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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Geoff_MurphyGeoff Murphy - Wikipedia

    Geoffrey Peter Murphy ONZM (12 October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the second half of the 1970s.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0614276Geoff Murphy - IMDb

    Geoff Murphy (1938-2018) was a filmmaker who worked on The Quiet Earth, Dante's Peak and The Lord of the Rings. He also acted in Blerta, Wild Man and Dagg Day Afternoon.

    • January 1, 1
    • Wellington, New Zealand
    • January 1, 1
    • Wellington, New Zealand
  3. Geoff Murphy was born on 12 October 1938 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was a director and actor, known for The Quiet Earth (1985), Dante's Peak (1997) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). He was married to Merata Mita, Pat Robins and Diane Kearns.

    • October 12, 1938
    • December 3, 2018
  4. 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

  5. We’re saddened today to hear cherished Kiwi filming icon Geoff Murphy has passed away. His colourful life and career brought joy to so many of us.

  6. Dec 3, 2018 · Geoff Murphy, a leading figure in the New Zealand movie industry in the 1970s and ’80s who also helmed such Hollywood fare as Young Guns II and Freejack and was second-unit director on The Lord...

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  8. [Dino de Laurentis invited Geoff Murphy, director of Goodbye Pork Pie, Utu and The Quiet Earth to Los Angeles in March to talk about directing Conan III. Murphy turned the film down. But while he was there 20th Century Fox discussed a project with him. His brother, Roy Murphy, talked to him about his films and his present plans.