Russell Mulcahy

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Russell Mulcahy Wiki Biography

Russell Mulcahy is a Melbourne-born Australian film director as well as screenwriter. He was one of the most successful music video directors in the 1980s and is best known for directing videos for major artists like Elton John, Duran Duran and others. Born on 23 June 1953, Russell has been active in the field of entertainment since the early 80s.

A well-recognized director in Hollywood, how rich is Russell Mulcahy as of 2015? At the present, Russell counts his net worth at a decent amount of $8 million. Obviously, the major source of his income is his successful involvement in the entertainment industry which has been a part of his life for more than three decades until now. He has been a part of American television, music as well as Hollywood, which has provided him with different opportunities to become popular and rich during his career.

Raised in Melbourne, Russell started directing videos professionally while he was in his late twenties. Since then, Russell has managed to make his name popular and prominent in music videos, on television as well as in Hollywood. Initially, he gained popularity for being very prominent in making music videos. During his career, he has directed videos for songs like “Video Killed the Radio Star”, “Allentown”, “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and many more for different artists.

He was basically popular in the 80s and 90s for directing videos for popular artists like Duran Duran and Elton John; some videos he directed for Duran Duran include “Planet Earth”, “Rio”, “Hungry Like the Wolf”, “Is There Something I should Know?”, “ The Wild Boys” and more. His expansive work for Elton John include directing videos for songs like “Elton’s Song”, “Heart In The Right Place”, “I’m Still Standing”, “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues” and many others. Needless to say, all of these projects have helped Russell earn fame as a director and have added a lot to his net worth.

Apart from videos, Mulcahy has managed to earn success in Hollywood directing movies, namely “Highlander”, “Highlander II: The Quickening”, “Resurrection”, “The Lost Battalion”, “Resident Evil: Extinction”, and “Rambo 111” to name a few. Many of his movies have been very successful at the box-office making Russell one of the highly regarded directors in Hollywood. Until now, Russell has directed a total of 22 movies which have been helping him add to his net worth.

Currently, Russell is more prominent on television and is directing episodes for the series “Teen Wolf” which has been airing since 2011. Until now, Russell has directed for eight television series including “Tales From The Crypt”, “The Hunger”, “Skin”, “Jeremiah” and others. For sure, Russell is one of the most talented directors at this time, who has managed to become successful in every area he has worked in.

As for his personal life, Russell resides in Sydney, Australia with his partner when he is not busy filming. As in 2015, this 62 years old director is living as a multi-millionaire, enjoying his successful career as a director which is complemented by his present net worth of $8 million.

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Russell Mulcahy Quick Info

Full Name Russell Mulcahy
Net Worth $8 Million
Date Of Birth June 23, 1953
Place Of Birth Melbourne, Australia
Profession Film director, Television Director, Television producer, Actor
Nationality Australia
Nicknames Russ Mulcahy
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611683
Awards MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Movies Highlander, Resident Evil: Extinction, Highlander II: The Quickening, Tale of the Mummy, The Shadow, Razorback, The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, Prayers for Bobby, The Real McCoy, Swimming Upstream, Give ‘Em Hell, Malone, Silent Trigger, The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb, Mysterious Island, The Lo…

Russell Mulcahy Trademarks

  1. Fast cutting
  2. Frequently incorporates water as a design element in production

Russell Mulcahy Important Facts

  • The only gay director to direct a live action Resident Evil movie.
  • Was in talks to direct Total Recall (1990) after Highlander (1986), before Sylvester Stallone called him up for Rambo III (1988).
  • Original director of Rambo III (1988). Was replaced by Peter MacDonald due to “creative differences”.
  • Often casts Christopher Lambert.

Russell Mulcahy Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Teen Wolf 2011-2016 TV Series 35 episodes Director
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles 2015 TV Mini-Series 2 episodes Director
Eye Candy 2015 TV Series 2 episodes Director
Give ’em Hell Malone 2009 Director
Prayers for Bobby 2009 TV Movie Director
The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior 2008 Video Director
Crash and Burn 2007 TV Movie Director
Resident Evil: Extinction 2007 Director
While the Children Sleep 2007 TV Movie Director
The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb 2006 TV Movie Director
Mysterious Island 2005 TV Movie Director
Culture Club: Greatest Hits 2005 Video documentary video “The War Song” Director
AC/DC: Family Jewels 2005 Video segment “Baby Please Don’t Go” Director
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story 2004 TV Movie Director
20th Century Masters: The Best of Alternative ’80s – The DVD Collection 2004 Video short video “Video Killed the Radio Star” Director
Skin 2003-2004 TV Series 6 episodes Director
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 2003 Video documentary videos “A Kind of Magic”, “Princes of the Universe” Director
The Human League: The Very Best of 2003 Video videos “Circus of Death”, “Empire State Human” Director
Swimming Upstream 2003 Director
1st to Die 2003 TV Movie Director
Young Lions 2002 TV Series 2 episodes Director
Pure 80’s: The DVD 2002 Video video “Video Killed the Radio Star” Director
Jeremiah 2002 TV Series 1 episode Director
The Lost Battalion 2001 TV Movie Director
Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection 2001 Video videos “Pressure”, “Allentown”, “She’s Right on Time”, “A Matter of Trust” Director
Queer as Folk 2000-2001 TV Series 5 episodes Director
On the Beach 2000 TV Movie Director
The Hunger 1997-2000 TV Series 6 episodes Director
Queen’s Greatest Flix III 1999 Video video “Princes of the Universe” Director
Duran Duran: Greatest – The Videos 1999 Video documentary videos “Planet Earth”, “Hungry Like the Wolf”, “Save a Prayer”, “Rio”, “Is There Something I Should Know?”, “The Reflex”, “The Wild Boys” Director
Resurrection 1999 Director
Tale of the Mummy 1998 Director
Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III 1997 Video documentary video “A Matter Of Trust” Director
Perversions of Science 1997 TV Series 2 episodes Director
Silent Trigger 1996 Director
Tales from the Crypt 1991-1996 TV Series 4 episodes Director
The Shadow 1994 Director
New Wave Hits of the 80’s: Just Can’t Get Enough Vol. 2 1994 Video short music video “Spandau Ballet – True” Director
The Real McCoy 1993 Director
Blue Ice 1992 Director
Queen: Greatest Flix II 1991 Video video “A Kind of Magic” Director
Ricochet 1991 Director
Duran Duran: Decade 1991 Video music videos Director
Highlander II: The Quickening 1991 Director
Highlander 1986 Director
Now That’s What I Call Music 7 1986 Video video “A Kind Of Magic” Director
Arena 1985 Video Director
Red Hot Rock 1984 Video segments “Sports Fans”, “Mondo Bondage” Director
Razorback 1984 Director
Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart 1983 Video short Director
Duran Duran: Hungry Like the Wolf 1982 Video short Director
Duran Duran: Rio 1982 Video short Director
The Tubes: Tubes Video 1982 Video Director
Derek and Clive Get the Horn 1979 Director
The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star 1979 Video short Director
Billy Joel: We Didn’t Start the Fire 1989 Video short producer Producer
The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star 1979 Video short producer Producer
Teen Wolf TV Series co-executive producer – 16 episodes, 2011 – 2012 executive producer – 1 episode, 2013 Producer
Bait 2012/III executive producer Producer
Bait 2012/III written by Writer
Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection 2001 Video treatment – segment “Allentown” Writer
Tale of the Mummy 1998 screenplay / story Writer
Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart 1983 Video short Writer
Highlander II: The Quickening 1991 Shield Control technician (uncredited) Actor
Nuts, Bolts and Bedroom Springs 1975 as Russ Mulcahy Actor
The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star 1979 Video short Editor
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child 1989 thanks Thanks
Movies and Stuff 2016 TV Series Himself Self
Looking Back at ‘The Shadow’ 2014 Video short Himself Self
Video Killed the Radio Star 2010 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Prayers for Bobby: Behind the Scenes 2009 Video short Himself Self
The Making of ‘The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior’ 2008 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Visual Effects of ‘The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior’ 2008 Video documentary short Himself Self
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! 2008 Documentary Himself Self
Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing ‘Resident Evil: Extinction’ 2008 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Players: The Cast of ‘Extinction’ 2008 Video documentary short Himself Self
Shooting ‘Egypt’ in India 2006 Video short Himself Self
Jaws on Trotters: The Making of ‘Razorback’ 2005 Video documentary Himself Self
Swimming Upstream: The Making of a Champion 2005 Video short Himself Self
‘Highlander 2’: Seduced by Argentina 2004 Video documentary Himself Self
Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran 2000 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Behind the Music 1999 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel 1997 Video documentary short Himself Self
Queen: Magic Years, Volume One – A Visual Anthology 1987 Documentary Himself Self
MTV Video Music Awards 1985 1985 TV Special Himself Self

Russell Mulcahy Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2002 Christopher Award Christopher Awards Television & Cable The Lost Battalion (2001) Won
2002 Christopher Award Christopher Awards Television & Cable The Lost Battalion (2001) Nominated