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John Kruse(1919-2004)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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John Kruse was born in January 1919 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Train d'enfer (1957), Le Saint (1962) and Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1961). He was married to Ruth Ecob. He died in 2004 in Spain.
BornJanuary 1919
Died2004
BornJanuary 1919
Died2004
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Train d'enfer (1957)
Train d'enfer
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1957
Roger Moore in Le Saint (1962)
Le Saint
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1961)
Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Requins de haute mer (1958)
Requins de haute mer
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1958

Credits

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  • Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in Les professionnels (1977)
    Les professionnels
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Trevor Eve in Shoestring (1979)
    Shoestring
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Ian Ogilvy in Le retour du Saint (1978)
    Le retour du Saint
    6.6
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • from a story by
    • 1978–1979
  • The Saint and the Brave Goose (1979)
    The Saint and the Brave Goose
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Helen Shaver, Donann Cavin, Michael J. Reynolds, and Michael Tough in Search and Rescue (1977)
    Search and Rescue
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977–1978
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)
    Mission: Monte Carlo
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • The Zoo Gang (1974)
    The Zoo Gang
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1974
  • Robert Vaughn, Tony Anholt, and Nyree Dawn Porter in Poigne de fer et séduction (1972)
    Poigne de fer et séduction
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Robert Wagner, David McCallum, and Hans Meyer in Colditz (1972)
    Colditz
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in Amicalement vôtre... (1971)
    Amicalement vôtre...
    8.0
    TV Series
    • screenplay by
    • 1971
  • Joan Collins and James Booth in Violence en sous-sol (1971)
    Violence en sous-sol
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Lesley-Anne Down in Meurtre à haute tension (1971)
    Meurtre à haute tension
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Lisa Daniely in Confession (1970)
    Confession
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1970
  • Double jeu (1969)
    Double jeu
    5.4
    • additional scenes & dialogue
    • 1969
  • Kaz Garas, Anthony Quayle, and Anneke Wills in Strange Report (1969)
    Strange Report
    8.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969

Script and Continuity Department



  • Herbert Lom in The Human Jungle (1963)
    The Human Jungle
    7.9
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1963

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Twice Upon a Time (1953)
    Twice Upon a Time
    6.6
    • focus puller (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Anna Karénine (1948)
    Anna Karénine
    6.6
    • clapper loader (uncredited)
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 1919
    • Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • 2004
    • Spain
  • Spouse
    • Ruth Ecob1950 - ?

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    Deemed by Leslie Charteris to be the best writer and adapter of his work across the various series of "The Saint" in the 1960s and 70s.

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