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A student of London's International Film School, Michael Mann began his career in the late 70s, writing for TV shows like Starsky and Hutch. He directed his first film, the award-winning prison drama The Jericho Mile, in 1979. He followed that in 1981 with his first theatrical release, Thief starring James Caan as a safe-cracker who falls under the spell of the mob... See full bio »

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Michael Kenneth Mann
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Hide HideProducer (25 titles)
2014 Cyber (producer) (filming)
 
2012 Witness (TV mini-series documentary) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– Rio (2012) (executive producer)
– South Sudan (2012) (executive producer)
– Juarez (2012) (executive producer)
– Libya (2012) (executive producer)
 
2011-2012 Luck (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
– Two Prized Colts Go Head-to-Head (2012) (executive producer)
– Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own (2012) (executive producer)
– Ace and Claire Tour a Horse Farm (2012) (executive producer)
– Ace Pitches a Deal (2012) (executive producer)
– Ace Forces Escalante to Swap Jockeys (2012) (executive producer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2011 Texas Killing Fields (producer)
 
2009 Public Enemies (producer)
 
2008 Hancock (producer)
 
2007 The Kingdom (producer)
 
2006 Miami Vice (producer)
 
2004 The Aviator (producer)
 
2004 Collateral (producer)
 
2003 Baadasssss! (executive producer)
 
2002-2003 Robbery Homicide Division (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– Absolute Perfection (2003) (executive producer)
– Vamonos Chica (2003) (executive producer)
– Hellbound Train (2003) (executive producer)
– Had (2002) (executive producer)
– Life Is Dust (2002) (executive producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2001 Ali (producer)
 
1999 The Insider (producer)
 
1995 Heat (producer)
 
1992 The Last of the Mohicans (producer)
 
1992 Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984-1990 Miami Vice (TV series) (executive producer - 111 episodes)
– Too Much, Too Late (1990) (executive producer)
– Leap of Faith (1989) (executive producer)
– Miracle Man (1989) (executive producer)
– World of Trouble (1989) (executive producer)
– Freefall (1989) (executive producer)
See all 111 episodes »
 
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (TV mini-series) (producer)
 
1989 L.A. Takedown (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1986-1988 Crime Story (TV series) (executive producer - 43 episodes)
– Going Home (1988) (executive producer)
– Escape (1988) (executive producer)
– Pursuit (1988) (executive producer)
– The Hearings (1988) (executive producer)
– Byline (1988) (executive producer)
See all 43 episodes »
 
1986 Band of the Hand (executive producer)
 
1981 Thief (executive producer)
 
1972 17 Days Down the Line (documentary short) (producer)
 
1971 Jaunpuri (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (22 titles)
2014 Cyber (screenplay) (filming)
 
2009 Public Enemies (screenplay)
 
2006 Miami Vice (written by)
 
2002 Robbery Homicide Division (TV series)
– Life Is Dust (2002) (story)
 
2001 Ali (screenplay)
 
1999 The Insider (written by)
 
1995 Heat (written by)
 
1992 The Last of the Mohicans (screenplay)
 
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (TV mini-series)
 
1989 L.A. Takedown (TV movie) (written by)
 
1986-1988 Crime Story (TV series)
– Pauli Taglia's Dream (1988) (story)
– The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob (1987) (story)
– Ground Zero (1987) (story)
– The Kingdom of Money (1987) (story)
– Fatal Crossroads (1987) (story)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1986 Manhunter (screenplay)
 
1983 The Keep (screenplay)
 
1978-1981 Vega$ (TV series)
– Judgement Pronounced (1981) (creator)
– Nightmare Come True (1981) (creator)
– French Twist (1981) (creator)
– Dead Ringer (1981) (creator)
– Seek and Destroy (1981) (creator)
See all 69 episodes »
 
1981 Thief (screen story / screenplay)
 
1980 Swan Song (TV movie)
 
1979 The Jericho Mile (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1978 Straight Time (uncredited)
 
1976-1978 Police Story (TV series)
– River of Promises (1978) (written by)
– Trial Board (1977) (written by)
– Thanksgiving (1976) (written by)
– Eamon Kinsella Royce (1976) (written by)
 
1975-1977 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
– The Psychic (1977) (written by)
– JoJo (1976) (written by)
– Lady Blue (1975) (written by)
– Texas Longhorn (1975) (written by)
 
1976 Gibbsville (TV series)
– All the Young Girls (1976) (writer)
 
1976 Bronk (TV series)
– Death with Honor (1976) (teleplay)
– Jackson Blue (1976) (writer)
 
Show ShowDirector (19 titles)
2014 Cyber (filming)
 
2011 Luck (TV series)
– Pilot (2011)
 
2009 Public Enemies
 
2006 Miami Vice
 
2004 Collateral
 
2001 Ali
 
1999 The Insider
 
1995 Heat
 
1992 The Last of the Mohicans
 
1989 L.A. Takedown (TV movie)
 
1987 Crime Story (TV series)
– Top of the World (1987)
 
1986 Manhunter
 
1983 The Keep
 
1981 Thief
 
1979 The Jericho Mile (TV movie)
 
1977 Police Woman (TV series)
– The Buttercup Killer (1977)
 
1972 17 Days Down the Line (documentary short)
 
1971 Jaunpuri (short)
 
1968 Insurrection (documentary)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (6 titles)
2009 Public Enemies (camera operator - uncredited)
 
2005 The Making of 'Heat' (video documentary) (still photographer)
 
2004 Collateral (camera operator - uncredited)
 
2001 Ali (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1999 The Insider (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1986 Manhunter (camera operator)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (3 titles)
1972 17 Days Down the Line (documentary short)
 
1971 Jaunpuri (short)
 
1968 Insurrection (documentary) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2008 Hancock
Executive
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2001 Ali (producer: "Twisting the Night Away", " Don't Fight It Feel It", "Somebody Have Mercy", "It's All Right", "You Send Me", "Bring It on Home to Me")
 
Show ShowThanks (11 titles)
2011 El defensor (short) (the director wishes to thank)
 
2010 Re-en-act-ment (short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2008 Exact Bus Fare (short) (very special thanks)
 
2005 The Making of 'Heat' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 Y nada más (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Thomas Grey's Rainy Day (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 The Clearing (special thanks)
 
2003 Wonderland (the producers and director wish to thank)
 
2001 The Directors (TV series documentary) (acknowledgment: stills and clips provided by - 1 episode)
– The Films of Michael Mann (2001) (acknowledgment: stills and clips provided by)
 
1999 Man of the Century (thanks)
 
1998 StarCraft (Video Game) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (40 titles)
2012 Movie Talk with Peter Bart (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Michael Mann (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2010 The Making of 'Last of the Mohicans' (video documentary)
Himself/Director-writer-producer
 
2009 Public Enemies: Blu-ray Picture in Picture (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Public Enemies: Blu-ray Historical Interactive Timeline (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 The Last of the Legendary Outlaws (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 On Dillinger's Trail (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Larger Than Life Adversaries (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Criminal Technology (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.203 (2009) … Himself
 
2001-2009 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Making 'Public Enemies' (2009) … Himself
– The Kingdom (2007) … Himself
– Miami Vice: Undercover (2006) … Himself
– Lady in the Water (2006) … Himself
– Collateral (2004) … Himself
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2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Superhumans: The Making of 'Hancock' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Creating 'The Kingdom' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Sanctuary: Lisa Gerrard (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Going Deep Undercover with 'Miami Vice' (TV short)
Himself
 
2006 Miami Vice: Crime Without Compromise (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Miami Vice: Undercover (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 July 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Visualizing 'Miami Vice' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Miami & Beyond: Shooting on Location (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Making of 'Heat' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.19 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Pacino and DeNiro: The Conversation (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself - regissör
– Om filmen 'Collateral' (2004) … Himself - regissör
– Om filmen 'Ali' (2004) … Himself - regissör
 
2004 The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Revealed with Jules Asner (TV series)
Himself
– Will Smith (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Ali' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Michael Mann (2001) … Himself
 
2001 I Love 1980's (TV series documentary)
Himself
– I Love 1985 (2001) … Himself
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay
 
1998 Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Directors on Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1997 Howard Hawks: American Artist (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Miniseries
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Writing in a Limited Series or a Special
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2009 Cleanflix (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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(2008) TV commercial: Directed commercial for the new Ferrari California car. See more »

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Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on his racetrack series Luck] It's about the basic yearning, that impulse, to somehow venture skills, hope they'll collide with the opportunity and yield a change in your material circumstances. That hope for an outcome, that transcendence, is what the show is really about. See more »

Trivia:

During production of Manhunter, he wanted Francis Dollarhyde (Tom Noonan) to have a tattoo of William Blake's "Red Dragon" painting on his back, but ended up discarding the idea after deciding the tattoo trivialized Dollarhyde's inner struggles. In the film's remake, Red Dragon, director Brett Ratner decided to include the tattoo. See more »

Trademark:

Pop/Rock and Ambient music often underscores his work See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius