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Arne Sultan(1925-1986)

  • Writer
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Arne Sultan was born on June 7, 1925 in New York. He grew up in Brooklyn. Before he became a writer, he was a night club performer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was a television writer for many Steve Allen shows and also wrote for The Judy Garland Show (1963).

He co-wrote the story of Garçonnière pour quatre (1962), a comedy starring Kim Novak, James Garner, and Tony Randall. He also co-wrote the original story of Arthur Hiller's Promise Her Anything (1966), a romantic comedy starring Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron, and co-wrote the story of Trois sur un sofa (1966). His last credit is as co-writer in Pas nous, pas nous (1989). His writing partner on all these films was Marvin Worth. He was also a story editor and writer on Max la menace (1965), and eventually became an executive producer. During that time, he also produced and wrote for He & She (1967), a short-lived romantic comedy series.

He created with Leonard Stern, a "Get Smart" executive producer and "He & She" creator, The Governor & J.J. (1969). After it ended, he executive produced and also wrote many episodes of The Partners (1971), which was created by and starred Don Adams, the star of "Get Smart". Then he created another comedy, The Sandy Duncan Show (1972), which starred Tom Bosley before his Happy Days - Les jours heureux (1974) role. His writing partner was Earl Barret on most episodes of these shows.

In 1975, he returned to writing on a TV show, writing nine episodes of Barney Miller (1975), and also served as a producer. His writing partners on "Barney Miller" were Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward. He also co-wrote a few episodes of Holmes et Yoyo (1976), again with Earl Barret. He co-wrote the "Get Smart" movie, Le plus secret des agents secrets (1980), with Leonard Stern and Bill Dana. That year, he also co-developed Jackie et Sara (1980), which was an American adaptation of the British sitcom Keep It in the Family (1980). It ended in 1986, when Arne and the show's star, Ted Knight had both died.
BornJune 7, 1925
DiedMarch 17, 1986(60)
BornJune 7, 1925
DiedMarch 17, 1986(60)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 6 nominations total

Known for

Don Adams in Max la menace (1965)
Max la menace
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Pas nous, pas nous (1989)
Pas nous, pas nous
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1989
He & She (1967)
He & She
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
The Governor & J.J. (1969)
The Governor & J.J.
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Pas nous, pas nous (1989)
    Pas nous, pas nous
    6.8
    • screenplay by
    • story by
    • 1989
  • Wife Begins at 40
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Huwelijk in de steigers
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • play "Wife Begins at 40"
    • 1987
  • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Jackie et Sara (1980)
    Jackie et Sara
    6.6
    TV Series
    • developer
    • written by
    • story ...
    • 1980–1987
  • Don Adams in Check It Out (1985)
    Check It Out
    6.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1985
  • Staff of Life
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Ron Moody in Cher Inspecteur (1980)
    Cher Inspecteur
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Don Adams in Le plus secret des agents secrets (1980)
    Le plus secret des agents secrets
    5.1
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Windows, Doors & Keyholes (1978)
    Windows, Doors & Keyholes
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, John Astin, Bond Gideon, Richard Gilliland, Melinda Naud, and Dorrie Thomson in Opération charme (1977)
    Opération charme
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1978
  • John Schuck in Holmes et Yoyo (1976)
    Holmes et Yoyo
    5.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1976–1977
  • Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
    Barney Miller
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • 1975–1976
  • Hector Elizondo in Popi (1975)
    Popi
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974)
    It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Sammy Davis Jr. in Poor Devil (1973)
    Poor Devil
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1973

Producer



  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Pas nous, pas nous (1989)
    Pas nous, pas nous
    6.8
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Jackie et Sara (1980)
    Jackie et Sara
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1980–1986
  • Staff of Life
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Ron Moody in Cher Inspecteur (1980)
    Cher Inspecteur
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Windows, Doors & Keyholes (1978)
    Windows, Doors & Keyholes
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • John Schuck in Holmes et Yoyo (1976)
    Holmes et Yoyo
    5.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976–1977
  • Hector Elizondo in Popi (1975)
    Popi
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
    Barney Miller
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975
  • It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974)
    It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Sammy Davis Jr. in Poor Devil (1973)
    Poor Devil
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1973
  • M. Emmet Walsh, Tom Bosley, Sandy Duncan, Marian Mercer, and Pam Zarit in The Sandy Duncan Show (1972)
    The Sandy Duncan Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Hans Conried in The Partners (1971)
    The Partners
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1971–1972
  • The Governor & J.J. (1969)
    The Governor & J.J.
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969–1970
  • Don Adams in Max la menace (1965)
    Max la menace
    8.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1968–1970
  • He & She (1967)
    He & She
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967–1968

Additional Crew



  • Don Adams in Check It Out (1985)
    Check It Out
    6.0
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1985–1986
  • Ron Glass and Demond Wilson in The New Odd Couple (1982)
    The New Odd Couple
    4.7
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1983
  • Diana (1973)
    Diana
    6.9
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1973

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Arthur Sultan
  • Born
    • June 7, 1925
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 17, 1986
    • Studio City, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • ?
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Wrote the teleplay for a sitcom pilot about an American officer during WW2 (played by Jeremy Slate) who was ordered to lead a motley crew of Italian partisans behind German lines.
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    Co-wrote with Earl Barret and Ray Cooney, "Wife Begins at Forty" stage play, which was performed in England in 1985, and was made into two TV movies, Huwelijk in de steigers (1987) and Wife Begins at 40 (1988).

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