Geoff Murphy
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 13, 1946
- Died
- December 3, 2018
- Birthplace
- Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geoff Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
xXx: State of the Union 2005
Second Unit Director
Spooked 2004
Director, Screenplay
The Land Has Eyes 2004
Post Production Supervisor
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
Second Unit Director
Race Against Time 2000
Director
Fortress 2 2000
Director
Dante's Peak 1997
Associate Producer, Second Unit
Don't Look Back 1996
Director
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 1995
Director
The Last Outlaw 1993
Director
Blind Side 1993
Director
Freejack 1992
Director
Young Guns II 1990
Director
Cowboys of Culture 1990
as Self
Red King, White Knight 1989
Director
Never Say Die 1988
as Jack, Producer, Director, Screenplay
Mauri 1988
as Mr Semmens, Associate Producer, First Assistant Director
- Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope 1987
as Subject
Mr. Wrong 1986
Screenplay
The Quiet Earth 1985
Director
Making Utu 1983
as Self
Utu 1983
as Wagon Driver, Director, Writer, Producer
Goodbye Pork Pie 1981
Director, Author, Producer
Sleeping Dogs 1978
Special Effects
A State of Siege 1978
Assistant Director
Dagg Day Afternoon 1977
as Man in the Street, Director, Writer
Wild Man 1977
as Printer, Director, Writer
Uenuku 1974
Director
- Tank Busters
Tank Busters 1970
Director
Hurry Hurry Faster Faster 1965
Actor, Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.