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Stirling Silliphant

Stirling Silliphant

Known For Writing
Birthday Jan 15, 1918
Died Apr 26, 1996 (78)
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Oct 01, 2025
Entry Date May 02, 2024
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Biography

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. Othe ... r 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

Filmography

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The General And Me

The General And Me

2017

Writer

The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

1995

Screenplay

Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

1994

Writer

A Stranger in the Mirror

A Stranger in the Mirror

1993

Teleplay

The Three Kings

The Three Kings

1987

Writer

Over the Top

Over the Top

1987

Screenplay

Catch the Heat

Catch the Heat

1987

Writer

Travis McGee

Travis McGee

1983

Teleplay

Golden Gate

Golden Gate

1981

Writer

Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home

1981

Writer

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

1980

Screenplay

The Swarm

The Swarm

1978

Screenplay

Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

1978

Screenplay, Story

Telefon

Telefon

1977

Screenplay

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1976

Screenplay

The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

1975

Screenplay

Death Scream

Death Scream

1975

Writer

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

1974

Screenplay

A Time For Love

A Time For Love

1973

Writer

Shaft in Africa

Shaft in Africa

1973

Writer

Movin' On

Movin' On

1972

Original Series Creator

The New Centurions

The New Centurions

1972

Screenplay

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

Screenplay

The New Healers

The New Healers

1972

Writer, Creator

Murphy's War

Murphy's War

1971

Screenplay

Longstreet

Longstreet

1971

Writer

A Walk in the Spring Rain

A Walk in the Spring Rain

1970

Screenplay

Marlowe

Marlowe

1969

Screenplay

Charly

Charly

1968

Screenplay

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1967

Screenplay

Wings of Fire

Wings of Fire

1967

Writer

The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

1965

Writer

Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

1960

Screenplay

The Lineup

The Lineup

1958

Writer

Maracaibo

Maracaibo

1958

Screenplay

Damn Citizen

Damn Citizen

1958

Writer

Nightfall

Nightfall

1956

Writer

Huk!

Huk!

1956

Screenplay, Novel

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

1955

Screenplay

A Time For Love

A Time For Love

1973

Director

The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

1995

Co-Producer

Catch the Heat

Catch the Heat

1987

Executive Producer

Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home

1981

Producer

A Time For Love

A Time For Love

1973

Producer

The New Healers

The New Healers

1972

Producer

Shaft

Shaft

1971

Executive Producer

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

1955

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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