Ivan Tors

Sea Hunt (1987)

After 26 years, the series returns with Ron Ely stepping into Lloyd Bridges' role as former Navy frogman Mike Nelson. This time, Mike is joined by his daughter Jennifer (Kimber Sissons), an oceanography student, on his underwater adventures.

Release Date: 1987-09-24

Department: Crew

Job: Creator

Episode Count: 22

Galyon

An oil tycoon hires Galyon, a jungle survival expert and soldier of fortune, to rescue his daughter and her husband from South American terrorists.

Release Date: 1980-09-18

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 1

Four Against The Desert

4 field researchers are stranded in the African Sahara.

Release Date: 1977-12-12

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Escape from Angola

Adventure - Moving to the unspoiled terrain of Africa was a risk the Mallory family survived. This family of animal trainers soon find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives after their truck breaks down deep in the African bush. They split up to search for help, only to find themselves face to face with some of the most dangerous wild animals in Africa: crocodiles, cobras and other deadly beasts. - Stan Brock, Anne Collings, Steven Tors

Release Date: 1976-01-01

Character: Ivan Mallory

Primus

Primus is a syndicated sea adventure series which aired in 1971–1972. It told the adventures of Carter Primus. The series was produced by Ivan Tors and one season was shot.

Release Date: 1971-09-15

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 1

The Aquarians

A scientist and his team of underwater explorers search for the culprit who has stolen the world's supply of nerve gas and hidden it somewhere in the ocean.

Release Date: 1970-10-24

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 1

Jambo

"Jambo" (Swahili for “Greetings” and rhymes with Mambo) — a live-action Ivan Tors animal series hosted and narrated by “Daktari” star Marshall Thompson. Familiar with the African scene he brings first-hand knowledge to the show. Each episode highlights different animals in personalized, real- life adventure stories. Filmed on three continents and under two oceans.

Release Date: 1969-09-06

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Character:

Episode Count: [ 1 ]

Hello Down There

Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the family agrees to move in, underwater mayhem occurs!

Release Date: 1969-01-01

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 15

Daring Game

Survival Devices, Inc are an organisation that employ a team of adventurers known as "the Flying Fish" who are adept in sky diving, scuba diving and martial arts. They are engaged to rescue a captured scientist imprisoned on a Caribbean island by a dictator. The team parachutes off the coast of the island in a HALO jump and establishes an inflatable underwater basecamp in an "Instant Underwater Habitat" or "Igloo".

Release Date: 1968-03-19

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Gentle Giant

The Story of a boy and his bear.

Release Date: 1967-10-25

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa was an American Broadcasting Company television series produced during 1967-1968 by Ivan Tors and featuring Chuck Connors as the main actor. A 1966 television pilot show featuring Hugh O'Brian as Jim Sinclair, made into a movie and released to cinemas, was named Africa - Texas Style.

Release Date: 1967-09-11

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 26

Vote Count: 1

Gentle Ben

Gentle Ben is an American family series that aired on CBS from September 10, 1967 to April 27, 1969. The series follows the adventures, in the Florida Everglades, of a game warden, Tom Wedloe, his wife Ellen, his son Mark and Ben the grizzly bear.

Release Date: 1967-09-10

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 56

Vote Count: 15

Island of the Lost

An anthropologist is shipwrecked with his family while on an expedition in search of an uncharted South Pacific island.

Release Date: 1967-01-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 4

Birds Do It

Melvin Byrd, who dreams of being a scientist, is a Cape Kennedy "miniscule molecular particle surveillance monitor" - in short, a janitor. His job is to keep a major rocket project completely dust-free, and this he does with his own hilariously fantastic inventions - including a literal attack on dirt by a "knight on a white horse". In his work, he meets Judy, a chimp involved in a top-secret project, which leads Melvin into the one room strictly off-limits to him. Not until he has entered the project room does Melvin learn that any man entering it will be negatively ionized - making him fly like a bird.

Release Date: 1966-08-13

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 5

Namu, the Killer Whale

Based on the amazing true story of a marine biologist (Robert Lansing) who befriends a six-ton Orcawhale, this "honest, fascinating and vigorously wholesome film" (Citizen-News) is heartwarming fun for the whole family. Like all close pals, Hank (Lansing) and Namu love spending time together. Whether sharing a morning swim or soaking up the afternoon sun, these two are virtually inseparable. Trouble is, the local fishermen mistakenly think that Namu is a threat. Racing against time, Hank must enlist the help of a young widow and her daughter to save Namu and prove that he's a gentle giant!

Release Date: 1966-08-01

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 5

Around the World Under the Sea

A five man submarine plants sensors around the worlds oceans to monitor for a impending earthquake.

Release Date: 1966-05-21

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 16

Daktari

Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa.

Release Date: 1966-01-11

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 89

Vote Count: 21

Zebra in the Kitchen

A young boy lets the animals out of their cages at the Zoo, to set them free, but the animals start taking over the town.

Release Date: 1965-06-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 5

Flipper

Flipper, from Ivan Tors Films in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, is an American television program first broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967. Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the companion animal of Porter Ricks, Chief Warden at fictional Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve in southern Florida, and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud. The show has been dubbed an "aquatic Lassie", and a considerable amount of juvenile merchandise inspired by the show was produced during its first-run.

Release Date: 1964-09-19

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 88

Vote Count: 46

Flipper's New Adventure

While widowed Porter Ricks is away at school learning to be a park ranger, his teen-aged son, Sandy, under adult supervision from a neighbor, remains at the family home in the Florida Keys with his pet dolphin, Flipper. While Po (as Porter is called by most) is away, Sandy learns that the family home, built on state land, is being torn down to make way for a highway. In turn, Sandy would be sent to live with relatives, while Flipper would be sent to the seaquarium permanently. Not wanting to be separated from Flipper, Sandy, using his skiff, runs away with Flipper. A distraught Po returns home to look for his son. Meanwhile, the Hopewell family from Britain are vacationing in the area. Their sailboat is hijacked by three escaped convicts, who take the father, Halsey, hostage, and set the three Hopewell women - mother Julia, and teen-aged daughters Gwen and Penny - adrift, they who eventually land on the island where Sandy is hiding... Written by Huggo

Release Date: 1964-06-24

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 28

Rhino!

A zoologist working to save the endangered animals of africa has problems with poachers and local tribesmen who don't understand his methods. But, with the help of the local district nurse,...

Release Date: 1964-05-20

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Self - director

Vote Count: 3

Flipper

Sandy is distraught when, having saved Flipper by pulling out a spear, his father insists the dolphin be released. A grateful Flipper, however, returns the favor when Sandy is threatened by sharks.

Release Date: 1963-08-14

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 54

Everglades

The Everglades is an American crime-adventure television series that aired in first-run syndication for one season from 1961–62 and in reruns. Ron Hayes starred as Constable Lincoln Vail, a law enforcement officer of the fictional Everglades County Patrol who traveled the Florida Everglades in an airboat, a vehicle which was often the focus of the program. Hayes, a northern California actor and stuntman, was an avid outdoorsman and conservationist. Gordon Casell appeared in five of the 38 half-hour episodes as Chief Anderson, Vail's superior. Steve Brodie made three appearances as Captain Andy Benson; Dan Chandler was twice cast as Vail's sidekick, airboat guide Pete Hammond. Future film star Burt Reynolds appeared twice in the role of Lew Johnson and once as Trask. Guest stars included R.G. Armstrong, Victor Buono, Roger C. Carmel, Paul Carr, Jack Cassidy, Lonny Chapman, John Doucette, Penny Edwards, Frank Ferguson, Luke Halpin, Douglas Kennedy, Robert Knapp, Paul Lambert, Tyler McVey, Mala Powers, Chris Robinson, Johnny Seven, Ray Teal, Bill Travers, and Dawn Wells. The show was produced by Ivan Tors and distributed by Ziv-United Artists.

Release Date: 1961-10-09

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 38

Vote Count: 2

Ripcord

Ripcord is an American syndicated television series that ran for 76 episodes from 1961 to 1963 about the exploits of a skydiving operation by the same name.

Release Date: 1961-09-28

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 111

Vote Count: 2

The Aquanauts

The Aquanauts is an American adventure/drama series that aired on CBS in the 1960-1961 season. The series stars Keith Larsen, Jeremy Slate and Ron Ely.

Release Date: 1960-09-14

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 32

Vote Count: 2

Men Into Space

Men Into Space is an American science-fiction television series broadcast from September 30, 1959 to September 7, 1960 by CBS which depicted future efforts by the United States Air Force to explore and develop outer space. The black-and-white filmed show starred William Lundigan as Col. Edward McCauley.

Release Date: 1959-09-30

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 38

Vote Count: 4

The Man and the Challenge

The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. The series was produced by Ivan Tors. Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the Canadian-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills. The program also featured appearances by Bethel Leslie as Eleanor Beck in "The Early Warning", Ted Knight, as Dr. Herter in the episode "Daredevils", and Raymond Bailey, in the role of Dr. Kramer on the series opener "The Sphere of No Return". Joining Knight in that segment was Paul Burke.

Release Date: 1959-09-12

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 36

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt is an American adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in syndication for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as ex-Navy frogman Mike Nelson, and was produced by Ivan Tors.

Release Date: 1958-01-04

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 16

Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre is an American science fiction anthology series that aired in syndication from April 1955 to April 1957. It was produced by Ivan Tors and Maurice Ziv.

Release Date: 1955-04-09

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 78

Vote Count: 8

Battle Taxi

In the Korean war, the commander of an Air Rescue helicopter team must show a hot-shot former jet pilot how important helicopter rescue work is and turn him into a team player.

Release Date: 1955-01-03

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 8

Gog

A mechanical brain is programmed to sabotage the government's secret lab while working on the first space station.

Release Date: 1954-06-04

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 26

Riders to the Stars

Three men gamble their lives in space to change the history of the world

Release Date: 1954-01-14

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 14

The 49th Man

Two federal agents do not believe an atomic-bomb threat is just another war game.

Release Date: 1953-05-20

Department: Writing

Job: Story

The Glass Wall

Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He needs to find an ex-G.I. named Tom whom he helped during the war, as Tom can prove Peter's right to legal entry into the United States. If he can't find Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship.

Release Date: 1953-03-19

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 23

The Magnetic Monster

The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactivity in Los Angeles, and discovers that a man-made isotope is consuming available energy from nearby mass every few hours, doubling its size in the process. Although microscopic, it will soon become big enough to destroy Earth; and how to stop it is yet to be determined. The film's Deltatron special effects footage is taken from the 1934 German sci-fi film GOLD.

Release Date: 1953-02-18

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 35

Storm Over Tibet

During World War II, David Simms pilots supplies between India and China over the Himalaya Mountains.

Release Date: 1952-07-01

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 2

Watch the Birdie

A photographer falls for a rich girl and gets mixed up with crooks.

Release Date: 1950-12-11

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 7

That Forsyte Woman

Soames and Irene Forsyte have a marriage of convenience. Young Jolyon Forsyte is a black sheep who ran away with the maid after his wife's death. Teenager June Forsyte has found love with an artist, Phillip Bosinny. The interactions between the Forsytes and the people and society around them is the truss for this love story set in the rigid and strict times of the Victorian age.

Release Date: 1949-11-03

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 11

In the Good Old Summertime

Two co-workers in a music shop dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.

Release Date: 1949-07-29

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 37

Song of Love

Composer Robert Schumann struggles to compose his symphonies while his loving wife Clara offers her support. Also helping the Schumanns is their lifelong friend, composer Johannes Brahms.

Release Date: 1947-10-09

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 8

Below the Deadline

A veteran, Joe Hilton, returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton, a gangster, has been killed. His quest for revenge leads him to take over his brother's illegal operations but his sweetheart, Lynn Turner, persuades him to change his ways and return to the straight and narrow.

Release Date: 1946-08-03

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 6