Biography
Arthur Weiss (13 June 1912 β 26 August 1980) was an American script writer for two decades on action/adventure TV shows like Mission: Impossible, Mannix, The Fugitive, Super Friends, The Time Tunnel and Sea Hunt. His most famous creation was the script for the movie Flipper in 1963, which became a TV series and was remade as a movie in 1996. He also worked alongside Irwin Allen as a writer and producer for "disaster" TV films including Flood! and Fire!.
In 1969 Weiss published the novel O'Kelly's Eclipse about the undefeated British racehorse Eclipse.Weiss married actress Fay Baker on 3 August 1940. He divorced in 1965 and later married Patricia Jones.
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Filmography
all 13
Movies 10
Writer 10
TV Shows 3
Producer 1
Writer
Flipper (1996)
Movie
6.7
Writer
The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1983)
Movie
Producer
The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)
Movie
Production Executive
Flood! (1977)
Movie
Writer
Fire! (1977)
Movie
Teleplay / Writer
Land of the Giants (1968)
TV
9
Writer
Namu, the Killer Whale (1966)
Movie
Writer
Around the World Under the Sea (1966)
Movie
6.75
Writer
Rhino! (1964)
Movie
Writer / Teleplay
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Writer
Flipper (1963)
Movie
Writer
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
TV
Editor
Four Minute Fever (1956)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.37
Based on 24.7 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1956
1964
1968
1978
1996
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1912-06-13
Deathday1980-08-26 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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