Geoff Murphy
Age: N/A | From: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Geoff Murhphy
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 41
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geoff Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001) Second Unit Director
xXx: State of the Union
(2005) Second Unit Director
Dante's Peak
(1997) Associate Producer
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
(1995) Director
Freejack
(1992) Director
Young Guns II
(1990) Director
The Quiet Earth
(1985) Director
Fortress 2
(2000) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Self | |
| 1988 | Jack | |
| Mr Semmens | ||
| 1983 | Self | |
| 1977 | N/A | |
| Man in the Street | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Second Unit Director | |
| 2004 | Director | |
| 2001 | Second Unit Director | |
| 2000 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1996 | Director | |
| 1995 | Director | |
| 1993 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1992 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1989 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
| First Assistant Director | ||
| 1985 | Director | |
| 1983 | Director | |
| 1981 | Director | |
| 1978 | Assistant Director | |
| 1977 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1974 | Director | |
| 1970 | Director | |
| 1965 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Screenplay | |
| 1988 | Screenplay | |
| 1986 | Screenplay | |
| 1983 | Writer | |
| 1981 | Author | |
| 1977 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1965 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Post Production Supervisor | |
| 1997 | Second Unit | |
| 1980 | Special Effects | |
| 1977 | Special Effects | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Associate Producer | |
| 1988 | Producer | |
| Associate Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |