Writer
Ivan Tors
110 years · Budapest, Hungary · 22 films
Ivan Tors was a Hungarian-born American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and producer renowned for his contributions to science fiction and animal-themed entertainment. After studying at the University of Budapest, he emigrated to the United States in 1939, where he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Post-war, Tors joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a screenwriter. He co-wrote and produced Storm Over Tibet (1952) and created the "Office of Scientific Investigation" trilogy, including The Magnetic Monster (1953), Riders to the Stars (1954), and Gog (1954). Tors also developed television series like Science Fiction Theater (1955–1957), Sea Hunt (1958–1961), and Flipper (1964–1967). His Miami-based studio, now known as Greenwich Studios, was instrumental in producing underwater sequences and animal-centric stories. Tors passed away in Mato Grosso, Brazil, while scouting locations for a new television series.
Best known for
Filmography 22
Galyon
1980 · Director, Producer
Escape from Angola
1976 · Ivan Mallory
On Philo
The Aquarians
1970 · Producer
Hello Down There
1969 · Producer
On Hoopla
Gentle Giant
1967 · Producer
Island of the Lost
1967 · Writer
Namu, the Killer Whale
1966 · Producer
On Philo
Around the World Under the Sea
1965 · Producer
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965 · Director
Flipper's New Adventure
1964 · Producer
On HBO Max
Rhino!
1964 · Self - director, Director
Flipper
1963 · Producer
On YouTube Free
Battle Taxi
1955 · Producer
Gog
1954 · Producer
Riders to the Stars
1954 · Producer
On FlixFling
The Glass Wall
1953 · Producer, Screenplay
The Magnetic Monster
1953 · Screenplay, Producer
On Hoopla
Storm Over Tibet
1952 · Screenplay
Watch the Birdie
1950 · Screenplay
That Forsyte Woman
1949 · Screenplay
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 · Screenplay
On Hoopla
Song of Love
1947 · Writer