Abby Mann
- Writing
- December 1, 1927 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- March 25, 2008
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- 7 Little Johnstons · Assistant Editor
- Kojak · Characters, Creator
- A Tribute to Stanley Kramer · Self
- The Value of a Single Human Being · Self
- In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell · Self
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust · Self
- Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story · Writer
- Indictment: The McMartin Trial · Screenplay
- Sinatra · Story
- Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story · Screenplay, Executive producer
- Kojak: None So Blind · Creator, Characters
- Kojak: It's Always Something · Characters
- Kojak: Flowers For Matty · Characters
- Kojak: Fatal Flaw · Characters
- Kojak: Ariana · Characters
- Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story · Writer, Producer
- Kojak: The Price of Justice · Characters
- War and Love · Writer
- Kojak: The Belarus File · Writer, Characters
- The Atlanta Child Murders · Writer, Executive producer
- Kojak in Budapest · Characters
- Skag · Writer, Executive producer
- Skag · Writer, Producer
- Lawman Without a Gun · Executive producer
- King · Director, Writer
- NBC: The First Fifty Years · Writer
- Medical Story · Writer
- Medical Story · Writer, Producer
- Report to the Commissioner · Screenplay
- The Greatest Gift · Writer
- Kojak · Writer, Executive producer
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders · Writer, Characters
- The Detective · Screenplay
- Ship of Fools · Screenplay
- A Child Is Waiting · Writer
- The Condemned of Altona · Screenplay
- Judgment at Nuremberg · Screenplay, Story
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Judgment at Nuremberg · Writer
- Portrait of a Murderer · Story
- Playhouse 90 · Writer
- Port of Escape · Additional Writing
- The Oscars · Self
- Studio One · Writer