Ivan Tors
Born: 1916-06-12 in Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1983-06-04
Known For: Writing
Biography
Ivan Tors was a Hungarian-born American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and producer renowned for his contributions to science fiction and animal-themed entertainment. After studying at the University of Budapest, he emigrated to the United States in 1939, where he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Post-war, Tors joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a screenwriter. He co-wrote and produced Storm Over Tibet (1952) and created the "Office of Scientific Investigation" trilogy, including The Magnetic Monster (1953), Riders to the Stars (1954), and Gog (1954). Tors also developed television series like Science Fiction Theater (1955–1957), Sea Hunt (1958–1961), and Flipper (1964–1967). His Miami-based studio, now known as Greenwich Studios, was instrumental in producing underwater sequences and animal-centric stories. Tors passed away in Mato Grosso, Brazil, while scouting locations for a new television series.
Filmography
1987
- Sea Hunt ... (Creator)
1980
- Galyon ... (Director)
1977
- Four Against The Desert ... (Director)
1976
- Escape from Angola as Ivan Mallory
1971
- Primus ... (Creator)
1970
- The Aquarians ... (Producer)
1969
- Hello Down There ... (Producer)
- Jambo
1968
- Daring Game ... (Executive Producer)
1967
- Gentle Giant ... (Producer)
- Gentle Ben ... (Producer)
- Island of the Lost ... (Writer)
- Cowboy in Africa ... (Producer)
1966
- Daktari ... (Executive Producer)
- Namu, the Killer Whale ... (Producer)
- Birds Do It ... (Executive Producer)
1965
- Around the World Under the Sea ... (Producer)
- Zebra in the Kitchen ... (Director)
1964
- Flipper ... (Director)
- Rhino! as Self - director
- Flipper's New Adventure ... (Story)
1963
- Flipper ... (Producer)
1961
- Ripcord ... (Producer)
- Everglades ... (Producer)
1960
- The Aquanauts ... (Producer)
1959
- Men Into Space ... (Producer)
- The Man and the Challenge ... (Producer)
1958
- Sea Hunt ... (Creator)
1955
- Science Fiction Theatre ... (Director)
- Battle Taxi ... (Producer)
1954
- Gog ... (Producer)
- Riders to the Stars ... (Producer)
1953
- The Magnetic Monster ... (Screenplay)
- The Glass Wall ... (Producer)
- The 49th Man ... (Story)
1952
- Storm Over Tibet ... (Screenplay)
1950
- Watch the Birdie ... (Screenplay)
1949
- That Forsyte Woman ... (Screenplay)
- In the Good Old Summertime ... (Screenplay)
1947
- Song of Love ... (Writer)
1946
- Below the Deadline ... (Story)