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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-06-13 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Geoff Murphy

Biography:

Geoff Murphy was a successful New Zealand filmmaker best-known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s.

He directed a string of big-budget Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second unit director on all three movies of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He has also worked as a scriptwriter, assistant director, special effects man, schoolteacher and trumpet player.

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Known For

Acting

1990

1988

Mauri as Mr Semmens

1987

Kaleidoscope as Subject

1983

Making Utu as Self

1977

Wild Man as Printer
Dagg Day Afternoon as Man in the Street

1965

Directing

2005

xXx: State of the Union as Second Unit Director

2004

Spooked as Director

2000

Fortress 2 as Director
Race Against Time as Director

1996

Don't Look Back as Director

1993

The Last Outlaw as Director
Blind Side as Director

1992

Freejack as Director

1990

Young Guns II as Director

1989

1988

Never Say Die as Director
Mauri as First Assistant Director

1985

The Quiet Earth as Director

1984

Utu as Director

1981

Goodbye Pork Pie as Director

1978

A State of Siege as Assistant Director

1977

Wild Man as Director
Dagg Day Afternoon as Director

1974

Uenuku as Director

1970

Tank Busters as Director

Writing

2004

Spooked as Screenplay

1988

Never Say Die as Screenplay

1986

Mr. Wrong as Screenplay

1984

Utu as Writer

1981

1977

Wild Man as Writer

Production

1997

Dante's Peak as Associate Producer

1988

Never Say Die as Producer
Mauri as Associate Producer

1981

Goodbye Pork Pie as Producer

Crew

2004

The Land Has Eyes as Post Production Supervisor

1997

Dante's Peak as Second Unit

1980

The Last Outlaw as Special Effects

1977

Sleeping Dogs as Special Effects