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Ed McBain was an American author and screenwriter. Born Salvatore Albert Lombino, he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952. While successful and well known as Evan Hunter, he was even better known as Ed McBain, a name he used for most of his crime fiction, beginning in 1956. He also used the pen names John Abbott, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, and Richard Marsten, amongst others. His 87th Precinct novels have become staples of the police procedural genre.
Birth Name
Salvatore Albert Lombino
Born
Friday, 15 October 1926
Died
Wednesday, 06 July 2005
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2021 |
| The Culture Show | Self | 2004 |
| The Chronology Protection Case | 2002 | |
| The Trouble with Marnie | Self | 2000 |
| Case Reopened | Self - Presenter | 1999 |
| All About 'the Birds' | Self | 1999 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Reputations | Self - Screenwriter, The Birds | 1994 |
| The Horror Hall of Fame II | Self | 1991 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2021 |
| The Culture Show | Self | 2004 |
| The Chronology Protection Case | 2002 | |
| The Trouble with Marnie | Self | 2000 |
| Case Reopened | Self - Presenter | 1999 |
| All About 'the Birds' | Self | 1999 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Reputations | Self - Screenwriter, The Birds | 1994 |
| The Horror Hall of Fame II | Self | 1991 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | Himself | 1957 |
