Howard W. Koch
American film producer (1916-2001) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 84
Howard Winchel Koch was an American film producer and director. He served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and as head of film production at Paramount Pictures, and directed and produced numerous films, including The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Odd Couple (1968), Airplane!
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GhostFilm, 1990Producer1985
Hollywood WivesSeries, Producer1981
DragonslayerFilm, Producer1977
The PirateSeries, Producer1975
Once Is Not EnoughFilm, Producer1974
Dinah!Series1972
Last of the Red Hot LoversFilm, Producer1970
On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverFilm, Producer1968
The Odd CoupleFilm, Producer1965
None But the BraveFilm, Producer1963
4 for TexasFilm, Producer1961
Miami UndercoverSeries, Director, Producer
X-15Film, 1961Producer1959
Hawaiian EyeSeries, Director
Johnny RingoSeries, 1959Director
The Last MileFilm, 1959Director1957
MaverickSeries, Director
Hell BoundFilm, 1957Producer1955
CheyenneSeries, Director
Big House, U.S.AFilm, 1955Director1954
BeachheadFilm, Producer1953
The OscarsSeries, Producer1940
The Sea HawkFilm, Writer1916Born11 April 1916People around Howard
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Aubrey Schenck Produced Shield for Murder and Big House, U.S.A
Walter Matthau Howard produced The Odd Couple and A New Leaf
Peter Graves Howard produced Airplane! (1980)
Lex Barker Howard directed The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
Mamie Van Doren Howard directed The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
Robert Hays Howard produced Airplane! (1980)
John Dehner Howard produced Airplane II: The Sequel (1983)
Frank Sinatra Howard produced Sergeants 3 (1962)
Ralph Meeker Howard directed Big House (1955)
John Russell Howard produced Hell Bound and The Dalton Girls
Dean Martin Howard produced Sergeants 3 (1962)
Marla English Howard directed Shield for Murder (1955)
Boyd Morgan Howard produced War Drums and Crime Against Joe
Charles Bronson Howard produced X-15 (1962)
Leslie Nielsen Howard produced Airplane! (1980)
Mickey Rooney Howard directed Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
John Carradine Howard produced The Black Sleep and Desert Sands
Lloyd Bridges Howard produced Airplane! (1980)
Robert Stack Howard produced Airplane! and War Paint
Chuck Connors Howard produced Airplane II: The Sequel (1983)
Renée Taylor Howard produced A New Leaf (1971)
Dan Blocker Howard produced Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
Kenneth Tobey Howard produced Airplane! and X-15
Ron Randell Howard directed The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
Known for
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The Manchurian Candidate 1962
The Odd Couple 1968
A New Leaf 1971
Ghost 1990
The Sea Hawk 1940
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Filmography 40
80 credits on file
Television 9
Media & music
Photos 1
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(1980) and its 1982 sequel, and Ghost (1990). At the 62nd Academy Awards, he was honored the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his "outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes". He also received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, three of which were for producing Academy Awards ceremonies.
