Biography: Henry Beckman was born on November 26, 1921 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He served in the Canadian Military during World War II. He married Cheryl Maxwell, with whom he had two children. He then married Hillary Beckman. He was the author of How to Sell Your Film Project and Hollywood With Its Pants Down.

Film/TV Credits: Film credits include: "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Marnie," "The Brood," "Sweet Charity," "Niagara," "The Wrong Man," "Silver Streak," "I Love You to Death," "The Undefeated," "Death Hunt," "The Stalking Moon," and "Kiss Me Stupid." Television credits include: "The X-Files," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Mannix," "Columbo," "MacGyver," "The Twilight Zone," "Gunsmoke," "Perry Mason," "Bonanza," "Happy Days," and "Bewitched."