# Philip Saltzman

Philip Saltzman (September 19, 1928 – August 14, 2009) was an American executive producer and television writer. Saltzman was best known for his work as the executive producer of the 1970s CBS detective series, Barnaby Jones.
Saltzman was born in Hermosillo, Mexico, on September 19, 1928, to Jewish parents who had immigrated from Russia. He moved as a child to Los Angeles, California, with his parents. Saltzman obtained both his bachelor's degree and master's degree in English from University of California, Los Angeles.
Saltzman began his career in the television industry during the 1950s as a writer for the Alcoa Theatre. He would later work as a scriptwriter for a number of other television series and films, including The Swiss Conspiracy, The Fugitive, The Third Man, Perry Mason, The Rifleman and Felony Squad.
Saltzman was best known for producing the 1970s show, Barnaby Jones. Additionally, he was also a producer for The F.B.I. and Columbo, as well as a 1975 television movie Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan.
Saltzman died in his sleep at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on August 14, 2009, at the age of 80. He was survived by his wife, Caroline, and three children, as well as four grandchildren.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Film | Credit |
| 1973 | Intertect | Written By, Produced By |
| 1974 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Produced By |
| 1975 | Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | Produced By |
| 1975 | Crossfire | Written By, Produced By |
| 1976 | Brink's: The Great Robbery | Produced By |
| 1976 | The Swiss Conspiracy | Written By |
| 1978 | Escapade | Executive Producer |
| 1978 | Colorado C.I. | Executive Producer |
| 1979 | The Paradise Connection | Executive Producer |
| 1980 | The Aliens Are Coming | Executive Producer |
| 1981 | Death Ray 2000 | Executive Producer |
| 1981 | Unit 4 | Executive Producer |
| 1982 | Bare Essence | Produced By |
| 1986 | That Secret Sunday | Written By, Produced By |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Executive Supervising Producer |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel | Executive Supervising Producer |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace | Executive Supervising Producer |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Executive Supervising Producer |

### Television

| Year | TV Series | Credit | Notes |
| 1958 | Alcoa Theatre | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1958 | Goodyear Theatre | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1958 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1959 | Mackenzie's Raiders | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1959–60 | Five Fingers | Story Editor | 16 Episodes |
| 1959–62 | The Rifleman | Writer | 6 Episodes |
| 1960 | Lock-Up | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1960–61 | Surfside 6 | Writer | 3 Episodes |
| 1961 | The Detectives | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1961–63 | Hawaiian Eye | Writer | 8 Episodes |
| 1962 | The Untouchables | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1962–63 | Stoney Burke | Writer | 4 Episodes |
| 1962–64 | The Third Man | Writer | 3 Episodes |
| 1964 | Dr. Kildare | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1964 | The Littlest Hobo | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1964–65 | Perry Mason | Writer | 3 Episodes |
| 1964–67 | The Fugitive | Writer | 6 Episodes |
| 1965 | Run For Your Life | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1965–66 | 12 O'Clock High | Writer, Associate Producer, Story Consultant | 17 Episodes |
| 1966–69 | Felony Squad | Writer, Producer, Executive Story Consultant | Multiple Episodes |
| 1969–73 | The F.B.I. | Producer | 103 Episodes |
| 1973–80 | Barnaby Jones | Writer, Producer, Executive Producer | Multiple Episodes |
| 1976 | The Streets of San Francisco | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1979 | A Man Called Sloane | Executive Producer | 10 Episodes |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | Writer, Supervising Producer | 2 Episodes |
| 1985 | Crazy Like a Fox | Writer, Producer | 2 Episodes |
| 1987–88 | Jake and the Fatman | Writer, Executive Supervising Producer | 14 Episodes |
| 1989 | Columbo | Supervising Producer | 5 Episodes |