About
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), and The 13th Warrior (1999). His last completed feature film was the mystery-thriller Basic, released in 2003. He pleaded guilty to perjury and lying to an FBI investigator 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 dystopian science-fiction action film remake Rollerball (2002). He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February 2014....
Known for
Die HardMovie • 1988
PredatorMovie • 1987
Die Hard: With a VengeanceMovie • 1995
HBO First LookSeries • 1992
The Hunt for Red OctoberMovie • 1990
Last Action HeroMovie • 1993
The 13th WarriorMovie • 1999
The Thomas Crown AffairMovie • 1999
BasicMovie • 2003
Medicine ManMovie • 1992
RollerballMovie • 2002
Robin HoodMovie • 1991
NomadsMovie • 1986
Quicksilver HighwayMovie • 1997