Geoff Murphy

Geoffrey Peter Murphy  (October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand movie director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Wellington. Murphy was known for his works in Goodbye Pork Pie (1981), The Quiet Earth (1985), Young Guns II (1990), Freejack (1992) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). He also was a second-unit director for The Lord of the Rings movie series.

Murphy died on 3 December 2018 in Wellington at the age of 80.

References

Other websites

Geoff Murphy at NZ On Screen
Geoff Murphy  at New Zealand Film Commission

Category:1938 births
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Category:New Zealand movie directors
Category:New Zealand movie producers
Category:New Zealand screenwriters
Category:Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Category:Writers from Wellington