Writing Writer N/A
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1956 Nightfall Writing Writer 60
Fair
1956 Huk! Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1956 Huk! Writing Novel 58
Average
1955 5 Against the House Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Production
1995 The Grass Harp Production Co-Producer 58
Average
1989 Brotherhood of the Rose Production Producer 68
Fair
1987 Catch the Heat Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1981 Fly Away Home Production Producer 59
Average
1979 Salem's Lot Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
1973 A Time For Love Production Producer N/A
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1972 The New Healers Production Producer N/A
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1971 Longstreet Production Producer 71
Good
1971 Shaft Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1970 A Walk in the Spring Rain Production Producer 59
Average
1955 5 Against the House Production Producer 58
Average

Crew
1972 The New Healers Crew Creator N/A
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