Christopher Crowe (born August 1, 1948) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and film director. [1] [2]
Crowe was born in Racine, Wisconsin, and graduated from William Horlick High School in 1967. In the mid-1970s, he was working for an East Coast magazine, but returned home to Racine. While working at his father's graphic arts company, he created the logo for the band Cheap Trick. [3]
He has written the screenplays for The Last of the Mohicans , [4] [5] Nightmares , The Mean Season , Fear , [6] and The Bone Collector [7] [8] [9] [10] He also wrote and directed Off Limits and Whispers in the Dark . [5] [11]
He created the television shows Seven Days , The Watcher , The Untouchables , [4] [12] H.E.L.P. , [13] B.L. Stryker , and B. J. and the Bear . He was also executive producer of the 1985 TV revival of Alfred Hitchcock Presents . [14] [15]
The German-born imposter whose real name is Christian Gerhartsreiter had at some point in the 1990s renamed himself "Christopher C. Crowe" and claimed, that he was a producer of the 1980s revival of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, effectively stealing the real Crowe's identity. [16]
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1981 | The Last Chase | No | Yes | No | Credited as C.R. O'Christopher Also "story by" credit Co-written with Martyn Burke and A. Roy Moore |
1983 | Nightmares | No | Yes | Yes | Co-written with Jeffrey Bloom |
1985 | The Mean Season | No | Yes | No | Credited as Leon Piedmont |
Streets of Justice | Yes | Yes | Executive | Television film | |
1988 | Off Limits | Yes | Yes | No | Co-written with Jack Thibeau |
1989 | The Hollywood Detective | No | Yes | Co-executive | Television film |
1992 | Steel Justice | Yes | Yes | Executive | Television film Co-written with John Hill |
Whispers in the Dark | Yes | Yes | No | ||
The Last of the Mohicans | No | Yes | No | Co-written with Michael Mann | |
1996 | Fear | No | Yes | No | |
2004 | Homeland Security | No | Yes | Executive | Television film |
Year | TV Series | Credit | Notes |
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1977 | Baretta | Writer | 3 Episodes |
1977-1979 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Writer, Producer, Story Editor | 32 Episodes |
1978-1979 | Sword of Justice | Writer, Producer | 5 Episodes |
1978-1981 | B. J. and the Bear | Writer, Creator, Producer, Supervising Producer | 47 Episodes |
1981-1982 | Darkroom | Writer, Producer | 14 Episodes |
1984 | Airwolf | Writer | 1 Episode |
1985-1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Writer, Director, Actor, Executive Producer | 23 Episodes |
1986 | Miami Vice | Director | 1 Episode |
1989-1990 | B.L. Stryker | Creator, Writer | 12 Episodes |
1990 | H.E.L.P. | Creator, Director, Executive Producer | |
1993-1994 | The Untouchables | Creator, Writer, Executive Producer | 42 Episodes |
1995 | The Watcher | Writer, Creator, Executive Producer | 11 Episodes |
1998-2001 | Seven Days | Writer, Creator, Producer, Executive Producer | 66 Episodes |
2001 | Manhunt | Co-Executive Producer | 6 Episodes |
2004-2005 | NCIS | Writer, Consulting Producer | 2 Episodes |
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