Ed Koch
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1943
Drafted into U.S. Army
1946
Discharged from Army with rank of sergeant
1963
Defeated Carmine DeSapio in Greenwich Village district leader primary
1965
Named partner in Koch, Lankenau, Schwartz & Kovner
1966
Elected to New York City Council
1969
Sworn in as Democratic Representative of 17th Congressional district
1973
Named representative of 18th congressional district because of redistricting
1978
Elected New York mayor after running on law and order platform; after first term ended, both Democratic and Republican parties endorsed him for re-election
1982
Began second term as mayor
1983
Became first mayor to host "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
1984
Wrote first memoir Mayor, which later becomes off-Broadway musical
1984
Made acting debut in CBS movie "Terrible Joe Moran," starring James Cagney
1985
Supported Health Department decision to shut down gay bathhouses
1986
Voted for third term as mayor
1989
Defeated in Democratic primary by David Dinkins, who went on to become New York¿s first African-American mayor
1996
Made cameo in sports comedy "Eddie"
1997
Appeared as judge on syndicated TV show "The People¿s Court"
1999
Published Giuliani: Nasty Man, which consisted of Daily News columns
2007
Played the mayor in crime drama "We Own the Night"
2009
Launched online film review series "Mayor at the Movies"
2012
Subject of Neil Barsky's documentary "Koch"
