Christopher Crowe (born August 1, 1948) is an American

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, and

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. Crowe was born in

Racine, Wisconsin Racine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 ...

, and graduated from

William Horlick High School William Horlick High School (also known as Horlick or Racine Horlick High School) is a comprehensive public four-year high school in Racine, Wisconsin with an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students. The school opened to students in 1928, after ...

in 1967. In the mid-1970s, he was working for an East Coast magazine, but returned home to Racine. While working at his father's graphic arts company, he created the logo for the band

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. He has written the screenplays for ''

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'',Neal Koch, "Sex, Violence And Comedy: Inside the Audition", ''

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'' (August 30, 1992), Datebook p. 32. ''

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'', '' The Mean Season'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' He also wrote and directed '' Off Limits'' and '' Whispers in the Dark''. He created the television shows '' Seven Days'', '' The Watcher'', '' The Untouchables'', '' H.E.L.P.'', '' B.L. Stryker'', and '' B. J. and the Bear''. He was also executive producer of the 1985 TV revival of ''

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''.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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Christopher Crowe @ discogs.comChristopher Crowe @ thetvdb.comChristopher Crowe @ bfi.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowe, Christopher 1948 births Living people 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters American film producers American male screenwriters American male television writers American television directors American television producers American television writers Film directors from Wisconsin Film producers from Wisconsin Screenwriters from Wisconsin William Horlick High School alumni Writers from Racine, Wisconsin