Actor
Dean Riesner
November 3, 1918 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
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 his mother wanted her son to have a real childhood. As an adult, his first job in films was as a co-writer of the 1939 Ronald Reagan movie Code of the Secret Service.
Notable work
Often works with
Andrew Duggan
4 titles together
Rich Man, Poor Man, 77 Sunset Strip, Cheyenne
- E
Emile Avery
3 titles together
Cheyenne, Lawman, Bronco
Clint Eastwood
2 titles together
Sudden Impact, Rawhide
Edward Platt
2 titles together
The Outer Limits, The Helen Morgan Story
Charlie Chaplin
2 titles together
The Pilgrim, The Chaplin Revue
Edna Purviance
2 titles together
The Pilgrim, The Chaplin Revue
Full filmography · 44
Sudden Impact
Writer
19836.5
The Sting II
Writer
19834.7
The Keegans
Writer
1976
Lost Flight
Writer
1970
The Man from Galveston
Writer
1963
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
19597.4
Paris Holiday
Writer
1958
The Helen Morgan Story
Writer
1957
The Big Slide
Writer
1956
Gunfire
as Outlaw Mack
1950
Operation Haylift
Writer
1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Tom
1950