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.
Known For
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Director
The 6th Day
(2000)
Director
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
(1992)
Director
Turner & Hooch
(1989)
Director
Air America
(1990)
Director
A Street Cat Named Bob
(2016)
Director
Terror Train
(1980)
Director
Shoot to Kill
(1988)
Director
And the Band Played On
(1993)
Director
Under Fire
(1983)
Director
Midnight Sun
(2014)
Director
The Best of Times
(1986)
Director
The Beach House
(2018)
Director
The Children of Huang Shi
(2008)
Director
Ripley Under Ground
(2005)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Terror Train
(1980)
Director
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
(1981)
Director
The Renegades
(1982)
Director
Under Fire
(1983)
Director
The Best of Times
(1986)
Director
The Last Innocent Man
(1987)
Director
Shoot to Kill
(1988)
Director
Turner & Hooch
(1989)
Director
Third Degree Burn
(1989)
Director
Air America
(1990)
Director
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
(1992)
Director
And the Band Played On
(1993)
Director
Mesmer
(1994)
Director
Hiroshima
(1995)
Director
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Director
Murder Live!
(1997)
Director
The 6th Day
(2000)
Director
Noriega: God's Favorite
(2000)
Director
The Matthew Shepard Story
(2002)
Director
Ice Bound
(2003)
Director
Spinning Boris
(2003)
Director
Ripley Under Ground
(2005)
Director
Shake Hands with the Devil
(2007)
Director
The Children of Huang Shi
(2008)
Director
Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness
(2012)
Director
Midnight Sun
(2014)
Director
A Street Cat Named Bob
(2016)
Director
The Beach House
(2018)
Director
Acting
Editing
Straw Dogs
(1971)
Editor
Stamping Ground
(1971)
Editor
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Editor
The Gambler
(1974)
Editor
Hard Times
(1975)
Editor
Production
Who'll Stop the Rain
(1978)
Associate Producer
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
(1985)
Executive Producer
Noriega: God's Favorite
(2000)
Executive Producer
Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness
(2012)
Producer
Writing