Lou Morheim obit

Louis Morheim Obituary

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Lou Morheim was born on March 25, 1922 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Outer Limits (1963), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953). He was married to Jill Kraft and Marilyn Morheim. He died on September 8, 2013 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Morheim, a native of the Bronx, began his career as a screenwriter and later became a producer as well. His early credits included Ma and Pa Kettle, the first in a popular series of comedies starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as the rural couple of the title. His other film credits included Pier 23, Smuggler's Island, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The Magnificent Seven and The Hunting Party.

In the production of the original Outer Limits series Lou Morheim was the "right hand man" of Joseph Stefano.

Producer

S.O.S. Titanic (1979)

S.O.S. Titanic

6.2

TV Movie

producer

1979

 

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

5.3

TV Movie

producer

1978

 

Ring of Passion (1978)

Ring of Passion

7.2

TV Movie

producer

1978

 

Susan Howard, Barry Newman, and Albert Salmi in Petrocelli (1974)

Petrocelli

7.1

TV Series

producer

1974–1975

2 episodes

 

A Cry in the Wilderness (1974)

A Cry in the Wilderness

6.3

TV Movie

producer

1974

 

Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)

Ironside

6.9

TV Series

producer

1972–1974

11 episodes

 

Skyway to Death (1974)

Skyway to Death

5.7

TV Movie

producer

1974

 

Bette Davis in Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)

Scream, Pretty Peggy

6.1

TV Movie

producer (produced by)

1973

 

Madame Sin (1972)

Madame Sin

5.7

producer

1972

 

Candice Bergen and Oliver Reed in The Hunting Party (1971)

The Hunting Party

6.2

producer

1971

 

Anne Francis and Hugh O'Brian in Wild Women (1970)

Wild Women

5.6

TV Movie

co-producer

1970

 

Quarantined (1970)

Quarantined

6.4

TV Movie

producer

1970

 

Christopher George in The Immortal (1969)

The Immortal

7.5

TV Series

producer

1969

1 episode

 

Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)

The Big Valley

7.6

TV Series

producer

associate producer

1965–1969

112 episodes

 

The Outer Limits (1963)

The Outer Limits

8.2

TV Series

associate producer (as Louis Morheim)

1964

12 episodes

 

David McCallum in The Unknown (1964)

The Unknown

7.1

TV Movie

associate producer (as Louis Morheim)

1964

 

Combat! (1962)

Combat!

8.4

TV Series

associate producer

1962–1963

4 episodes

 

Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)

The Magnificent Seven

7.7

associate producer

1960

 

Additional Crew

James Franciscus in Mr. Novak (1963)

Mr. Novak

7.4

TV Series

story editor

1964–1965

30 episodes

 

The Outer Limits (1963)

The Outer Limits

8.2

TV Series

story consultant (as Louis Morheim)

1963–1964

31 episodes

 

David McCallum in The Unknown (1964)

The Unknown

7.1

TV Movie

story consultant (as Louis Morheim)

1964

 

Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, and Sheb Wooley in Rawhide (1959)

Rawhide

7.9

TV Series

story consultant

1961–1963

30 episodes

 

Writer

Jo Ann Harris, Shelly Novack, and Robert Stack in Most Wanted (1976)

Most Wanted

6.9

TV Series

written by

1976

1 episode

 

Jack Palance in Bronk (1975)

Bronk

6.7

TV Series

written by

1975

1 episode

 

Madame Sin (1972)

Madame Sin

5.7

created by (creator)

1972

 

Candice Bergen and Oliver Reed in The Hunting Party (1971)

The Hunting Party

6.2

screenplay

story

1971

 

Anne Francis and Hugh O'Brian in Wild Women (1970)

Wild Women

5.6

TV Movie

teleplay

1970

 

Christopher George in The Immortal (1969)

The Immortal

7.5

TV Series

Writer (uncredited)

1969

1 episode

 

Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)

The Big Valley

7.6

TV Series

story

1966–1968

4 episodes

 

The Outer Limits (1963)

The Outer Limits

8.2

TV Series

story by

teleplay by

television story by

1964

5 episodes

 

James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)

The Virginian

7.6

TV Series

story

1963

1 episode

 

G.E. True (1962)

G.E. True

8.4

TV Series

teleplay

1963

3 episodes

 

Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, and Sheb Wooley in Rawhide (1959)

Rawhide

7.9

TV Series

teleplay

1962

1 episode

 

Dick Powell in Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

Zane Grey Theatre

7.5

TV Series

writer

1960

1 episode

 

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

7.4

TV Series

written by

1960

1 episode

 

Joan Evans, Jeanne Manet, Evy Norlund, Roger Perry, and John Van Dreelen in The Flying Fontaines (1959)

The Flying Fontaines

5.5

contributing writer (uncredited)

1959

 

Adventure Showcase

TV Series

story

1959

1 episode

 

Jack Jones and Jo Morrow in Juke Box Rhythm (1959)

Juke Box Rhythm

5.3

story

1959

 

The Last Blitzkrieg (1959)

The Last Blitzkrieg

5.8

written by

1959

 

The Tijuana Story (1957)

The Tijuana Story

5.3

written by

1957

 

Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)

The Millionaire

7.8

TV Series

from a story by (as Joe Morheim)

1957

1 episode

 

The Lineup (1954)

The Lineup

8.1

TV Series

written by

1957

1 episode

 

Rumble on the Docks (1956)

Rumble on the Docks

5.6

Writer

1956

 

Celebrity Playhouse (1955)

Celebrity Playhouse

7.5

TV Series

teleplay

1956

1 episode

 

Sherlock Holmes (1954)

Sherlock Holmes

7.5

TV Series

writer

screenplay

original screenplay

1954–1955

11 episodes

 

Buster Crabbe in Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (1955)

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion

7.1

TV Series

screenplay

1955

2 episodes

 

Big Leaguer (1953)

Big Leaguer

6.0

based on a story by (as Louis Morheim)

1953

 

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

6.6

screenplay

1953

 

Egypt by Three (1953)

Egypt by Three

5.2

screenplay by

stories (as Lou Moreheim)

1953

 

Biff Baker, U.S.A. (1952)

Biff Baker, U.S.A.

7.4

TV Series

teleplay

1953

1 episode

 

Paul Henreid and Kathleen Hughes in For Men Only (1952)

For Men Only

6.6

screenplay

story

1952

 

Jeff Chandler and Evelyn Keyes in Smuggler's Island (1951)

Smuggler's Island

5.8

adaptation

story (as Louis Morheim)

1951

 

Hugh Beaumont, Edward Brophy, and Ann Savage in Pier 23 (1951)

Pier 23

5.5

story (as Louis Morheim)

1951

 

Hugh Beaumont, Edward Brophy, Wanda McKay, Richard Travis, and Joan Valerie in Roaring City (1951)

Roaring City

5.9

based upon stories by (as Louis Morheim)

1951

 

Hugh Beaumont, Pamela Blake, and Virginia Dale in Danger Zone (1951)

Danger Zone

5.3

story (as Louis Morheim)

1951

 

Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Marjorie Main, and Meg Randall in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

Ma and Pa Kettle

6.7

screenplay (as Louis Morheim)

1949

 

Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Joan Caulfield, and John Payne in Larceny (1948)

Larceny

6.9

screenplay (as Louis Morheim)

1948

 

Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Michael O'Shea, and Barry Sullivan in Smart Woman (1948)

Smart Woman

6.2

screenplay (as Louis Morheim)

1948