Alex Cox Biography (1954-)

Born December 15, 1954, in Liverpool, England. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., #500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2427.; Home: P.O. Box 1002, Venice, CA 90291.; Office: Together Brothers Productions,Inc., 9505 West Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230.

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, director, editor, writer
Birth Details
December 15, 1954
Liverpool, England

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Director, Except Where Indicated
  • Sleep Is for Sissies (also known as Edge City), 1980
  • Repo Man, 1984
  • Assistant director and story consultant, Scarred (also known as Red on Red and Street Love), 1984
  • Sid and Nancy (also known as Sid and Nancy: Love Kills), 1986
  • (And editor) Walker, 1987
  • Straight to Hell, 1987
  • El Patrullero (also known as Highway Patrolman), 1992
  • Clip director ("Well, Did You Evah!," Red, Hot & Blue), Philadelphia, 1993
  • Death and the Compass (also known as La Muerte y la brujula), 1996
  • Three Businessmen, 1998
  • Film Appearances
  • (Uncredited) Carwash attendant, Repo Man, 1984
  • Porno stud, Scarred (also known as Red on Red and StreetLove), 1984
  • (Uncredited) D.H. Lawrence, Catchfire (also known as Backtrack and Do It the Hard Way), 1989
  • Gringos, El Patrullero (also known as Highway Patrolman), 1992
  • English teacher, Dead Beat (also known as The Phony Perfector), 1994
  • Klaus Eder, La Reina de la noche (also known as The Queen of Night and La Reine de la nuit), 1994
  • Photographer, Floundering, 1994
  • Borges, Death and the Compass (also known as La Muerte y la brujula), 1996
  • Agent Doyle, Perdita Durango (also known as Dance with Devil), Trimark, 1997
  • Frank King, Three Businessmen, 1998
  • Lust for Frankenstein, 1998
  • Gringo, La Ley de Herodes (also known as Herod's Law),Artecinema, 1999
  • Television Director
  • Movies
  • The Winner, The Movie Channel, 1997
  • A Hard Look, 2000
  • Television Segment Director
  • Specials
  • "Well, Did You Evah!," Red, Hot & Blue, ABC, 1990
  • Kurosawa: The Last Emperor, IFC, 2000
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Gaston, The Winner, The Movie Channel, 1997
  • Series
  • Presenter, Moviedrome, BBC, 1988-94
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Sleep Is for Sissies (also known as Edge City), 1980
  • Repo Man, 1984
  • Sid and Nancy (also known as Sid and Nancy: Love Kills), 1986
  • Straight to Hell, 1987
  • Death and the Compass (also known as La Muerte y la brujula), 1996
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998
  • Film Songs
  • "10,000 Dollares de Recompensa," The Winner, The Movie Channel, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books:
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, August 18, 1994, St. James Press, 1996.
    Periodicals:
    • Film Comment, February, 1994, p. 82; May, 2000, p. 18.
    • The Guardian, p. 210.