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Philip Yordan
Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born April 1, 1914Died March 24, 2003 (88 years)
Philip Yordan was an American screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s who produced several films. He acted as a front for blacklisted writers although his use of surrogate screen writers predates the McCarthy era. His actual contributions to the scripts he is credited with writing is controversial and he was known to some as a credit-grabber. Born to Polish immigrants, he earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois and a law degree at Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Bloody Wednesday · as Screenplay |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | Death Wish Club · as Screenplay |
| 1983 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1977 | |
| 1971 | Captain Apache · as Screenplay |
| 1969 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun · as Screenplay |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire · as Screenplay |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | King of Kings · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | El Cid · as Screenplay |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Studs Lonigan · as Screenplay |
| 1959 | Day of the Outlaw · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | Anna Lucasta · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | God's Little Acre · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | The Bravados · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | The Fiend Who Walked the West · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Gun Glory · as Novel |
| 1957 | Men in War · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | The Harder They Fall · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | The Last Frontier · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | The Man from Laramie · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar · as Screenplay |
| 1954 | The Naked Jungle · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | Blowing Wild · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | Houdini · as Screenplay |
| 1952 | |
| 1951 | Detective Story · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | Drums in the Deep South · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | Badmen of Tombstone · as Screenplay |
| 1946 | |
| 1946 | Suspense · as Screenplay |
| 1946 | Whistle Stop · as Screenplay |
| 1945 | Dillinger · as Screenplay |
| 1944 | When Strangers Marry · as Screenplay |
| 1944 | Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore · as Screenplay |
| 1943 | |
| 1942 | Syncopation · as Screenplay |