John McTiernan Biography (1951-)

Full name, John McTiernan, Jr.; born January 8, 1951, in Albany, NY; son of John Sr. (an actor and lawyer) and Myra McTiernan; married Donna Dubrow (a producer), 1988 (divorced, 1997); children: Ethan Dubrow (stepson); Truman Elizabeth. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, actor, writer
Birth Details: January 8, 1951; Albany, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director, Nomads, Atlantic Releasing, 1985
Director, Predator, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Director, Die Hard, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Director, The Hunt for Red October, Paramount, 1990
Executive producer, Flight of the Intruder, Paramount, 1991
Director, Medicine Man (also known as The Stand and TheLast Days of Eden), Buena Vista, 1992
Director (with Steve Roth) and producer, Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993
Director and producer, Die Hard: With a Vengeance (also known as Die Hard 3 and Simon Says), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Producer, Amanda, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
Director, Airframe, Buena Vista, 1999
Director and producer, The 13th Warrior (also known as Eaters of the Dead, The Thirteenth Warrior, and The Vikings), BuenaVista, 1999

Director, The Thomas Crown Affair, United Artists, 1999
Director and producer, Rollerball, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
Also directed the short film Watcher.
Film Appearances
Colonel Williams, Death of a Soldier, Scotti Pictures, 1986
Himself, If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of `Predator,' 2001
Television Work
Movies
Executive producer, Robin Hood, Fox, 1991
Producer, The Right to Remain Silent, Showtime, 1996
Executive producer, Quicksilver Highway (also known as ChatteryTeeth and The Body Politic), Fox, 1997
Television Appearances
Episodic
Appeared as himself, The Directors.
Stage Appearances
Appeared in productions as a member of the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), New York City.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Nomads, Atlantic Releasing, 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Premiere, February, 1992

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