--- name: "Robert Schenkkan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-schenkkan" fi1m_id: "robert-schenkkan" imdb_id: "nm0770938" tmdb_id: 53972 wikidata_id: "Q2158716" roles: ["Writer"] born: "19 March 1953" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "writer" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T06:32:24.115394+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." --- # Robert Schenkkan ## Identity Robert Schenkkan - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-schenkkan - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** robert-schenkkan - **IMDb ID:** nm0770938 - **TMDB ID:** 53972 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2158716 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schenkkan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2158716, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770938/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53972 Writer. Born 19 March 1953 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ## Details - **Work:** Writer - **Born:** 19 March 1953, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States - **Active:** 1984–2016 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 writing - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as writer, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (1), 2010s 76 (2) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schenkkan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2158716, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770938/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53972 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hacksaw Ridge*](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md) (77) - **HBO Max:** [*The Pacific*](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Robert Schenkkan is an American playwright, screenwriter and actor. Born on 19 March 1953 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he studied drama at the University of Texas, graduating in 1975, and earned an MFA in theatre arts from Cornell University in 1977. He began his career as an actor, appearing in stage productions and in films and television series including *Pump Up the Volume* (1990) and *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987). Schenkkan later concentrated on writing. His play cycle *The Kentucky Cycle* won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1992. He received the Tony Award for Best Play for *All the Way* in 2014. Other stage works include *The Great Society*. His screenwriting credits include the screenplay for *The Quiet American* (2002) and, with Andrew Knight, the screenplay for *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016). He also wrote for the television series *The Pacific* (2010). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, creativescreenwriting.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) ### Performed in (1) - *Places in the Heart* (1984), Fi1m 80, as Texas Voice #2 — [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md) ### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these - *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016), Fi1m 77, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md) - *The Pacific* (2010), Fi1m 74, Writer, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md) ## Complete filmography (36) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016), Screenplay — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md) - *All the Way* (2016), Executive Producer, Screenplay, Theatre Play - *The Pacific* (2010), series, Writer, Co-Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md) - *The Andromeda Strain* (2008), series, Writer, Screenplay, Creator - *Spartacus* (2004), series, Teleplay, Executive Producer - *Spartacus* (2004), Teleplay - *The Quiet American* (2002), Screenplay - *Crazy Horse* (1996), Writer - *Keys* (1994), as Ry Bimstone/Cyrus Rockworth - *Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story* (1993), Actor - *Son of the Morning Star* (1991), series, as Capt. Weir - *In Broad Daylight* (1991), as Rev. Don Douglas - *Pump Up the Volume* (1990), as David Deaver - *Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler* (1990), Actor - *The Image* (1990), as Wilton Hale - *Out Cold* (1989), as Sgt. Roberts - *Police Story: The Watch Commander* (1988), Actor - *Police Story* (1988), series, Actor - *Beverly Hills Buntz* (1987), series, as Officer Mayhew - *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Lt. Cmdr. Dexter Remmick — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md) - *Amazing Grace and Chuck* (1987), as Pollack - *Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder* (1987), series, as Campbell - *The Bedroom Window* (1987), as State Attorney Peters - *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Dr. Kevin Gregory - *Act of Vengeance* (1986), as Paul Gilly - *The Manhattan Project* (1986), as Government Aide - *Sweet Liberty* (1986), as Helicopter Pilot - *Kane & Abel* (1985), series, as Jack Thomas - *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as (segment "Devil's Alphabet") - *Chain Letters* (1985), as Rick - *Places in the Heart* (1984), as Texas Voice #2 — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md) - *Murder in Coweta County* (1983), as Wilson Turner - *Newhart* (1982), series, Actor - *The Neighborhood* (1982), as Neighbour - *Sanctuary of Fear* (1979), as Father Wembley - *Friday Night Lights*, Writer ## Gallery - ![Robert Schenkkan](https://film.one/media/person/104130/gallery-49b1c3390460.jpg) Robert Schenkkan — Jay Godwin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Robert_Schenkkan%2C_May_2016_DIG13890-041_%28cropped%29-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Robert Schenkkan on the red carpet at the “All the Way” Austin Premiere. In conjunction with HBO and the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the LBJ Library held a sp (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/104130/gallery-ea4085ba4fc1.jpg) Robert Schenkkan on the red carpet at the “All the Way” Austin Premiere. In conjunction with HBO and the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the LBJ Library held a sp (2016) — Jay Godwin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/DIG13890-041.jpg/1280px-DIG13890-041.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Robert Schenkkan on the red carpet at the “All the Way” Austin Premiere. In conjunction with HBO and the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the LBJ Library held a sp (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/104130/gallery-3d132c9f34ac.jpg) Robert Schenkkan on the red carpet at the “All the Way” Austin Premiere. In conjunction with HBO and the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the LBJ Library held a sp (2016) — Jay Godwin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/DIG13890-041_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![In conjunction with HBO and the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the LBJ Library held a special preview screening and discussion of the new HBO film "All the Way" (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/104130/gallery-3ebfe9c6c737.jpg) In conjunction with HBO and the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the LBJ Library held a special preview screening and discussion of the new HBO film "All the Way" (2016) — Jay Godwin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/DIG13890-069.jpg/1280px-DIG13890-069.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated - Tony Award for Best Play 2014: Tony Award for Best Play (won), for *All the Way* - Tony Award for Best Play 1994: Tony Award for Best Play (nominated), for *The Kentucky Cycle* - Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1992: Pulitzer Prize for Drama (won), for *The Kentucky Cycle* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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