Ivan Tors
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.
In the Good Old Summertime
(Screenplay)
The Glass Wall
(Producer)
Hello Down There
(Producer)
Hello Down There
(Story)
The Magnetic Monster
(Screenplay)
Below the Deadline
(Story)
Galyon
(Director)
Flipper
(Producer)
Namu, the Killer Whale
(Producer)
That Forsyte Woman
(Screenplay)
Zebra in the Kitchen
(Director)
Song of Love
(Writer)
The 49th Man
(Story)
Watch the Birdie
(Screenplay)
Daring Game
(Executive Producer)
Gog
(Producer)
Gog
(Story)
Flipper's New Adventure
(Story)
Storm Over Tibet
(Screenplay)
Gentle Giant
(Producer)
Around the World Under the Sea
(Producer)
Island of the Lost
(Writer)
Rhino!
(Director)
The Glass Wall
(Screenplay)
Battle Taxi
(Producer)
The Magnetic Monster
(Producer)
The Aquarians
(Producer)
The Aquarians
(Story)
Four Against The Desert
(Director)
Galyon
(Producer)
Flipper's New Adventure
(Producer)
Riders to the Stars
(Producer)
Riders to the Stars
(Story)
Birds Do It
(Executive Producer)
Ripcord
(Producer)
Everglades
(Producer)
The Man and the Challenge
(Producer)
The Aquanauts
(Producer)
Daktari
(Executive Producer)
Men into Space
(Producer)
Cowboy in Africa
(Producer)
Science Fiction Theatre
(Director)
Science Fiction Theatre
(Producer)
Flipper
(Director)
Flipper
(Producer)
Gentle Ben
(Producer)
Sea Hunt (1987)
(Creator)
Daktari
(Creator)
Sea Hunt
(Creator)
The Man and the Challenge
(Creator)
Primus
(Creator)
Jambo
(Creator)
Sea Hunt (1987)
(Creator)