---
name: "Larry Strawther"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/larry-strawther"
fi1m_id: "larry-strawther"
imdb_id: "nm0833959"
tmdb_id: 72943
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T20:44:56.093674+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."
---

# Larry Strawther

## Identity

Larry Strawther

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/larry-strawther
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** larry-strawther
- **IMDb ID:** nm0833959
- **TMDB ID:** 72943
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833959/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72943

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1988–2000
- **Frequently works with:** [Gary Murphy](https://film.one/person/gary-murphy.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833959/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72943

## Biography

Larry Strawther is an American writer and producer. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1988 comedy film *Without a Clue* with Gary Murphy. He also wrote the 2001 episode 'Traffic Ticket' of the series *Malcolm in the Middle*.

Strawther's other writing credits include episodes of *Night Court*, *Happy Days*, *Laverne & Shirley*, *My Sister Sam* and *Night Stand*. He served as producer and executive producer on *Night Court* and as producer and head writer on *Most Extreme Elimination Challenge*. Earlier in his career he worked as a sportswriter in the San Francisco Bay Area and was a member of the band Butch Whacks & The Glass Packs.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, sbhrf.net, sun-sentinel.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Without a Clue* (1988), Fi1m 64, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/without-a-clue.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, Writer
- *Acting Sheriff* (1991), Writer
- *Without a Clue* (1988), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/without-a-clue.md)

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