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Geoff Murphy

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Actor | * 06/13/1946 († 72, 12/03/2018) | New Zealand (New Zealand)
Geoffrey Peter Murphy (12 October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the second half of the 1970s. His second feature Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) was the first New Zealand film to win major commercial success on its soil. Murphy directed several Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second-unit director on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Murphy was also a scriptwriter, special effects technician, schoolteacher and trumpet player at different times . He was married to Merata Mita, a film director, actor, writer. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Thriller

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Awards & Nominations for Geoff Murphy

Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit
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Movies with Geoff Murphy as Actor(7)

as himself1990 Cowboys of Culture
as Jack1988 Never Say Die
as Mr Semmens1988 Mauri
as himself1983 Making Utu
as Man in the Street1977 Dagg Day Afternoon

Movies with Geoff Murphy as Crew(37)

Directing/Second Unit Director2005 xXx: State of the Union
Crew/Post Production Supervisor2004 The Land Has Eyes
Directing/Director2004 Spooked
Writing/Screenplay2004 Spooked
Directing/Second Unit Director2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Directing/Director2000 Fortress 2
Directing/Director2000 Race Against Time
Crew/Second Unit1997 Dante's Peak
Production/Associate Producer1997 Dante's Peak
Directing/Director1996 Don't Look Back
Directing/Director1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Directing/Director1993 The Last Outlaw
Directing/Director1993 Blind Side
Directing/Director1992 Freejack
Directing/Director1990 Young Guns II
Directing/Director1989 Red King, White Knight
Directing/Director1988 Never Say Die
Production/Producer1988 Never Say Die
Writing/Screenplay1988 Never Say Die
Directing/First Assistant Director1988 Mauri
Production/Associate Producer1988 Mauri
Writing/Screenplay1986 Mr. Wrong
Directing/Director1985 The Quiet Earth
Directing/Director1983 Utu
Writing/Writer1983 Utu
Directing/Director1981 Goodbye Pork Pie
Writing/Author1981 Goodbye Pork Pie
Directing/Assistant Director1978 A State of Siege
Directing/Director1977 Dagg Day Afternoon
Writing/Writer1977 Dagg Day Afternoon
Directing/Director1977 Wild Man
Writing/Writer1977 Wild Man
Crew/Special Effects1977 Sleeping Dogs
Directing/Director1974 Uenuku
Directing/Director1970 Tank Busters
Directing/Director1965 Hurry Hurry Faster Faster
Writing/Writer1965 Hurry Hurry Faster Faster

TV Shows/Series with Geoff Murphy as Crew(1)

Crew/Special Effects1980 The Last Outlaw

Full Name: Geoff Peter Murphy
Citizenship: New Zealand
Born: Thursday, 06/13 1946 (June) in New Zealand (New Zealand)
Died: Monday, 12/03 2018 (December) in Wellington (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Massey University
Spouses (current/former): Merata Mita
Children: Paul Murphy
Other names for Geoff Murphy (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Geoff Murhphy"
"Geoffrey Peter Murphy"
Geoff Murphy frequently works together with these people:
Bruno Lawrence (10x, Actor)
Merata Mita (8x, Crew)
Ian Mune (7x, Actor)
John Clarke (6x, Actor)
Roger Donaldson (5x, Crew)
Gaylene Preston (5x, Crew)
Alun Bollinger (5x, Crew)
Peter Jackson (4x, Crew)
Anzac Wallace (4x, Actor)
Michael Horton (4x, Crew)
Martyn Sanderson (4x, Actor)
Ian Jones (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12823, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024