Walter Hill(I)

Producer
Writer
Director

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

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Hill was born in Long Beach, California and educated at Mexico City College and Michigan State University. He worked in oil drilling and construction in the 60s before becoming a 2nd assistant director in 1967. He has written and co-written screenplays, including several uncredited works. He has produced and directed films since 1975.

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 19 wins & 16 nominations total

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Known for

48 Hrs.

6.9

Writer

1982

Aliens

8.4

Producer

1986

Alien³

6.4

Producer(produced by)

1992

Streets of Fire

6.7

Writer

1984

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Producer

Alien: Romulus
7.2
- producer (produced by)
- 2024
Alien: Covenant
6.4
- producer (produced by)
- 2017
Prometheus
7.0
- producer (produced by)
- 2012
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
4.6
- producer (produced by)
- 2007
Broken Trail
7.7
TV Mini Series
- producer
- 2006
Alien vs. Predator
5.7
- producer (produced by)
- 2004
Deadwood
8.6
TV Series
- consulting producer
- 2004
Ritual
4.8
- producer
- 2002
Undisputed
6.1
- producer
- 2002
Alien Resurrection
6.2
- producer (produced by)
- 1997
Perversions of Science
6.3
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1997
Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House
7.4
TV Series
- executive producer (1997)
- 1996–1997
Last Man Standing
6.4
- producer
- 1996
Bordello of Blood
5.4
- executive producer
- 1996
Tales from the Crypt
8.0
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1989–1996

Writer

Dead for a Dollar
5.4
- screenplay by
- story by
- 2022
The Assignment
4.7
- screenplay
- story
- 2016
Aliens: Colonial Marines
4.8
Video Game
- characters
- 2013
The Warriors
8.9
Video Game
- based on the film by (uncredited)
- 2005
Undisputed
6.1
- written by
- 2002
Last Man Standing
6.4
- screenplay
- 1996
Wild Bill
5.8
- screenplay
- 1995
The Getaway
5.8
- screenplay
- 1994
Alien³
6.7
Video Game
- based on a movie written by (uncredited)
- 1992
Alien³
6.4
- screenplay by
- 1992
Tales from the Crypt
8.0
TV Series
- screenplay
- 1989–1991
Another 48 Hrs.
5.9
- based on characters created by
- 1990
Red Heat
6.1
- screenplay
- story
- 1988
Aliens
8.4
- story by
- 1986
Blue City
4.4
- screenplay
- 1986

Director

Dead for a Dollar
5.4
- Director (directed by)
- 2022
The Assignment
4.7
- Director
- 2016
Bullet to the Head
5.7
- Director
- 2012
Madso's War
3.9
TV Movie
- Director (as Rob Marcus)
- 2010
Broken Trail
7.7
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 2006
Deadwood
8.6
TV Series
- Director
- 2004
Undisputed
6.1
- Director
- 2002
Supernova
4.8
- Director (as Thomas Lee)
- 2000
Perversions of Science
6.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1997
Last Man Standing
6.4
- Director
- 1996
Wild Bill
5.8
- Director
- 1995
Geronimo: An American Legend
6.5
- Director
- 1993
Trespass
6.3
- Director
- 1992
Tales from the Crypt
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1989–1991
Another 48 Hrs.
5.9
- Director
- 1990

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Trivia
Is an avid fan of John Wayne. When The Duke saw Hard Times (1975), he wanted Hill to helm his last film, The Shootist (1976). But Hill refused because he didn't want to see his hero dying in a movie.

Quotes
[on working with Charles Bronson on Hard Times (1975)] Well, Charlie does things in terms of performance that are hard for a lot of other people to comprehend as being part of an actor's tool, and that is being visually interesting. There is a great poetry in Charlie's face. With just a look, he can suggest moods that are quite interesting. He's always on time, he always knows his lines, and he never misses a mark.