Robert G. Tapert Biography (1955?-)
Born c. 1955; married Lucy Lawless (an actress), March 28, 1998; children: Julius Robert Bay.
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, director
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Work
- Series; Executive Producer, Except Where Indicated
- M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, beginning 1994
- (As Robert Tapert; with Sam Raimi; also creator) Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1995-2001
- (With Raimi) Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1995-99
- Spy Game, beginning 1997
- (With Raimi) Jack of All Trades, beginning 2000
- (With Raimi) Cleopatra 2525, syndicated, beginning 2000
- Television Executive Producer
- Movies
- Hercules and the Circle of Fire, 1994
- Hercules and the Amazon Women, 1994
- (As Robert Tapert) Hercules in the Underworld, syndicated, 1994
- (As Robert Tapert) Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur, syndicated, 1994
- (As Robert Tapert) Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, syndicated, 1994
- Television Director
- Episodic
- "Once a Hero," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, c. 1996
- (As Robert Tapert) "Destiny," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated,c. 1996
- Other Television Work
- Executive Producer
- M.A.N.T.I.S. (pilot), 1994
- American Gothic, CBS, 1995
- Television Appearances
- Episodic
- (Uncredited) Crowd member, "Gladiator," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1995
- Himself, "The Xena Scrolls," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1997
- Film Work
- Executive Producer, Except Where Indicated
- (And producer) The Evil Dead (also known as Book of the Dead and The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror), NewLine Cinema, 1982
- Lunatics: A Love Story, RCA Home Video, 1991
- Hard Target, Universal, 1993
- Darkman II: The Return of Durant, Universal, 1994
- The Quick and the Dead, TriStar, 1995
- Darkman III: Die Darkman Die, MCA Home Entertainment, 1996
- Hercules and Xena--the Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus, Universal Pictures Home Video, 1998
- Young Hercules, MCA Home Entertainment, 1998
- Producer
- (As Rip Tapert) Within the Woods (short film; pilot for The Evil Dead), 1978
- Crimewave (also known as Broken Hearts and Noses and TheXYZ Murders), Columbia/Embassy, 1985
- Evil Dead II (also known as Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn and Evil Dead II, the Sequel to the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror), Rosebud Releasing/Rosebud Communications Releasing, 1987
- (As Robert Tapert) Darkman, Universal, 1990
- Army of Darkness (also known as Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3, Army of Darkness, the Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror, Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness, Captain Supermarket, Evil Dead 3, and The Medieval Dead), Universal, 1993
- Timecop, Universal, 1994
- The Gift, Paramount Classics, 2000
- Film Appearances
- Cleveland Smith, 1982
- (Uncredited) Local yokel, The Evil Dead (also known as Book ofthe Dead and The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror), New Line Cinema, 1982
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- Young Hercules, MCA Home Entertainment, 1998
Further Reference
Adaptations
- Some episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess May, 1999. are based on stories by Tapert.
- Cinefantastique,
- Starlog, December, 1997.