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Philip Saltzman

Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born September 19, 1928Died August 14, 2009 (80 years)
Philip Saltzman (September 19, 1928 – August 14, 2009) was an American executive producer and television writer. Saltzman was best known for his work as the executive producer of the 1970s CBS detective series, Barnaby Jones.

Saltzman was born in Hermosillo, Mexico, on September 19, 1928, to Jewish parents who had immigrated from Russia. He moved as a child to Los Angeles, California, with his parents. Saltzman obtained both his bachelor's degree and master's degree in English from University of California, Los Angeles.

Saltzman began his career in the television industry during the 1950s as a writer for the Alcoa Theatre. He would later work as a scriptwriter for a number of other television series and films including, The Swiss Conspiracy, The Fugitive, The Third Man, Perry Mason, The Rifleman and Felony Squad.

Saltzman was best known for producing the 1970s show, Barnaby Jones. Additionally, he was also a producer for The F.B.I. and Columbo, as well as a 1975 television movie Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Rifleman
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

Known For

  • Barnaby Jones
  • The Fugitive
  • Perry Mason
  • The F.B.I.
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
  • Murder, a Self Portrait
  • 12 O'Clock High
  • The Swiss Conspiracy
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

Filmography

1986
1976
1963
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series)
1962
Stoney Burke (TV Series)
1961
Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
1959
1959
The Third Man (TV Series)
1958
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series)

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