Writing
Stirling Silliphant
- Titles
- 46movies16TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19552017
- Directed
- 1titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Alfred Hitchcock Presents81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Crime5.4average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Adrenaline6.0average 5.1
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Tension6.9average 6.1
- Violence5.0average 4.3
- Politics3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.0, average 5.2
- Absurdist Humor1.0, average 2.0
- Cringe Humor1.2, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Police Procedural 4
- Suspenseful 4
- Crime 3
- Anthology Series 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Gritty Realism 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Character Study 3
- Star-Studded Cast 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Tiana AlexandraActorThe Killer Elite, Catch the Heat, Fly Away Home, The Three Kings, The General And Me- HHarold F. KressEditorThe Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure, The Swarm
Fred J. KoenekampCinematographerThe Towering Inferno, The Swarm, When Time Ran Out...
Don SiegelDirectorTelefon, The Lineup, The Silent Kill
Bradford DillmanActorThe Enforcer, Longstreet
Rod SteigerActorIn the Heat of the Night, Catch the Heat
Richard ChamberlainActorThe Towering Inferno, The Swarm
Sidney PoitierActorIn the Heat of the Night, The Slender Thread
Ed AsnerActorThe Slender Thread, Death Scream
Roddy McDowallActorThe Poseidon Adventure, Circle of Iron
Tyne DalyActorThe Enforcer, Telefon
Brian KeithActor5 Against the House, Nightfall
Movies and TV shows
462010s
1 titles
1990s
4 titles · average score 62
62
The Grass Harp (1996)
Screenplay, Co-Producer
Day of Reckoning (1994)
Writer
A Stranger in the Mirror (1993)
Teleplay
Salween (1993)
Writer
1980s
7 titles · average score 52
61
Over the Top (1987)
Screenplay
46
Catch the Heat (1987)
Executive Producer, Writer
The Three Kings (1987)
Writer
Travis McGee (1983)
Teleplay
Fly Away Home (1981)
Writer, Producer
Golden Gate (1981)
Writer
49
When Time Ran Out... (1980)
Screenplay
1970s
19 titles · average score 62
47
The Swarm (1978)
Screenplay
57
Circle of Iron (1978)
Story, Screenplay
65
Telefon (1977)
Screenplay
67
The Enforcer (1976)
Screenplay
58
The Killer Elite (1975)
Screenplay
70
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Screenplay
59
Shaft in Africa (1973)
Writer
70
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Screenplay
68
The New Centurions (1972)
Screenplay
64
Murphy's War (1971)
Screenplay
63
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Screenplay
57
A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970)
Screenplay, Producer
1960s
7 titles · average score 69
62
Marlowe (1969)
Screenplay
66
Charly (1968)
Screenplay
77
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Screenplay
Wings of Fire (1967)
Writer
72
Village of the Damned (1960)
Screenplay
1950s
8 titles · average score 65
The Silent Kill (1959)
Writer
72
The Lineup (1958)
Writer
Maracaibo (1958)
Screenplay
Damn Citizen (1958)
Writer
70
Nightfall (1956)
Writer
Huk! (1956)
Novel, Screenplay
59
5 Against the House (1955)
Producer, Screenplay
59
The Joe Louis Story (1953)
Producer