Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1951-01-08
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Predator
- Predator
- Die hard
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Film & TV
Directing · Albany, New York, USA
John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero (1993), the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), the heist-film remake The Thomas Crown Affair (1999),…
Known for
- The Real Hunt for Red October — Self2021
- In Search Of the Dead Eaters — Self2011
- Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' — Self2003
- Iron and Beyond — Self - Director2002
- If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' — Self2000
- A Night to Die For — Self1995
- HBO First Look1992
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,261
- Total plays
- 2,807
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 200,169x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,509x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,302x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,187x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,819x
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Key facts
- Born
- John Campbell McTiernan Jr. , ( 1951-01-08 ) January 8, 1951 (age 75) , Albany, New York , U.S.
- Education
- Juilliard School ( BFA ) American Film Institute ( MFA )
- Occupations
- Film director producer
- Years active
- 1986–2003, 2017
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 8 January 1951
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Albany
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- John McTiernan Deauville 2014 3.jpg
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John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American film director, producer and writer best known for his work in the action film genre. His films include Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Last Action Hero (1993), The Thomas Crown Affair and The 13th Warrior (both 1999).
His career was hamstrung in the mid-2000s after unknowingly lying to an FBI investigator; a crime he pleaded guilty for in 2006. The judgment was vacated, after which he pleaded guilty in 2007 to the original charge and an additional charge of perjury, in regard to his hiring of the private investigator Anthony Pellicano in late 2000 to illegally wiretap the phone calls of two people, one of whom was Charles Roven, a co-producer of his action film remake Rollerball (2002). He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February 2014. During his imprisonment, he filed for bankruptcy amidst foreclosure proceedings for his large ranch residence. He was considered persona non grata in the Hollywood industry, and was not subsequently hired by another studio to direct a feature film. In 2017, he briefly returned to directing with two advertisements for the video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
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