Summary
Christopher Crowe (born August 1, 1948) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and film director.[1][2]
Crowe was born in Racine, Wisconsin, and graduated from William Horlick High School in 1967. In the mid-1970s, he was working for an East Coast magazine, but returned home to Racine. While working at his father's graphic arts company, he created the logo for the band Cheap Trick.[3]
He has written the screenplays for The Last of the Mohicans,[4][5] Nightmares, The Mean Season, Fear,[6] and The Bone Collector[7][8][9][10] He also wrote and directed Off Limits and Whispers in the Dark.[5][11]
He created the television shows Seven Days, The Watcher, The Untouchables,[4][12] H.E.L.P.,[13] B.L. Stryker, and B. J. and the Bear. He was also executive producer of the 1985 TV revival of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.[14][15]
The German-born imposter whose real name is Christian Gerhartsreiter had at some point in the 1990s renamed himself "Christopher C. Crowe" and claimed, that he was a producer of the 1980s revival of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, effectively stealing the real Crowe's identity.[16]
Filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Last Chase | No | Yes | No | Credited as C.R. O'Christopher Also "story by" credit Co-written with Martyn Burke and A. Roy Moore |
| 1983 | Nightmares | No | Yes | Yes | Co-written with Jeffrey Bloom |
| 1985 | The Mean Season | No | Yes | No | Credited as Leon Piedmont |
| Streets of Justice | Yes | Yes | Executive | Television film | |
| 1988 | Off Limits | Yes | Yes | No | Co-written with Jack Thibeau |
| 1989 | The Hollywood Detective | No | Yes | Co-executive | Television film |
| 1992 | Steel Justice | Yes | Yes | Executive | Television film Co-written with John Hill |
| Whispers in the Dark | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| The Last of the Mohicans | No | Yes | No | Co-written with Michael Mann | |
| 1996 | Fear | No | Yes | No | |
| 2004 | Homeland Security | No | Yes | Executive | Television film |
Television edit
| 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 | Sword of Justice | Writer, Producer | 5 Episodes |
| 1978-1981 | B. J. and the Bear | Writer, Creator, Producer, Supervising Producer | 47 Episodes |
| 1981-1982 | Darkroom | Writer, Producer | 14 Episodes |
| 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. | Creator, Director, Executive Producer | |
| 1993-1994 | The Untouchables | Creator, Writer, Executive Producer | 42 Episodes |
| 1995 | The Watcher | Writer, Creator, Executive Producer | 11 Episodes |
| 1998-2001 | Seven Days | Writer, Creator, Producer, Executive Producer | 66 Episodes |
| 2001 | Manhunt | Co-Executive Producer | 6 Episodes |
| 2004-2005 | NCIS | Writer, Consulting Producer | 2 Episodes |
References edit
- ^ Jerry Roberts (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
- ^ "Christopher Crowe Bio". www.vidiot.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "The Origin of the Cheap Trick Logo" (PDF). www.scottstarr.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Noyce set to helm 'Bone'". www.variety.com. March 17, 1998. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "Collector' acquires Jolie". www.variety.com. June 4, 1998. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Rooker inks for 'Bone'". www.variety.com. September 15, 1998. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Sony nabs o'seas right to U's 'Bone'". www.variety.com. February 15, 1999. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "Christopher Crowe Filmography". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (July 31, 1993). "'Honest' : Television: Despite Monday's summit and threats to regulate the amount of mayhem on the airwaves, many crime- and action-oriented series executives have no plans to alter their shows". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (March 3, 1990). "TV Reviews: 'H.E.L.P.': There's Life in the Rescue Genre Yet". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Burke, Michael (May 23, 1993). "Horlick alum Christopher Crowe writes place in Hollywood history". Racine Journal Times.
- ^ "Starlog Magazine Issue 99". archive.org. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit". Vanity Fair. 3 December 2008.
External links edit
- Christopher Crowe at IMDb
- Christopher Crowe at Rotten Tomatoes
- Christopher Crowe @ discogs.com
- Christopher Crowe @ thetvdb.com
- Christopher Crowe @ bfi.org