Abby Mann
Writing
Awards
Won 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 won
- 1962 Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Won Judgment at Nuremberg
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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.
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Filmography
Writing
29 credits
Studio One
Kojak
Playhouse 90
Medical Story
Judgment at Nuremberg
Kojak
The Atlanta Child Murders
King
Ship of Fools
The Detective
Skag
Medical Story
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Sinatra
A Child Is Waiting
Skag
Report to the Commissioner
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
The Condemned of Altona
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Kojak: The Belarus File
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
War and Love
Kojak: None So Blind
The Greatest Gift
Judgment at Nuremberg
Portrait of a Murderer
Acting
18 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
The Oscars
7 Little Johnstons
Kojak
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Kojak: The Belarus File
Kojak: Ariana
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Kojak: It's Always Something
Kojak: None So Blind
Kojak : Error Fatal
Port of Escape
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
A Tribute to Stanley Kramer
Kojak in Budapest
The Value of a Single Human Being
Producing
8 credits
Kojak
Medical Story
The Atlanta Child Murders
Skag
Skag
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Lawman Without a Gun
Directing
1 credit
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