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Overview

Date of Birth:
12 July 1933, Brooklyn, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
31 December 2008, San Tancho, Mexico more
Trivia:
Awarded three Edgar Awards and the title of Grand Master (1993) from the... more
STARmeter: ?
Down 40% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
The Stepfather (2009; Film Review)
 (From Fangoria. 16 October 2009, 11:24 AM, PDT)
DVD Review: Forget Remake; Check Out Original ‘The Stepfather’
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 15 October 2009, 9:30 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Curt Clark | Tucker Coe | Timothy J. Culver | J. Morgan Cunningham | Samuel Holt | Richard Stark

Filmography

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  1. Money for Nothing (details only on IMDb Pro)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Stepfather (2009) (earlier screenplay) (story) 2009 - 5.2 (1,084)
- 2. Payback: Straight Up - The Director's Cut (2006) (V) (novel "The Hunter") (as Richard Stark) 2006 - 8.0 (1,863)
- 3. Ripley Under Ground (2005)   (screenplay) 2005 - 6.1 (758)
AKAs:
  • Mr. Ripley und die Kunst des Tötens (Germany: TV title)
- 4. Le couperet (2005)   (novel "The Ax") 2005 - 7.5 (2,632)
AKAs:
  • Arcàdia (Spain: Catalan title)
  • The Ax (International: English title: literal title)
  • The Axe (Australia: TV title)
- 5. Ordo (2004) (novel) 2004 - 5.7 (111)
- 6. Je suis un assassin (2004)   (novel "The Contract") 2004 - 6.0 (152)
AKAs:
  • The Hook (International: English title)
- 7. What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001) (novel) 2001 - 5.0 (6,219)
- 8. A Slight Case of Murder (1999) (TV)   (book) 1999 - 6.8 (913)
AKAs:
  • A Travesty
- 9. Jimmy the Kid (1999) (novel) 1999 - 5.3 (64)
- 10. Payback (1999/I) (novel "The Hunter") (as Richard Stark) 1999 $163M 6.9 (40,353)
- 11. La divine poursuite (1997)   (novel "Dancing Aztecs") 1997 - 4.7 (38)
AKAs:
  • The Gods Must Be Daring (International: English title: festival title)
- 12. Two Much (1995)   (novel) 1995 - 5.1 (2,354)
AKAs:
  • Loco de amor (Spain)
  • Two Much (Spain)
- 13. "Fallen Angels" (1993)   (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 6.6 (135)
1 TV episode:
- 14. Stepfather III (1992) (TV)   (characters) 1992 - 3.9 (444)
AKAs:
  • Stepfather 3: Father's Day
- 15. "Myster Mocky présente" (1991)   (1 episode) 1991 - -
- 16. The Grifters (1990) (screenplay) 1990 - 7.0 (10,548)
- 17. Why Me? (1990) (book) (screenplay) 1990 - 5.3 (424)
- 18. Stepfather II (1989)   (characters) 1989 - 5.1 (888)
AKAs:
  • The Stepfather 2: Make Room for Daddy
- 19. Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987) (TV) (writer) 1987 - 7.5 (58)
- 20. The Stepfather (1987)   (screenplay) (story) 1987 - 6.7 (2,997)
AKAs:
  • Stepfather I
- 21. Le jumeau (1984)   (novel "Two Much") 1984 - 5.7 (247)
AKAs:
  • The Twin
- 22. Slayground (1983) (novel) (as Richard Stark) (screenplay) 1983 - 4.3 (108)
- 23. Jimmy the Kid (1982) (novel) 1982 - 4.0 (125)
- 24. Hot Stuff (1979) (writer) 1979 - 5.9 (388)
- 25. "Supertrain" (1979)   (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 3.9 (27)
1 TV episode:
- 26. Come ti rapisco il pupo (1976)   (novel) 1976 - 4.1 (8)
AKAs:
  • Cinque furbastri un furbacchione (Italy: alternative title)
- 27. Bank Shot (1974)   (novel) 1974 - 5.2 (333)
AKAs:
  • The Bank Shot (USA: long title)
- 28. The Outfit (1973) (novel "The Outfit") (as Richard Stark) 1973 - 6.7 (770)
- 29. Cops and Robbers (1973) (novel) (screenplay) 1973 - 6.3 (198)
- 30. The Hot Rock (1972)   (novel) 1972 - 6.7 (1,914)
AKAs:
  • How to Steal a Diamond (UK: informal title)
  • How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons (UK)
- 31. "Journey to the Unknown" (1968)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.3 (30)
AKAs:
  • Out of the Unknown
- 32. The Split (1968) (novel "The Seventh") (as Richard Stark) 1968 - 5.9 (299)
- 33. Mise à sac (1967)   (novel "The Score") (as Richard Stark) 1967 - 6.8 (17)
AKAs:
  • Pillaged (International: English title)
  • Una notte per 5 rapine (Italy)
- 34. Point Blank (1967) (novel "The Hunter") (as Richard Stark) 1967 - 7.4 (5,381)
- 35. The Busy Body (1967) (novel) 1967 - 6.0 (104)
- 36. Made in U.S.A. (1966) (novel "The Jugger") (as Richard Stark) 1966 - 6.4 (784)
- 37. Commissaire mène l'enquête (1963)   (writer) 1963 - -
AKAs:
  • Fantaisies conjugales (France: alternative title)
- 38. "87th Precinct" (1961)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 9.4 (28)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Father Dowling Mysteries" (1989)   Rich Vincent (1 episode, 1991) 1991 - 6.9 (215)
AKAs:
  • Father Dowling Investigates (UK)
- 2. "Muy personal" (1987)   (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - -
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007) (V) (very special thanks) 2007 - 6.9 (14)
Self
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Hunter: A Conversation with Author Donald E. Westlake (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - -

Additional Details

Other Works:
Novel (featuring Dortmunder): "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" (1996) (filmed as What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Interview | 11 Articles more
Genres:
Crime | Comedy | Thriller | Drama more
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