Dean Riesner

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Dean Riesner (November 3, 1918, New Rochelle, New York – August 18, 2002, Encino, California) was an American film and television writer. Riesner's father, Charles Reisner, was a German American silent film director, and Dean began acting in films at the age of five as "Dinky Dean". His most notable role was in Charlie Chaplin's 1923 film The Pilgrim. His career at this young age ended because his mother wanted her son to have a real childhood. As an adult, his first job in films was as a co-writer of the 1939 Ronald Reagan movie Code of the Secret Service. Riesner won an Oscar for directing…

  • Writing
  • Born 3 November 1918
  • Died 18 August 2002 (age 83)
  • New Rochelle, New York, USA
  • 64 credits

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Most-watched Dean Riesner films currently: Das Boot (1981), Dirty Harry (1971), Sudden Impact (1983), The Enforcer (1976), Coogan's Bluff (1968).

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Selected TV credits: Ironside (1967), The Virginian (1962), Cheyenne (1955), Ben Casey (1961), Rawhide (1959).

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