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name: "Philip Saltzman"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "19 September 1928"
died: "14 August 2009"
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updated: "2026-09-16T16:00:16.972803+00:00"
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# Philip Saltzman

Writer. Born 19 September 1928 in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Died 14 August 2009.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 19 September 1928, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
- **Died:** 14 August 2009

## Biography

Philip Saltzman was an American television writer and producer. He was born on 19 September 1928 in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, to Russian immigrant parents, and moved to Los Angeles as a child. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Saltzman began writing for television in the late 1950s, contributing to series including *Alcoa Theatre*, *The Rifleman*, *Perry Mason* (three episodes, 1964–65) and *The Fugitive* (six episodes, 1964–67). He later worked as a producer on *The F.B.I.* (1969–73) and *Barnaby Jones* (1973–80), and as supervising producer on later *Columbo* episodes.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *Perry Mason* (1957), Writer

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