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Malvin Wald

Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born August 8, 1917Died March 6, 2008 (90 years)
Malvin Daniel Wald was an American screenwriter most famous for writing the 1948 police drama The Naked City, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. He wrote over 150 scripts for motion pictures and TV shows including Peter Gunn, Daktari, and Perry Mason. He also served with the Army Air Forces and taught screenwriting at the University of Southern California. He died at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles from age-related causes at age 90.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Naked City
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  • Not Wanted
  • The Underdog

Known For

  • The Naked City
  • Outrage
  • The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
  • Daktari
  • Venus in Furs
  • Al Capone
  • The Undercover Man
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • Behind Locked Doors
  • Not Wanted
  • The Dark Past
  • Perry Mason
  • Combat!
  • The Restless Gun
  • Peter Gunn
  • Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
  • Have Gun, Will Travel
  • My Friend Flicka
  • The Mod Squad
  • Jive Junction
  • Naked City: A Killer Christmas
  • The Steel Claw

Malvin Wald Filmography

1986
1979
1969
1968
The Mod Squad (TV Series)
1966
Daktari (TV Series)
1963
1962
Combat! (TV Series)
1961
1961
1960
1959
Lock-Up (TV Series)
1959
1958
Peter Gunn (TV Series)
1957
The Restless Gun (TV Series)
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series)
1957
1955
Alcoa Hour (TV Series)
1955
1955
My Friend Flicka (TV Series)
1955
Brave Eagle (TV Series)
1955
Judge Roy Bean (TV Series)
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series)
1954
Climax! (TV Series)
1954
Lassie (TV Series)
1953
1952
1952
1951
1950
Outrage · as Screenplay
1950
1950

1973
Bad Charleston Charlie · as Associate Producer
1967
1966
Daktari (TV Series) · as Associate Producer
1951
On the Loose · as Associate Producer
1950
Outrage · as Associate Producer

2004
1993
Visiting...With Huell Howser (TV Series) · as Self - Writer

1998
1998
1980
1979
The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) · as Written By
1978
Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series) · as Written For Television By
1977
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV Series) · as Story
1971
Primus (TV Series) · as Teleplay
1967
1967
Unarmed in Africa · as Narration Written By
1961
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) · as Written By
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as Teleplay
1957
Man on Fire · as Story
1957
The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Teleplay
1956
West Point (TV Series) · as Screenplay By
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Teleplay By
1955
Jungle Jim (TV Series) · as Written By
1955
Navy Log (TV Series) · as Screen Play By
1955
Battle Taxi · as Story
1954
The Joe Palooka Story (TV Series) · as Teleplay
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) · as Teleplay By
1953
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Story
1953
Meet Mr. McNutley (TV Series) · as Story
1951
On the Loose · as Story
1949
1949
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Original Story
1949
The Undercover Man · as Additional Dialogue
1948
The Dark Past · as Adaptation
1948
1948
1943
Jive Junction · as Story
1943
1943
The Powers Girl · as Story
1942

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