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