Writing
Christopher Knopf
Born December 20, 1927 · New York City, New York, USA · Died February 13, 2019
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.[
Known for
6.3
20 Million Miles to Earth
Screenplay
7.2
Emperor of the North
Writer
6.5
Posse
Screenplay
6.6
Hell Bent for Leather
Screenplay
8.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Teleplay
5.6
The Choirboys
Screenplay
6.6
A Cold Night's Death
Writer
6.4
The Tall Stranger
Screenplay
7.1
Cimarron Strip
Creator
6.4
Scott Joplin
Writer
5.8
The King's Thief
Writer
7.4 TMDB
The Girl Who Spelled Freedom
Writer
7.5
Peter and Paul
Teleplay
6.6
Prison for Children
Teleplay
6.7
Pope John Paul II
Writer
5.8
Not My Kid
Teleplay, Story
6.0
The Bravos
Teleplay, Story
6.7
Equal Justice
Writer
7.7 TMDB
Mrs. Sundance
Writer
8.5 TMDB
Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike
Self
Filmography
- 2014Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild StrikeSelfMovie
- 1990Equal JusticeWriterSeries
- 1987Prison for ChildrenTeleplayMovie
- 1987Baby Girl ScottWriterMovie
- 1986The Girl Who Spelled FreedomWriterMovie
- 1985Not My KidTeleplay, StoryMovie
- 1984Pope John Paul IIWriterMovie
- 1981Peter and PaulTeleplaySeries
- 1977The ChoirboysScreenplayMovie
- 1977Escape from Bogen CountyTeleplay, StoryMovie
- 1977Scott JoplinWriterMovie
- 1975PosseScreenplayMovie
- 1974Mrs. SundanceWriterMovie
- 1973Emperor of the NorthWriterMovie
- 1973A Cold Night's DeathWriterMovie
- 1972The BravosTeleplay, StoryMovie
- 1967The HuntedWriterMovie
- 1967Cimarron StripCreatorSeries
- 1960Hell Bent for LeatherScreenplayMovie
- 1958Joy RideScreenplayMovie
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveTeleplaySeries
- 1957The Tall StrangerScreenplayMovie
- 195720 Million Miles to EarthScreenplayMovie
- 1955The King's ThiefWriterMovie