FILM DIRECTOR

John McTiernan

1951 - Today

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John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American former filmmaker best known for his action films. His work as director includes Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). McTiernan pleaded guilty in 2006 to lying to an FBI investigator; 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). John McTiernan is the 387th most popular film director (up from 396th in 2024), the 2,882nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,512th in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John McTiernan ranks 387 out of 2,041. Before him are Kiyoshi Kurosawa, James Wong, Gustaf Gründgens, Ray Harryhausen, Carol Reed, and Henry King. After him are Ladislas Starevich, Valerio Zurlini, Jim Abrahams, Ken Russell, Edward Zwick, and Georgiy Daneliya.

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Among people born in 1951, John McTiernan ranks 133. Before him are Philip Davis, Enki Bilal, Samuel Doe, Alexander Bortnikov, Ramón Calderón, and Jack Unterweger. After him are Jan Fischer, Osman Hussein, Julian Schnabel, David Vunagi, Karen Allen, and Christian Lacroix.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John McTiernan ranks 2,882 out of 20,380. Before him are William A. Wheeler (1819), Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Gene Vincent (1935), Gordon Scott (1926), Julia Ann (1969), and Henry King (1886). After him are Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Frances Arnold (1956), Steve Russell (1937), Louis E. Brus (1943), Don Henley (1947), and Agnes Smedley (1892).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John McTiernan ranks 108. Before him are Leo McCarey (1898), Chris Sanders (1962), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Martin Ritt (1914), Ray Harryhausen (1920), and Henry King (1886). After him are Jim Abrahams (1944), Edward Zwick (1952), Richard Brooks (1912), Irvin Kershner (1923), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), and John Landis (1950).

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