Ivan Tors

Ivan Tors (actually Ivan Törzs ) (born June 12, 1916 in Budapest , Hungary , † June 4, 1983 in Mato Grosso , Brazil ) was an author , animal trainer and producer of films and radio programs . His specialties were family and animal friendly fabrics such as Daktari and Flipper .

The author wrote numerous pieces in Hungary before he emigrated to the USA due to the Second World War . In the United States, he worked on a number of science fiction films based on scientific facts, such as: B. Magnetic Monster (1951) directed by Curt Siodmak with Richard Carlson , Gog (1954) and R 3 overdue (1954). This was followed by collaboration on the second season of the Science Fiction Theater series from 1955 to 1957. In the 1960s, he not only increasingly turned to youth films , he was also known for his underwater work since Flipper (1963) at the latest , so that he was with James -Bond-Film Feuerball acted in an advisory capacity for the diving scenes.

Ivan Tors was married to actress Constance Dowling from 1955 until her death in 1969 . Tors died 14 years later while filming a Brazilian television series at the age of 66.

Filmography (selection)

script

• 1947: Clara Schumann's great love // love melody (Song of Love)
• 1949: Back in the summer (In the Good Old Summertime)
• 1949: Fate of Irene Forsyte (That Forsyte Woman)
• 1950: Half-length portrait please! (Watch the Birdie)
• 1950: The Schumann Story
• 1952: Storm Over Tibet ; his first film as a producer and co-writer, which began his partnership with Andrew Marton
• 1953: The Magnetic Monster
• 1953: The Glass Wall (The Glass Wall)
• 1953: The 49th Man
• 1954: R 3 overdue (Riders to the Stars)
• 1954: Gog
• 1955: Science Fiction Theater (TV series)
• 1964: Flipper (TV series)
• 1964: New Adventure with Flipper (Flipper's New Adventure)
• 1967: Island of the Lost
• 1970: Danger in the Deep (The Aquarians)

film producer

• 1952: Storm Over Tibet
• 1953: The Magnetic Monster
• 1953: The Glass Wall (The Glass Wall)
• 1953: The 49th Man
• 1954: R 3 overdue (Riders to the Stars)
• 1954: Gog
• 1955: Science Fiction Theater (TV series)
• 1955: SOS! Fly forward! (Battle Taxi)
• 1958: Underwater Warrior
• 1958: Sea Hunt (Sea Hunt) (TV Series)
• 1960: Dangerous Experiments (The Man and the Challenge) (TV series)
• 1960: The Aquanauts (TV series)
• 1963: pinball machine
• 1964: Flipper (TV series)
• 1964: New Adventure with Flipper (Flippers New Adventure)
• 1965: A Zebra in the Kitchen
• 1966: Daktari (TV series)
• 1966: Around the World Under the Sea (Around the World Under the Sea)
• 1966: Namu , the Killer Whale
• 1966: Birds Do It
• 1967: Island of the Lost
• 1967: My friend Ben (Gentle Ben)
• 1967: Gentle Giant
• 1969: Hello Down There
• 1970: Danger in the Deep (The Aquarians)
• 1971: Danger Under Water (Primus) (TV series)
• 1974: Last of the Wild (TV series)
• 1974: Salty (TV series)
• 1977: Galyon

Web links

• Ivan Tors in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Literature by and about Ivan Tors in the catalog of the German National Library