Abraham Knox (December 24, 1921 − November 15, 2013) was an American actor with nearly 80 films to his credit. Knox was also a screenwriter, film producer, and novelist. Knox was blacklisted during the

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, and he subsequently moved to

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and

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to find work. Knox's screenwriter credits, where he adapted approximately 150 Italian and French films into English translations, include the English adaptation of

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's ''

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' ( it, Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo, literally "The good, the ugly, the bad") is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Van Clee ...

''. As a dialogue director, he coached many non-english speaking actors in performing convincingly in the english language.

Selected filmography as an actor

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Killer McCoy ''Killer McCoy'' is a 1947 American drama film about a boxer starring Mickey Rooney. It is a remake of '' The Crowd Roars'' (1938). The picture was directed by Roy Rowland with a supporting cast featuring Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth, James Dun ...

'' (1947) - Johnny Martin * ''

I Walk Alone ''I Walk Alone'' is a 1947 film noir directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott, with a supporting cast featuring Wendell Corey and Kirk Douglas. This was the first of five films that Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas ...

'' (1948) - Skinner * '' Jungle Patrol'' (1948) - Lt. Louie Rasti * ''

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'' (1949) - Jack Hunter * ''

Knock on Any Door ''Knock on Any Door'' is a 1949 American courtroom trial film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. The picture gave actor John Derek his breakthrough role, and was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley ...

'' (1949) - Vito * ''

City Across the River ''City Across the River'' is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane and starring Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Sue England, Barbara Whiting, Luis Van Rooten and Jeff Corey. The screenplay is based on the novel ''The ...

'' (1949) - Larry * '' Any Number Can Play'' (1949) - Pete Senta * ''

White Heat ''White Heat'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran. Written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts (writer), Ben Roberts, ''White Heat'' is base ...

'' (1949) - Het Kohler (uncredited) * '' Angels in Disguise'' (1949) - Angles Carson * '' Outside the Wall'' (1950) - Latzo * '' Western Pacific Agent'' (1950) - Frank Wicken * ''

Destination Big House ''Destination Big House'' is a 1950 American crime film directed by George Blair, written by Eric Taylor and starring Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Jimmy Lydon, Robert Armstrong, Larry J. Blake and John Harmon. The film was released on ...

'' (1950) - Tony Savoni * '' Up Front'' (1951) - Driver * ''

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'' (1951) - Vincent Cheney * ''

Saturday's Hero ''Saturday's Hero'' is a 1951 American film noir drama sports film directed by David Miller. It is also known as ''Idols in the Dust'', and stars John Derek and Donna Reed. ''Saturday's Hero'' was the first film for Aldo Ray, who was still goin ...

'' (1951) - Joey Novak * ''

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'' (1953) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) - Johnny Patterson * ''

The Naked Street ''The Naked Street'' is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Maxwell Shane. The drama features Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft. Plot Phil Regal (Anthony Quinn), a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his pregnant unmarri ...

'' (1955) - Man in Crowd (uncredited) * ''

Singing in the Dark ''Singing in the Dark'' is a 1956 black-and-white motion picture about a Holocaust survivor suffering from total amnesia who comes to the United States. It stars Yiddish language film actor Moishe Oysher in his only English-language film perform ...

'' (1956) - Harry, handsome tough * ''

G.I. Blues ''G.I. Blues'' is a 1960 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley and Juliet Prowse. The movie was filmed at Paramount Pictures studio, with some pre-production scenery shot on location in Germany before Pr ...

'' (1960) - Jeeter * ''

A View From the Bridge ''A View from the Bridge'' is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was first staged on September 29, 1955, as a one-act verse drama with ''A Memory of Two Mondays'' at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. The run was unsuccessful, and M ...

'' (1962) - Louis * '' The Longest Day'' (1962) - downed US Airman with bandaged eye (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1963) * ''

The 10th Victim ''The 10th Victim'' ( it, La decima vittima) is a 1965 science fiction film directed and co-written by Elio Petri, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, and Salvo Randone. An international co-production between Italy and ...

'' (1965) - Chet (uncredited) * '' Fantabulous Inc.'' (1967) - Brüdeneck, German General * ''

Wild 90 ''Wild 90'' is a 1968 experimental film directed and produced by American novelist Norman Mailer, who also plays the starring role. The film is a creative collaboration based on three friends, Norman Mailer, Buzz Farbar and Mickey Knox, who are ...

'' (1968) - Twenty Years * ''

The Biggest Bundle of Them All ''The Biggest Bundle of Them All'' is a 1968 American crime film set in Naples, Italy. The story is about a mobster and a novice gang of crooks who team up to steal $5 million worth of platinum ingots from a train. The film stars Robert Wagner ...

'' (1968) - Joe Ware * '' Al di là della legge'' (1968) - (uncredited) * ''

Confessions of a Police Captain ''Confessions of a Police Captain'' ( it, Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica, also known as ''Confessions of a Police Commissioner to the District Attorney'') is an Italian crime-drama film. The film won the ...

'' (1971) - Soothsayer (English version, voice, uncredited) * ''

High Crime ''High Crime'' ( it, La polizia incrimina la legge assolve, es, La policía detiene, la ley juzga) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The film stars Franco Nero, James Whitmore, Delia Boccardo and ...

'' (1973) - Newsman at Party (uncredited) * '' Street Law'' (1974) - Gambino (uncredited) * '' How to Kill a Judge'' (1975) - Police Captain (English version, voice) * '' The Con Artists'' (1976) - Philip Accomplice * ''

Bobby Deerfield ''Bobby Deerfield'' is a 1977 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Al Pacino and Marthe Keller. Based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1961 novel '' Heaven Has No Favorites'', it is about a famous American race car driver ...

'' (1977) - Tourist #1 * ''

From Corleone to Brooklyn ''From Corleone to Brooklyn'' (original title: ''Da Corleone a Brooklyn'') is an Italian '' poliziotteschi'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi. The film was released in Italy on 13 April 1979 and stars Maurizio Merli, Mario Merola and Van Johnson. ...

'' (1979) - Cop (English version, voice, uncredited) * ''

The Blue-Eyed Bandit ''Il bandito dagli occhi azzurri'' (internationally released as ''The Blue-Eyed Bandit'') is a 1980 Italian "poliziottesco" film written and directed by Alfredo Giannetti. It marked the film debut of Fabrizio Bentivoglio. Plot Renzo Dominici ...

'' (1980) - De Biase - Dominici's head * ''

Day of the Cobra ''Day of the Cobra'' ( it, Il giorno del Cobra) is a 1980 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Production Director Enzo G. Castellari initially approached Vasile with a script written by Vasile's son. The boxing film ...

'' (1980) - Raul Papasian * ''

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'' (1981) - Adm. Doyle * '' 1990: The Bronx Warriors'' (1982) - Vice-President (English version, voice, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1983) - Requisitions officer (uncredited) * ''

The Lonely Lady ''The Lonely Lady'' is a 1983 American drama film directed by Peter Sasdy, adapted from Harold Robbins' 1976 novel of the same name, believed to have been based on Robbins' memories of Jacqueline Susann. The film stars Pia Zadora in the title r ...

'' (1983) - Tom Castel * ''

Murder Rock ''Murder Rock'' ( it, Murderock uccide a passo di danza) is a 1984 Italian ''giallo'' film starring Olga Karlatos, Ray Lovelock, Al Cliver and Claudio Cassinelli, and directed by Lucio Fulci (who has a cameo appearance in the film). In an inter ...

'' (1984) - Phil, the agent (English version, voice, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1984) - Sleazy Moroccan Guide * ''

Operation Nam ''Operation Nam'' ( it, Cobra Mission, german: Die Rückkehr der Wildgänse) is a 1986 Italian-German war film written and directed by Fabrizio De Angelis (credited as Larry Ludman). It had a sequel, ''Cobra Mission 2'', released in 1988. Plot T ...

'' (1986) - Maj. Morris (English version, voice, uncredited) * '' Detective School Dropouts'' (1986) - Bernie (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1987) - Old Cop * ''Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (11 giorni, 11 notti)'' (1987) - Vecchio polizziotto * '' I Love N.Y.'' (1987) - Charles Mitchell * '' Buy & Cell'' (1987) - Arthur * ''

Rent-a-Cop ''Rent-a-Cop'' is a 1987 American thriller comedy starring Burt Reynolds and Liza Minnelli. Reynolds plays a disgraced police officer, now working as a security guard, who falls in love with Minnelli, who plays a prostitute. The film saw both ...

'' (1987) - Frank * ''

Vampire in Venice ''Vampire in Venice'' ( it, Nosferatu a Venezia), also known as ''Prince of the Night'' and ''Nosferatu in Venice'' is a 1988 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Augusto Caminito and an uncredited Klaus Kinski, and starring Kinski, C ...

'' (1988) - Priest (uncredited) * ''Ghoulies II'' (1988) - Ray * '' Run for Your Life'' (1988) * ''

Ghosts Can't Do It ''Ghosts Can't Do It'' is a 1989 American romantic crime fantasy comedy film, the last film written and directed by John Derek, and starring Bo Derek with Anthony Quinn. Real estate magnate Donald Trump appears as himself and received a Golde ...

'' (1989) - The Pill Man * ''

Frankenstein Unbound ''Frankenstein Unbound'' is a 1990 science fiction horror film based on Brian Aldiss' 1973 novel of the same name, starring John Hurt, Raul Julia, Bridget Fonda, Jason Patric, and Nick Brimble. The film is co-written and directed by Roger Corman ...

'' (1990) - General Reade * ''

The Godfather Part III ''The Godfather Part III'' is a 1990 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegn ...

'' (1990) - Marty Parisi * ''Miliardi'' (1991) - Surgeon (uncredited) * ''

Cemetery Man ''Cemetery Man'' ( it, Dellamorte Dellamore) is a 1994 comedy horror film directed by Michele Soavi and starring Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro and Anna Falchi. It was produced by Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli and Soavi and based on the nove ...

'' (1994) - Marshall Straniero * ''

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'' (1994) - Mob Boss (English version, voice, uncredited) * '' Titanic: The Legend Goes On'' (2000) - Sam (voice) (final film role)

In popular culture

Filmmaker

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named his lead character, portrayed by

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, after Knox in the film ''

Natural Born Killers ''Natural Born Killers'' is a 1994 American crime film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, and Tom Sizemore. The film tells the story of two victims of traumatic childho ...

''. Knox's 2004 memoir is titled ''The Good, the Bad and the Dolce Vita: The Adventures of an Actor in Hollywood, Paris and Rome''.

References

External links

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Knox interview

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Selected filmography as an actor

In popular culture

See also

References

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