Dean Riesner
Dean Riesner (November 3, 1918, New Rochelle, New York – August 18, 2002, Encino, California) was an American film and television writer. Riesner's father, Charles Reisner, was a German American silent film director, and Dean began acting in films at the age of five as "Dinky Dean". His most notable role was in Charlie Chaplin's 1923 film The Pilgrim. His career at this young age ended because...
Dean Riesner (November 3, 1918, New Rochelle, New York – August 18, 2002, Encino, California) was an American film and television writer. Riesner's father, Charles Reisner, was a German American silent film director, and Dean began acting in films at the age of five as "Dinky Dean". His most notable role was in Charlie Chaplin's 1923 film The Pilgrim. His career at this young age ended because...
Known For
Cast Credits
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
Gunfire
as Outlaw Mack
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Tom
Assigned to Danger
as Dr. Michael Kelly (uncredited)
The Cobra Strikes
as Detective Brody
Everybody Dance
as Tommy Spurgeon
It's in the Air
as Brave (uncredited)
Square Shoulders
as Cadet (uncredited)
A Prince of a King
as Gigi, the Prince
Hollywood
as Dean Riesner
The Pilgrim
as Little Boy
Crew Credits
Fatal Beauty
Screenplay
Sudden Impact
Writer
The Sting II
Writer
Das Boot
Screenplay
The Enforcer
Screenplay
The Keegans
Writer
Charley Varrick
Screenplay
Dirty Harry
Screenplay
Play Misty for Me
Screenplay
The Intruders
Teleplay
Lost Flight
Writer
Coogan's Bluff
Screenplay
Stranger on the Run
Teleplay
The Man from Galveston
Writer
Paris Holiday
Writer
The Helen Morgan Story
Writer
The Big Slide
Writer
Skipalong Rosenbloom
Screenplay
I Shot Billy the Kid
Dialogue Coach
Operation Haylift
Writer
Bill and Coo
Director
A Fugitive from Justice
Additional Writing
The Fighting 69th
Screenplay