Robert Schenkkan
Robert Schenkkan | |
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Born | Robert Frederic Schenkkan Jr. March 19, 1953 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, actor |
Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA) Cornell University (MFA) |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1992) Tony Award for Best Play (2014) |
Spouse | Mary Anne Dorward (1984-1999; 2 children) Maria Dahvana Headley (2004-2012) |
Relatives | Ben McKenzie (nephew) |
Robert Frederic Schenkkan Jr. (born March 19, 1953) is an American
Early years
Schenkkan was born in
Career
Schenkkan is the author of ten full-length plays. By the Waters of Babylon premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in February, 2005.[5][6] The play is unrelated to the Stephen Vincent Benét short story By the Waters of Babylon or its subsequent adaptation. Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in December 2005. The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune premiered at the University of Texas at Austin in November 2005. The Devil and Daniel Webster premiered at the Seattle Children's Theatre in February 2006.
Handler, a play dealing with a
Schenkkan has written numerous one-act plays which are collected together and published by
His play
Schenkkan's film work includes: The Quiet American, directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Michael Caine (who received an Oscar nomination). For television he wrote four episodes of The Pacific (HBO, 2010) for which he was nominated for two Emmy Awards and won a WGA Award for Best Miniseries writing. Other television work includes The Andromeda Strain (A&E, 2009), Spartacus (USA Network, 2006), and Crazy Horse (TNT). In 2005, he was hired by Sony Pictures to develop a script based on Marvel Comics' Killraven.[10][11] Schenkkan was also named as the writer for the adaptation of the comic book Incognito published by the Marvel imprint Icon Comics.[12] In 2016, his television adaptation of All the Way was filmed for HBO, with Cranston reprising his role as Lyndon Baines Johnson, and premiered in May. Also that year, he co-wrote the war drama film Hacksaw Ridge, directed by Mel Gibson.
Schenkkan is the recipient of grants from New York State, the California Arts Council, and the Vogelstein and the Arthur foundations. He is a New Dramatists alumnus and a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the National Theatre Conference. He was the 2012 Thornton Wilder Fellow at the MacDowell Colony and a member of the College of Fellows of the American Theater.
As an actor, Schenkkan has appeared in numerous roles, including the 1989 film Out Cold; he also starred in the 1990 cult drama teen film Pump Up the Volume, in which he played David Deaver, the high school guidance counselor. He appeared as Lieutenant Commander Dexter Remmick in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Coming of Age" and "Conspiracy".
Personal life
Schenkkan has been married twice. His first marriage was to Mary Anne Dorward in 1984, and produced two children, Sarah Schenkkan and Joshua Schenkkan. The couple divorced in 1999. His second marriage was to the writer
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | The Hunt | The Confederate Soldier | |
1984 | Places in the Heart | Texas Voice #2 (voice) | |
1985 | Chain Letters | Rick | |
1986 | Sweet Liberty | Helicopter Pilot | |
The Manhattan Project | Government Aide | ||
1987 | The Bedroom Window | State Attorney Peters | |
Amazing Grace and Chuck | Pollack | ||
1989 | Out Cold | Sgt. Roberts | |
1990 | Pump Up the Volume | David Deaver |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Sanctuary of Fear | Father Wembley | TV movie |
1982 | The Neighborhood | Neighbor | TV movie |
1983 | Murder in Coweta County | Wilson Turner | TV movie |
1984 | George Washington | Alexander Hamilton | Miniseries |
1985 | Kane & Abel
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Jack Thomas | Miniseries |
1986 | The Twilight Zone | Eli | Episode: Devil's Alphabet
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Act of Vengeance | Paul Gilly | TV movie | |
Newhart | Jonathan Curtis | Episode: Sweet and Sour Charity | |
1987 | Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder | Campbell | Miniseries |
Beverly Hills Buntz | Mayhew | Episode: A Christmas Carol | |
1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Lt. Cmdr. Dexter Remmick
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2 Episodes |
Santa Barbara | Brent Livingston | 5 episodes | |
Police Story: The Watch Commander | TV movie | ||
1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | DeSalvo | Episode: Stranger in a Strange Land |
Hooperman | Russell | Episode: Love Bytes | |
1990 | The Image | Wilton Hale | TV movie |
Amen | Todd | Episode: The Honeymoon | |
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | TV movie | ||
Lifestories | Episode: Rebecca McManus and Steve Arnold | ||
1991 | L.A. Law | Dr. Gregory | Episode: "New Kidney on the Block" |
In Broad Daylight | Rev. Don Douglas | TV movie | |
Son of the Morning Star | Capt. Weir | Miniseries | |
1993 | Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story | TV movie | |
1994 | Keys | Ry Bimstone/Cyrus Rockworth | TV movie |
Writer
Year | Title | Notes |
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1996 | Crazy Horse | TV movie |
2002 | The Quiet American | |
2004 | Spartacus | TV movie |
2008 | The Andromeda Strain | Miniseries |
2010 | The Pacific | Miniseries |
2016 | All the Way | TV movie |
Hacksaw Ridge | ||
2019 | The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts | Video |
References
- ^ "In Memoriam Robert F. Schenkkan". Office of the General Faculty & Faculty Council: Memorials. University of Texas at Austin. utexas.edu. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ^ "Robert Schenkkan Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "Schenkkan, Robert (Frederic, Jr.) Bio from Encyclopedia".
- ^ "Robert Schenkkan". IMDb.
- ^ Judy Richter (16 March 2005). "Oregon Shakespeare Festival". Aisle Say - San Francisco. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ Richard Connema (2005). "Oregon Shakespeare Festival Presents Five Eclectic Productions". Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ Siegel, Ed. "'All The Way With LBJ - Did He Break Bad, Too?". The Artery. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Purcell, Carey. "Robert Schenkkan's The Great Society, Reuniting Original OSF Cast of All The Way, Opens" Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine Playbill, July 27, 2014
- ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Robert Schenkkan's All the Way Sequel The Great Society to Play Broadway Playbill.com. July 18, 2019.
- ^ Sci Fi Magazine (Aug. 2005): "Brave New Worlds" (p. 33; side story, "We Are the Worlds")
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes: News: "Sony to Bring Old-School Comic 'Killraven' to the Big Screen"
- ^ Fleming, Mike (April 29, 2010). "Fox Goes 'Incognito' For New Twist On Superhero Genre". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- Austin Chronicle. November 4, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "6 Entertainment Insiders Tell Us How Austin Inspires Them". Austin Way.
External links
- Robert Schenkkan at the Internet Broadway Database
- Robert Schenkkan at IMDb
- Robert Schenkkan at the Internet Off-Broadway Database