--- name: "Alvin Sargent" canonical: "https://film.one/person/alvin-sargent" fi1m_id: "alvin-sargent" imdb_id: "nm0765091" tmdb_id: 7630 wikidata_id: "Q449238" roles: ["Writer"] born: "12 April 1927" died: "9 May 2019" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "writer" average_over: 6 updated: "2026-10-05T12:24:47.966868+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Alvin Sargent ## Identity Alvin Sargent - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alvin-sargent - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** alvin-sargent - **IMDb ID:** nm0765091 - **TMDB ID:** 7630 - **Wikidata ID:** Q449238 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Sargent, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449238, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765091/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7630 Writer. Born 12 April 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 9 May 2019. ## Details - **Work:** Writer - **Born:** 12 April 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - **Died:** 9 May 2019 - **Active:** 1973–2012 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 6 writing, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Avi Arad](https://film.one/person/avi-arad.md), [Laura Ziskin](https://film.one/person/laura-ziskin.md), [James Franco](https://film.one/person/james-franco.md), [Kirsten Dunst](https://film.one/person/kirsten-dunst.md), [Sam Raimi](https://film.one/person/sam-raimi.md), [Tobey Maguire](https://film.one/person/tobey-maguire.md) - **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 1 nominated) - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as writer, over 6 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 83 (1), 1970s 73 (2), 1980s 81 (1), 2000s 70 (2), 2010s 64 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 68 across 6 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Action 3, Adventure 3, Drama 3, Science Fiction 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1 - **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,549m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Sargent, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449238, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765091/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7630 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Spider-Man 2*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md) (85), [*The Amazing Spider-Man*](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md) (64), [*Spider-Man 3*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Alvin Sargent was an American screenwriter. He wrote the screenplay for the 1980 film *Ordinary People*, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Sargent began writing for television in the 1950s and contributed episodes to series including *Route 66*, *Ben Casey* and *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour*. His early film work included *Gambit* (1966) and *Paper Moon* (1973). He received a second Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for *Julia* (1977). Later credits include *Unfaithful* (2002), *Spider-Man 2* (2004), *Spider-Man 3* (2007) and *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Seattle, Washington, in 2019. Sargent was married to producer Laura Ziskin from 2010 until her death in 2011. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (7) ### Wrote (6) — the average rests on these - *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), Fi1m 64, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md) - *Spider-Man 3* (2007), Fi1m 55, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md) - *Spider-Man 2* (2004), Fi1m 85, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md) - *Ordinary People* (1980), Fi1m 81, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md) - *Julia* (1977), Fi1m 60, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/julia.md) - *Paper Moon* (1973), Fi1m 86, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/paper-moon.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *From Here to Eternity* (1953), Fi1m 83, as Nair (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/from-here-to-eternity.md) ## Complete filmography (29) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md) - *Spider-Man 3* (2007), Screenplay — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md) - *Spider-Man 2* (2004), Screenplay — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md) - *Unfaithful* (2002), Screenplay - *Anywhere but Here* (1999), Writer, Screenplay - *Bogus* (1996), Screenplay - *Hero* (1992), Story - *Other People's Money* (1991), Screenplay - *What About Bob?* (1991), Story - *White Palace* (1990), Screenplay - *Dominick and Eugene* (1988), Writer - *Nuts* (1987), Screenplay - *Ordinary People* (1980), Screenplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md) - *Straight Time* (1978), Screenplay - *Julia* (1977), Screenplay — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/julia.md) - *Bobby Deerfield* (1977), Screenplay - *Ginny And Johnny* (1976), Original Film Writer - *The Way We Were* (1973), as Additional Writing - *Paper Moon* (1973), Screenplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/paper-moon.md) - *Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing* (1973), Screenplay - *The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds* (1972), Screenplay - *Footsteps* (1972), Writer - *The Impatient Heart* (1971), Writer - *I Walk the Line* (1970), Writer - *The Sterile Cuckoo* (1969), Screenplay - *The Stalking Moon* (1968), Screenplay - *Gambit* (1966), Screenplay - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, Writer - *From Here to Eternity* (1953), as Nair (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/from-here-to-eternity.md) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 2 won, 1 nominated - 1981: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *Ordinary People* - 1978: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *Julia* - 1974: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Paper Moon* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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