David Friedkin

Biography

Career Overview

David Friedkin has 21 screen credits in a career dating back to 1957. Signature works include Hot Summer Night, Montserrat, River of Gold. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

21

Birth Date

1912-03-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Known For

• 

  Hot Summer Night
• 

  Montserrat
• 

  River of Gold
• 

  Handle with Care

Frequent Collaborators

• Leslie Nielsen (1 collaborations)
• Colleen Miller (1 collaborations)
• Edward Andrews (1 collaborations)
• Jay C. Flippen (1 collaborations)
• James Best (1 collaborations)
• Paul Richards (1 collaborations)
• Robert J. Wilke (1 collaborations)
• Claude Akins (1 collaborations)
• Marianne Stewart (1 collaborations)
• Leslie Parrish (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (7 credits)

  • I Spy

    characters

    writing
    2002
  • I Spy Returns

    characters

    writing
    1994
  • The Fool Killer

    writer

    writing
    1965
  • The Pawnbroker

    screenplay

    writing
    1965
  • The Virginian

    - Strangers at Sundown (1963) ... writer writing

    - Man from the Sea (1962) ... writer writing

    - Woman from White Wing (1962) ... writer writing

    - The Executioners (1962) ... writer writing
    1962
  • Handle with Care

    screenplay

    writing
    1958
  • Hot Summer Night

    screenplay

    writing
    1957

• directing (12 credits)

  • Kojak

    - Both Sides of the Law (1976) ... director directing

    - On the Edge (1976) ... director directing

    - How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars (1975) ... director directing

    - The Trade-Off (1975) ... director directing

    - Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die (1974) ... director directing
    1973
  • Police Story

    - Collision Course (1973) ... director directing
    1973
  • River of Gold

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Montserrat

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Hawaii Five-O

    - A Sentence To Steal (1976) ... director directing
    1968
  • Ironside

    - Far Side of the Fence (1974) ... director directing

    - Act of Vengeance (1974) ... director directing

    - Close to the Heart (1974) ... director directing

    - The Double-Edged Corner (1973) ... director directing
    1967
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    - Thou Still Unravished Bride (1965) ... director directing

    - The Crimson Witness (1965) ... director directing

    - The McGregor Affair (1964) ... director directing

    - Change of Address (1964) ... director directing
    1962
  • The Virginian

    - Strangers at Sundown (1963) ... director directing

    - The Man Who Couldn't Die (1963) ... director directing

    - The Executioners (1962) ... director directing
    1962
  • Dr. Kildare

    - Face of Fear (1963) ... director directing
    1961
  • Handle with Care

    director

    directing
    1958
  • The Rifleman

    - The Clarence Bibs Story (1961) ... director directing
    1958
  • Hot Summer Night

    director

    directing
    1957

• production (2 credits)

  • River of Gold

    producer

    production
    1971
  • The Fool Killer

    producer

    production
    1965