Shane Black
Known for department: Writing
Birthday: 1961-12-16
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).
Known for
Predator
1987Rick Hawkins
Tales from the Script
2009Self
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013Disembodied Voice (voice)
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998Self
Any Day
2015Gino
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014Self
As Good as It Gets
1997Cafe 24 Manager
Swing State
2017Luke
RoboCop 3
1993Donnelly
Dead Heat
1988Patrolman
Wolfman's Got Nards
2018Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008Self
In Search of Tomorrow
2022Self - Interviewee
The Hunt for Red October
1990Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)