Writing
Community Rating
5.9
TMDB estimate
Born
June 12, 1916
Died
June 4, 1983 (age 66)
Born in
Budapest, Hungary
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.

Sea Hunt
as Creator
1987

Galyon
as Director, Producer
1980
Four Against The Desert
as Director
1977

Escape from Angola
as Ivan Mallory, Executive Producer
1976

Primus
as Creator
1971

The Aquarians
as Producer, Story
1970
Jambo
as Creator
1969

Hello Down There
as Producer, Story
1969

Daring Game
as Executive Producer
1968

Gentle Giant
as Producer
1967

Cowboy in Africa
as Producer
1967

Gentle Ben
as Producer
1967

Island of the Lost
as Writer
1967

Birds Do It
as Executive Producer
1966

Namu, the Killer Whale
as Producer
1966

Daktari
as Executive Producer, Creator
1966

Around the World Under the Sea
as Producer
1965

Zebra in the Kitchen
as Director
1965

Flipper
as Director, Producer
1964

Flipper's New Adventure
as Story, Producer
1964