Acting credits
7
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Geoff Murphy
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 28Series: 2Crew credits: 28
TMDB ID: 32277
IMDb ID: nm0614276
Known for: Directing
Born: June 13, 1946
Died: December 3, 2018
Age: 72
Place of birth: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2005
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 6.08
Wikidata: Q1350663
Also known as
Geoff Murhphy
Other jobs
Director (18)Associate Producer (2)Second Unit Director (2)Special Effects (2)Assistant Director (1)Post Production Supervisor (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)
Biography
Geoff Murphy was a successful New Zealand filmmaker best-known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s. He directed a string of big-budget Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second unit director on all three movies of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He has also worked as a scriptwriter, assistant director, special effects man, schoolteacher and trumpet player.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Geoff Murphy.
5.1
xXx: State of the Union
Second Unit Director
2005 Movie
6.0
Spooked
Director
2004 Movie
5.6
The Land Has Eyes
Post Production Supervisor
2004 Movie
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Second Unit Director
2001 Movie
4.9
Race Against Time
Director
2000 Movie
5.1
Fortress 2
Director
2000 Movie
6.2
Dante's Peak
Associate Producer
1997 Movie
4.6
Don't Look Back
Director
1996 Movie
5.8
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Director
1995 Movie
5.3
The Last Outlaw
Director
1993 Movie
5.3
Blind Side
Director
1993 Movie
5.5
Freejack
Director
1992 Movie
6.5
Young Guns II
Director
1990 Movie
Cowboys of Culture
as Self
1990 Movie
6.0
Red King, White Knight
Director
1989 Movie
3.8
Never Say Die
as Jack
1988 Movie
6.5
Mauri
as Mr Semmens
1988 Movie
4.8
Mr. Wrong
Screenplay
1986 Movie
6.6
The Quiet Earth
Director
1985 Movie
7.0
Utu
Director
1984 Movie
Making Utu
as Self
1983 Movie
6.6
Goodbye Pork Pie
Director
1981 Movie
7.5
A State of Siege
Assistant Director
1978 Movie
5.6
Sleeping Dogs
Special Effects
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Geoff Murphy.
