Russell Mulcahy

Russell Mulcahy

director, producer, writer

Russell Mulcahy was born on Jun 23, 1953 in Australia. Russell Mulcahy's big-screen debut came with Razorback directed by Russell Mulcahy in 1984. Russell Mulcahy is known for Prayers for Bobby directed by Russell Mulcahy, Sigourney Weaver stars as Mary Griffith and Henry Czerny as Robert Griffith. Russell Mulcahy has got 3 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Russell Mulcahy achieved is CinEuphoria Awards. The upcoming new movie Russell Mulcahy plays is Teen Wolf: The Movie which will be released on Jan 26, 2023.

Dynamic film/video director Russell Mulcahy was born June 23, 1953, in Melbourne, Australia. He first gained fame directing visually striking music video clips for such artists as Elton John, Duran Duran, The Buggles and Bonnie Tyler. He is also well known for feature films, starting off with the comedy Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979), the horror film Razorback (1984), the spectacular sword and sorcery of Highlander (1986), followed by the sequel Highlander, le retour (1991).He directed Denzel Washington and John Lithgow in the violent Ricochet (1991), made The Shadow (1994) with Alec Baldwin (a film version of the comic book) and took the helm for Swimming Upstream (2003).In recent years Mulcahy has been involved in directing several telemovies and episodes of TV shows, including Queer as Folk (1999), 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004), L'île mystérieuse (2005) and La Malédiction du pharaon (2006) starring Casper Van Dien.

  • Birthday

    Jun 23, 1953
  • Place of Birth

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

3 wins & 5 nominations

CinEuphoria Awards
2012
Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award
Winner - CinEuphoria
Christopher Awards
2002
Television & Cable
Winner - Christopher Award
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