Howard W. Koch

Howard W. Koch was born on Apr 11, 1916 in USA. Howard W. Koch's big-screen debut came with The Keys of the Kingdom directed by John M. Stahl in 1944. Howard W. Koch is known for Ghost directed by Jerry Zucker, Patrick Swayze stars as Sam Wheat and Demi Moore as Molly Jensen. Howard W. Koch has got 3 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Howard W. Koch achieved is Temecula Valley International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Howard W. Koch plays is Bobbie's Girl which will be released on Jun 09, 2002.

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 Les clés du royaume (1944). After many films as assistant director, Koch joined forces with his professional benefactor Aubrey Schenck and Edwin F. Zabel to strike a three-picture production deal with United Artists that was to start with the western La Loi du scalp (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 (1961) and also worked as a director on such series as Maverick (1957), Hawaiian Eye (1959), Cheyenne (1955) and Les incorruptibles (1959). 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 chilling Un crime dans la tête (1962). He became the production head at Paramount in 1964 and then shifted 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.