KOPELSON, Arnold 1935–

PERSONAL

Born February 14, 1935, in New York, NY; married Anne (a producer), 1976. Education: New York University, B.S., 1956; New York Law School, J.D., 1959.

Addresses: Office— Kopelson Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career: Producer, financier, and distributor of films. Film Packages International, chairperson; Inter–Ocean Film Sales, Ltd., co–chairperson; Kopelson Entertainment, principal; Arnold Kopelson Productions, chairperson. Lectured on filmmaking at Harvard Business School, American Film Institute, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Writers Guild of America, Independent Feature Project West, Kagan Seminar, University of Southern California, and University of California at Los Angeles; also worked as a lawyer, focusing on entertainment and banking law and specializing in motion picture financing.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award, best picture, 1986, Independent Spirit Award, best feature, 1987, both for Platoon; Academy Award nomination, best picture, 1994, for The Fugitive; ShoWest Award, producer of the year, 1994.

CREDITS

Film Producer:

Foolin' Around, Columbia, 1980.

Dirty Tricks, Avco Embassy, 1981.

Gimme an "F" (also known as T & A Academy 2), Twentieth Century–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" (documentary short 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.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

2000 Malibu Road, 1992.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, October 20, 1995, p. 19.

Variety, April 10, 2000, p. 18; June 12, 2000, p. 8.