Portrait of Jack Laird

Writing

Jack Laird

Career

Active from 1952 to 1990, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Night Gallery
Night Gallery
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Laird Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Eroticism
    0.5, average 1.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Episodic Storytelling 3
  • Ethical Dilemmas 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 67
Kojak: It's Always Something
Kojak: It's Always Something (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

1980s

1 title
Hellinger's Law
Hellinger's Law (1981)

Writer, Executive Producer

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 70
One of Our Own
One of Our Own (1975)

Writer, Producer

Amanda Fallon
Amanda Fallon (1973)

Producer, Director

The Return of Charlie Chan
The Return of Charlie Chan (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท Writer, Teleplay

The Movie Murderer
The Movie Murderer (1970)

Producer

Hauser's Memory
Hauser's Memory (1970)

Producer

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 59
Destiny of a Spy
Destiny of a Spy (1969)

Producer

Trial Run
Trial Run (1969)

Producer

Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron (1968)

Producer

How I Spent My Summer Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

Code Name: Heraclitus
Code Name: Heraclitus (1967)

Producer

Dark Intruder
Dark Intruder (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man (1964)

Teleplay

See How They Run
See How They Run (1964)

Producer