Howard W. Koch 1916 - 2001 (original) (raw)

| Show more » | | 48 movies | 169 Blu-ray releases | 154 DVD releases Getting his start in the movie business in Universal's contract and playdate department in New York City, Howard W. Koch moved on to 20th Century-Fox as a film librarian and then entered production as second assistant director on The Keys of the Kingdom (1944). After many films as assistant director, Koch joined forces with his professional benefactor Aubrey Schenck and Edwin F. Zabel to strike a three-picture production deal with United Artists that was to start with the western War Paint (1953). The success of these pictures opened up the deal for more UA films by Koch, Schenck and Zabel (Bel-Air Productions). With Schenck, Koch produced TV's Miami Undercover (1961) and also worked as a director on such series as Maverick (1957), Hawaiian Eye (1959), Cheyenne (1955) and The Untouchables (1959). From 1961 to 1964 Koch was vice-president in charge of production for Sinatra Enterprises; among his many executive-producer credits during this period was the chilling The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He became the production head at Paramount in 1964 and then shifted gears two years later to form his own production unit, which supplied major features to Paramount for years. By all accounts one of the best-loved men in Hollywood, Koch was a recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 1990 Oscarcast.0fans 8766Theatricalcollections 34918Blu-raycollections 8753DVDcollections | | Average movie rating Based on 48 movies and 3195 ratingsHighest rated: 8.1 / 10 The Manchuria... (1962) Lowest rated: 5.9 / 10 Some Kind of ... (1982) | | ---------------- | | --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Filmography

Ghost (1990)

7.3 2,155

Crossings (1986-)

7

Hollywood Wives (1985)

7.3 1

Hostage Flight (1985)

4

The Keep (1983)

6.3 268

Some Kind of Hero (1982)

5.9 29

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

6.4 651

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Airplane! (1980)

8 3,103

The Other Side of Midnight (1977)

6.3 30

The Other Side of Midnight

1977

Beyond Reason (1977)

6.5 2

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? (1976)

6.5 1

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

1976

Once Is Not Enough (1975)

6.3 24

The Underground Man (1974)

7.2 1

Badge 373 (1973)

6.5 75

A New Leaf (1971)

7.3 222

Star Spangled Girl (1971)

6.4 7

Plaza Suite (1971)

6.3 22

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

6.8 51

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970

The Odd Couple (1968)

7.7 395

None But the Brave (1965)

6.9 34

Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)

6.4 67

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

4 for Texas (1963)

6.6 31

Come Blow Your Horn (1963)

6.7 31

Sergeants 3 (1962)

7 2

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

8.1 1,199

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

X-15 (1961)

6.7 8

Born Reckless (1958)

6 3

Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)

6.5 2

Andy Hardy Comes Home

1958

Macabre (1958)

6.3 18

Frankenstein 1970 (1958)

6.3 67

The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)

6.6 10

The Girl in Black Stockings

1957

Tomahawk Trail (1957)

Voodoo Island (1957)

6.4 6

Outlaw's Son (1957)

Hell Bound (1957)

7.1 3

Untamed Youth (1957)

7.1 2

Pharaoh's Curse (1957)

6.3 7

War Drums (1957)

6.8 1

Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957)

6.9 1

Revolt at Fort Laramie

1957

Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956)

1

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

1956

Crime Against Joe (1956)

2

Ghost Town (1956)

7

The Black Sleep (1956)

6.4 89

Fort Yuma (1955)

3

Big House, U.S.A. (1955)

6.6 68

The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)

Shield for Murder (1954)

7 47

Beachhead (1954)

6.3 23