Hawk Koch

Howard Winchel "Hawk" Koch, Jr. (born December 14, 1945) is an American film producer and a former road manager for the musical groups The Supremes and The Dave Clark Five.

Koch was born in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in the film business, the son of Ruth (Pincus) and producer/director/actor Howard Winchel Koch, Sr..

After his time in the music business, Hawk Koch turned to filmmaking in Hollywood, working as assistant director for a number of directors and later as a producer. He served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 2012 to 2013.

Koch is married to Molly Jordan Koch.

As assistant director

• The Way We Were (dir. Sydney Pollack, 1973)
• Chinatown (dir. Roman Polanski, 1974)
• Marathon Man (dir. John Schlesinger, 1976)
• Heaven Can Wait (dir. Warren Beatty and Buck Henry, 1978)

As producer

• The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
• Gorky Park (1983)
• A Night in Heaven (1983)
• The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
• Wayne's World (1992)
• Wayne's World 2 (1993)
• Losing Isaiah (1995)
• Primal Fear (1996)
• Frequency (2000)
• Collateral Damage (2002)