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Writing

Richard Levinson

Career

Active from 1955 to 1988, busiest in 1971 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Levinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Nostalgic Americana 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Character-Driven Investigation 2
  • Episodic Mystery 2
  • Classic TV Western 2
  • Episodic Adventure 2
  • Historical Fiction 2
  • 70s Aesthetic 2
  • Cat and Mouse 2
  • Classic Whodunit 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (2028)

Characters

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 58
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988)

Writer

Vanishing Act
Vanishing Act (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

Teleplay

Guilty Conscience
Guilty Conscience (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Executive Producer

The Guardian
The Guardian (1984)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Prototype
Prototype (1983)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Rehearsal for Murder
Rehearsal for Murder (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Executive Producer

Take Your Best Shot
Take Your Best Shot (1982)

Executive Producer, Writer

Crisis at Central High
Crisis at Central High (1981)

Writer, Executive Producer

1970s

20 titles ยท average score 64
Murder by Natural Causes
Murder by Natural Causes (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

Executive Producer, Writer

Rollercoaster
Rollercoaster (1977)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenstory, Screenplay

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977)

Story

The Execution of Private Slovik
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer, Executive Producer

The Gun
The Gun (1974)

Producer, Story

Ransom for a Dead Man
Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

Story

The Judge and Jake Wyler
The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer, Producer

That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Producer

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (1971)

Writer

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)

Writer

Two on a Bench
Two on a Bench (1971)

Producer, Writer

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970)

Story

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 73
Istanbul Express
Istanbul Express (1969)

Writer

Trial Run
Trial Run (1969)

Story

The Whole World Is Watching
The Whole World Is Watching (1969)

Teleplay

Prescription: Murder
Prescription: Murder (1968)
GoodWatch score 79

Teleplay, Theatre Play

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

Short Story