Roger Spottiswoode

Roger Spottiswoode (born January 5, 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian-born film director and writer, who began his career as an editor in the 1970s. He has directed a number of notable films and television productions, including "Under Fire" (1983) and the 1997 James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies" starring Pierce Brosnan. Spottiswoode was one of the writing team responsible for "48 Hrs." starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. In 2000, he directed the sci-fi action thriller "The 6th Day" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

elected filmography

*"Terror Train" (1980) – director
*"The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper" (1981) – director
*"48 Hrs." (1982) – co-writer
*"Under Fire" (1983) – director
*"The Best of Times" (1986) – director
*"Shoot to Kill" (1988) – director
*"Turner & Hooch" (1989) – director
*" Air America" (1990) – director
*"Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" (1992) – director
*"Mesmer" (1994) – director
*"Hiroshima" (1995) – co-director
*"Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997) – director
*"The 6th Day" (2000) – director
*"Spinning Boris" (2003) – director
*"Ripley Under Ground" (2005) – director
*"Shake Hands with the Devil" (2007) – director
*"The Children of Huang Shi" (2007) – director

External links

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succession box
title=James Bond film director
years=1997
before=Martin Campbell
1995
after=Michael Apted
1999