Eric Ambler

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-06-28 (89 years old)

Deathday

1998-10-22

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Eric Ambler

Biography

Eric Clifford Ambler OBE was an influential British author of thrillers, in particular spy novels who introduced a new realism to the genre. He also worked as a screenwriter.

Acting

1943

The New Lot

as Bren Gun Instructor

Production

1958

A Night to Remember

as Screenplay

1943

1964

Topkapi

as Novel

1944

1944

The Way Ahead

as Screenplay

1952

The Card

as Screenplay

1953

The Cruel Sea

as Screenplay

1947

1947

The October Man

as Screenplay

1952

The Magic Box

as Screenplay

1954

The Purple Plain

as Screenplay

1950

1944

1953

Rough Shoot

as Screenplay

1951

Encore

as Screenplay

1971

1971

Love Hate Love

as Screenplay

1954

Lease of Life

as Writer

1949

1984

1943

The New Lot

as Writer

1949

1944

United States

as Director

1944

United States

as Writer

1975

© All Rights Reserved 2025