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Writer | Actor | Producer

Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2. Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from The Last Boy Scout to The Long Kiss Goodnight, and in between a re-write on the McTiernan/Schwarzenegger Last Action Hero script. See full bio »

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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Filmography

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2013 Iron Man 3 (screenplay)
 
2006 A.W.O.L (short) (as Holly Martins)
 
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (screen story / screenplay)
 
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 (characters)
 
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight (written by)
 
1993 Last Action Hero (screenplay)
 
1992 Lethal Weapon 3 (characters)
 
1991 The Last Boy Scout (screenplay / story)
 
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 (characters / story)
 
1987 The Monster Squad (written by)
 
1987 Lethal Weapon (written by)
 
Show ShowActor (10 titles)
2007 Monkeys
 
2002 The Boy Scout (short)
Henchman #2
 
1997 As Good as It Gets
Cafe 24 Manager
 
1994 Night Realm
 
1993 RoboCop 3
Donnelly
 
1993 Mike the Detective (short)
 
1991 Dark Justice (TV series)
Caldecott Rush
– Nowhere to Hide (1991) … Caldecott Rush
 
1988 Dead Heat
Patrolman
 
1987 Predator
Hawkins
 
1986 Night of the Creeps
Cop in Police Station (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2014 Agent: Century 21 (producer) (pre-production)
 
2006 A.W.O.L (short) (executive producer - as Harry Lime)
 
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight (producer)
 
1991 The Last Boy Scout (executive producer)
 
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2013 Joe Dick (grateful acknowledgment) (post-production)
 
2012 Dust Up (special thanks)
 
2011/III Harvest (short) (thanks)
 
2011 La froideur de l'été (short) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2011 Conversations with Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Writing the Hollywood Blockbuster … Himself
 
2009 Tales from the Script (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 We, the Screenwriter
Himself
 
2005 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.28 (2005) … Himself
 
2001 Predator: Old Painless (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: Character Design (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: Camouflage (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: The Unseen Arnold (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: Classified Action (video short)
Himself
 
2001 If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Harry Lime | Holly Martins

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[When asked if he was into mystery/action books] Yes, ostensibly. Yes and no. Basically I liked adult books more than I liked kids books, although some of them, like I don't know if you've heard of The Three Investigators. Somebody's going to make a movie of that. Those are great. But it just kills me in this country... See more »

Trivia:

After being the highest paid screenwriter in Hollywood, he disappeared as a writer in the late '90s. He recently admitted he withdrew due to pressure and a growing contempt for his own commercial, action-packed material. See more »

Trademark:

Uses a kidnapping as a plot device ( Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout, The Long Kiss Goodnight). See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius