Overview
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 McCarthy era, and he subsequently moved to Paris and Rome to find work. Knox's screenwriter credits, where he adapted approximately 150 Italian and French films into English translations, include the English adaptation of Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. As a dialogue director, he coached many non-English speaking actors in performing convincingly in the English language.
Selected filmography as an actor
Killer McCoy (1947) - Johnny Martin
I Walk Alone (1948) - Skinner
Jungle Patrol (1948) - Lt. Louie Rasti
The Accused (1949) - Jack Hunter
Knock on Any Door (1949) - Vito
City Across the River (1949) - Larry
Any Number Can Play (1949) - Pete Senta
White Heat (1949) - Het Kohler (uncredited)
Angels in Disguise (1949) - Angles Carson
Outside the Wall (1950) - Latzo
Western Pacific Agent (1950) - Frank Wicken
Destination Big House (1950) - Tony Savoni
Up Front (1951) - Driver
Criminal Lawyer (1951) - Vincent Cheney
Saturday's Hero (1951) - Joey Novak
Vice Squad (1953) - Policeman (uncredited)
Garden of Eden (1954) - Johnny Patterson
The Naked Street (1955) - Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Singing in the Dark (1956) - Harry, handsome tough
G.I. Blues (1960) - Jeeter
A View From the Bridge (1962) - Louis
The Longest Day (1962) - downed US Airman with bandaged eye (uncredited)
The Victors (1963)
The 10th Victim (1965) - Chet (uncredited)
Fantabulous Inc. (1967) - Brüdeneck, German General
Wild 90 (1968) - Twenty Years
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) - Joe Ware
Al di là della legge (1968) - (uncredited)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971) - Soothsayer (English version, voice, uncredited)
High Crime (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 (1977) - Tourist #1
From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979) - Cop (English version, voice, uncredited)
The Blue-Eyed Bandit (1980) - De Biase - Dominici's head
Day of the Cobra (1980) - Raul Papasian
Inchon (1981) - Adm.
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