Richard Maibaum

Richard Maibaum

WriterActorProducerCrewDirecting May 26 (died age 81) New York City, New York, USA 1937–1996 (59 year career)
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Biography

The name is "Maibaum, Richard Maibaum".....the brilliant screenwriter who adapted the Ian Fleming 007 novels into the highly entertaining screenplays of nearly every James Bond film from Dr. No (1962) through to Licence to Kill (1989). Maibaum attended New York University, then studied acting at the University of Iowa. By the time he was in his late twenties, Maibaum was a well established Broadway actor and playwright. He entered films as a screenwriter in 1937, spending the war years with the…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (57)

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Movies (54)

Ransom

Ransom

1996

Original Story

6.7
Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

1989

Screenplay

6.4
The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights

1987

Screenplay

6.5
A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill

1985

Screenplay

6.2
Octopussy

Octopussy

1983

Screenplay

6.4
For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

1981

Screenplay

6.5
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

1980

Writer

3.4
The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

Screenplay

6.8
The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

Screenplay

6.5
Jarrett

Jarrett

1973

Producer

3.5
Jarrett

Jarrett

1973

Writer

3.5
Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

Screenplay

6.4
On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

Screenplay

6.6
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

Additional Dialogue

6.8
Thunderball

Thunderball

1965

Screenplay

6.7
Goldfinger

Goldfinger

1964

Screenplay

7.4
From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

1963

Screenplay

7.1
Dr. No

Dr. No

1962

Screenplay

7.0
Battle at Bloody Beach

Battle at Bloody Beach

1961

Producer

4.3
Battle at Bloody Beach

Battle at Bloody Beach

1961

Screenplay

4.3
Battle at Bloody Beach

Battle at Bloody Beach

1961

Story

4.3
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

Adaptation

6.1
The Bandit Of Zhobe

The Bandit Of Zhobe

1959

Story

Killers of Kilimanjaro

Killers of Kilimanjaro

1959

Story

6.0
Tank Force!

Tank Force!

1958

Writer

6.2
Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life

1956

Screenplay

7.2
Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life

1956

Story

7.2
Zarak

Zarak

1956

Writer

4.7
Ransom!

Ransom!

1956

Screenplay

7.2
The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

Writer

5.9
The Red Beret

The Red Beret

1953

Screenplay

6.6
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

1950

Producer

6.9
Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

1950

Producer

5.5
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1949

Producer

5.4
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1949

Screenplay

5.4
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1949

Second Unit Director

5.4
Song of Surrender

Song of Surrender

1949

Screenplay

Dear Wife

Dear Wife

1949

Producer

6.0
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948

Producer

7.3
The Sainted Sisters

The Sainted Sisters

1948

Producer

7.0
O.S.S.

O.S.S.

1946

Producer

6.4
See My Lawyer

See My Lawyer

1945

Writer

6.0
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

Writer

5.8
I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

1941

Screenplay

5.4
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Screenplay

7.0
The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

1940

Screenplay

5.0
20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team

1940

Screenplay

6.0
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

Screenplay

5.8
Coast Guard

Coast Guard

1939

Screenplay

5.0
The Lady and the Mob

The Lady and the Mob

1939

Screenplay

6.3
Stablemates

Stablemates

1938

Writer

4.5
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

1937

Screenplay

5.1
They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

Screenplay

6.2
The Bad Man of Brimstone

The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937

Screenplay

6.0