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Malvin Wald(1917-2008)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Malvin Wald was born on 8 August 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Naked City (1948), Behind Locked Doors (1948) and Jungle Jim (1955). He was married to Sylvia. He died on 6 March 2008 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 8, 1917
DiedMarch 6, 2008(90)
BornAugust 8, 1917
DiedMarch 6, 2008(90)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Howard Duff, Barry Fitzgerald, Dorothy Hart, and Don Taylor in The Naked City (1948)
The Naked City
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1948
Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, and Tor Johnson in Behind Locked Doors (1948)
Behind Locked Doors
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1948
Jungle Jim (1955)
Jungle Jim
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Mala Powers in Outrage (1950)
Outrage
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1950

Credits

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Writer

  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin
    • Writer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1960–1961
  • Scott Glenn and Courtney B. Vance in Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)
    Naked City: A Killer Christmas
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • characters
    • 1998
  • Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
    Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • characters
    • 1998
  • Marilyn Monroe (1986)
    Marilyn Monroe
    8.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1980
  • The Littlest Hobo (1979)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979
  • In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)
    In Search of Historic Jesus
    4.0
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978)
    Greatest Heroes of the Bible
    6.3
    TV Series
    • written for television by
    • 1979
  • The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977)
    The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
    7.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • written by
    • 1977–1978
  • Primus (1971)
    Primus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1971–1972
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
    The Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969
  • Venus in Furs (1969)
    Venus in Furs
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Daktari (1966)
    Daktari
    7.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1966–1968
  • Ivan Tors in Unarmed in Africa (1967)
    Unarmed in Africa
    Short
    • narration written by
    • 1967
  • Untamed World (1967)
    Untamed World
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Around the World of Mike Todd (1967)
    Around the World of Mike Todd
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1967

Producer

  • Bad Charleston Charlie (1973)
    Bad Charleston Charlie
    4.1
    • associate producer
    • 1973
  • Daktari (1966)
    Daktari
    7.0
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1968
  • Ivan Tors in Unarmed in Africa (1967)
    Unarmed in Africa
    Short
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Story of... (1962)
    Story of...
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1962
  • On the Loose (1951)
    On the Loose
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 1951
  • Mala Powers in Outrage (1950)
    Outrage
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 1950

Additional Crew

  • Carroll Baker, Lou Castel, and Colette Descombes in Paranoia (1969)
    Paranoia
    6.0
    • dialogue consultant (English language version)
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Marvin Wald
  • Born
    • August 8, 1917
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 6, 2008
    • Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA(age-related causes)
  • Spouse
    • Sylvia? - 1999 (her death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of Jerry Wald
  • Quotes
    No one had done a film where the real hero was a hardworking police detective, like the ones I knew in Brooklyn. We knew we were making a new genre that became the police procedural. (2007 interview with the "Hollywood Reporter")

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