Dean Riesner
Writing Born Nov 3, 1918 Died Aug 18, 2002 New Rochelle, New York, USA 70 credits
Biography
Dean Riesner works in writing. Born November 3, 1918 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. Died August 18, 2002. Archytele tracks 70 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Marjatta Raita
8 shared titles
Tapio Hämäläinen
8 shared titles
Marita Nordberg
8 shared titles
Simo Salminen
8 shared titles
Hannele Lauri
8 shared titles
Vesa-Matti Loiri
7 shared titles
Spede Pasanen
7 shared titles
Elli Castrén
6 shared titles
Helge Herala
4 shared titles
Heikki Kinnunen
4 shared titles
Career timeline
Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'
Fatal Beauty · ScreenplayBuster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
Das Boot · Screenplay
Sudden Impact · WriterThe Sting II · Writer
Das Boot · Screenplay
Rich Man, Poor Man · WriterRich Man, Poor Man · TeleplayThe Enforcer · ScreenplayArthur Hailey's The Moneychangers · TeleplayArthur Hailey's The Moneychangers · Writer
Charley Varrick · Screenplay
Dirty Harry · ScreenplayPlay Misty for Me · ScreenplayVanished · TeleplayVanished · Creator
The Intruders · TeleplayLost Flight · Writer
Lancer · TeleplayLancer · CreatorCoogan's Bluff · Screenplay
Ironside · WriterStranger on the Run · Teleplay
The Long, Hot Summer · WriterThe Long, Hot Summer · Creator
12 O'Clock High · Writer
The Outer Limits · WriterThe Man from Galveston · Writer
The Virginian · Writer
Ben Casey · Writer
Surfside 6 · WriterThe Case of the Dangerous Robin · Writer
Rawhide · WriterThe Many Loves of Dobie Gillis · WriterBourbon Street Beat · WriterThe Chaplin Revue
Lawman · Writer77 Sunset Strip · WriterBronco · WriterParis Holiday · Writer
Sugarfoot · WriterThe Restless Gun · WriterThe Thin Man · WriterThe Helen Morgan Story · Writer
Conflict · WriterThe Big Slide · Writer
Cheyenne · Writer
So You Want to Know Your Relatives · Story
Skipalong Rosenbloom · Screenplay
The Traveling SaleswomanOperation Haylift · WriterI Shot Billy the Kid · Dialogue CoachGunfire
The Cobra StrikesBill and Coo · ScreenplayBill and Coo · DirectorAssigned to Danger
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die · Story
The Fighting 69th · ScreenplayA Fugitive from Justice · Additional Writing
Everybody Dance
It's in the Air
Full Filmography
70 titles- Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me' (2001) as Self
- Fatal Beauty (1987) Screenplay
- Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
- Das Boot (1985) Screenplay
- Sudden Impact (1983) Writer
- The Sting II (1983) Writer
- Das Boot (1981) Screenplay
- Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) Writer
- Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) Teleplay
- The Enforcer (1976) Screenplay
- Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (1976) Teleplay
- Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (1976) Writer
- The Keegans (1976) Writer
- Charley Varrick (1973) Screenplay
- Dirty Harry (1971) Screenplay
- Play Misty for Me (1971) Screenplay
- Vanished (1971) Teleplay
- Vanished (1971) Creator
- The Intruders (1970) Teleplay
- Lost Flight (1970) Writer
- Lancer (1968) Teleplay
- Lancer (1968) Creator
- Coogan's Bluff (1968) Screenplay
- Ironside (1967) Writer
- Stranger on the Run (1967) Teleplay
- The Long, Hot Summer (1965) Writer
- The Long, Hot Summer (1965) Creator
- 12 O'Clock High (1964) Writer
- The Outer Limits (1963) Writer
- The Man from Galveston (1963) Writer
- The Virginian (1962) Writer
- Ben Casey (1961) Writer
- Surfside 6 (1960) Writer
- The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960) Writer
- Rawhide (1959) Writer
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) Writer
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959) Writer
- The Chaplin Revue (1959) as Various (archive footage)
- Lawman (1958) Writer
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) Writer
- Bronco (1958) Writer
- Paris Holiday (1958) Writer
- Sugarfoot (1957) Writer
- The Restless Gun (1957) Writer
- The Thin Man (1957) Writer
- The Helen Morgan Story (1957) Writer
- Conflict (1956) Writer
- The Big Slide (1956) Writer
- Cheyenne (1955) Writer
- So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954) Story
- Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951) Screenplay
- The Traveling Saleswoman (1950) as Tom
- Operation Haylift (1950) Writer
- I Shot Billy the Kid (1950) Dialogue Coach
- Gunfire (1950) as Outlaw Mack
- The Cobra Strikes (1948) as Detective Brody
- Bill and Coo (1948) Screenplay
- Bill and Coo (1948) Director
- Assigned to Danger (1948) as Dr. Michael Kelly (uncredited)
- Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) Story
- The Fighting 69th (1940) Screenplay
- A Fugitive from Justice (1940) Additional Writing
- Everybody Dance (1936) as Tommy Spurgeon
- It's in the Air (1935) as Brave (uncredited)
- Square Shoulders (1929) as Cadet (uncredited)
- Hollywood (1923) as Dean Riesner
- The Pilgrim (1923) as Little Boy
- A Prince of a King (1923) as Gigi, the Prince
- Grief (1921)
- Peck's Bad Boy (1921)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Dean Riesner best known for?
Dean Riesner is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Fatal Beauty (1987), Night Angel (1990), Das Boot (1985), Sudden Impact (1983).
When and where was Dean Riesner born?
Dean Riesner was born on November 3, 1918 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. They passed away on August 18, 2002.
How many credits does Dean Riesner have?
Dean Riesner has accumulated over 70 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1921 to 2001.
What is Dean Riesner's background in cinema and television?
Dean Riesner (November 3, 1918, New Rochelle, New York – August 18, 2002, Encino, California) was an American film and television writer. Riesner's father, Charles Reisner, was a German American silent film director, and Dean began acting in films at the age of five as "Dinky Dean". His most notable role was in Charli...
Dean Riesner by the numbers
70credits
40films
30TV series
1921–2001active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Chaplin Revue (1959) as Various (archive footage) — aged about 40
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