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Roger Spottiswoode Biography (1945?-)

Born January 5, 1945 (some sources say c. 1947), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (some sources say England); son of Raymond Spottiswoode (a producer and director); married Holly Palance (an actress and screenwriter; divorced, 1998). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA 90211; William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, editor, writer

Birth Details

January 5, 1945?

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Terror Train (also known as Train of Terror and Le monstre du train), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (also known as Pursuit), Universal, 1981
• Under Fire, Orion, 1983
• The Best of Times, Universal, 1986
• Shoot to Kill (also known as Deadly Pursuit), Buena Vista,1988
• Turner and Hooch, Buena Vista, 1989
• Air America, TriStar, 1990
• Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Universal, 1992
• Mesmer, 1994
• Tomorrow Never Dies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
• The 6th Day (also known as Le sixieme jour), Sony PicturesEntertainment, 2000
• White on White, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2004
• Film Editor
• (With others), Straw Dogs, Cinerama, 1971
• The Getaway, Facets Multimedia, 1972
• (With others), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1973
• The Gambler, Paramount, 1974
• Hard Times (also known as The Streetfighter), Columbia, 1975
• Film Work
• Other
• Editorial consultant, The Getaway, Facets Multimedia, 1972
• Associate producer, Who'll Stop the Rain? (also known as Dog Soldiers), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1978
• Executive producer, Baby: The Secret of the Lost Legend (also known as Dinosaur ... Secret of the Lost Legend), Touchstone, 1985
• Film Appearances
• Himself, Highly Classified: The World of 007, 1997
• Television Director
• Movies
• The Last Innocent Man, HBO, 1987
• Third Degree Burn, HBO, 1989
• And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
• Murder Live!, NBC, 1997
• Noriega: God's Favorite, Showtime, 2000
• The Matthew Shepard Story, NBC, 2002
• Ice Bound, CBS, 2003
• Spinning Boris, Showtime, 2003
• Television Executive Producer
• Movies
• Noriega: God's Favorite, Showtime, 2000
• Television Director
• Miniseries
• Hiroshima, 1996
• Pilots
• The Renegades, ABC, 1982
• Turner and Hooch (also known as The Kid), NBC, 1990
• Specials
• "Time Flies When You're Alive," HBO Showcase, HBO, 1989
• Episodic
• Prince Street, NBC, 1997
• Also directed episodes of The Renegades.
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files, CBS, 1997
• Himself, Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (documentary), 1998
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Walter Hill, Larry Gross, and Steven E. de Souza) 48 Hours,Paramount, 1982