Geoff Murphy
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 13, 1946, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
- Died
- December 3, 2018
- Movies
- 29
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.
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1990 | Cowboys of Culture | Self |
| 1988 | Never Say Die | Jack |
| 1988 | Mauri | Mr Semmens |
| 1987 | Kaleidoscope | Subject |
| 1983 | Making Utu | Self |
| 1983 | Utu | Wagon Driver |
| 1977 | Wild Man | Printer |
| 1977 | Dagg Day Afternoon | Man in the Street |
| 1965 | Hurry Hurry Faster Faster |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2004 | Spooked | Director, Screenplay |
| 2000 | Race Against Time | Director |
| 2000 | Fortress 2 | Director |
| 1996 | Don't Look Back | Director |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Director |
| 1993 | The Last Outlaw | Director |
| 1993 | Blind Side | Director |
| 1992 | Freejack | Director |
| 1990 | Young Guns II | Director |
| 1989 | Red King, White Knight | Director |
| 1988 | Never Say Die | Producer, Director, Screenplay |
| 1986 | Mr. Wrong | Screenplay |
| 1985 | The Quiet Earth | Director |
| 1983 | Utu | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1981 | Goodbye Pork Pie | Director, Producer |
| 1977 | Wild Man | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | Dagg Day Afternoon | Director, Writer |
| 1974 | Uenuku | Director |
| 1970 | Tank Busters | Director |
| 1965 | Hurry Hurry Faster Faster | Director, Writer |
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