
Edgar Wallace
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- April 1, 1875
- Died
- February 10, 1932 (aged 56)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
Edgar Wallace was an English writer, journalist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was one of the most successful English-language crime writers and is considered the inventor of the modern thriller, of which he was the leading exponent in the early 20th century.
Known For
Filmography

Kong: Skull Island
Movie · Characters

Banglar King Kong
Movie · Original Film Writer

The Vexxer
Movie · Novel

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
Movie · Screenplay

King Kong
Movie · Original Story

The Trixxer
Movie · Characters

Die vier Gerechten
Movie · Novel

Das Schloss des Grauens
Movie · Novel

Die Katze von Kensington
Movie · Novel

Der Blinde
Movie · Original Story

Die Schokoladenschnüffler
Movie · Novel

Růžový Hubert
Movie · Novel

King Kong Lives
Movie · Characters

Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
Movie · Novel

The Case of the Frightened Lady
Movie · Novel

King Kong
Movie · Idea

What Have You Done to Solange?
Movie · Novel

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Movie · Novel

The Devil Came from Akasava
Movie · Novel

Angels of Terror
Movie · Novel

The Bloodstained Butterfly
Movie · Novel

Double Face
Movie · Novel

The Man with the Glass Eye
Movie · Novel

The Horror of Blackwood Castle
Movie · Novel

The Gorilla Gang
Movie · Novel

The Zombie Walks
Movie · Novel

Creature with the Blue Hand
Movie · Novel

The College Girl Murders
Movie · Novel

Five Golden Dragons
Movie · Novel

Circus of Fear
Movie · Novel

The Trygon Factor
Movie · Novel

The Hunchback of Soho
Movie · Novel

The Sinister Monk
Movie · Novel

Again the Ringer
Movie · Novel

Never Mention Murder
Movie · Original Story

Coast of Skeletons
Movie · Novel

Traitor's Gate
Movie · Novel

The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Movie · Novel

Room 13
Movie · Novel

The Mysterious Magician
Movie · Novel

Face of a Stranger
Movie · Novel

The Verdict
Movie · Novel

Downfall
Movie · Original Story

Who Was Maddox?
Movie · Original Story

We Shall See
Movie · Novel

The Double
Movie · Novel

On the Run
Movie · Novel

The Mysterious Magician
Movie · Novel

To Have and to Hold
Movie · Novel

The Black Abbot
Movie · Novel

The Squeaker
Movie · Novel

The Indian Scarf
Movie · Novel

The Curse of the Yellow Snake
Movie · Novel

The Set Up
Movie · Original Story

Incident at Midnight
Movie · Original Story

Return to Sender
Movie · Original Story

Ricochet
Movie · Original Story

The Rivals
Movie · Original Story

The Partner
Movie · Original Story

Accidental Death
Movie · Original Story

Five to One
Movie · Original Story

Death Drums Along the River
Movie · Novel

The Secret of the Red Orchid
Movie · Novel

The Inn on the River
Movie · Novel

Backfire!
Movie · Novel

The Door with Seven Locks
Movie · Novel

Solo for Sparrow
Movie · Novel

Candidate for Murder
Movie · Short Story

Time to Remember
Movie · Novel

Flat Two
Movie · Original Story

The Share Out
Movie · Original Story

Number Six
Movie · Original Story

Playback
Movie · Original Story

Locker Sixty-Nine
Movie · Original Story

Death Trap
Movie · Original Story

The £20,000 Kiss
Movie · Original Story

The Green Archer
Movie · Novel

The Forger of London
Movie · Novel

The Devil's Daffodil
Movie · Novel

The Strange Countess
Movie · Novel

Attempt to Kill
Movie · Novel

Dead Eyes of London
Movie · Novel

The Sinister Man
Movie · Novel

Never Back Losers
Movie · Novel

Clue of the Silver Key
Movie · Original Story

Man Detained
Movie · Original Story

Clue of the New Pin
Movie · Novel

Partners in Crime
Movie · Novel

Man at the Carlton Tower
Movie · Novel

The Fourth Square
Movie · Novel

The Man in the Back Seat
Movie · Original Story

The Terrible People
Movie · Novel

The Man Who Was Nobody
Movie · Novel

The Avenger
Movie · Novel

The Red Circle
Movie · Novel

The Malpas Mystery
Movie · Original Story

Marriage of Convenience
Movie · Novel

Fellowship of the Frog
Movie · Novel

The Man Who Changed His Name
Movie · Theatre Play
Der Hexer
Movie · Original Story

The Ringer
Movie · Theatre Play

The Calendar
Movie · Novel

The Missing Million
Movie · Novel

The Case of the Frightened Lady
Movie · Theatre Play

The Green Archer
Movie · Novel

The Door with Seven Locks
Movie · Novel

The Dark Eyes of London
Movie · Novel

The Four Just Men
Movie · Novel
The Missing People
Movie · Novel

Flying Fifty-Five
Movie · Novel
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
Movie · Novel

A Criminal at Large
Movie · Novel

The Gaunt Stranger
Movie · Novel

Kate Plus Ten
Movie · Novel

Mr. Reeder in Room 13
Movie · Novel

Dangerous to Know
Movie · Theatre Play
The Terror
Movie · Novel

The Return of the Frog
Movie · Novel
Thank Evans
Movie · Novel

Old Bones of the River
Movie · Writer

The Squeaker
Movie · Novel

The Frog
Movie · Novel

Prison Breaker
Movie · Novel

The Crimson Circle
Movie · Novel
Chick
Movie · Novel
Educated Evans
Movie · Novel
Strangers on Honeymoon
Movie · Novel

The Lad
Movie · Novel

Sanders of the River
Movie · Novel
The Feathered Serpent
Movie · Novel

Return of the Terror
Movie · Theatre Play

The Double
Movie · Novel

The Man Who Changed His Name
Movie · Theatre Play

Mystery Liner
Movie · Novel

Giallo
Movie · Novel
The Jewel
Movie · Novel

Before Dawn
Movie · Novel

King Kong
Movie · Idea

The Ringer
Movie · Novel

The Flying Squad
Movie · Novel

The Frightened Lady
Movie · Theatre Play
White Face
Movie · Theatre Play

The Menace
Movie · Novel

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie · Writer

The Squeeker
Movie · Novel

The Calendar
Movie · Theatre Play

The Old Man
Movie · Screenplay, Theatre Play
The Ringer
Movie · Novel

To Oblige a Lady
Movie · Theatre Play
The Valley of Ghosts
Movie · Writer, Novel
Red Aces
Movie · Screenplay

Should a Doctor Tell?
Movie · Screenplay

The Squeaker
Movie · Screenplay, Story
The Yellow Mask
Movie · Theatre Play

The Wrecker
Movie · Novel
The Clue of the New Pin
Movie · Novel

The Crimson Circle
Movie · Novel
The Ringer
Movie · Theatre Play, Scenario Writer

The Terror
Movie · Theatre Play

The Terrible People
Movie · Story
Mark of the Frog
Movie · Novel

Der große Unbekannte
Movie · Novel

The Green Archer
Movie · Novel
The Diamond Man
Movie · Novel
The Flying Fifty-Five
Movie · Novel

The Crimson Circle
Movie · Novel
Down Under Donovan
Movie · Novel

Wanted at Headquarters
Movie · Story

Nurse and Martyr
Movie · Writer