Colin Higgins

Colin Higgins

1941-07-28 Nouméa, New Caledonia, France 10 Credits

Biography

Colin Higgins (July 28, 1941 – August 5, 1988) was an Australian-American screenwriter, actor, director, and producer. He was best known for writing the screenplay for the 1971 film Harold and Maude. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Higgins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Harold et Maude

Harold et Maude

2012

Author

Harold Chasen is a young man of 19 years with an overflowing and morbid imagination, who takes advantage of his free time to attend funerals, and stag...

Into the Night

Into the Night

1985

as Actor in a Hostage Film

6.5
Acting

Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982

Screenplay, Director

6.2
Writing Directing

When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn't go down without a...

Nine to Five

Nine to Five

1980

Director, Screenplay

6.9
Directing Writing

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.

Foul Play

Foul Play

1978

Director, Writer

6.3
Directing Writing

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

Silver Streak

Silver Streak

1976

Writer

6.7
Writing

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no ...

The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

1973

Writer

6.5
Writing

A young girl whose mother had sold her soul to Satan when she was born is told by Satan that she must marry a fellow demon.

Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

1971

Producer, Writer

7.6
Producing Writing

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold ...

Opus One

Opus One

1968

Director

Directing

Color/Black and White UCLA Student, Film Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A humorous play on Hollywood romance conventions and the p...

The Gendarme in New York

The Gendarme in New York

1965

as Un policier américain (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Sergeant Cruchot and his faithful comrades have been sent to the International Congress of Gendarmerie in N.Y.