- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 8, 1951
- Place of Birth
- Albany, New York, USA
John McTiernan
John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero (1993), the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), the heist-film remake The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), and The 13th Warrior (1999). His last completed feature film was the mystery-thriller Basic, released in 2003. He pleaded guilty to perjury and lying to an FBI investigator in regard to his hiring of the private investigator Anthony Pellicano in late 2000 to illegally wiretap the phone calls of two people, one of whom was Charles Roven, a co-producer of his dystopian science-fiction action film remake Rollerball (2002). He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February 2014. Dur…
Filmography
movieThe Draft!
2023 · Thanks
tvThe Real Hunt for Red October
2021 · Self
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
2011 · Self
movieThe Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove
2008 · Self, Director
movieBeneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
2003 · Self
movieBasic
2003 · Director
movieIron and Beyond
2002 · Self - Director
movieRollerball
2002 · Director, Producer
moviePredator: Welcome to the Jungle
2001 · Self
moviePredator: Character Design
2001 · Self
moviePredator: Classified Action
2001 · Self
moviePredator: The Life Inside
2001 · Self
movieIf It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 · Self
movieThe 13th Warrior
1999 · Director, Producer
movieThe Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · Director
movieQuicksilver Highway
1997 · Executive Producer
movieThe Right to Remain Silent
1996 · Producer
movieAmanda
1996 · Producer
movieDie Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 · Director, Producer
movieA Night to Die For
1995 · Self
movieLast Action Hero
1993 · Producer, Director
tvHBO First Look
1992
movieMedicine Man
1992 · Director
movieRobin Hood
1991 · Executive Producer
movieThe Hunt for Red October
1990 · Director
movieDie Hard
1988 · Director
moviePredator
1987 · Director
movieNomads
1986 · Director, Screenplay
moviePredator: The Unseen Arnold
— · Self