Edward Khmara


Edward Khmara is an American screenwriter, actor and producer. He is best known for his work on Enemy Mine, Ladyhawke and Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

Biographer

Khmara was born in 1944, in Los Angeles, California. His immigrant parents originated from Ukraine but spoke Russian at home. Father is from Poltava and Mother is from Kyiv.
He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles ; two years after graduating, he settled in Paris, where, while wandering through the city's ancient streets, his first film script, Ladyhawke, was born, which he later brought to life.
Since 1996, he has been teaching at the University of California. In 2006, he moved to a ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico. He enjoys horseback riding.
Edward now fully acknowledges his Ukrainian heritage and roots. He says that in the past, Soviet propaganda undermined the national identity of other nations and imposed the notion that everyone was Russian.

Credits

Writer

Actor

  • "Las Vegas New Mexico 1875" – voice Rangoon Kelly
  • "Outlaw Justice" – Marshal Hudspeth
  • "The Pinkertons and the Carbon Arc Contrivance" – Judge Force Crater
  • "The Lone Ranger" – Sheriff Patterson
  • "Manhattan" – Dwight the Fisherman
  • "Final Cutz" – Cherepakha

Producer