Writer

Len Deighton

Born February 18, 1929London, England, UKDied March 15, 2026

Biography

Len Deighton was a thriller writer best known for his 1962 novel The Ipcress File.

Known for

The Ipcress File

1965 · 71 · Movie

Funeral in Berlin

1966 · 55 · Movie

Billion Dollar Brain

1967 · 5.9 · Movie

The Ipcress File

2022 · 7.3 · Series

SS-GB

2017 · 6.6 · Series

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 · 7.0 · Movie

Bullet to Beijing

1995 · 5.4 · Movie

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

1996 · 4.9 · Movie

Armchair Theatre

1956 · 7.7 · Series

Only When I Larf

1968 · 5.9 · Movie

Game, Set, and Match

1988 · 8.2 · Series

Spy Story

1976 · 5.1 · Movie

Filmography

The Ipcress File

2022 · Novel, Creator

SS-GB

2017 · Novel, Creator

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

1996 · Characters

Bullet to Beijing

1995 · Characters

Game, Set, and Match

1988 · Novel

Spy Story

1976 · Novel

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 · Screenplay

Only When I Larf

1968 · Novel, Producer

Billion Dollar Brain

1967 · Novel

Funeral in Berlin

1966 · Novel

The Ipcress File

1965 · Novel

Long Past Glory

1963 · Writer

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Writer