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Mesa of Lost Women (1953) -- A mad scientist named Arana is creating giant spiders and dwarves in his lab on Zarpa Mesa in Mexico. He wants to create a master race of superwomen by injecting his female subjects with spider venom.

"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 24 -- While awaiting a murder trail in which he will be the star witness, Bat visits a Mexican ranch where, he is told, a fortune in jewels awaits. It's a trap, though, set by the defendant's uncle and Bat will face a firing squad at dawn.

"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 13 -- A captured creature asks fellow sea dwellers for help when a dictator plans to use it as a tourist attraction.

Overview

Date of Birth:

3 November 1918, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

18 August 2002, Encino, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

At the age of five Dean Riesner was a child actor (Dinky Dean) in films... more

Trivia:

Son of director Charles Reisner.

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Down 25% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations more

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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Self

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Fatal Beauty (1987)	(screenplay)	1987	-	4.7 (1,098)

2.	Starman (1984)	(uncredited)	1984	-	6.8 (12,781)
	AKAs: John Carpenter's Starman (USA: complete title)
3.	The Sting II (1983)	(uncredited)	1983	-	4.6 (660)

4.	Blue Thunder (1983)	(uncredited)	1983	-	6.1 (5,607)
	AKAs: Blue Thunder the Movie (UK: video box title)
5.	Das Boot (1981)	(uncredited)	1981	$84.9M	8.5 (64,144)
	AKAs: The Boat (Philippines: English title) (USA: dubbed version)
6.	The High Country (1981)	(uncredited)	1981	-	4.5 (70)
	AKAs: The First Hello
7.	The Enforcer (1976/I)	(screenplay)	1976	-	6.6 (9,691)

8.	"Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976)	(writer)	1976	-	6.5 (53)
	AKAs: The Moneychangers
9.	The Keegans (1976) (TV)	(writer) (as Dean E. Riesner)	1976	-	7.6 (16)

10.	"Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976)	(writer)	1976	-	8.6 (895)
	AKAs: Rich Man, Poor Man - Book I
11.	Charley Varrick (1973)	(screenplay)	1973	-	7.5 (3,159)
	AKAs: Kill Charley Varrick (Europe: English title)
12.	High Plains Drifter (1973)	(uncredited)	1973	-	7.6 (14,041)

13.	Dirty Harry (1971)	(screenplay)	1971	-	7.9 (36,207)

14.	Play Misty for Me (1971)	(screenplay)	1971	-	7.0 (7,611)

15.	Vanished (1971) (TV)	(writer)	1971	-	7.5 (45)

16.	The Intruders (1970) (TV)	(teleplay)	1970	-	5.6 (47)

17.	Lost Flight (1969) (TV)	(writer)	1969	-	6.6 (79)

18.	Coogan's Bluff (1968)	(screenplay)	1968	-	6.5 (4,259)

19.	"Lancer" (1968)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	6.1 (46)
	1 TV episode: The High Riders (1968) (teleplay)
20.	"Ironside" (1967)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	7.1 (312)
	AKAs: The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: Girl in the Night (1967) (story)
21.	Stranger on the Run (1967) (TV)	(writer)	1967	-	6.9 (83)
	AKAs: Lonesome Gun
22.	"Ben Casey" (1961)	(2 episodes, 1964-1966)	1966	-	7.6 (107)
	2 TV episodes: Then, Suddenly, Panic (1966) (writer) Goodbye to Blue Elephants and Such (1964) (teleplay)
23.	"The Long, Hot Summer" (1965)	(3 episodes, 1965)	1965	-	9.0 (15)
	3 TV episodes: A Stranger to the House (1965) (teleplay) A Time for Living (1965) (teleplay) The Homecoming (1965) (teleplay)
24.	"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	7.8 (43)
	AKAs: The Chrysler Theater Theatre of Stars (UK) Universal Star Time (syndication title) 1 TV episode: Escape into Jeopardy (1965) (writer) (as Dean Reisner)
25.	"12 O'Clock High" (1964)	(2 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	8.4 (151)
	2 TV episodes: The End of the Line (1965) (writer) Interlude (1964) (writer)
26.	"Slattery's People" (1964)	(2 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	8.9 (24)
	2 TV episodes: Question: Does Nero Still at Ringside Sit? (1965) (writer) Question: Remember the Dark Sins of Youth? (1964) (writer)
27.	"The Virginian" (1962)	(4 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	7.6 (228)
	AKAs: The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) 4 TV episodes: A Gallows for Sam Horn (1964) (writer) A Man Called Kane (1964) (writer) The Intruders (1964) (writer) A Portrait of Marie Valonne (1963) (writer)
28.	"Rawhide" (1959)	(5 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	8.2 (408)
	5 TV episodes: Incident at Zebulon (1964) (writer) Incident of the Death Dancer (1963) (writer) Incident of the Red Wind (1963) (writer) Incident of the Black Ace (1963) (writer) Incident of the Pale Rider (1963) (writer)
29.	"The Outer Limits" (1963)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.4 (840)
	1 TV episode: Tourist Attraction (1963) (written by)
30.	The Man from Galveston (1963)	(writer)	1963	-	5.9 (13)

31.	"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959)	(16 episodes, 1959-1963)	1963	-	8.0 (218)
	16 TV episodes: The Call of the, Like, Wild (1963) (writer) Lassie, Get Lost (1963) (writer) Beethoven, Presley and Me (1963) (writer) Vocal Boy Makes Good (1963) (writer) Doctor Jekyll and Mister Gillis (1962) (writer) 11 episodes not shown.
32.	"77 Sunset Strip" (1958)	(3 episodes, 1960-1963)	1963	-	8.1 (210)
	3 TV episodes: Lady in the Sun (1963) (writer) Big Boy Blue (1961) (writer) The Laurel Canyon Caper (1960) (writer)
33.	"The Dakotas" (1963)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	7.3 (21)
	1 TV episode: The Chooser of the Slain (1963) (writer)
34.	"G.E. True" (1962)	(2 episodes, 1962)	1962	-	-
	2 TV episodes: The Amateurs (1962) (writer) (as Dean Reisner) The Handmade Private (1962) (writer) (as Dean Reisner)
35.	"Surfside 6" (1960)	(2 episodes, 1960-1962)	1962	-	8.8 (79)
	2 TV episodes: Love Song for a Deadly Redhead (1962) (writer) The International Net (1960) (teleplay)
36.	"Cheyenne" (1955)	(7 episodes, 1955-1961)	1961	-	8.4 (203)
	7 TV episodes: The Brahma Bull (1961) (writer) Lone Patrol (1961) (writer) Johnny Bravo (1956) (story) (written by) Quicksand (1956) (written by) The Storm Riders (1956) (written by) 2 episodes not shown.
37.	"Lawman" (1958)	(5 episodes, 1958-1961)	1961	-	8.1 (60)
	AKAs: The Lawman (USA: alternative title) 5 TV episodes: The Robbery (1961) (writer) The Hoax (1959) (writer) Lily (1959) (teleplay) Warpath (1959) (writer) The Deputy (1958) (writer)
38.	"Bonanza" (1959)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.3 (1,146)
	AKAs: Ponderosa (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: Showdown (1960) (writer)
39.	"Shotgun Slade" (1959)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.7 (20)
	1 TV episode: The Fabulous Fiddle (1960) (writer)
40.	"Bronco" (1958)	(4 episodes, 1958-1960)	1960	-	6.9 (70)
	4 TV episodes: Tangled Trail (1960) (writer) Red Water North (1959) (teleplay) The Baron of Broken Lance (1959) (writer) Four Guns and a Prayer (1958) (writer)
41.	"Bourbon Street Beat" (1959)	(2 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	7.9 (45)
	2 TV episodes: Swamp Fire (1960) (teleplay) Neon Nightmare (1960) (writer)
42.	"Colt .45" (1957)	(2 episodes, 1959-1960)	1960	-	8.3 (19)
	2 TV episodes: Chain of Command (1960) (teleplay) The Sanctuary (1959) (teleplay)
43.	"Bat Masterson" (1958)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.6 (144)
	1 TV episode: Three Bullets for Bat (1960) (written by)
44.	"Sugarfoot" (1957)	(5 episodes, 1957-1960)	1960	-	7.8 (95)
	AKAs: Tenderfoot (UK) 5 TV episodes: Fernando (1960) (writer) MacBrewster the Bold (1959) (writer) The Wild Bunch (1959) (writer) The Stallion Trail (1957) (writer) Reluctant Hero (1957) (teleplay)
45.	"The Texan" (1958)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.1 (36)
	1 TV episode: Blood Money (1959) (written by)
46.	Paris Holiday (1958)	(writer)	1958	-	5.7 (171)

47.	"The Restless Gun" (1957)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	7.5 (28)
	1 TV episode: The New Sheriff (1957) (script)
48.	"The Thin Man" (1957)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	7.6 (50)
	1 TV episode: Fatal Cliche (1957) (teleplay)
49.	The Helen Morgan Story (1957)	(writer)	1957	-	6.2 (183)
	AKAs: Both Ends of the Candle (UK) Why Was I Born? (USA: alternative title)
50.	The Travellers (1957)	(writer)	1957	-	7.9 (9)

51.	"Conflict" (1956)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.5 (5)
	1 TV episode: Silent Journey (1956) (teleplay)
52.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: The Big Slide (1956) (writer) (as Dean Reisner)
53.	"So This Is Hollywood" (1955)	(2 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	-
	2 TV episodes: The Achilles Heel of Pudge Heffledorfer (1955) (writer) (as Dean Reisner) Mother Dodd Came to Town (1955) (writer) (as Dean Reisner)
54.	So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)	(story)	1954	-	6.0 (6)

55.	"The Joe Palooka Story" (1954)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	-
	AKAs: Joe Palooka (USA: informal English title) 1 TV episode: A Turkey for Terry (1954) (teleplay)
56.	"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)	(2 episodes, 1952)	1952	-	7.1 (49)
	AKAs: Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title) Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title) The Playhouse (USA: syndication title) 2 TV episodes: This Plane for Hire (1952) (teleplay) Port of Call (1952) (writer)
57.	Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951)	(writer)	1951	-	7.1 (14)
	AKAs: Square Shooter (USA: reissue title)
58.	Operation Haylift (1950)	(writer)	1950	-	5.4 (14)

59.	Bill and Coo (1948)	(screenplay)	1948	-	6.4 (97)

60.	Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942)	(story) (as Dean Franklin Resiner)	1942	-	6.9 (22)

61.	A Fugitive from Justice (1940)	(contributing writer) (uncredited)	1940	-	4.8 (37)

62.	The Fighting 69th (1940)	(original screenplay) (as Dean Franklin)	1940	-	6.6 (680)

63.	Code of the Secret Service (1939)	(original screenplay) (as Dean Franklin)	1939	-	4.7 (85)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Mesa of Lost Women (1953)	(as Dean Reisner) Aranya Henchman	1953	-	2.1 (568)
	AKAs: Lost Women
2.	Gunfire (1950)	(as Dean Reisner) Outlaw Mack	1950	-	5.0 (10)
	AKAs: Frank James Rides Again (UK)
3.	Operation Haylift (1950)	(as Dink Dean) Lt. Richter	1950	-	5.4 (14)

4.	Young Man with a Horn (1950)	(uncredited) Joe	1950	-	7.1 (842)
	AKAs: Young Man of Music (UK) Young Man with a Trumpet (Australia)
5.	The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)	Tom	1950	-	6.0 (18)

6.	Assigned to Danger (1948)	(uncredited) Dr. Michael Kelly	1948	-	5.7 (12)

7.	The Cobra Strikes (1948)	Detective Brody	1948	-	7.0 (5)
	AKAs: Crime Without Clues (USA: TV title)
8.	It's in the Air (1935)	(uncredited) Indian Brave	1935	-	-

9.	A Prince of a King (1923)	Gigi, the Prince	1923	-	-

10.	The Pilgrim (1923)	(as Dinky Reisner) Little Boy	1923	-	7.4 (995)

11.	A Ladies Man (1922)	(as Dinky Dean)	1922	-	-

12.	Peck's Bad Boy (1921)	(as Dinky Dean)	1921	-	6.2 (25)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Gunfire (1950)	(dialogue coach) (as Dean Reisner)	1950	-	5.0 (10)
	AKAs: Frank James Rides Again (UK)
2.	I Shot Billy the Kid (1950)	(dialogue coach) (as Dean Reisner)	1950	-	4.2 (11)

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Bill and Coo (1948)		1948	-	6.4 (97)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (TV)	Himself	1987	-	9.2 (201)

2.	"Unknown Chaplin" (1983)	Himself	1983	-	9.1 (189)

3.	Hollywood (1923)	Himself, Cameo appearance	1923	-	7.1 (11)
	AKAs: Joligud

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In 1969, he wrote the teleplay for an unsold television pilot called 'Shadow Man' about a man who has plastic surgery and assumes the identity of a multi-billionaire to do good for all humanity. more

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Drama | Western | Comedy | Crime more

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