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Abby Mann

Abby Mann

Writer · 1927–2008 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Wrote 34

2000s

  1. 2005

    Kojak

    Characters

  2. 2002

    Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1995

    Indictment: The McMartin Trial

    Screenplay

    74
  2. 1992

    Sinatra

    Story

  3. Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

    Screenplay

  4. 1990

    Kojak: None So Blind

    Characters

  5. Kojak: It's Always Something

    Characters

  6. Kojak: Flowers For Matty

    Characters

1980s

  1. 1989

    Kojak: Fatal Flaw

    Characters

  2. Kojak: Ariana

    Characters

  3. Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

    Writer

  4. 1987

    Kojak: The Price of Justice

    Characters

  5. 1985

    War and Love

    Writer

  6. Kojak: The Belarus File

    Writer, Characters

  7. The Atlanta Child Murders

    Writer

  8. 1980

    Kojak in Budapest

    Characters

  9. Skag

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1978

    King

    Writer

  2. 1976

    NBC: The First Fifty Years

    Writer

  3. 1975

    Medical Story

    Writer

  4. Medical Story

    Writer

  5. Report to the Commissioner

    Screenplay

    64
  6. 1974

    The Greatest Gift

    Writer

  7. 1973

    Kojak

    Writer

    72

  8. The Marcus-Nelson Murders

    Writer, Characters

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Detective

    Screenplay

    73
  2. 1965

    Ship of Fools

    Screenplay

  3. 1963

    A Child Is Waiting

    Writer

    76
  4. 1962

    The Condemned of Altona

    Screenplay

  5. 1961

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    Screenplay, Original Story

    80

1950s

  1. 1959

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    Writer

  2. 1958

    Portrait of a Murderer

    Story

  3. 1956

    Playhouse 90

    Writer

    81

1940s

  1. 1948

    Studio One

    Writer

    70

Produced 7

1990s

  1. 1992

    Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

    Executive Producer

1980s

  1. 1989

    Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

    Producer

  2. 1985

    The Atlanta Child Murders

    Executive Producer

  3. 1980

    Skag

    Executive Producer

Created 4

2000s

  1. 2005

    Kojak

    Creator

1970s

  1. 1978

    King

    Creator

  2. 1975

    Medical Story

    Creator

  3. 1973

    Kojak

    Creator

    72

Other crew 2

1990s

  1. 1990

    Kojak: None So Blind

    Creator

1950s

  1. 1956

    Port of Escape

    Additional Writing

Directed 1

1970s

  1. 1978

    King

    Director

Edited 1

Appearances6

2000s

  1. 2004

    A Tribute to Stanley Kramer

    Self

  2. The Value of a Single Human Being

    Self

  3. In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell

    Self

  4. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    Self