Walter Hill Biography (1942-)

Full name, Walter Wesley Hill; born January 10, 1942, in Long Beach, CA; married Hildy Gottlieb (an agent); children: Joanna Wesley, Maura Joan, Miranda Ellen. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: The Firm FKA Artists ManagementGroup, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, screenwriter
Birth Details: January 10, 1942; Long Beach, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director
Hard Times (also known as The Streetfighter), Columbia, 1975
The Driver, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
The Long Riders, United Artists, 1980
The Warriors, Paramount, 1980
Southern Comfort, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
48 Hrs. (also known as 48 Hours), Paramount, 1982
Streets of Fire, Universal, 1984
Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985
Crossroads, Columbia, 1986
Extreme Prejudice, TriStar, 1987
Red Heat, TriStar, 1988
Johnny Handsome, TriStar, 1989
Another 48 Hrs. (also known as Another 48 Hours), Paramount, 1990
Trespass (also known as The Looters), Universal, 1992
Geronimo: An American Legend, Columbia, 1993
Wild Bill, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
Last Man Standing (also known as Gundown and Welcome toJericho), New Line Cinema, 1996
(As Thomas Lee) Supernova, United Artists, 1999
Undisputed, Miramax, 2002
Executive Producer
(With Gordon Carroll and David Giler) Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight (also known as DemonKeeper and Demon Knight), Universal, 1995
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (also known as Bordello of Blood), Universal, 1996
Producer
(With Gordon Carroll and David Giler) Alien, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
(With Giler) Southern Comfort, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Rustler's Rhapsody (also known as Esos locos cuatreros), Paramount, 1985
(With William Hayward) Blue City, Paramount, 1986
(With Carroll) Red Heat, TriStar, 1988
(With Carroll and Giler) Alien3 (also known as Alien III),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
(With Neil Canton) Geronimo: An American Legend, Columbia, 1993
Last Man Standing (also known as Gundown and Welcome toJericho), New Line Cinema, 1996
Alien: Resurrection (also known as Alien 4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Ritual (also known as Tales from the Crypt Presents: Revelation and Tales from the Crypt Presents: Voodoo), Miramax, 2001
Undisputed, Miramax, 2002
Second Assistant Director

Bullitt, Warner Bros., 1968
The Thomas Crown Affair (also known as The Crown Caper andThomas Crown and Company), United Artists, 1968
Take the Money and Run, Cinerama, 1969
Film Appearances
Howard Hawks: American Artist, 1997
Television Work
Creator; Series
Dog and Cat, ABC, 1977
Tales from the Cryptkeeper (animated), syndicated, 1993-1995
Executive Producer; Series
(With others) Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1989-1997, Fox, 1994-1995
Perversions of Science, HBO, beginning 1997
Director; Episodic
(With Robert Reneau) "The Man Who Was Death," Tales from the Crypt(also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1989
(With others) "Cutting Cards," Tales from the Crypt (also known asHBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1990
(With Mae Woods and William M. Gaines) "Deadline" (based on the comic magazine Shock SuspenStories), Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1991
"Dream of Doom," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997
Other
(Director) Music Videos and Inside "Streets of Fire" (special), 1984
(Executive producer) Two-Fisted Tales (pilot), Fox, 1992
(Executive producer) W.E.I.R.D. World (movie), Fox, 1995
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
Directed music videos relating to the film Streets of Fire, Universal, 1984.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
The Getaway (based on the novel by Jim Thompson), National General, 1972
Hickey and Boggs, United Artists, 1972
The Mackintosh Man, Warner Bros., 1973
The Thief Who Came to Dinner, Warner Bros., 1973
(With Tracy Keenan Wynn and Lorenzo Semple, Jr.) The Drowning Pool(based on the novel by Ross Macdonald), Warner Bros., 1975
(With Bruce Henstell and Bryan Gindorff) Hard Times (also known asThe Streetfighter), Columbia, 1975
The Driver, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
Alien, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
The Long Riders, United Artists, 1980
(With David Shaber) The Warriors (based on the novel by Sol Yurickand Xenophon's Anabasis), Paramount, 1980
(With Michael Kane and David Giler) Southern Comfort, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
(With Larry Gross, Roger Spottiswoode, and Steven E. De Souza) 48 Hrs. (also known as 48 Hours), Paramount, 1982
(With Gross) Streets of Fire, Universal, 1984
(Story only) Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
(With Lukas Heller) Blue City (based on the novel by Ross Macdonald), Paramount, 1986
(With Harry Kleiner and Troy Kennedy Martin) Red Heat (based on astory by Hill), TriStar, 1988
(With David Giler and Larry Ferguson) Alien3 (also known as Alien III; based on a story by Vincent Ward), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
The Getaway (based on the film The Getaway and the novel byJim Thompson), Twentieth Century-Fox/Universal, 1994
Wild Bill (based on the play Fathers and Sons by Thomas Babe), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
Last Man Standing (also known as Gundown and Welcome toJericho; based on the film Yojimbo), New Line Cinema, 1996
Undisputed, Miramax, 2002
Also wrote The Last Good Kiss and two educational films for high schools.
Teleplays
Episodes
(With Robert Reneau) "The Man Who Was Death," Tales from the Crypt(also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1989
(With others) "Cutting Cards," Tales from the Crypt (also known asHBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1990
(With Mae Woods and William M. Gaines) "Deadline" (based on the comic magazine Shock SuspenStories), Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1991
Pilots
Dog and Cat, ABC, 1977
Other
Author of magazine articles and short stories.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, Volume 140, Gale, 1993
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 44: American Screenwriters, Second Series, Gale, 1986
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

Atlantic Monthly, December, 1995, p. 120
Films and Filming, October, 1984, pp. 17-19
Film Comment, May/June, 1980; March/April, 1983, pp. 9-18

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