Christopher Crowe (screenwriter)

American screenwriter and film director

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]

## Filmography[edit]

### Films[edit]

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

### Television[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Jerry Roberts (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 107\. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
2. ^ "Christopher Crowe Bio". www.vidiot.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
3. ^ "The Origin of the Cheap Trick Logo" (PDF). www.scottstarr.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
4. ^ a b Pearl, Matthew (December 27, 2017). "Behind The Untouchables: The Making of the Memoir That Reclaimed a Prohibition-Era Legend". Vanity Fair.
5. ^ a b Neal Koch, "Sex, Violence And Comedy: Inside the Audition", The San Francisco Examiner (August 30, 1992), Datebook p. 32.
6. ^ Sokol, Tony (March 5, 2018). "Remake of 1996's Fear on the way..." Den of Geek.
7. ^ "Noyce set to helm 'Bone'". www.variety.com. March 17, 1998. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
8. ^ "Collector' acquires Jolie". www.variety.com. June 4, 1998. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
9. ^ "Rooker inks for 'Bone'". www.variety.com. September 15, 1998. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
10. ^ "Sony nabs o'seas right to U's 'Bone'". www.variety.com. February 15, 1999. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
11. ^ "Christopher Crowe Filmography". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
12. ^ Braxton, Greg (July 31, 1993). "'Honest' : Television: Despite Monday's summit and threats to regulate the amount of mayhem on the airwaves, many crime- and action-oriented series executives have no plans to alter their shows". Los Angeles Times.
13. ^ Rosenberg, Howard (March 3, 1990). "TV Reviews: 'H.E.L.P.': There's Life in the Rescue Genre Yet". Los Angeles Times.
14. ^ Burke, Michael (May 23, 1993). "Horlick alum Christopher Crowe writes place in Hollywood history". Racine Journal Times.
15. ^ "Starlog Magazine Issue 99". archive.org. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
16. ^ "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit". Vanity Fair. 3 December 2008.

## External links[edit]

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Works by Christopher Crowe

Films written and directed|

* Off Limits (1988)
* Whispers in the Dark (1992)

Films written|

* The Last Chase (1981)
* Nightmares (1983)
* The Mean Season (1985)
* The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
* Fear (1996)
* Homeland Security (2004)

TV series created|

* B. J. and the Bear (1979–1981)
* B.L. Stryker (1989–1990)
* H.E.L.P. (1990)
* The Untouchables (1993–1994)
* The Watcher (1995)
* Seven Days (1998–2001)

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