Ivan Tors

Known for WritingBorn 1916-06-12Died 1983-06-04Budapest, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Jambo

The Man and the Challenge

Gentle Giant

Everglades

Men Into Space

Daktari

Storm Over Tibet

Flipper's New Adventure

Gentle Ben

Song of Love

Ripcord

Sea Hunt

The Aquarians

In the Good Old Summertime

Daring Game

The 49th Man

Science Fiction Theatre

Flipper

Galyon

Primus

Cowboy in Africa

Hello Down There

The Aquanauts

That Forsyte Woman

Gog

Flipper

Riders to the Stars

Around the World Under the Sea

The Magnetic Monster

Birds Do It

Battle Taxi

Watch the Birdie

Namu, the Killer Whale

Rhino!

The Glass Wall

Island of the Lost

Zebra in the Kitchen

Below the Deadline

Escape from Angola

Sea Hunt

Four Against The Desert