Malvin Wald
Writer, Producer
August 8, 1917 — 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.
Known For
Filmography
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| 1955 | Battle Taxi · as Screenplay |
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| 1950 | Outrage · as Screenplay |
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| 1948 | The Naked City · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1973 | Bad Charleston Charlie · as Associate Producer |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | Daktari · as Associate Producer |
| 1951 | On the Loose · as Associate Producer |
| 1950 | Outrage · as Associate Producer |
| 2004 | |
| 1993 | Visiting...With Huell Howser · as Self - Writer |
| 1998 | Naked City: A Killer Christmas · as Characters |
| 1998 | Naked City: Justice with a Bullet · as Characters |
| 1980 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · as Teleplay |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo · as Written By |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible · as Written For Television By |
| 1971 | Primus · as Teleplay |
| 1967 | Around the World of Mike Todd · as Story |
| 1967 | Unarmed in Africa · as Narration Written By |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Golden Years · as Script |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis · as Written ByOn Plex |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook · as Teleplay |
| 1957 | Man on Fire · as Story |
| 1957 | The Silent Service · as Teleplay |
| 1956 | West Point · as Screenplay By |
| 1956 | Wire Service · as Teleplay |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 · as Teleplay By |
| 1955 | Jungle Jim · as Written By |
| 1955 | Navy Log · as Screen Play By |
| 1954 | The Joe Palooka Story · as Teleplay |
| 1954 | Public Defender · as Teleplay By |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show · as Story |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. McNutley · as Story |
| 1951 | On the Loose · as Story |
| 1949 | Not Wanted · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre · as Original Story |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man · as Additional Dialogue |
| 1948 | The Dark Past · as Adaptation |
| 1948 | Behind Locked Doors · as Story |
| 1943 | Jive Junction · as Story |
| 1943 | The Underdog · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl · as Story |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point · as Story |