Phillip Noyce Biography (1950-)

Born April 27, 1950, in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia; married Jan Chapman (divorced); children: Lucia. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor Talent Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., #1000, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: Australian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, writer, producer, actor
Birth Details: April 27, 1950; Griffith, New South Wales, Australia

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Better to Reign in Hell (short film), 1968
That's Showbiz, 1973
Castor and Pollux (short documentary), 1973
Backroads, Cinema Ventures, 1977
Newsfront, Roadshow, 1979
Heatwave, New Line Cinema, 1983
Shadows of the Peacock, Australian European Finance Corp., 1987, released in the U.S. as Echoes of Paradise, Quartet, 1989
Dead Calm, Warner Bros., 1989
Blind Fury, TriStar, 1990
Patriot Games, Paramount, 1992
Sliver (also known as Sliver--Gier der Augen), Paramount, 1993
Clear and Present Danger, Paramount, 1994
The Saint, Paramount, 1997
The Repair Shop, 1998
The Bone Collector, Universal, 1999
Blast Off, 1999
Rabbit-Proof Fence, Miramax, 2002
The Quiet American, Miramax, 2002
Also directed Caravan Park (short film), and the documentaries Good Afternoon and God Knows Why But It Works.
Film Work
Other
Assistant director, The Golden Cage, Independent Artists, 1975

Second assistant director, Let the Balloon Go, Inter Planetary, 1976
Producer, Backroads, Cinema Ventures, 1977
Creator of special makeup effects, Heatwave, New Line Cinema, 1983
Producer, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Miramax, 2002
Film Appearances
Neville, Homesdale, 1971
(Uncredited) Shaving man, Sliver (also known as Sliver--Gier der Augen), Paramount, 1993
(Uncredited) Customer in antique bookshop, The Bone Collector, 1999
Himself, Camera (also known as Dogme #15--Camera), 2000
Television Director
Miniseries
(With others) The Dismissal, 1983
(With Chris Noonan) The Cowra Breakout, 1985
Specials
"The Curse," The Hitchhiker (also known as La voyageur), HBO, 1986
Television Work
Pilots
Director and executive consultant, Nightmare Cafe, NBC, 1992
Director, The Repair Shop, CBS, 1998
Television Appearances
Specials
Himself, Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence, 2002
Episodic
American Cinema, PBS, 1995
Himself, The Panel, Ten Network, 1999
Himself, Rove Live, Ten Network, 2002
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Backroads, Cinema Ventures, 1977
(With Bob Ellis) Newsfront (based on an idea by David Elfick and Phillipe Mora), Roadshow, 1979
(With Marc Rosenberg, Mark Stiles, and Tim Gooding) Heatwave, NewLine Cinema, 1983
Blast Off, 1999
Television Miniseries
The Cowra Breakout, 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Film Comment, July/August, 1972, pp. 72-77

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