Biography
Howard Winchel Koch was an American film producer and director. He served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and as head of film production at Paramount Pictures, and directed and produced numerous films, including The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Odd Couple (1968), Airplane! (1980) and its 1982 sequel, and Ghost (1990). At the 62nd Academy Awards, he was honored the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his "outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes". He also received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, three of which were for producing Academy Awards ceremonies.
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Awards & recognition
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award · 1990
Filmography50+ titles
The Manchurian Candidate
The Odd Couple
A New Leaf
Ghost
The Sea Hawk
Rebel in Town
Julius Caesar
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Naked Spur
Maverick
The Broken Star
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
T-Men
Shield for Murder
He Walked by Night
Revolt at Fort Laramie
Big House, U.S.A
Dragonslayer
The Last Mile
Side Street
Tulsa
Plaza Suite
Robin and the 7 Hoods
The Black Sleep
Airplane II: The Sequel
X-15
The Girl in Black Stockings
Cheyenne
Macabre
Fort Bowie
Crime Against Joe
The President's Analyst
Hell Bound
War Drums
Hot Cars
Badge 373
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
For Those Who Think Young
Beachhead
Some Kind of Hero
Star Spangled Girl
Jungle Heat
Frankenstein 1970
Something Big
Once Is Not Enough
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Come Blow Your Horn
4 for Texas
Desert Sands
Voodoo Island