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Ben Roberts(1916-1984)

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  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Ben Roberts was born on 23 March 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for White Heat (1949), Mannix (1967) and Charlie's Angels (2019). He was married to Virginia Malis. He died on 12 May 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 23, 1916
DiedMay 12, 1984(68)
BornMarch 23, 1916
DiedMay 12, 1984(68)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

James Cagney in White Heat (1949)
White Heat
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1949
Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Stewart, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Noah Centineo, Sam Claflin, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska in Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2017)
Charlie's Angels
5.0
  • Writer
  • 2019
Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (2000)
Charlie's Angels
5.6
  • Writer
  • 2000

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  • Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Stewart, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Noah Centineo, Sam Claflin, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska in Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2017)
    Charlie's Angels
    5.0
    • based on the television series created by
    • 2019
  • Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor, and Annie Ngosi Ilonzeh in Charlie's Angels (2011)
    Charlie's Angels
    4.4
    TV Series
    • created by (creator)
    • 2011
  • Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
    Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
    5.0
    • television series
    • 2003
  • C.A.T.S
    7.8
    TV Series
    • creators
    • 2001
  • Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (2000)
    Charlie's Angels
    5.6
    • TV series
    • 2000
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • created by (creator)
    • 1976–1981
  • William Conrad in Nero Wolfe (1981)
    Nero Wolfe
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1981
  • Klinton Spilsbury in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
    The Legend of the Lone Ranger
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • Vincent Price, Coral Browne, Woodrow Parfrey, William Phipps, and James Reynolds in Time Express (1979)
    Time Express
    6.4
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • 1979
  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976)
    The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1976
  • Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • written by
    • 1969–1975
  • Diagnosis: Murder (1974)
    Diagnosis: Murder
    6.2
    • written by
    • 1974
  • My Friend Tony (1969)
    My Friend Tony
    7.0
    TV Series
    • created by (creator)
    • 1969
  • Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
    The Danny Thomas Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968

Producer



  • William Conrad in Nero Wolfe (1981)
    Nero Wolfe
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Vincent Price, Coral Browne, Woodrow Parfrey, William Phipps, and James Reynolds in Time Express (1979)
    Time Express
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Gregory Harrison and Heather Menzies-Urich in Logan's Run (1977)
    Logan's Run
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1977–1978
  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976)
    The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1975
  • Preview Tonight (1966)
    Preview Tonight
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966

Additional Crew



  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1973–1975

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ivan Goff
  • Born
    • March 23, 1916
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 12, 1984
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Virginia Malis? - May 12, 1984 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Co-wrote a pilot for a proposed TV series called "Dateline" (aka "Dateline: San Francisco") which starred Rod Taylor as a San Francisco-based newspaper columnist. The pilot cost $200,000 and was shot on location.
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    Usually worked in collaboration with Ivan Goff.

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