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Roger Donaldson

Roger Donaldson

Director · Born November 15, 1945 · Ballarat, Australia

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Highest rated as cast or director

Biography

Roger Donaldson (born 15 November 1945) is an Australian-born New Zealand film producer, director and writer. He is known for directing the films Cocktail, No Way Out, and Species. was a co-founder of the New Zealand Film Commission.

Directed 21

1980s

  1. 1988
  2. 1987
  3. 1985

    Marie: A True Story

    Director

  4. 1984
  5. 1981

    Smash Palace

    Director

  6. 1980

    Nutcase

    Director

1970s

  1. 1978

    Sleeping Dogs

    Director

  2. 1972

    Start Again

    Director

  3. 1971

    Offerings to the God of Speed

    Director

Produced 7

2020s

  1. 2024

    Good One

    Executive Producer

1980s

  1. 1981

    Smash Palace

    Producer

  2. 1980

    Nutcase

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1978

    Sleeping Dogs

    Producer

  2. 1971

    Offerings to the God of Speed

    Producer, Executive Producer

Wrote 4

1980s

  1. 1981

    Smash Palace

    Writer

  2. 1980

    Nutcase

    Screenplay

1970s

  1. 1971

    Offerings to the God of Speed

    Writer

Camera 1

1970s

  1. 1972

    Start Again

    Director of Photography

Art department 1

1970s

  1. 1978

    Sleeping Dogs

    Art Direction

Appearances6

2020s

  1. 2022

    American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

    Self

  2. 2021

2010s

  1. 2017

    Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species'

    Self

2000s

  1. 2000

    Numero Bruno

    Self

1990s

  1. 1998

    Getting Close to the Show

    Self

  2. 1990

    Cowboys of Culture

    Self

Thanked in the credits2

2010s

  1. 2019

    Hannahs

    Thanks

  2. 2015