John Milius

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Conan the Barbarian Writer

(1982)

Jeremiah Johnson Writer

(1972)

Apocalypse Now Writer

(1979)

Rome Writer

(2005-2007)

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Writer (29 credits)

2012 Red Dawn (1984 screenplay)

2011 Homefront (Video Game) (written by)

2008 Between the Lines: The True Story of Surfers and the Vietnam War (Documentary) (guest writer)

Rome (TV Series) (created by - 22 episodes, 2005 - 2007) (written by - 1 episode, 2005)

- De Patre Vostro (About Your Father) (2007) ... (creator)

- Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man) (2007) ... (creator)

- A Necessary Fiction (2007) ... (creator)

- Death Mask (2007) ... (creator)

- Philippi (2007) ... (creator)

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2006 Apocalypse Oz (Short) (screenplay "Apocalypse Now")

2005 Medal of Honor: European Assault (Video Game) (story: design team) / (writer: design team)

1997 Rough Riders (TV Mini-Series) (written by - 2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (1997) ... (written by)

- Episode #1.1 (1997) ... (written by)

1994 Clear and Present Danger (screenplay)

1993 Geronimo: An American Legend (screenplay) / (story)

1991 Conan (Video Game) (based on the film written by)

1989 Farewell to the King (screenplay)

1987 Extreme Prejudice (story)

1987 Miami Vice (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)

- Viking Bikers from Hell (1987) ... (story - as Walter Kurtz)

1984 Red Dawn (screenplay)

1982 Conan the Barbarian (written by)

1979 1941 (story)

1979 Apocalypse Now (written by)

1978 Big Wednesday (written by)

1975 The Wind and the Lion (written by)

1974 Melvin Purvis G-MAN (TV Movie) (creator) / (story) / (teleplay)

1973 Magnum Force (screenplay) / (story)

1973 Dillinger (written by)

1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (original screenplay)

1972 Jeremiah Johnson (screenplay)

1971 Dirty Harry (screenplay - uncredited)

1971 Evel Knievel (screenplay)

1969 The Devil's 8 (screenplay)

1967 Glut (Short)

1967 The Emperor (Documentary short)

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Producer (5 credits)

2005-2007 Rome (TV Series) (executive producer - 14 episodes)

- These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero (2007) ... (executive producer)

- Passover (2007) ... (executive producer)

- Kalends of February (2005) ... (executive producer)

- The Spoils (2005) ... (executive producer)

- Triumph (2005) ... (executive producer)

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1983 Uncommon Valor (producer)

1980 Used Cars (executive producer)

1979 1941 (executive producer)

1979 Hardcore (executive producer)

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Director (13 credits)

1997 Rough Riders (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (1997)

- Episode #1.1 (1997)

1994 Rebel Highway (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Motorcycle Gang (1994)

1994 Motorcycle Gang (TV Movie)

1991 Flight of the Intruder

1989 Farewell to the King

1985 The Twilight Zone (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day (1985) ... (segment "Opening Day")

1984 Red Dawn

1982 Conan the Barbarian

1978 Big Wednesday

1975 The Wind and the Lion

1973 Dillinger

1970 The Reversal of Richard Sun

1970 Marcello, I'm Bored (Short)

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Miscellaneous Crew (6 credits)

2014 The War I Knew (military advisor)

2011 East to West (TV Series documentary) (program consultant - 7 episodes)

- The Ottomans and the West ... (program consultant)

- The Rise of the Ottomans ... (program consultant)

- The Asian Crucible ... (program consultant)

- The Renaissance and Islam ... (program consultant)

- A Force from the Desert ... (program consultant)

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1990 The Hunt for Red October (script editor - uncredited)

1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (script editor - uncredited)

1983 Lone Wolf McQuade (spiritual advisor)

1975 Jaws (speech writer: U.S.S. Indianapolis scene - uncredited)

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Actor (7 credits)

1985 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Attendant (segment "Opening Day")

- The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day (1985) ... Attendant (segment "Opening Day") (uncredited)

1982 Conan the Barbarian
Foodseller in the Old City (uncredited)

1978 Big Wednesday
Marijuana Dealer in Tijuana (uncredited)

1975 Crazy Mama
Cop (uncredited)

1975 The Wind and the Lion
The One-Armed Military Advisor (uncredited)

1972 Deadhead Miles
2nd State Trooper

1970 The Reversal of Richard Sun
The Chauffeur

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Thanks (10 credits)

2015 The Lotus Gun (Short) (special thanks)

2014 The War I Knew (very special thanks)

2009 A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (TV Movie documentary) (special thanks)

2009 Inglourious Basterds (special thanks)

2009 Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' (Video documentary) (the producers wish to thank)

2008 Between the Lines: The True Story of Surfers and the Vietnam War (Documentary) (special thanks)

2002 Iron and Beyond (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2001 Dirty Harry: The Original (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2000 The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (Documentary) (special thanks)

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Self (55 credits)

2017 Made in Hollywood: The World of Raoul Walsh (Documentary)
Himself

2013 Milius (Documentary)
Himself

2011 Conan: From the Vault (Video short)
Himself

2011 Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray (Documentary)
Narrator (voice)

2011 On Story (TV Series)
Himself

- Veterans (2011) ... Himself

2010 Jaws: The Inside Story (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2010 Hollywood Don't Surf! (Documentary)
Himself

2009 A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Interviewee

2008 Hollywood Gangster (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (Video documentary short)
Himself

2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema (Video documentary short)
Himself

2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (Video documentary short)
Himself

2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (Video documentary short)
Himself

2008 Between the Lines: The True Story of Surfers and the Vietnam War (Documentary)
Narrator (voice)

2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry (Video documentary short)
Himself

2006 Special Ops with John Milius (Video documentary)
Himself

2006 Spec Ops (TV Series documentary)
Series Host

2006 The Searchers: An Appreciation (Video short)
Himself

2006 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (2006) ... Himself

2005 Hollywood Vietnam (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2004 A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (Video documentary)
Himself

2004 Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2003 An Opera of Violence (Video documentary short)
Himself

2003 Something to Do with Death (Video documentary short)
Himself

2003 The Wages of Sin (Video documentary short)
Himself

2003 Discovering Treasure: The Story of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Video documentary)
Narrator (voice)

2003 Capturing the Swell (Video documentary short)
Himself

2003 Go West, Young Man! (Documentary)
Himself

2003 Frazetta: Painting with Fire (Documentary)
Himself

2003 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (Documentary)
Himself

2002 Surf Now Apocalypse Later (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2002 Iron and Beyond (Video documentary short)
Himself - Director

2002 Modern Marvels (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Magnum (2002) ... Himself

2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Jaws (2002) ... Himself

2001 Dirty Harry: The Original (Video documentary short)
Himself

2000 The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius (Video documentary short)
Himself

2000 Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (Video documentary)
Himself

1999 Hell Hath No Fury (Video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)

1999 Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself - Author, 'Apocalypse Now' / Himself / Himself - Writer, 'Apocalypse Now'

- Age of Kalashnikov's AK 47 (1999) ... Himself - Author, 'Apocalypse Now'

- The Gun Comes Home then Goes to War Again (1999) ... Himself

- White Smoking Devil (1999) ... Himself - Writer, 'Apocalypse Now'

1998 Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV Special)
Himself

1998 A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers (Documentary short)
voice of John Milius (voice)

1997 Frank Capra's American Dream (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Interviewee: Writer / Director

1997 In the Teeth of Jaws (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1996 In Search of 'Da Cat' (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1996 Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right (Documentary)
Himself

1996 The Making of '1941' (Video documentary)
Himself

1995 American Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Himself

1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (Documentary)
Himself

1990 Signals (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Hero Strikes Back (1990) ... Himself

1989 First Works (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1988 Talking Pictures (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- From 'b' Movie to Blockbuster (1988) ... Himself

1986 Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1984 The Moviemakers (TV Series)
Himself

- Sex & Violence in the Movies (1984) ... Himself

1975 The Lion Roars Again (Documentary short)
Himself

1975 The Making of 'The Wind and the Lion' (Documentary short)
Himself

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Archive footage (1 credit)

2006 A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now (Video documentary short)
Himself

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 3 Interviews | 2 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Walter Kurtz

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If there hadn't been an Arnold around for Conan, we would have had to create him". -Muscle & Fitness magazine, July 1982 See more »

Trivia:

He wrote Harlot's Ghost, for Francis Ford Coppola based on a novel by Norman Mailer; Milius described it as "a cross between The Godfather (1972) and Apocalypse Now (1979). It's about families and duplicity and danger, but this time provoked by the government.". See more »