Joseph Stefano

1922–2006 · American screenwriter

Joseph William Stefano was an American screenwriter, television and film producer, and music composer. He was best known for writing Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho (1960), and for his contributions to the anthology television series The Outer Limits (1963–64).

Joseph Stefano, in order

1. 1958 Anna of Brooklyn: wrote · directed by Carlo Lastricati and Vittorio De Sica
2. 1959 The Black Orchid: wrote · directed by Martin Ritt · audiences 62% · streaming on Hoopla
3. 1960 Psycho: wrote · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 97%, audiences 95% · streaming on Netflix
4. 1961 The Naked Edge: wrote · directed by Michael Anderson · audiences 52%
5. 1963–64 The Outer Limits (TV series): wrote, produced · critics 93%, audiences 93% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Plex
6. 1964 The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre: directed, wrote
7. 1969 Eye of the Cat: wrote · directed by David Lowell Rich
8. 1971 A Death of Innocence: wrote · directed by Paul Wendkos
9. 1971 Revenge!: wrote · directed by Jud Taylor
10. 1974 Live Again, Die Again: wrote · directed by Richard A. Colla
11. 1987 The Kindred: wrote · directed by Jeffrey Obrow
12. 1988 Blackout: wrote
13. 1990 Psycho IV: The Beginning (TV movie): wrote · directed by Mick Garris
14. 1990 Swamp Thing (TV series): created
15. 1995 Two Bits: wrote · directed by James Foley
16. 1997 The Outer Limits (TV series): wrote
17. 1998 Psycho: wrote · directed by Gus Van Sant
18. 1999 Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius: acted · directed by Ted Haimes
19. 2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film: acted · directed by Jeff McQueen