Russell Mulcahy
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
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 II: The Quickening (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 (2000), 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004), Mysterious Island (2005) and The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) starring Casper Van Dien.
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 (2000), 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004), Mysterious Island (2005) and The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) starring Casper Van Dien.
