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Videos (see all 10 NEW)
"Open End" (1958): : -- Guests J. Anthony Lukas, Terry Lenzner, Hank Greenspun discuss the Watergate Scandal and a possible connection to Howard Hughes.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) -- A recently widowed woman on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.
"Open End" (1958): : -- with Mel Brooks, David Steinberg, George Segal, Stan Herman, Dan Greenburg and Larry Goldberg.
"Open End" (1958): : -- David Susskind interviews David Ogilvy about marketing, advertising and what America wants.
"Open End" (1958): : -- David Susskind talks to Tom Fatjo, Jr., Victor Kaim (of Remington Shavers), Lane Nemeth, Thomas Monaghan (of Dominoes Pizza), and Richard Thalheimer (of Sharper Image.)

Overview

Date of Birth:
19 December 1920, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
22 February 1987, New York City, New York, USA more
Trivia:
David Susskind was married to Phyllis Briskin Susskind for 24 years with... more
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Down 27% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more

Filmography

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Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Lovers and Other Strangers" (1983) (executive producer) (1983) 1983 - -
- 2. Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983) (TV) (executive producer) 1983 - 7.1 (43)
- 3. Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982) (TV) (executive producer) 1982 - 7.9 (33)
- 4. Casey Stengel (1981) (TV) (executive producer) 1981 - -
- 5. Dear Liar (1981) (TV) (executive producer) 1981 - 6.0 (6)
- 6. Mister Lincoln (1981) (TV) (producer) 1981 - -
- 7. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) (executive producer) 1981 - 6.5 (2,390)
- 8. Crisis at Central High (1981) (TV) (executive producer) 1981 - 7.1 (71)
- 9. The Bunker (1981) (TV)   (executive producer) 1981 - 7.4 (400)
AKAs:
  • Le bunker (France)
- 10. Father Figure (1980) (TV) (executive producer) 1980 - 4.3 (33)
- 11. Mom, the Wolfman and Me (1980) (TV) (executive producer) 1980 - 5.5 (33)
- 12. Loving Couples (1980) (executive producer) 1980 - 4.9 (158)
- 13. The Plutonium Incident (1980) (TV) (producer) 1980 - 5.9 (25)
- 14. The Family Man (1979) (TV) (executive producer) 1979 - 6.1 (27)
- 15. Sex and the Single Parent (1979) (TV) (executive producer) 1979 - 5.8 (20)
- 16. "Blind Ambition" (1979)   (executive producer) 1979 - 7.0 (87)
AKAs:
  • The John Dean Story
- 17. Walking Through the Fire (1979) (TV) (executive producer) 1979 - 6.0 (12)
- 18. Transplant (1979) (TV) (executive producer) 1979 - 5.5 (18)
- 19. Who'll Save Our Children? (1978) (TV) (executive producer) 1978 - 6.2 (25)
- 20. Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978) (TV) (executive producer) 1978 - 6.3 (14)
- 21. "People" (1978)   executive producer (unknown episodes) 1978 - -
AKAs:
  • People TV with Phyllis George (USA: alternative title)
- 22. Tom and Joann (1978) (TV) (executive producer) 1978 - -
- 23. Home to Stay (1978) (TV) (executive producer) 1978 - 6.2 (27)
- 24. The World Beyond (1978) (TV)   (producer) 1978 - 8.0 (44)
AKAs:
  • The Mud Monster (USA: alternative title)
- 25. Breaking Up (1978) (TV) (executive producer) 1978 - 6.0 (17)
- 26. Tell Me My Name (1977) (TV) (executive producer) 1977 - -
- 27. The Norman Conquests: Table Manners (1977) (TV) (producer) 1977 - 9.0 (89)
- 28. The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden (1977) (TV) (producer) 1977 - 9.4 (74)
- 29. The Norman Conquests: Living Together (1977) (TV) (producer) 1977 - 9.3 (102)
- 30. The War Between the Tates (1977) (TV) (executive producer) 1977 - 6.1 (28)
- 31. The World of Darkness (1977) (TV) (executive producer) 1977 - -
- 32. Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) (executive producer) 1977 - 8.5 (134)
- 33. Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977) (TV) (executive producer) 1977 - 5.5 (19)
- 34. America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) (executive producer) 1976 - 6.1 (12)
- 35. Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976) (TV) (producer) 1976 - 8.1 (8)
- 36. Goldenrod (1976) (executive producer) 1976 - 5.1 (10)
- 37. "Alice" (1976)   executive producer (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 6.7 (389)
1 TV episode:
- 38. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)   (executive producer) 1976 - 6.0 (1,379)
AKAs:
  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians
- 39. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   producer (6 episodes, 1971-1976) 1976 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
- 40. Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) (executive producer) 1976 - 7.9 (146)
- 41. A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975) (TV) (producer) 1975 - 8.2 (65)
- 42. All Creatures Great and Small (1975) (TV)   (producer) 1975 - 6.2 (360)
AKAs:
  • All Things Great and Small
- 43. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) (producer) 1974 - 7.4 (6,781)
- 44. The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV)   (producer) 1973 - 7.6 (333)
AKAs:
  • Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (USA: complete title)
- 45. Harvey (1972) (TV) (producer) 1972 - 7.6 (269)
- 46. All the Way Home (1971) (TV) (producer) 1971 - 7.1 (27)
- 47. The Pursuit of Happiness (1971) (producer) 1971 - 6.1 (123)
- 48. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1969)   producer (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 4.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
- 49. Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) (producer) 1970 - 6.7 (512)
- 50. To Confuse the Angel (1970) (TV) (producer) 1970 - -
- 51. A Hatful of Rain (1968) (TV) (producer) 1968 - 7.5 (9)
- 52. From Chekhov with Love (1968) (TV) (producer) 1968 - -
- 53. Of Mice and Men (1968) (TV) (executive producer) 1968 - 8.2 (46)
- 54. Laura (1968/I) (TV) (executive producer) 1968 - 6.5 (19)
- 55. Johnny Belinda (1967) (TV) (producer) 1967 - 8.3 (6)
- 56. The Crucible (1967) (TV) (producer) 1967 - 8.0 (32)
- 57. Mark Twain Tonight! (1967) (TV) (producer) 1967 - 8.3 (87)
- 58. The Desperate Hours (1967) (TV) (executive producer) 1967 - -
- 59. The Glass Menagerie (1966) (TV)   (producer) 1966 - 8.5 (16)
AKAs:
  • CBS Playhouse: The Glass Menagerie (USA)
- 60. The Human Voice (1966) (TV) (producer) 1966 - 8.4 (86)
- 61. "Run Buddy Run" (1966)   executive producer (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.5 (26)
1 TV episode:
- 62. Death of a Salesman (1966) (TV) (producer) 1966 - 8.3 (202)
- 63. Ages of Man (1966) (TV) (producer) 1966 - -
- 64. "Mr. Broadway" (1964)   executive producer (13 episodes, 1964) 1964 - 9.2 (7)
- 65. "East Side/West Side" (1963)   executive producer (26 episodes, 1963-1964) 1964 - 8.8 (35)
- 66. All the Way Home (1963) (producer) 1963 - 7.4 (167)
- 67. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)   (producer) 1962 - 7.8 (1,212)
AKAs:
  • Blood Money (UK)
- 68. The Power and the Glory (1961) (TV) (producer) 1961 - 7.1 (23)
- 69. "'Way Out" (1961)   executive producer (3 episodes, 1961) 1961 - 7.4 (31)
3 TV episodes:
- 70. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) (producer) 1961 - 8.1 (2,283)
- 71. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1950)   executive producer (13 episodes, 1956-1960) producer (7 episodes, 1954-1956) 1960 - 8.0 (20)
- 72. Hooray for Love (1960) (TV) (producer) 1960 - -
- 73. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   producer (4 episodes, 1957-1960) 1960 - 8.3 (11)
- 74. The Best of Anything (1960) (TV) (producer) 1960 - -
- 75. "Play of the Week" (1959)   producer (4 episodes, 1959-1960) executive producer (1 episode, 1959) 1960 - 5.3 (14)
- 76. "Sunday Showcase" (1959)   producer (2 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 6.0 (15)
AKAs:
  • Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
  • NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
- 77. Lullaby (1960) (TV) (executive producer) 1960 - 6.7 (6)
- 78. Miracle on 34th Street (1959) (TV) (producer) 1959 - 5.8 (21)
- 79. "The Art Carney Show" (1959)   producer (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - -
1 TV episode:
- 80. The Bells of St. Mary's (1959) (TV) (producer) 1959 - 7.8 (11)
- 81. Meet Me in St. Louis (1959) (TV) (producer) 1959 - 7.7 (32)
- 82. Ten Little Indians (1959) (TV) (executive producer) 1959 - 7.8 (27)
- 83. "Too Young to Go Steady" (1959) (executive producer) 1959 - -
- 84. Little Women (1958) (TV) (producer) 1958 - 8.5 (6)
- 85. Pinocchio (1957) (TV) (executive producer) 1957 - -
- 86. Edge of the City (1957)   (producer) 1957 - 7.0 (810)
AKAs:
  • A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
- 87. "Joe & Mabel" (1956) (producer) 1956 - -
- 88. "Justice" (1954)   producer (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - -
1 TV episode:
- 89. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1951)   producer (unknown episodes) 1951 - 7.4 (12)
AKAs:
  • Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "N.Y.P.D." (1967)   (49 episodes, 1967-1969) 1969 - 8.1 (60)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (1970) (TV) 1970 - 7.4 (9)
- 2. "East Side/West Side" (1963)   Moderator (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.8 (35)
- 3. "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine" (1962)   Guest Tribute (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.2 (13)
AKAs:
  • The Jackie Gleason Show: The American Scene Magazine (USA: long title)
- 4. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) (uncredited) On-screen Trailer Narrator 1961 - 8.1 (2,283)
- 5. "Play of the Week" (1959) Host (unknown episodes) 1959 - 5.3 (14)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Laura (1968/I) (TV) (uncredited) 1968 - 6.5 (19)
- 2. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (1956) (unknown episodes) 1956 - 6.5 (5)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Second City 25th Anniversary Special (1985) (TV) Host 1985 - 4.3 (5)
- 2. "Saturday Night Live" (1975)   Himself (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 8.2 (6,592)
AKAs:
  • NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
  • SNL (USA: informal title)
  • SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
  • Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
  • Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- 3. Simon (1980) Himself 1980 - 6.0 (270)
- 4. Fear on Trial (1975) (TV) Himself 1975 - 7.3 (60)
- 5. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.9 (114)
- 6. "He Said, She Said" (1969)   Himself / Panelist (2 episodes, 1970) 1970 - 5.0 (7)
- 7. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Himself (3 episodes, 1970) 1970 - 8.3 (462)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- 8. "NBC Experiment in Television" (1967)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - -
- 9. "The David Frost Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.5 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "The Joan Rivers Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - -
AKAs:
  • That Show
- 11. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   Himself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.6 (80)
- 12. "Personality" (1967)   Himself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
1 TV episode:
- 13. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Himself (4 episodes, 1966-1968) 1968 - 7.3 (95)
- 14. "Open End" (1958)   Himself (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 6.7 (7)
AKAs:
  • The David Susskind Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 15. Showman (1963) Himself 1963 - 5.4 (21)
- 16. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)   (uncredited) Himself - Trailor Narrator 1962 - 7.8 (1,212)
AKAs:
  • Blood Money (UK)
- 17. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Himself - Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.9 (268)
1 TV episode:
Archive Footage
- 1. NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 2. Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story (1998) (TV) Himself
- 3. Network (1976) (uncredited) Himself (conducts interview)

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1966, he produced an unsold comedy pilot called "Penelope Beware". The plot concerned a rich woman, played by Nina Foch, who had a will which left her entire fortune to the servants, who spent all their waking hours plotting to do her in. more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Comedy | Music more
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