- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- June 12, 1916
- Place of Birth
- Budapest, Hungary
- Died
- June 4, 1983
Ivan Tors
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…
Filmography
tvSea Hunt
1987 · Creator
movieGalyon
1980 · Director, Producer
Four Against The Desert
movieFour Against The Desert
1977 · Director
movieEscape from Angola
1976 · Ivan Mallory, Executive Producer
tvPrimus
1971 · Creator
movieThe Aquarians
1970 · Producer, Story
tvJambo
1969 · , Creator
movieHello Down There
1969 · Story, Producer
movieDaring Game
1968 · Executive Producer
movieGentle Giant
1967 · Producer
tvCowboy in Africa
1967 · Producer
tvGentle Ben
1967 · Producer
movieIsland of the Lost
1967 · Writer
movieBirds Do It
1966 · Executive Producer
movieNamu, the Killer Whale
1966 · Producer
tvDaktari
1966 · Executive Producer, Creator
movieAround the World Under the Sea
1965 · Producer
movieZebra in the Kitchen
1965 · Director
tvFlipper
1964 · Director, Producer
movieFlipper's New Adventure
1964 · Story, Producer
movieRhino!
1964 · Self - director, Director
movieFlipper
1963 · Producer
tvEverglades
1961 · Producer
tvRipcord
1961 · Producer
tvThe Aquanauts
1960 · Producer
tvMen Into Space
1959 · Producer
tvThe Man and the Challenge
1959 · Producer, Creator
tvSea Hunt
1958 · Creator
tvScience Fiction Theatre
1955 · Director, Producer, Creator
movieBattle Taxi
1955 · Producer
movieGog
1954 · Story, Producer
movieRiders to the Stars
1954 · Producer, Story
movieThe 49th Man
1953 · Story
movieThe Glass Wall
1953 · Producer, Screenplay
movieThe Magnetic Monster
1953 · Screenplay, Producer
movieStorm Over Tibet
1952 · Screenplay
movieWatch the Birdie
1950 · Screenplay
movieThat Forsyte Woman
1949 · Screenplay
movieIn the Good Old Summertime
1949 · Screenplay
movieSong of Love
1947 · Writer
movieBelow the Deadline
1946 · Story