Name
John McTiernan
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1951-01-08 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Albany, New York, USA
Biography
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. During his imprisonment, he filed for bankruptcy amidst foreclosure proceedings for his large ranch residence.
Known For
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New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment ...
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A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S...
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After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestruc...
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A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended ...
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Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professio...
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In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, ...
- 2002 Iron and Beyond as Self - Director
- 1995 A Night to Die For as Self
- 2003 Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' as Self
- 2000 If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' as Self
- 2011 In Search Of the Dead Eaters as Self
- 2001 Predator: Welcome to the Jungle as Self
- 2001 Predator: Character Design as Self
- 2001 Predator: Classified Action as Self
- 2001 Predator: The Life Inside as Self
- Soon Predator: The Unseen Arnold as Self
- 2008 The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove as Self
- 2021 The Real Hunt for Red October ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 HBO First Look ( 1 episode )
