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name: "William Bast"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-bast"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "3 April 1931"
died: "4 May 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:01:43.265383+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."
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# William Bast

Writer. Born 3 April 1931 in Milwaukee. Died 4 May 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 3 April 1931, Milwaukee
- **Died:** 4 May 2015

## Biography

William Bast (1931–2015) was an American screenwriter and author. He studied theatre arts at UCLA after earlier attendance at the University of Wisconsin.

Bast wrote episodes for many television series, including *The Fugitive* (1963), *Perry Mason*, *The Outer Limits*, *Hawaii Five-O* and *Combat!*. His film work includes the screenplay for *The Valley of Gwangi* (1969). He co-created the series *The Colbys* (1985–1987) with his partner Paul Huson and received an Edgar Award for the television film *The Legend of Lizzie Borden* (1976) and an Emmy nomination for his adaptation of *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1977). He also wrote two biographies of James Dean.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *The Valley of Gwangi* (1969), Screenplay
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Writer
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), Writer
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Writer, Teleplay
- *Combat!* (1962), Writer
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1977), Screenplay
- *The Scarlet Pimpernel* (1982), Teleplay
- *Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare* (1995), Teleplay, Story

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