---
name: "Gabriel Katzka"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gabriel-katzka"
fi1m_id: "gabriel-katzka"
imdb_id: "nm0441925"
tmdb_id: 19422
wikidata_id: "Q16012455"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "25 January 1931"
died: "19 February 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T19:24:34.133166+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."
---

# Gabriel Katzka

## Identity

Gabriel Katzka

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gabriel-katzka
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gabriel-katzka
- **IMDb ID:** nm0441925
- **TMDB ID:** 19422
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16012455
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Katzka, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16012455, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441925/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19422

Producer. Born 25 January 1931 in Brooklyn. Died 19 February 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 25 January 1931, Brooklyn
- **Died:** 19 February 1990
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Katzka, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16012455, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441925/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19422

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Falcon and the Snowman*](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md) (54)

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## Biography

Gabriel Katzka (1931–1990) was an American theatre, film and television producer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School and graduated from Kenyon College. His father, a lawyer with investments in Broadway productions, influenced his early interest in the industry.

Katzka began working in production in his early twenties. He produced numerous Broadway shows, including *Barefoot in the Park* and *Comedians*, and was associated with Alexander H. Cohen on several presentations. In film, he produced *Kelly's Heroes* (1970), *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974), *Who'll Stop the Rain* (1978) and *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985). He also executive produced the Emmy-winning miniseries *Ellis Island* (1984).

Katzka died of a heart attack in New York City on 19 February 1990. He was married to Carol Ward Dudley Katzka and they had a son, Edward Dudley Katzka.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), Fi1m 54, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)
- *Ellis Island* (1984), series, Executive Producer
- *The Lords of Discipline* (1983), Producer
- *The Beast Within* (1982), Producer
- *Isabel's Choice* (1981), Producer
- *The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog* (1980), Executive Producer
- *Meteor* (1979), Executive Producer
- *Butch and Sundance: The Early Days* (1979), Producer
- *Who'll Stop the Rain* (1978), Producer
- *A Bridge Too Far* (1977), Production Consultant
- *Mr. Billion* (1977), Executive Producer
- *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974), Producer
- *The Parallax View* (1974), Executive Producer
- *Soldier Blue* (1970), Producer
- *Kelly's Heroes* (1970), Producer
- *Marlowe* (1969), Producer

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