Sam Rolfe
| Sam Rolfe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sam Harris Rolfe February 18, 1924 New York, United States |
| Died | July 10, 1993 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, producer |
Samuel Harris "Sam" Rolfe (February 18, 1924 – July 10, 1993) was an American screenwriter best known for creating (with Herb Meadow) the high rated CBS television series Have Gun – Will Travel, as well as his work on the 1960s NBC television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Eleventh Hour.
Rolfe was born in New York City. He scored an Oscar nomination with his first screenplay, the Anthony Mann Western The Naked Spur in 1953.
Most of Rolfe's subsequent career was spent in television, where he created and was part of the writing staff on the highly regarded western series Have Gun - Will Travel and, most famously, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. When Ian Fleming was unable to continue development of the U.N.C.L.E. concept, producer Norman Felton approached Rolfe, who was at that time working on The Eleventh Hour. Rolfe wrote the pilot for U.N.C.L.E. "The Vulcan Affair", and came up with the U.N.C.L.E. acronym.
Rolfe left the show at the end of its first season. After his departure U.N.C.L.E. changed direction and exchanged tongue-in-cheek humour for more overt gags, culminating in the high-camp third season. Rolfe did not approve of the change in direction and felt the show lost its way after the first season. In an interview given shortly before his death he commented:
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