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Shane Black

Writing Born Dec 16, 1961 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 24 credits

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).

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Known for

Film

Predator

as Rick Hawkins

Full filmography

  • Predator (1987) as Rick Hawkins
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990) as Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
  • As Good as It Gets (1997) as Cafe 24 Manager
  • RoboCop 3 (1993) as Donnelly
  • Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013) as Disembodied Voice (voice)
  • Dead Heat (1988) as Patrolman
  • Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014) as Self
  • Any Day (2015) as Gino
  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) as Self
  • Swing State (2017) as Luke
  • In Search of Tomorrow (2022) as Self - Interviewee
  • In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019) as Self
  • Tales from the Script (2009) as Self
  • A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self
  • The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008) as Self
  • The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self
  • The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008) as Self
  • The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self
  • Wolfman's Got Nards (2018) as Self
  • Predator: The Unseen Arnold as Self
  • If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2000) as Self
  • Iron Man 3 Unmasked (2013) as Self
  • Predator: Old Painless (2001) as Self
  • Predator: Character Design (2001) as Self