Robert Schenkkan

Actor
Writer
Producer

'Hacksaw Ridge' is the true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

HUMANITAS Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Tony, and WGA Award winner, three-time Emmy nominated writer. Films: Hacksaw Ridge and The Quiet American. TV: All the Way, The Pacific, The Andromeda Strain, Crazy Horse, Spartacus. Theater: Building the Wall, All the Way, The Great Society, Hanussen, Shadowplay, By the Waters of Babylon, Handler, A Single Shard, Devil and Daniel Webster, Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates, Final Passages, The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune, Heaven on Earth, Tachinoki, The Dream Thief, The Kentucky Cycle and a musical, The Twelve. Robert is a New Dramatists alumnus, the Dramatists Guild Council, and a board member of The Lilly Awards and The Orchard Project.

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 8 wins & 8 nominations total

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Hacksaw Ridge

8.1

Writer

2016

The Quiet American

7.0

Writer

2002

The Pacific

8.3

TV Mini Series

Writer

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

6.6

Producer

2024

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Actor

Keys
5.7
TV Movie
- Ry Bimstone
- Cyrus Rockworth
- 1994
Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story
6.1
TV Movie
- 1993
Son of the Morning Star
7.3
TV Mini Series
- Capt. Weir
- 1991
In Broad Daylight
7.0
TV Movie
- Rev. Don Douglas
- 1991
L.A. Law
7.1
TV Series
- Dr. Gregory
- 1990
Lifestories
6.8
TV Series
- 1990
Pump Up the Volume
7.2
- David Deaver
- 1990
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
5.5
TV Movie
- 1990
Amen
6.8
TV Series
- Todd
- 1990
The Image
5.5
TV Movie
- Wilton Hale
- 1990
Hooperman
7.0
TV Series
- Russell
- 1989
Out Cold
5.5
- Sgt. Roberts
- 1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth
7.3
TV Series
- DeSalvo
- 1989
Police Story: The Watch Commander
6.6
TV Movie
- 1988
Santa Barbara
5.7
TV Series
- Brent Livingston
- 1988

Writer

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- robertschenkkan.com
Born
- March 19, 1953
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Spouses
Relatives
- Ben McKenzie(Niece or Nephew)
Other works
Won the Pulitzer Prize for "The Kentucky Cycle."

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Uncle of Ben McKenzie

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[on the Broadway run of "All the Way"] I know for a fact that Nancy Pelosi, who came to the opening and saw it, then returned a second time with members of the Democratic caucus because she wanted them to see what is possible if you embrace your power. I'm very pleased she felt that way about it but I can't say that there's a long list of legislation that resulted from it.