
Roger Spottiswoode
Director
Born: January 5, 1945 (81 years old)
Place of birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Roger Spottiswoode (born January 5, 1945) is a Canadian-born film director and writer, who began his career as an editor in the 1970s. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He has directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire (1983) and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan. Spottiswoode was one of the writing team responsible for 48 Hrs. starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. In 2000, he directed the science fiction action thriller The 6th Day starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Filmography (35)
- The Secrets of 007 (1997, ★ 7.9)
- Straw Dogs (1971, ★ 7.2)
- Shake Hands with the Devil (2007, ★ 7.2)
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973, ★ 7.2)
- Hiroshima (1995, ★ 8)
- A Street Cat Named Bob (2016, ★ 7.9)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, ★ 6.4)
- And the Band Played On (1993, ★ 6.5)
- Turner & Hooch (1989, ★ 6.3)
- Air America (1990, ★ 5.8)
- The 6th Day (2000, ★ 6)
- Under Fire (1983, ★ 6.7)
- Shoot to Kill (1988, ★ 6.6)
- Another 48 Hrs. (1990, ★ 6)
- The Children of Huang Shi (2008, ★ 6.7)
- Mesmer (1994, ★ 5.9)
- The Renegades (1982, ★ 6.4)
- Midnight Sun (2014, ★ 5.9)
- Hard Times (1975, ★ 6.8)
- Spinning Boris (2003, ★ 6)
- Who'll Stop the Rain (1978, ★ 6.5)
- 48 Hrs. (1982, ★ 6.7)
- The Beach House (2018, ★ 6.4)
- The Gambler (1974, ★ 6.7)
- The Best of Times (1986, ★ 5.7)
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992, ★ 5.3)
- Terror Train (1980, ★ 5.7)
- The Matthew Shepard Story (2002, ★ 5.4)
- The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981, ★ 5.2)
- Ripley Under Ground (2005, ★ 5.5)