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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