---
name: "Arnold Kopelson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/arnold-kopelson"
fi1m_id: "arnold-kopelson"
imdb_id: "nm0465745"
tmdb_id: 10764
wikidata_id: "Q695608"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "14 February 1935"
died: "8 October 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T00:14:11.812983+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Arnold Kopelson

## Identity

Arnold Kopelson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/arnold-kopelson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** arnold-kopelson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0465745
- **TMDB ID:** 10764
- **Wikidata ID:** Q695608
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Kopelson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q695608, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0465745/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10764

Producer. Born 14 February 1935 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 8 October 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 14 February 1935, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 8 October 2018
- **Active:** 1981–1996
- **Frequently works with:** [Morgan Freeman](https://film.one/person/morgan-freeman.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as producer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 71 (2), 1990s 74 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 71 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 5, Action 4, Drama 4, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,468m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Kopelson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q695608, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0465745/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10764

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Se7en*](https://film.one/film/se7en.md) (88), [*Eraser*](https://film.one/film/eraser.md) (58)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Fugitive*](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md) (88), [*Outbreak*](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md) (66)
- **Apple TV:** [*Platoon*](https://film.one/film/platoon.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Arnold Kopelson (1935–2018) was an American film producer. After earning a law degree from New York Law School, he practised entertainment and banking law, specialising in motion-picture financing, before moving into production.

He produced 29 feature films. His credits include *Platoon* (1986), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture, *The Fugitive* (1993), *Falling Down* (1993), *Se7en* (1995), *Outbreak* (1995), *Eraser* (1996) and *The Devil's Advocate* (1997). He received a further Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for *The Fugitive*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Eraser* (1996), Fi1m 58, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/eraser.md)
- *Outbreak* (1995), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md)
- *Se7en* (1995), Fi1m 88, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md)
- *Falling Down* (1993), Fi1m 71, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1993), Fi1m 88, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md)
- *Platoon* (1986), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *Porky's* (1981), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/porkys.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase* (2013), Actor
- *Twisted* (2004), Producer
- *Joe Somebody* (2001), Producer
- *Don't Say a Word* (2001), Producer
- *Thieves* (2001), series, Executive Producer
- *A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Fugitive* (2000), series, Executive Producer
- *A Perfect Murder* (1998), Producer
- *U.S. Marshals* (1998), Producer
- *The Devil's Advocate* (1997), Producer
- *Mad City* (1997), Producer
- *Murder at 1600* (1997), Producer
- *Eraser* (1996), Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/eraser.md)
- *Se7en* (1995), Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md)
- *Outbreak* (1995), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md)
- *Past Tense* (1994), Executive Producer
- *The Fugitive* (1993), Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md)
- *Falling Down* (1993), Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *2000 Malibu Road* (1992), series, as Producer
- *Out for Justice* (1991), Producer
- *Fire Birds* (1990), Executive Producer
- *Triumph of the Spirit* (1989), Producer
- *Warlock* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Platoon* (1986), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *Gimme an 'F'* (1984), Executive Producer
- *Porky's* (1981), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/porkys.md)
- *Dirty Tricks* (1981), Executive Producer
- *Foolin' Around* (1980), Producer
- *Final Assignment* (1980), Executive Producer
- *Night of the Juggler* (1980), Executive Producer
- *Lost and Found* (1979), Executive Producer
- *The Legacy* (1978), Executive Producer
- *The Ransom* (1977), Executive In Charge Of Production

## Gallery

- ![Arnold Kopelson](https://film.one/media/person/83102/gallery-b397cbdbfbdd.jpg) Arnold Kopelson — Image via TMDB
- ![Arnold Kopelson](https://film.one/media/person/83102/gallery-4e50e36a9a2c.jpg) Arnold Kopelson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1994: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Fugitive*
- 1987: Best Picture (won), for *Platoon*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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