Arnold Laven (1922-2009)

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Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born:
February 23, 1922

Died:
September 13, 2009

Arnold Laven was an American film and television director and producer. He was one of the founders and principals of the American film and television production company Levy-Gardner-Laven. Laven was a producer of, among other things, the long-running western television series The Rifleman and The Big Valley. He also directed motion pictures, including Without Warning!, The Rack, The Monster That Challenged the World, Geronimo, Rough Night in Jericho, and Sam Whiskey. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Laven directed dozens of episodes of television series, including episodes of Mannix, The A-Team, Hill Street Blues, The Six Million Dollar Man, Fantasy Island, The Rockford Files and CHiPs.

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Dialogue:
1951  He Ran All the Way

Director:
1951  He Ran All the Way
1952  Without Warning!
1953  Vice Squad
1954  Down Three Dark Streets
1956  The Rack
1957  Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957  The Monster That Challenged the World
1958  Anna Lucasta
1962  Geronimo
1965  The Glory Guys
1967  Rough Night in Jericho
1969  Sam Whiskey
1972  Death Follows a Psycho
1974  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1980  Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980  Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Executive Producer:
1951  He Ran All the Way
1952  Without Warning!
1953  Vice Squad
1954  Down Three Dark Streets
1956  The Rack
1957  Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957  The Monster That Challenged the World
1958  Anna Lucasta
1962  Geronimo
1965  The Glory Guys
1967  Rough Night in Jericho
1969  Sam Whiskey
1971  The Hunting Party
1972  Death Follows a Psycho
1974  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1980  Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980  Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Producer:
1951  He Ran All the Way
1952  Without Warning!
1953  Vice Squad
1954  Down Three Dark Streets
1956  The Rack
1957  Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957  The Monster That Challenged the World
1957  The Vampire
1958  Anna Lucasta
1962  Geronimo
1965  The Glory Guys
1967  Clambake
1967  Rough Night in Jericho
1968  The Scalphunters
1969  Sam Whiskey
1970  Underground
1971  The Hunting Party
1972  Death Follows a Psycho
1972  The Honkers
1973  White Lightning
1974  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1980  Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980  Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Script Supervisor:
1948  Hollow Triumph
1948  Mickey
1949  D.O.A.
1951  He Ran All the Way
1951  Teresa
1952  Without Warning!
1953  Vice Squad
1954  Down Three Dark Streets
1956  The Rack
1957  Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957  The Monster That Challenged the World
1957  The Vampire
1958  Anna Lucasta
1962  Geronimo
1965  The Glory Guys
1967  Clambake
1967  Rough Night in Jericho
1968  The Scalphunters
1969  Sam Whiskey
1970  Underground
1971  The Hunting Party
1972  Death Follows a Psycho
1972  The Honkers
1973  White Lightning
1974  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1980  Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980  Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Story:
1948  Hollow Triumph
1948  Mickey
1949  D.O.A.
1951  He Ran All the Way
1951  Teresa
1952  Without Warning!
1953  Vice Squad
1954  Down Three Dark Streets
1956  The Rack
1957  Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957  The Monster That Challenged the World
1957  The Vampire
1958  Anna Lucasta
1962  Geronimo
1965  The Glory Guys
1967  Clambake
1967  Rough Night in Jericho
1968  The Scalphunters
1969  Sam Whiskey
1970  Underground
1971  The Hunting Party
1972  Death Follows a Psycho
1972  The Honkers
1973  White Lightning
1974  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1980  Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980  Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Creator:
????  Stage 7

Director:
1958  The Rifleman
1962  The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1967  Mannix
1970  The Silent Force
1972  Ghost Story
1973  The Magician
1974  The Rockford Files
1974  The Six Million Dollar Man
1975  Baretta
1975  Isis
1977  CHiPs
1983  The A-Team
1984  Hunter
????  Stage 7

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