Christopher Crowe (screenwriter)
Christopher Crowe (born August 1, 1948) is a screenwriter, film producer, and film director[1] noted for having written the screenplays for The Last of the Mohicans,[2][3] Nightmares, and Fear,[4] for writing and directing Whispers in the Dark,[3] and for having created the television series Seven Days, The Watcher, The Untouchables,[2] B.L. Stryker, and B. J. and the Bear.
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Crowe graduated from William Horlick High School in 1967.[5]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Last Chase | Story By, Screenplay By | Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Martyn Burke" and "A. Roy Moore" |
| 1983 | Nightmares | Written By, Produced By | Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Jeffrey Bloom" |
| 1985 | The Mean Season | Screenplay By | Based on the novel "In the Heat of the Summer" By "John Katzenbach" |
| Streets of Justice | Written By, Directed By, Executive Producer | ||
| 1988 | Off Limits | Written By, Directed By | Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Jack Thibeau" |
| 1989 | The Hollywood Detective | Written By, Co-Executive Producer | Television Movie |
| 1992 | Steel Justice | Written By, Directed By | Television Movie, Co-Wrote Screenplay with "John Hill" |
| Whispers in the Dark | Written By, Directed By | ||
| The Last of the Mohicans | Screenplay By | Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Michael Mann" | |
| 1996 | Fear | Written By | |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Screenplay By | Uncredited Rewrite |
| 2004 | Homeland Security | Written By, Executive Producer |
Television
| Year | TV Series | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Baretta | Writer | 3 Episodes |
| 1977-1979 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Writer, Producer, Story Editor | 32 Episodes |
| 1978-1979 | B. J. and the Bear | Writer, Creator, Producer, Supervising Producer | 7 Episodes |
| Sword of Justice | Writer, Producer | ||
| 1979 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1981 | Darkroom | Writer, Producer | |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1985-1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Writer, Director, Actor, Executive Producer | 23 Episodes |
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Director | 1 Episode |
| 1989-1990 | B.L. Stryker | Creator, Writer | 12 Episodes |
| 1990 | H.E.L.P. | Director, Executive Producer | |
| 1993-1994 | The Untouchables | Creator, Executive Producer | 40 Episodes |
| 1995 | The Watcher | Writer, Creator | 11 Episodes |
| 1998-2001 | Seven Days | Writer, Creator, Producer, Executive Producer | 66 Episodes |
References
- ^ Jerry Roberts (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
- ^ a b Pearl, Matthew (December 27, 2017). "Behind The Untouchables: The Making of the Memoir That Reclaimed a Prohibition-Era Legend". Vanity Fair.
- ^ a b Neal Koch, "Sex, Violence And Comedy: Inside the Audition", The San Francisco Examiner (August 30, 1992), Datebook p. 32.
- ^ Sokol, Tony (March 5, 2018). "Remake of 1996's Fear on the way..." Den of Geek.
- ^ Burke, Michael (May 23, 1993). "Horlick alum Christopher Crowe writes place in Hollywood history". Racine Journal Times.
