Roger Spottiswoode

Biography

Roger Spottiswoode is a Canadian-born film director and writer, who began his career as an editor in the 1970s. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario. 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 science fiction action thriller The 6th Day starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Most Famous Work

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A Street Cat Named Bob

(2016) Director

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Tomorrow Never Dies

(1997) Director

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48 Hrs.

(1982) Writer

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The 6th Day

(2000) Director

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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

(1992) Director

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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

(1973) Editor

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Air America

(1990) Director

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Straw Dogs

(1971) Editor

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1998	N/A	Highly Classified: The World of 007 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	N/A	The Secrets of 007 1997-12-04 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2018	Director	The Beach House 2018-04-28 Movie
2016	Director	A Street Cat Named Bob 2016-11-04 Movie
2014	Director	Midnight Sun 2014-09-01 Movie
2012	Director	Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness 2012-10-05 Movie
2008	Director	The Children of Huang Shi 2008-04-03 Movie
2007	Director	Shake Hands with the Devil 2007-09-13 Movie
2005	Director	Ripley Under Ground 2005-11-06 Movie
2003	Director	Spinning Boris 2003-10-23 Movie
	Director	Ice Bound 2003-05-20 Movie
2002	Director	The Matthew Shepard Story 2002-03-16 Movie
2000	Director	The 6th Day 2000-11-17 Movie
	Director	Noriega: God's Favorite 2000-03-04 Movie
1997	Director	Tomorrow Never Dies 1997-12-11 Movie
	Director	Murder Live! 1997-03-09 Movie
1995	Director	Hiroshima 1995-08-05 Movie
1994	Director	Mesmer 1994-08-25 Movie
1993	Director	And the Band Played On 1993-09-11 Movie
1992	Director	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot 1992-02-21 Movie
1990	Director	Air America 1990-08-10 Movie
1989	Director	Turner & Hooch 1989-07-28 Movie
	Director	Third Degree Burn 1989-05-28 Movie
1988	Director	Shoot to Kill 1988-02-12 Movie
1987	Director	The Last Innocent Man 1987-04-19 Movie
1986	Director	The Best of Times 1986-01-31 Movie
1983	Director	Under Fire 1983-10-21 Movie
1982	Director	The Renegades 1982-08-11 Movie
1981	Director	The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper 1981-11-13 Movie
1980	Director	Terror Train 1980-10-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2012	Producer	Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness 2012-10-05 Movie
2000	Executive Producer	Noriega: God's Favorite 2000-03-04 Movie
1985	Executive Producer	Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend 1985-03-22 Movie
1978	Associate Producer	Who'll Stop the Rain 1978-08-02 Movie
1954	Associate Producer	The Diamond Wizard 1954-04-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1990	Characters	Another 48 Hrs. 1990-06-08 Movie
1982	Writer	48 Hrs. 1982-12-07 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1975	Editor	Hard Times 1975-08-13 Movie
1974	Editor	The Gambler 1974-10-02 Movie
1973	Editor	Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973-05-23 Movie
1971	Editor	Straw Dogs 1971-11-25 Movie
	Editor	Stamping Ground 1971-10-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv