John Milius Biography (1944-)

Full name, John Frederick Milius; born April 11, 1944, in St. Louis, MO; sonof William Styx (a shoe manufacturer) and Elizabeth (maiden name, Roe) Milius; married Renee Fabri, January 7, 1967 (marriage ended); married Celia Kaye (an actress), February 26, 1978; married Elan Oberon; children: (first marriage) Ethan Jedediah, Marco Alexander. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Screenwriter, director, producer
Birth Details: April 11, 1944; St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director, The Reversal of Richard Sun, 1966
Director, Marcello, I'm Bored, 1966
Director, Dillinger, American International, 1973
Director, The Wind and the Lion, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1975
Director, Big Wednesday (also known as Summer of Innocence), Warner Bros., 1978
Executive producer, 1941, Universal, 1979
Executive producer, Hardcore (also known as The Hardcore Life), Columbia, 1979
Executive producer, Used Cars, Columbia, 1980
Director, Conan the Barbarian, Universal, 1982
(With Buzz Feitshans) Producer, Uncommon Valor, Paramount, 1983
Director, Red Dawn, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Executive producer, Fatal Beauty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
Director, Farewell to the King, Orion, 1989
Director, Flight of the Intruder, Paramount, 1991
Director, The Northmen, 1999
Director, The Son Tay Raid, 2004
Film Appearances
2nd state trooper, Deadhead Miles, filmed in 1970, released by Paramount, 1982
(Uncredited) Himself, The Lion Roars Again, 1975
Himself, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, 1991
(Uncredited) Foodseller in the old city, Conan the Barbarian, Universal, 1982
Himself, Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right, FBN, 1996
Narrator, Hell Hath No Fury (also known as Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of "The Outlaw Josey Wales"), Warner Home Video, 1999
Himself, Dirty Harry: The Original, Warner Home Video, 2001
Himself, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood, Shout! Factory, 2003
Himself, Go West, Young Man!, 2003
Himself, The Wages of Sin, Paramount Home Entertainment, 2003
Himself, Something to Do with Death, Paramount Home Entertainment,2003
Himself, An Opera of Violence, Paramount Home Entertainment, 2003
Narrator, Discovering Treasure: The Story of "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," 2003
Television Appearances
Episodic
Appeared in an episode of American Cinema, PBS.

Specials
Himself, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Showtime, 1991
Himself, In Search of da Cat (also known as In Search of "Da Cat"), 1996
Himself, Frank Capra's American Dream, 1997
The Hustons: Hollywood's Maverick Dynasty, Arts and Entertainment,1998
Heart of Darkness (documentary), The Learning Channel, 1999
Himself, Jaws: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Television Director
Movies
Motorcycle Gang (also known as Rebel Highway), Showtime, 1994
Rough Riders, TNT, 1997
Television Work
Pilots
Executive producer, Delta, UPN, 2003
Television Director
Episodic
"Opening Day," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
WRITINGS
Screenplays
The Reversal of Richard Sun, 1966
Glut, 1967
The Emperor, 1967
(With James Gordon White and Willard Huyck) The Devil's 8, American International, 1969
(With Alan Caillou) Evel Knievel, Fanfare, 1971
(Uncredited) Dirty Harry, Warner Bros., 1972
(With Edward Anhalt) Jeremiah Johnson (adapted from Mountain Man, a novel by Vardis Fisher, and "Crow Killer," a story by Raymond W. Thorp and Robert Bunker), Warner Bros., 1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, National General, 1972
(With Michael Cimino) Magnum Force, Warner Bros., 1973
Dillinger, American International, 1973
The Wind and the Lion, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1975
(Uncredited; Indianapolis monologue) Jaws, 1975
(With Dennis Aaberg) Big Wednesday (also known as Summer of Innocence), Warner Bros., 1978
(With Francis Ford Coppola) Apocalypse Now, United Artists, 1979
(Story only) 1941, 1979
(With Oliver Stone) Conan the Barbarian, Universal, 1982
(With Kevin Reynolds) Red Dawn, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
(Story only) Extreme Prejudice, 1987
Farewell to the King, Orion, 1989
(With Larry Gross) Geronimo: An American Legend (based on a storyby Milius), Columbia, 1993
(With Donald Stewart and Steven Zaillian) Clear and Present Danger(based on the novel by Tom Clancy), Paramount, 1994
The Northmen, 1999
Mexico, 1999
The Son Tay Raid, 2004
Television Movies
Rough Riders, TNT, 1997
Television Pilots
(With William F. Nolan) Melvin Purvis: G Man (also known as TheLegend of Machine Gun Kelly and G-Man), ABC, 1974
Television Episodes
Wrote episodes of Miami Vice.
Other
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (novel), Bantam, 1973

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The film The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is based on Milius'snovel of the same title.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, Volume 101, Gale, 1981

Periodicals

American Enterprise, July, 2000, p. 50
Crawdaddy, July, 1978
Film Information, June, 1975
Los Angeles Magazine, March, 2000, p. 98
Los Angeles Times, May 22, 1975
New Republic, September 3, 1973
Newsweek, August 14, 1978
New York Times, December 19, 1972; December 22, 1972
New York Times Magazine, May 28, 1978
Rolling Stone, November 1, 1979
Time, September 10, 1973

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