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Walter Hill (I)


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. See full bio »

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 12 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards »

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 2016 Prometheus 2 (producer) (pre-production)
 2012/I Prometheus (producer)
 2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (producer)
 2006 Broken Trail (TV Mini-Series) (producer - 2 episodes)
- Part Two (2006) ... (producer)
- Part One (2006) ... (producer)
 2004 AVP: Alien vs. Predator (producer)
 2004 Deadwood (TV Series) (consulting producer - 1 episode)
- Deadwood (2004) ... (consulting producer)
 2002 Ritual (producer)
 2002 Undisputed (producer)
 1997 Alien: Resurrection (producer)
 1997 Perversions of Science (TV Series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
- People's Choice (1997) ... (executive producer)
- Ultimate Weapon (1997) ... (executive producer)
- Snap Ending (1997) ... (executive producer)
- Panic (1997) ... (executive producer)
- Planely Possible (1997) ... (executive producer)
 1996 Last Man Standing (producer)
 1996 Bordello of Blood (executive producer)
 1989-1996 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) (executive producer - 93 episodes)
- The Third Pig (1996) ... (executive producer)
- Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow (1996) ... (executive producer)
- Confession (1996) ... (executive producer)
- About Face (1996) ... (executive producer)
- Smoke Wrings (1996) ... (executive producer)
 1995 W.E.I.R.D. World (TV Movie) (executive producer)
 1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (executive producer)
 1993-1994 Tales from the Cryptkeeper (TV Series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
- Transylvania Express (1994) ... (executive producer)
- Ghost Ship (1993) ... (executive producer)
- Grounds for Horror (1993) ... (executive producer)
- Pleasant Screams (1993) ... (executive producer)
 1993 Geronimo: An American Legend (producer)
 1992 Alien³ (producer)
 1992 Two-Fisted Tales (TV Movie) (executive producer)
 1988 Red Heat (producer)
 1986 Aliens (executive producer)
 1986 Blue City (producer)
 1985 Rustlers' Rhapsody (producer)
 1979 Alien (producer)
 1979 The Warriors (producer - Ultimate Director's Cut)
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3 Interviews | 3 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Alternate Names:

Walter L. Hill II | Thomas Lee
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Personal Quote:

[2002, Being asked on what he learned from the experience of making Supernova (2000)] Ah, what did I learn the most? Oh, I think there was a desperate political situation with a failing administration, and I foolishly got into helping a movie that I thought could turn into something, but I then discovered I didn't have as free a hand as I had been led to believe, and when I was taking the movie ... See more »

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Profiled in "American Classic Screen Interviews" (Scarecrow Press). See more »

Trademark:

Several of Hill's films have a bar called "Torchy's." In several of his films, characters utter a variation on Cody's (Streets of Fire) and The Driver's exhortation to "Go home!" See more »

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