Abby Mann
Writer · Actor · ProducerAbby 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
ACTOR4
WRITER26
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
2002
Writer
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995
Screenplay
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
Screenplay
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
Characters
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
Characters
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
Characters
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
Writer
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989
Characters
Kojak: Ariana
1989
Characters
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
Characters
War and Love
1985
Writer
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
Writer, Characters
Skag
1980
Writer
Kojak in Budapest
1980
Characters
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
Writer
Report to the Commissioner
1975
Screenplay
Medical Story
1975
Writer
The Greatest Gift
1974
Writer
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
Writer, Characters
The Detective
1968
Screenplay
Ship of Fools
1965
Screenplay
A Child Is Waiting
1963
Writer
The Condemned of Altona
1962
Screenplay
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
Screenplay, Original Story
Judgment at Nuremberg
1959
Writer
Portrait of a Murderer
1958
Story
