Known for Writing
Born
April 5, 1920
Died
November 24, 2004 (age 84)
Birthplace
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Filmography
19 films, 7 shows


Arthur Hailey's Detective
2005 · 2h 51m · US
Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a Catholic priest turned distinguished investigator for the police, has agreed to hear the confession of a convicted serial killer sentenced to death in a just a matter of hours. What he promises to reveal to Ainslie is the truth behind the crimes and the reason he confessed to the one crime Ainslie doesn't even believe he committed. What unfolds between the two men is a serpentine trail into both men's pasts based on the bestseller from master storyteller Arthur Hailey.
Hotel
Hotel
2003 · US


Strong Medicine
1986 · 3h
TV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious and cut-throat business pharmaceutical industry can be.


International Airport
1985 · 1h 30m · US
Manager of a large metropolitan airport tries to deal with the stress of his job, and the various characters that work for him.


The Concorde... Airport '79
1979 · 2h 3m · US
Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.


Airport '77
1977 · 1h 54m · US
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.


Airport 1975
1974 · 1h 47m · US
When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.


Terror in the Sky
1971 · 1h 14m · US
On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisoning and become incapacitated. Now it's up to one of the passengers to safely land the plane.


Airport
1970 · 2h 17m · US
An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.


Hotel
1967 · 2h 4m · US
This is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The ambitious yet loyal manager wrestles with the round-the-clock drama of its guests. A brazen sneak thief, who nightly relieves the guests of their property, is chased through the underground passages of the hotel. The big business power play for control of the hotel and the VIP diplomat guest with a secret add to the excitement.


Zeitsperre
1965 · DE


The Young Doctors
1961 · 1h 40m · US
An aging doctor's resentment of his young assistant could lead to tragedy.