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Bill S. Ballinger(1912-1980)

  • Writer
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Bill S. Ballinger was born on 13 March 1912 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA. Bill S. was a writer, known for Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), The Outer Limits (1963) and Mike Hammer (1958). Bill S. died on 23 March 1980 in Tarzana, California, USA.
BornMarch 13, 1912
DiedMarch 23, 1980(68)
BornMarch 13, 1912
DiedMarch 23, 1980(68)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
The Outer Limits (1963)
The Outer Limits
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Mike Hammer (1958)
Mike Hammer
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as B.X. Sanborn)
Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
I Spy
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer(as Bill Ballinger)

Credits

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Writer

  • The Tooth and the Nail (2017)
    The Tooth and the Nail
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Die längste Sekunde
    TV Movie
    • novel "The longest second"
    • 1980
  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974–1975
  • Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)
    The Wide World of Mystery
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1974
  • Circle of Fear (1972)
    Circle of Fear
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1972–1973
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968–1972
  • The D.A. (1971)
    The D.A.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by (as Bill Ballinger, as Bill Ballinger)
    • 1966
  • Burt Reynolds and Kieu Chinh in Operation C.I.A. (1965)
    Operation C.I.A.
    4.9
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Victor Buono and Ellen Corby in The Strangler (1964)
    The Strangler
    6.6
    • written by
    • 1964
  • The Outer Limits (1963)
    The Outer Limits
    8.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1964
  • Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
    Arrest and Trial
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story by (as Bill Ballnger)
    • 1963
  • Donald May, Dorothy Provine, and Rex Reason in The Roaring 20's (1960)
    The Roaring 20's
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961–1962

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Ballinger
  • Born
    • March 13, 1912
    • Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • March 23, 1980
    • Tarzana, California, USA
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Chinese Mask".

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  • Nicknames
    • Bill Ballinger
    • Frederic Freyer

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