Philip Saltzman

Writing

Philip Saltzman

Born — Died

1928-09-19 — 2009-08-14

Place of birth

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Known for

Writing

Credits

7 titles

Philip Saltzman (September 19, 1928 – August 14, 2009) was an American executive producer and television writer. Saltzman was best known for his work as the executive producer of the 1970s CBS detective series, Barnaby Jones. Saltzman was born in Hermosillo, Mexico, on September 19, 1928, to Jewish parents who had immigrated from Russia. He moved as a child to Los Angeles, California, with his parents. Saltzman obtained both his bachelor's degree and master's degree in English from University of California, Los Angeles. Saltzman began his career in the television industry during the 1950s as a writer for the Alcoa Theatre. He would later work as a scriptwriter for a number of other televis…

Known for

Behind the camera

That Secret Sunday poster
6.8

A police cover-up of the murder of two young women at a wild party is complicated by the possible faking of a story by an overzealous young reporter seeking instant newspaper stardom.

That Secret Sunday

1986

That Secret Sunday poster
6.8

A police cover-up of the murder of two young women at a wild party is complicated by the possible faking of a story by an overzealous young reporter seeking instant newspaper stardom.

That Secret Sunday

1986

Intertect poster
10.0

John McKennon, a former FBI agent who runs Intertect, an international investigative agency, is followed as he tackles various assignments.

Intertect

1973

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One poster
8.0

J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI go after notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis and his gang.

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

1974

The Swiss Conspiracy poster
5.0

A Swiss bank discovers some of its clients are becoming the victim of a brilliant blackmailer. The bank's president contacts David Christopher, a former agent with the U.S. Treasury, to help discover who the blackmailer is and to foil his plot. As Christopher delves into the mystery, he uncovers a complicated web of intrigue, car chases, and shoot-outs that takes all of his wits to unravel.

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976

Crossfire poster
8.0

Vince Rossi is a cop who has been asked by the department to go undercover. Part of the process was being dismissed from the department and being branded a dirty cop. And his first job is to go after a mob boss.

Crossfire

1975

Crossfire poster
8.0

Vince Rossi is a cop who has been asked by the department to go undercover. Part of the process was being dismissed from the department and being branded a dirty cop. And his first job is to go after a mob boss.

Crossfire

1975