Dean Riesner

Career Overview

Dean Riesner has 45 screen credits in a career dating back to 1921. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Dirty Harry with 3 titles. Signature works include Das Boot, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

45

Birth Date

1918-11-03

Birth Place

New Rochelle, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Das Boot
• 

  The Enforcer
• 

  Sudden Impact
• 

  Dirty Harry
• 

  Das Boot
• 

  Play Misty for Me

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Dirty Harry (3 titles)
• The Sting Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Clint Eastwood (4 collaborations)
• Albert Popwell (3 collaborations)
• Jürgen Prochnow (2 collaborations)
• Herbert Grönemeyer (2 collaborations)
• Klaus Wennemann (2 collaborations)
• Hubertus Bengsch (2 collaborations)
• Martin Semmelrogge (2 collaborations)
• Bernd Tauber (2 collaborations)
• Erwin Leder (2 collaborations)
• Martin May (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (13 credits)

  • Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Chaplin Revue

    Various (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Gunfire

    Outlaw Mack

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Traveling Saleswoman

    Tom

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Cobra Strikes

    Detective Brody

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Everybody Dance

    Tommy Spurgeon

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • It's in the Air

    Brave (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Square Shoulders

    Cadet (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • A Prince of a King

    Gigi, the Prince

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Hollywood

    Dean Riesner

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Pilgrim

    Little Boy

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Grief

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Peck's Bad Boy

    actor

    actors
    1921

• writing (30 credits)

  • Fatal Beauty

    screenplay

    writing
    1987
  • Das Boot

    screenplay

    writing

    - In the Homeland (1985) ... screenplay writing

    - On Ground (1985) ... screenplay writing

    - Suicide Squad (1985) ... screenplay writing

    - The First Attack (1985) ... screenplay writing

    - On Search Course (1985) ... screenplay writing
    1985
  • Sudden Impact

    writer

    writing
    1983
  • The Sting II

    writer

    writing
    1983
  • Das Boot

    screenplay

    writing
    1981
  • The Enforcer

    screenplay

    writing
    1976
  • The Keegans

    writer

    writing
    1976
  • Charley Varrick

    screenplay

    writing
    1973
  • Dirty Harry

    screenplay

    writing
    1971
  • Play Misty for Me

    screenplay

    writing
    1971
  • Lost Flight

    writer

    writing
    1970
  • Coogan's Bluff

    screenplay

    writing
    1968
  • Stranger on the Run

    teleplay

    writing
    1967
  • Ironside

    - Girl in the Night (1967) ... writer writing
    1967
  • The Man from Galveston

    writer

    writing
    1963
  • The Outer Limits

    - Tourist Attraction (1963) ... writer writing
    1963
  • The Virginian

    - A Gallows for Sam Horn (1964) ... writer writing

    - A Man Called Kane (1964) ... writer writing

    - The Intruders (1964) ... writer writing

    - A Portrait of Marie Valonne (1963) ... writer writing
    1962
  • Ben Casey

    - Then, Suddenly, Panic (1966) ... writer writing

    - Goodbye to Blue Elephants and Such (1964) ... writer writing
    1961
  • Rawhide

    - Incident at Zebulon (1964) ... writer writing

    - Incident of the Death Dancer (1963) ... writer writing

    - Incident of the Red Wind (1963) ... writer writing

    - Incident of the Black Ace (1963) ... writer writing

    - Incident of the Pale Rider (1963) ... writer writing
    1959
  • Paris Holiday

    writer

    writing
    1958
  • Lawman

    - Lily (1959) ... writer writing

    - Warpath (1959) ... writer writing

    - The Deputy (1958) ... writer writing
    1958
  • The Helen Morgan Story

    writer

    writing
    1957
  • The Big Slide

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • Cheyenne

    - Lone Patrol (1961) ... writer writing

    - Johnny Bravo (1956) ... writer writing

    - The Storm Riders (1956) ... writer writing

    - Border Showdown (1955) ... writer writing
    1955
  • So You Want to Know Your Relatives

    story

    writing
    1954
  • Skipalong Rosenbloom

    screenplay

    writing
    1951
  • Operation Haylift

    writer

    writing
    1950
  • Bill and Coo

    screenplay

    writing
    1948
  • Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

    story

    writing
    1942
  • The Fighting 69th

    screenplay

    writing
    1940

• directing (1 credits)

  • Bill and Coo

    director

    directing
    1948

• crew (1 credits)

  • A Fugitive from Justice

    additional writing

    crew
    1940