Abby Mann
Writing
1927-12-01 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Abby Mann (1927–2008) was an American screenwriter and producer, best known for his socially conscious dramas and sharp character portrayals. He won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), which explored the moral responsibilities of judges during the Nazi regime. Mann later created the iconic television detective Kojak (1973), blending gritty realism with social commentary. Throughout his career, he was recognized for tackling controversial themes such as justice, prejudice, and human rights, leaving a lasting mark on both film and television.
Filmography
7 Little Johnstons
2015 · Series
Kojak
2005 · Series
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
2004 · Movie
A Tribute to Stanley Kramer
2004 · Movie
The Value of a Single Human Being
2004 · Movie
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004 · Movie
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
2002 · Movie
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995 · Movie
Sinatra
1992 · Series
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992 · Movie
Kojak: None So Blind
1990 · Movie
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990 · Movie
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990 · Movie
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989 · Movie
Kojak: Ariana
1989 · Movie
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989 · Movie
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987 · Movie
War and Love
1985 · Movie
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985 · Movie
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985 · Series
Kojak in Budapest
1980 · Movie
Skag
1980 · Series
Skag
1980 · Movie
Lawman Without a Gun
1979 · Movie
King
1978 · Series
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976 · Movie
Medical Story
1975 · Series
Medical Story
1975 · Movie
Report to the Commissioner
1975 · Movie
The Greatest Gift
1974 · Movie
Kojak
1973 · Series
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973 · Movie
The Detective
1968 · Movie
Ship of Fools
1965 · Movie
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · Movie
The Condemned of Altona
1962 · Movie
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 · Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Judgment at Nuremberg
1959 · Movie
Portrait of a Murderer
1958 · Movie
Playhouse 90
1956 · Series
Port of Escape
1956 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Studio One
1948 · Series