John Dahl Biography (1956-)
Born in 1956, in Billings, MT; son of Leonard (a manager of an insurance office) and Margeurite Dahl; married Beth-Jana Friedberg (a cinematographer); brother of Rick Dahl (a producer and screenwriter). Career: Director andwriter. Director of music videos and storyboard artist. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, writer
- Birth Details
- 1956
- Billings, Montana, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Director, The Death Mutants,1980
- Assistant director, The Dungeonmaster, Empire, 1983
- Unit director, Private Investigations, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
- Director, Kill Me Again, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
- Director, The Last Seduction, October Films, 1994
- Director, Red Rock West, Roxie Releasing, 1994
- Director, Unforgettable, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
- Producer and director, Striking Back: A Jewish Commando's War against the Nazis, Miramax, 1998
- Director, Rounders, Miramax, 1998
- Director, Blackout, Miramax, 1998
- Television Work
- Episodic
- Director, "Tomorrow I Die," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1995
- RECORDINGS
- Videos
- Coproducer of the rock musical Here Come the Pugs.
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- The Death Mutants,1980
- Private Investigations, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
- (With brother, Rick Dahl) Kill Me Again, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
- (With R. Dahl) Red Rock West, Roxie Releasing, 1994
- (With R. Dahl) Blackout, Miramax, 1998
- Meltdown,1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Contemporary Authors, March, 1996, Volume 164, Gale (Detroit, MI),1998, pp. 91-93.
- Premiere, pp. 49-52.*