---
name: "Lawrence Konner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lawrence-konner"
fi1m_id: "lawrence-konner"
imdb_id: "nm0465199"
tmdb_id: 2100
wikidata_id: "Q4572341"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "14 September 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T18:52:46.898321+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."
---

# Lawrence Konner

## Identity

Lawrence Konner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lawrence-konner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lawrence-konner
- **IMDb ID:** nm0465199
- **TMDB ID:** 2100
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4572341
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Konner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4572341, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0465199/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2100

Writer. Born 14 September 1949 in Brooklyn.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 14 September 1949, Brooklyn
- **Active:** 1982–2010
- **Frequently works with:** [Mark Rosenthal](https://film.one/person/mark-rosenthal.md), [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [Allen Coulter](https://film.one/person/allen-coulter.md), [Andrew Schneider](https://film.one/person/andrew-schneider.md), [Dave Flebotte](https://film.one/person/david-flebotte.md), [Diane Frolov](https://film.one/person/diane-frolov.md), [Jackie Cooper](https://film.one/person/jackie-cooper.md), [John Patterson](https://film.one/person/john-patterson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as writer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 55 (3), 1990s 84 (2), 2000s 40 (1), 2010s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 59 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Adventure 4, Crime 3, Drama 3, Science Fiction 3, Thriller 2
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $593m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Konner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4572341, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0465199/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2100

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Sopranos*](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) (94), [*Boardwalk Empire*](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md) (80), [*Superman IV: The Quest for Peace*](https://film.one/film/superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace.md) (30)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Cagney & Lacey*](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md) (81)
- **Disney+:** [*Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md) (40)

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

## Biography

Lawrence Konner is an American screenwriter and television writer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on 14 September 1949, he began his career writing for series including *Little House on the Prairie* and *Family*.

He has written or co-written numerous feature films, frequently in partnership with Mark Rosenthal, among them *The Jewel of the Nile* (1985), *Superman IV: The Quest for Peace* (1987), *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), *Planet of the Apes* (2001) and *Mona Lisa Smile* (2003). His television work includes episodes of *The Sopranos* (1999–2007), for which he received an Emmy nomination, and *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), which earned a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), Fi1m 80, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), Fi1m 40, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md)
- *The Sopranos* (1999), Fi1m 94, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), Fi1m 74, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md)
- *Superman IV: The Quest for Peace* (1987), Fi1m 30, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace.md)
- *The Jewel of the Nile* (1985), Fi1m 53, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-jewel-of-the-nile.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *The Many Saints of Newark* (2021), Producer, Writer
- *Roots* (2016), series, Teleplay, Executive Producer
- *Magic City* (2012), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *The Sorcerer's Apprentice* (2010), Writer
- *Flicka* (2006), Screenplay
- *Žižek!* (2005), Producer
- *Mona Lisa Smile* (2003), Screenplay
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), Screenplay — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md)
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, Writer, Teleplay — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Mighty Joe Young* (1998), Screenplay
- *Mercury Rising* (1998), Screenplay
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1993), Screenplay, Story
- *For Love or Money* (1993), Screenplay
- *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), Story — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md)
- *Sometimes They Come Back* (1991), Screenplay
- *Desperate Hours* (1990), Screenplay
- *Almost Grown* (1988), series, Creator
- *The In Crowd* (1988), Screenplay, Producer
- *Superman IV: The Quest for Peace* (1987), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 30, [page](https://film.one/film/superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace.md)
- *The Jewel of the Nile* (1985), Screenplay — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/the-jewel-of-the-nile.md)
- *The Legend of Billie Jean* (1985), Writer, Co-Producer
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, Writer
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, Writer

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