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The Hawaiians (1970) -- Charlton Heston brings to the island a shipload of Chinese slaves to work the plantation fields. With Asian Tina Chen at his side, Heston creates a thriving pineapple plantation.
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 19 -- In Spain, a movie director (Jack Cassidy) accused of spying uses his girlfriend (Carol Wayne) as a hostage in a murder plot. Guest starring: Jack Cassidy, Carol Wayne, Kurt Kaszner, Joan Huntington
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 25 -- An agent (France Nuyen) Robinson loves is having an affair with a vicious dictator (Ricardo Montalban). Guest starring: France Nuyen, Ricardo Montalban, Virginia Grey, Kenneth Tobey, Roy Jenson

Overview

Date of Birth:

20 December 1922, Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Date of Death:

3 January 1977, Pacific Palisades, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Chicago-born, Georgetown University-educated Tom Gries returned from service... more

Trivia:

Educated at Loyola Academy in Chicago and Georgetown University. more

STARmeter: ?

Down 19% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more

Alternate Names:

Thomas S. Gries

Filmography

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Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Greatest (1977) 1977 - 5.1 (352)
- 2. Hunter (1976) (TV) 1976 - -
- 3. Helter Skelter (1976) (TV)   1976 - 7.5 (1,264)
AKAs:
  • Massacre in Hollywood (USA: video title)
- 4. Breakheart Pass (1975) 1975 - 6.5 (1,736)
- 5. Breakout (1975) 1975 - 5.9 (991)
- 6. The Healers (1974) (TV) 1974 - 4.0 (7)
- 7. "QB VII" (1974) (unknown episodes) 1974 - 7.9 (254)
- 8. The Migrants (1974) (TV) 1974 - 6.8 (36)
- 9. Lady Ice (1973) 1973 - 4.6 (100)
- 10. The Connection (1973) (TV) 1973 - 6.9 (13)
- 11. Call to Danger (1973) (TV) 1973 - 5.0 (20)
- 12. Journey Through Rosebud (1972) 1972 - 5.8 (11)
- 13. The Glass House (1972) (TV)   1972 - 7.5 (213)
AKAs:
  • Truman Capote's the Glass House
- 14. Earth II (1971) (TV) 1971 - 5.2 (95)
- 15. Fools (1970) 1970 - 4.3 (39)
- 16. The Hawaiians (1970)   1970 - 5.9 (397)
AKAs:
  • Master of the Islands (UK)
- 17. Number One (1969) 1969 - 5.4 (172)
- 18. 100 Rifles (1969) 1969 - 5.7 (736)
- 19. Will Penny (1968) 1968 - 7.1 (1,374)
- 20. "Garrison's Gorillas" (1967) (unknown episodes) 1967 - 7.9 (79)
- 21. "I Spy" (1965)   (2 episodes, 1967) 1967 - 7.5 (262)
2 TV episodes:
- 22. "The Rounders" (1966)   (2 episodes, 1966) 1966 - 6.2 (6)
2 TV episodes:
- 23. "Felony Squad" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.7 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Mission: Impossible" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.3 (1,249)
1 TV episode:
- 25. "The Monroes" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.6 (43)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "The Rat Patrol" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.6 (194)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "Batman" (1966)   (4 episodes, 1966) 1966 - 7.7 (2,190)
- 28. "A Man Called Shenandoah" (1965)   (2 episodes, 1966) 1966 - 7.7 (32)
2 TV episodes:
- 29. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.5 (375)
1 TV episode:
- 30. "Honey West" (1965)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.7 (103)
1 TV episode:
- 31. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.2 (580)
1 TV episode:
- 32. "Combat!" (1962)   (3 episodes, 1963-1965) 1965 - 8.7 (461)
3 TV episodes:
- 33. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963)   (2 episodes, 1965) 1965 - 7.7 (29)
AKAs:
  • Crisis (USA: syndication title)
  • Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
- 34. "For the People" (1965)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.0 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 35. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Chrysler Theater
  • Theatre of Stars (UK)
  • Universal Star Time (syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 36. "The Reporter" (1964)   (2 episodes, 1964) 1964 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 37. "The Nurses" (1962)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 7.8 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 38. "The Defenders" (1961)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.7 (86)
1 TV episode:
- 39. "East Side/West Side" (1963)   (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.8 (35)
1 TV episode:
- 40. "Stoney Burke" (1962)   (6 episodes, 1962-1963) 1963 - 7.8 (26)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 41. "Route 66" (1960)   (4 episodes, 1962-1963) 1963 - 8.0 (233)
- 42. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (1959)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.2 (32)
AKAs:
  • Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
  • The Detectives
  • The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
1 TV episode:
- 43. "Checkmate" (1960)   (3 episodes, 1961-1962) 1962 - 8.3 (58)
- 44. "Cain's Hundred" (1961)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.0 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 45. "Adventures in Paradise" (1959)   (2 episodes, 1961) 1961 - 8.7 (79)
2 TV episodes:
- 46. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   (2 episodes, 1960) 1960 - 6.8 (53)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
2 TV episodes:
- 47. "The Westerner" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.6 (28)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 48. "Johnny Ringo" (1959)   (2 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 6.5 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
- 49. "The Man and the Challenge" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.9 (21)
1 TV episode:
- 50. Mustang! (1959) 1959 - 4.1 (13)
- 51. "Tombstone Territory" (1957)   (3 episodes, 1958) 1958 - 8.1 (24)
3 TV episodes:
- 52. Girl in the Woods (1958) 1958 - -
- 53. "The Court of Last Resort" (1957)   (5 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 6.1 (11)
- 54. "State Trooper" (1956)   (2 episodes, 1958) 1958 - 7.5 (14)
2 TV episodes:
- 55. "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (1957)   (4 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 8.6 (45)
AKAs:
  • Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
4 TV episodes:
- 56. "Target" (1958)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - -
1 TV episode:
- 57. "Meet McGraw" (1957)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.0 (7)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of McGraw (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 58. "Alcoa Theatre" (1957)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 6.8 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 59. "Wire Service" (1956)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - -
AKAs:
  • Deadline for Action (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 60. "Science Fiction Theatre" (1955)   (5 episodes, 1955-1956) 1956 - 8.4 (71)
5 TV episodes:
- 61. "TV Reader's Digest" (1955)   (2 episodes, 1955-1956) 1956 - 7.8 (6)
2 TV episodes:
- 62. Hell's Horizon (1955) 1955 - 6.2 (10)
- 63. Serpent Island (1954) 1954 - 1.5 (16)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Michael O'Hara the Fourth (1972) (TV) (writer) 1972 - 7.2 (18)
- 2. 100 Rifles (1969) (screenplay) 1969 - 5.7 (736)
- 3. "The Rat Patrol" (1966)   (58 episodes, 1966-1968) 1968 - 7.6 (194)
58 TV episodes: 53 episodes not shown.
- 4. Will Penny (1968) (writer) 1968 - 7.1 (1,374)
- 5. "The Reporter" (1964)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Third Man" (1959)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.4 (30)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "The Rifleman" (1958)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.1 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Dante" (1960)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - -
1 TV episode:
- 9. "The Westerner" (1960)   (2 episodes, 1960) 1960 - 7.6 (28)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
- 10. "Assignment: Underwater" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 6.9 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Bourbon Street Beat" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.9 (45)
1 TV episode:
- 12. "Lock Up" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 6.9 (21)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "The Man and the Challenge" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.9 (21)
1 TV episode:
  • Rodeo (1960) (written by)
- 14. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (1958)   (2 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 8.2 (200)
2 TV episodes:
- 15. "Johnny Ringo" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.5 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 16. Mustang! (1959) (screenplay) 1959 - 4.1 (13)
- 17. "Bronco" (1958)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.9 (70)
1 TV episode:
- 18. "Tombstone Territory" (1957)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.1 (24)
1 TV episode:
- 19. "Science Fiction Theatre" (1955)   (3 episodes, 1955-1956) 1956 - 8.4 (71)
3 TV episodes:
- 20. "Sky King" (1951)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.2 (90)
1 TV episode:
- 21. Hell's Horizon (1955) (writer) 1955 - 6.2 (10)
- 22. King Dinosaur (1955) (writer) 1955 - 1.6 (536)
- 23. Hunters of the Deep (1954) (writer) 1954 - -
- 24. "Boston Blackie" (1951)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.7 (34)
1 TV episode:
- 25. "The Unexpected" (1952)   (2 episodes, 1952) 1952 - -
AKAs:
  • Times Square Playhouse
2 TV episodes:
- 26. The Bushwhackers (1952)   (writer) (as Thomas S. Gries) 1952 - 5.8 (66)
AKAs:
  • The Rebel (UK) (USA: working title)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Helter Skelter (1976) (TV)   (producer) 1976 - 7.5 (1,264)
AKAs:
  • Massacre in Hollywood (USA: video title)
- 2. The Migrants (1974) (TV) (producer) 1974 - 6.8 (36)
- 3. Lady Ice (1973) (producer) 1973 - 4.6 (100)
- 4. Michael O'Hara the Fourth (1972) (TV) (producer) 1972 - 7.2 (18)
- 5. "The Rat Patrol" (1966)   executive producer (3 episodes, 1966) 1966 - 7.6 (194)
3 TV episodes:
- 6. Hunters of the Deep (1954) (producer) 1954 - -
- 7. Donovan's Brain (1953) (producer) 1953 - 5.9 (444)
- 8. The Lusty Men (1952) (associate producer) (as Thomas S. Gries) 1952 - 7.4 (505)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Greatest (1977) (dedicatee) 1977 - 5.1 (352)

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