Howard Winchel Koch (April 11, 1916 - February 16, 2001) was an Academy Award-winning American director and producer of motion pictures and television.
Born in New York City, he attended Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. He began his film career as an employee at Universal Studios office in New York then made his Hollywood filmmaking debut in 1947 as an assistant director. He worked as a producer for the first time in 1953 and a year later made his directing debut. In 1964, Paramount Pictures appointed him head of film production, a position he held until 1966 when he left to set up his own production company.
Among his numerous television productions, Howard W. Koch produced the Academy Awards show on eight occasions. Dedicated to the industry, he served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1977 to 1979. In 1990 the Academy honored him with the The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and in 1991 he received the Frank Capra Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America.
Thoroughbred racing
Together with actor Telly Savalas, Howard Koch owned Telly's Pop, winner of several important California races for juveniles including the Norfolk Stakes and Del Mar Futurity.
Howard W. Koch suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died Los Angeles in 2001. He had two children from a marriage of 64 years and in 2004 his son Hawk Koch was elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's Board of Governors.
Selected works
Films (producer):
Ghost (1990)
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Airplane! (1980)
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)
Plaza Suite (1971)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
The Odd Couple (1968)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
Shields for Murder (1954)
Television (director)
Maverick
Hawaiian Eye
Cheyenne
The Untouchables
Preceded by
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
1989
Succeeded by
Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor
Preceded by
Walter Mirisch
President of Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
1977-1979
Succeeded by
Fay Kanin
External links
IMDb for Howard W. Koch
Howard W. Koch at Find A Grave
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Categories: American film producers | American film directors | People from New York City | American businesspeople | American racehorse owners and breeders | 1916 births | 2001 deaths | Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
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