Stirling Silliphant
Writing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stirling Silliphant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Writing58
movieThe Grass Harp
1996
Screenplay
movieSalween
1993
Writer
movieThe Three Kings
1987
Writer
movieCatch the Heat
1987
Writer
movieOver the Top
1987
Screenplay
tvSpace
1985
Teleplay
movieTravis McGee
1983
Teleplay
movieGolden Gate
1981
Writer
movieFly Away Home
1981
Writer
movieWhen Time Ran Out...
1980
Screenplay
tvPearl
1978
Writer
movieCircle of Iron
1978
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Swarm
1978
Screenplay
movieTelefon
1977
Screenplay
movieThe Enforcer
1976
Screenplay
movieThe Killer Elite
1975
Screenplay
movieDeath Scream
1975
Writer
movieThe Towering Inferno
1974
Screenplay
movieShaft in Africa
1973
Writer
movieA Time For Love
1973
Writer
movieThe Poseidon Adventure
1972
Screenplay
movieThe New Centurions
1972
Screenplay
movieThe New Healers
1972
Writer
movieMovin' On
1972
Original Series Creator
tvLongstreet
1971
Writer
movieLongstreet
1971
Writer
movieMurphy's War
1971
Screenplay
movieA Walk in the Spring Rain
1970
Screenplay
movieThe Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
Screenplay
movieMarlowe
1969
Screenplay
movieCharly
1968
Screenplay
movieIn the Heat of the Night
1967
Screenplay
movieWings of Fire
1967
Writer
tvRoute 66
1960
Writer
movieVillage of the Damned
1960
Screenplay
tvMr. Lucky
1959
Writer
movieThe Silent Kill
1959
Writer
tvNaked City
1958
Writer
movieThe Lineup
1958
Writer
movieMaracaibo
1958
Screenplay
movieDamn Citizen
1958
Writer
tvAlcoa Theatre
1957
Writer
tvSuspicion
1957
Writer
tvPerry Mason
1957
Writer
tvM Squad
1957
Writer
movieNightfall
1956
Writer
movieHuk!
1956
Novel, Screenplay
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Writer, Teleplay
movie5 Against the House
1955
Screenplay
Production13
movieThe Grass Harp
1996
Co-Producer
tvBrotherhood of the Rose
1989
Producer
movieCatch the Heat
1987
Executive Producer
movieFly Away Home
1981
Producer
tvSalem's Lot
1979
Executive Producer
movieShaft in Africa
1973
Producer
movieA Time For Love
1973
Producer
movieThe New Healers
1972
Producer
tvLongstreet
1971
Producer
movieShaft
1971
Executive Producer
movie5 Against the House
1955
Producer
movieThe Joe Louis Story
1953
Producer
Creator4
Crew1
movieThe New Healers
1972
Creator
Directing1
movieA Time For Love
1973
Director