Ivan Tors
Producent, Författare, Regissör, Skådespelare
12 juni 1916 — 4 juni 1983 (66 år)
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.
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Filmografi
| 1980 | |
| 1976 | Escape from Angola · as Executive Producer |
| 1974 | Salty · as Executive Producer |
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| 1968 | Daring Game · as Executive Producer |
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| 1967 | Off to See the Wizard · as Executive Producer |
| 1967 | Africa: Texas Style · as Executive Producer |
| 1967 | Island of the Lost · as Executive Producer |
| 1966 | Birds Do It · as Executive Producer |
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| 1966 | Daktari · as Executive Producer |
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| 1958 | Sea Hunt · as Executive Producer |
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| 1953 | The Glass Wall · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | The Magnetic Monster · as Screenplay |
| 1952 | Storm Over Tibet · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | Watch the Birdie · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | That Forsyte Woman · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime · as Screenplay |
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| 1967 | Unarmed in Africa · as Self |
| 1964 | Rhino! · as Self - Director |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self |
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| 1976 | Escape from Angola · as Ivan Mallory |
| 1971 | Primus · as Story |
| 1969 | Hello Down There · as Story |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa · as Created By |
| 1967 | Off to See the Wizard · as Story By |
| 1966 | Daktari · as Creator |
| 1964 | Flipper's New Adventure · as Story |
| 1964 | Flipper · as Story |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre · as Story |
| 1954 | Gog · as Story |
| 1954 | Riders to the Stars · as Story |
| 1953 | The 49th Man · as Story |
| 1946 | Below the Deadline · as Story |