Christopher Knopf

Christopher Knopf

Known for

Writing

Born

December 20, 1927

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

February 13, 2019 (aged 91)

Biography

Christopher Knopf (December 20, 1927 – February 13, 2019) was an American screenwriter and union executive. He served as the president of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG). He won two awards from the WGAW: the Morgan Cox Award in 1991 and the Edmund H. North Award in 2002.[

Best known work

20 Million Miles to Earth
20 Million Miles to Earth
1957
Emperor of the North
Emperor of the North
1973
Posse
Posse
1975
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Hell Bent for Leather
Hell Bent for Leather
1960
The Choirboys
The Choirboys
1977
A Cold Night's Death
A Cold Night's Death
1973
The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger
1957
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
1967
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin
1977

Filmography

  1. 2014

    Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike

    as Self

  2. 1990

    Equal JusticeTV

    Writer

  3. 1987

  4. 1987

  5. 1986

  6. 1985

    Not My Kid

    Teleplay, Story

  7. 1984

  8. 1981

    Peter and PaulTV

    Teleplay

  9. 1977

    The Choirboys

    Screenplay

  10. 1977

  11. 1977

  12. 1975

    Posse

    Screenplay

  13. 1974

  14. 1973

  15. 1973

  16. 1972

    The Bravos

    Teleplay, Story

  17. 1967

  18. 1967

  19. 1960

  20. 1958

    Joy Ride

    Screenplay

  21. 1958

  22. 1957

  23. 1957

  24. 1955

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