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name: "Wyott Ordung"
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roles: ["Screenwriter"]
born: "23 May 1922"
died: "25 August 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:17:01.149688+00:00"
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# Wyott Ordung

Screenwriter. Born 23 May 1922 in Shanghai, China. Died 25 August 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter
- **Born:** 23 May 1922, Shanghai, China
- **Died:** 25 August 2005

## Biography

Wyott Ordung was an American writer, actor and director. Born in Shanghai, China, on 23 May 1922, he served as a warrant officer in the United States Army during the Second World War before working in Hollywood.

He received the screenplay credit for the science-fiction film *Robot Monster* (1953) and the story credit for *First Man into Space* (1959). Other writing credits include *Target Earth* (1954), *Walk the Dark Street* (1956) and *Combat Squad* (1953). He also directed *Monster from the Ocean Floor* (1954) and *Walk the Dark Street* (1956), and appeared as an actor in several films and television series, including episodes of *Dick Tracy*.

Ordung died in California on 25 August 2005.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, mst3k.fandom.com, findagrave.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Robot Monster* (1953), Fi1m 48, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/robot-monster.md)

## Also known for

- *First Man into Space* (1959), Story

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