Person

Roger Spottiswoode

Directing · 1945-01-05 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Roger Spottiswoode (born January 5, 1945) 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.

Filmography (38)

Year	Film	As
2024	The Great Toccata	producer
2023	Bach's Missing Pages	producer
2022	Bach and Expression	producer
2018	The Beach House	Director
2016	A Street Cat Named Bob	Director
2014	The Journey Home	Director
2012	Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness	Director
2012	Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness	producer
2009	Forgiveness and Justice	Director
2008	The Children of Huang Shi	Director
2007	Shake Hands with the Devil	director
2005	Ripley Under Ground	Director
2003	Spinning Boris	Director
2003	Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole	Director
2002	The Matthew Shepard Story	Director
2000	Noriega: God's Favorite	Director
2000	The 6th Day	Director
1997	Murder Live!	Director
1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	Director
1994	Mesmer	Director
1993	And the Band Played On	Director
1992	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Director
1990	Air America	Director
1990	Another 48 Hrs.	Characters
1989	Third Degree Burn	Director
1989	Turner & Hooch	Director
1988	Shoot to Kill	Director
1987	The Last Innocent Man	Director
1986	The Best of Times	Director
1983	Under Fire	Director
1982	48 Hrs.	Writer
1981	The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper	Director
1980	Terror Train	Director
1975	Hard Times	Editor
1974	The Gambler	Editor
1973	Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid	Editor
1971	Stamping Ground	Editor
1971	Straw Dogs	Editor