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Robert Schenkkan

Actor / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Playwright | * 03/19/1953 (71) | Chapel Hill, North Carolina (United States of America (USA))
Robert Frederic Schenkkan Jr. (born March 19, 1953) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1992 for his play The Kentucky Cycle and his play All the Way earned the 2014 Tony Award for Best Play. He has three Emmy nominations and one WGA Award. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II. ...

The Pacific

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2010 | 4.0/5 | 9h
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
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WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional ...

Hacksaw Ridge

R

2016 | 4.1/5 | 2h 19min
Drama, History, War
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In early 1950s Vietnam, a young American becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle when he falls for the beautiful mistress of a British journalist. As war is waged around them, the trio sinks de ...

The Quiet American

R

2002 | 3.3/5 | 1h 41min
Romance / Love, Thriller, Drama
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This 1984 miniseries chronicles the life of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States, from age 11 to age 51. Based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner. ...

George Washington

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1984 | 3.8/5 | 2h per episode
War & Politics, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Robert Schenkkan

Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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Movies with Robert Schenkkan as Actor(10)

as Rev. Don Douglas1991 In Broad Daylight
as Wilton Hale1990 The Image
as David Deaver1990 Pump Up the Volume
as Sgt. Roberts1989 Out Cold
as State Attorney Peters1987 The Bedroom Window
as Helicopter Pilot1986 Sweet Liberty
as Paul Gilly1986 Act of Vengeance
as Rick1985 Chain Letters
as Wilson Turner1983 Murder in Coweta County
as Father Wembley1979 Sanctuary of Fear

TV Shows/Series with Robert Schenkkan as Actor(8)

as Capt. Weir1991 Son of the Morning Star
1987 Beverly Hills Buntz
as Lt. Cmdr. Dexter Remmick1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Campbell1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
as Dr. Gregory1986 L.A. Law
1985 The Twilight Zone
as Jack Thomas1985 Kane & Abel
1982 Newhart

Movies with Robert Schenkkan as Crew(8)

Writing/Writer2023 Friday Night Lights
Production/Executive Producer2016 All the Way
Writing/Theatre Play2016 All the Way
Writing/Screenplay2016 All the Way
Writing/Screenplay2016 Hacksaw Ridge
Writing/Teleplay2004 Spartacus
Writing/Screenplay2002 The Quiet American
Writing/Writer1996 Crazy Horse

Additional Information

Born: Thursday, 03/19 1953 (March) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 71 years + 36 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Texas at Austin, Cornell University, Austin High School
Member of: Phi Beta Kappa Society
Related to: Ben McKenzie
Robert Schenkkan frequently works together with these people:
Armin Shimerman (6x, Actor)
Colm Meaney (5x, Actor)
Jonathan Frakes (5x, Actor)
Denise Crosby (5x, Actress)
Carolyn Seymour (5x, Actress)
Kurt Fuller (5x, Actor)
Robert Knepper (4x, Actor)
Richard Riehle (4x, Actor)
William M. Finkelstein (4x, Crew)
Patricia Tallman (4x, Actress)
Peter Hobbs (4x, Actor)
Mark Rappaport (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:238819, Added: 08/06/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024