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Jerry Sackheim

Known For
Writing
Active Years
1934–1961 (28 Years)
Total Credits
22 credits in database
Writing 22 credits
22
Total Credits
1934–1961
28 Years Career Span
6
Vault Titles
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Key Co-Stars

Biography

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Source [1]: Known for Writing. 21 known credits.
Source [2]: Known as Screenplay, Writer, Story, Teleplay, Associate Producer, and Adaptation. Work includes: The Black Castle, The Strange Door, Guns Girls and Gangsters, The Boy and the Pirates, The Last Crooked Mile, The Fatal Witness, The Trespasser, and The Night Before the Divorce.
Source [3]: Born October 21, 1904, in The Bronx, New York, USA. Writer and producer. Known for: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957), The Trespasser (1947), and Science Fiction Theatre (1955).
Source [4]: American screenwriter and producer. Known for B-movies during the 1940s and television scripting during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Name: Jerry Sackheim.
Birth: October 21, 1904, in The Bronx, New York, USA.
Profession: American screenwriter and producer.
Roles: Screenplay, Writer, Story, Teleplay, Associate Producer, and Adaptation.
Known for: B-movies in the 1940s and television scripting in the 1950s and 1960s.
Specific works: The Black Castle, The Strange Door, Guns Girls and Gangsters, The Boy and the Pirates, The Last Crooked Mile, The Fatal Witness

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Career

Career overview

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Source [1]: Known for Writing. 21 known credits.
Source [2]: Known as Screenplay, Writer, Story, Teleplay, Associate Producer, and Adaptation. Work includes: The Black Castle, The Strange Door, Guns Girls and Gangsters, The Boy and the Pirates, The Last Crooked Mile, The Fatal Witness, The Trespasser, and The Night Before the Divorce.
Source [3]: Born October 21, 1904, in The Bronx, New York, USA. Writer and producer. Known for: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957), The Trespasser (1947), and Science Fiction Theatre (1955).
Source [4]: American screenwriter and producer. Known for B-movies during the 1940s and television scripting during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Paragraph 1: Identity and Early Work.
Jerry Sackheim was an American screenwriter and producer born on October 21, 1904, in The Bronx, New York. He is recognized for his contributions to B-movies during the 1940s. His credits in this era include The Trespasser, released in 1947. Other works associated with him include The Black Castle, The Strange Door, Guns Girls and Gangsters, The Boy and the Pirates, The Last Crooked Mile, The Fatal Witness, and The Night Before the Divorce.
Paragraph 2: Television and Later Career.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Sackheim performed extensive work in television scripting. He is known for his work on Science Fiction Theatre in 1955 and The New Adventures of Charlie Chan in 1957. His professional roles have included screenplay, writer, story, teleplay, associate producer, and adaptation. He has 21 known credits.
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Jerry Sackheim was an American screenwriter and producer born on October 21, 1904, in The Bronx, New York. He is known for his contributions to B-movies during the 1940s. His work includes The Trespasser, which was released in 1947. Other titles associated with his career include The Black Castle, The Strange Door, Guns Girls and Gangsters, The Boy and the Pirates, The Last Crooked Mile, The Fatal Witness, and The Night Before the Divorce.

Sackheim also engaged in extensive television scripting during the 1950s and 1960s. His notable television work includes Science Fiction Theatre in 1955 and The New Adventures of Charlie Chan in 1957. Throughout his career, he has been credited as a writer, screenplay, story, teleplay, associate producer, and adaptation. He has 21 known credits.
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Jerry Sackheim was an American screenwriter and producer who was born on October 21, 1904, in The Bronx, New York. He is recognized for his contributions to B-movies during the 1940s and for his extensive work in

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Career timeline

The Clown and the Kid · Writer
The Boy and the Pirates · WriterYoung Jesse James · Screenplay
Guns Girls and Gangsters · Story
The Ford Television Theatre · TeleplayThe Black Castle · ScreenplayThe Black Castle · Story
The Strange Door · Screenplay
Rookie Fireman · Writer
The Main Street Kid · ScreenplayHeart of Virginia · Screenplay
Saddle Pals · ScreenplayThe Trespasser · Story
The Last Crooked Mile · ScreenplayThe Undercover Woman · Adaptation
Road to Alcatraz · ScreenplayThe Fatal Witness · Screenplay
The Night Before the Divorce · Screenplay
The Richest Man in Town · Writer
Nobody's Fool · Writer
A Notorious Gentleman · Associate Producer
I Can't Escape · Story

Full Filmography

22 titles
  • The Clown and the Kid (1961) Writer
  • The Boy and the Pirates (1960) Writer
  • Young Jesse James (1960) Screenplay
  • Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959) Story
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952) Teleplay
  • The Black Castle (1952) Screenplay
  • The Black Castle (1952) Story
  • The Strange Door (1951) Screenplay
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  • Rookie Fireman (1950) Writer
  • The Main Street Kid (1948) Screenplay
  • Heart of Virginia (1948) Screenplay
  • Saddle Pals (1947) Screenplay
  • The Trespasser (1947) Story
  • The Last Crooked Mile (1946) Screenplay
  • The Undercover Woman (1946) Adaptation
  • Road to Alcatraz (1945) Screenplay
  • The Fatal Witness (1945) Screenplay
  • The Night Before the Divorce (1942) Screenplay
  • The Richest Man in Town (1941) Writer
  • Nobody's Fool (1936) Writer
  • A Notorious Gentleman (1935) Associate Producer
  • I Can't Escape (1934) Story

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Jerry Sackheim best known for?

Jerry Sackheim is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Boy and the Pirates (1960), Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959), The Ford Television Theatre (1952), The Black Castle (1952).

How many credits does Jerry Sackheim have?

Jerry Sackheim has accumulated over 22 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1934 to 1961.

What is Jerry Sackheim's background in cinema and television?

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Jerry Sackheim by the numbers

22credits
21films
1TV series
1934–1961active years

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