Brian Clemens
An extremely prolific TV writer and producer, Brian Clemens was the creator and writer for some of the most popular action and adventure series of all time. A relative of writer Mark Twain, Clemens left school at 14 and was a weapons-training instructor during his national military service. While working as an advertising copywriter, he had a screenplay produced by BBC TV which brought him to the attention of film producers, the Danziger Brothers. He wrote many scripts for them, including B-movies like "The Betrayal" in 1957, as well as episodes of TV shows like the thriller, "The Vise." Clemens also wrote for many other shows in the late '50s and early '60s, including "Man from Interpol" and the spy drama, "Danger Man," starring Patrick McGoohan. In 1961, he began a long association with the iconic spy show, "The Avengers," which lasted seven seasons, acting as both producer and main writer for the series. Clemens's playful approach to the spy genre was an integral part of the show and became his trademark. He was the principal writer for the '70s horror show, "Thriller," and created the popular spy drama, "The Professionals," which lasted from 1977 until 1983. He also created the sci-fi crime show, "Bugs," a series about high-tech crime fighters that ran for four seasons beginning in 1995. Not content to rest on his laurels, Clemens created "CI5: The Professionals," an update of his older series, acting as producer and principal writer.
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Brian Clemens
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McBride: Fallen Idol | Screenwriter | - | 2006 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo | Screenwriter | - | 1992 |
52% |
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The Watcher in the Woods | Screenwriter | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cry Terror | Screenwriter | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Double Kill | Screenwriter | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder Motel | Screenwriter | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nurse Will Make It Better | Screenwriter | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Where the Action Is | Screenwriter | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | K Is for Killing | Screenwriter | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Once the Killing Starts | Screenwriter | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kiss, Kiss, Kill, Kill | Screenwriter | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Death to Sister Mary | Screenwriter | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Not Guilty | Screenwriter | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill | Screenwriter | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Killer With Two Faces | Screenwriter | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are | Screenwriter | - | 1974 |
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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter |
Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ring Once for Death | Screenwriter | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder in Mind | Screenwriter | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Anatomy of Terror | Screenwriter | - | 1973 |
76% |
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad | Writer | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Woman Hunter | Screenwriter | - | 1972 |
86% |
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Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde |
Producer, Screenwriter |
- | 1971 |
63% |
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Blind Terror | Screenwriter | - | 1971 |
29% |
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And Soon the Darkness |
Writer, Producer |
- | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Station Six-Sahara | Screenwriter | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Wives at One Wedding | Screenwriter | - | 1961 |
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The Tell-Tale Heart | Writer | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Identity Unknown | Writer | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Secret Man | Writer | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moment of Indiscretion | Screenwriter | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Operation Murder | Screenwriter | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | At the Stroke of Nine | Screenwriter | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Depraved | Screenwriter | - | 1956 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Writer | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bergerac | Writer | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Protectors | Writer | 1973 |
No Score Yet | 87% | The Avengers |
Producer, Writer |
1961 1963-1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Danger Man | Writer | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | H.G. Wells' Invisible Man | Writer | 1959 |