Arnold Kopelson Biography (1935-)

Born February 14, 1935, in New York, NY; married Anne (a producer), 1976. Addresses: Office: Kopelson Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Producer
Foolin' Around, Columbia, 1980
Dirty Tricks, Avco Embassy, 1981
Gimme an "F" (also known as T & A Academy 2), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1984
Rote Hitze, 1985
Platoon, Orion, 1986
Hot Pursuit, Paramount, 1987
(With Shimon Arama) Triumph of the Spirit, Triumph, 1989
Out for Justice, Warner Bros., 1991
Falling Down (also known as Chute libre), Warner Bros., 1993
The Fugitive, Warner Bros., 1993
Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
Seven (also known as Se7en), New Line Cinema, 1995
Eraser, Warner Bros., 1996
Devil's Advocate (also known as Im Auftrag des Teufels), Warner Bros., 1997
Mad City, Warner Bros., 1997
Murder at 1600 (also known as Executive Privilege and Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue), Warner Bros., 1997
U.S. Marshals, Warner Bros., 1998
A Perfect Murder, Warner Bros., 1998
Don't Say a Word, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Joe Somebody, 2001
Twisted, 2004
Film Executive Producer
The Legacy (also known as The Legacy of Maggie Walsh), Universal, 1979
Lost and Found, Columbia, 1979

Final Assignment (also known as Moscow Chronicle), Inter-Ocean, 1980
Night of the Juggler (also known as New York Killer), Columbia, 1980
Porky's (also known as Chez Porky), 1982
Model Behavior, 1984
Warlock, Trimark Pictures, 1989
Fire Birds, (also known as Wings of the Apache), Touchstone, 1990
Film Distributor
Twice in a Lifetime, Bud Yorkin Productions, 1985
Salvador, Hemdale, 1986
Triumph of the Spirit, Triumph, 1989
Warlock, Trimark Pictures, 1989
Film Work
Other
Still photographer and behind-the-scenes footage, A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting "Platoon" (documentary short film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
Film Appearances
Himself, The Making of "Triumph of the Spirit" (documentary), 1990
Himself, A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting "Platoon" (documentaryshort film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
Himself, Derailed: Anatomy of a Train Wreck (documentary short film), 2001
Television Executive Producer
Series
The Fugitive, CBS, 2000
Thieves, ABC, 2001
Television Work
Movies
Executive producer, Past Tense, Showtime, 1994
Television Executive Producer
Pilots
Sherman's March, NBC, 2000
Us and Them, NBC, 2003
U.S. Marshals, ABC, 2003
Repo, F/X, 2003
Eraser, USA Network, 2003
Television Appearances
Specials
Judge, The 1987 Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 1987
Himself, The 59th Annual Academy Awards, 1987
Episodic
2000 Malibu Road, 1992

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