Howard W. Koch

Howard W. Koch Trivia

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, as well as Edwin Zabel, to strike a three-picture production deal with United Artists that was to sta rt 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", and also worked as a director on such series as "Maverick", "Hawaian Eye", "Cheyenne" and "The Untouchables." 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 chiling "The Manchurian Candidate". He became the production head at Paramount in 1964 and then sh ifted 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.

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