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Hawk Koch

Production
80 years oldLos Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Howard Winchel Koch Jr. (born December 14, 1945), also known as Hawk Koch, is an American film producer. Throughout his career, he was involved in the production of over 50 major films, including Rosemary's Baby (1968), The Way We Were (1973), Chinatown (1974), Heaven Can Wait (1978), Wayne's World (1992) and its 1993 sequel, Primal Fear (1996), Fracture (2007), and Source Code (2011). Koch is currently a director for AMC Entertainment, the Motion Picture and Television Fund, and the National Film Preservation Foundation, and he previously served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America. Koch is a former road manager for The Supremes and The Dave Clark Five musical groups. In 2019, he published his memoir, Magic Time: My Life in Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hawk Koch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
December 14, 1945
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Production

Also Known As

Howard W. Koch Jr.
Howard Winchel Koch Jr.

Movies (43)

Good Men

Good Men

as Self

2024

Faye
6.3

Faye

as Self

2024

Christmas in Conway
5.8

Christmas in Conway

Executive Producer (Production)

2013

Very Good Girls
5.8

Very Good Girls

Executive Producer (Production)

2013

Source Code
7.3

Source Code

Executive Producer (Production)

2011

Norman
6.1

Norman

Producer (Production)

2010

Untraceable
6.2

Untraceable

Producer (Production)

2008

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
6.3

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

as Self

2008

Fracture
7.3

Fracture

Executive Producer (Production)

2007

Blood and Chocolate
5.5

Blood and Chocolate

Producer (Production)

2007

Hostage
6.3

Hostage

Executive Producer (Production)

2005

The Riverman
5.3

The Riverman

Producer (Production)

2004

Collateral Damage
5.8

Collateral Damage

Executive Producer (Production)

2002

Frequency
7.3

Frequency

Producer (Production)

2000

Keeping the Faith
6.1

Keeping the Faith

Producer (Production)

2000

The Beautician and the Beast
6.7

The Beautician and the Beast

Producer (Production)

1997

Primal Fear
7.7

Primal Fear

Executive Producer (Production)

1996

Virtuosity
5.5

Virtuosity

Executive Producer (Production)

1995

Losing Isaiah
6.5

Losing Isaiah

Producer (Production)

1995

Wayne's World 2
6.1

Wayne's World 2

Executive Producer (Production)

1993

Sliver
5.5

Sliver

Executive Producer (Production)

1993

The Temp
4.7

The Temp

Executive Producer (Production)

1993

Wayne's World
6.7

Wayne's World

Executive Producer (Production)

1992

Necessary Roughness
5.5

Necessary Roughness

Executive Producer (Production)

1991

The Long Walk Home
7.6

The Long Walk Home

Producer (Production)

1990

Rooftops
4.4

Rooftops

Producer (Production)

1989

The Pope of Greenwich Village
6.4

The Pope of Greenwich Village

Producer (Production)

1984

The Keep
5.6

The Keep

Producer (Production)

1983

Gorky Park
6.3

Gorky Park

Producer (Production)

1983

A Night In Heaven
4.5

A Night In Heaven

Producer (Production)

1983

Honky Tonk Freeway
5.2

Honky Tonk Freeway

Producer (Production)

1981

The Frisco Kid
6.1

The Frisco Kid

Executive Producer (Production)

1979

Heaven Can Wait
6.6

Heaven Can Wait

Executive Producer (Production)

1978

The Drowning Pool
6.3

The Drowning Pool

Associate Producer (Production)

1975

Chinatown
7.9

Chinatown

Assistant Director (Directing)

1974

The Parallax View
6.8

The Parallax View

First Assistant Director (Directing)

1974

Going Home
6.2

Going Home

Assistant Director (Directing)

1971

Fools' Parade
6.5

Fools' Parade

Assistant Director (Directing)

1971

The Hired Hand
6.0

The Hired Hand

Assistant Director (Directing)

1971

The Baby Maker
5.7

The Baby Maker

Assistant Director (Directing)

1970

Getting Straight
6.2

Getting Straight

Assistant Director (Directing)

1970

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
6.2

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

as El Taco Employee (voice) (uncredited)

1969

Rosemary's Baby
7.8

Rosemary's Baby

Dialogue Coach (Crew)

1968

TV Shows (1)