Mel Gibson filmography

Mel Gibson, with dark brown hair, in a gray suit, white dress shirt, and black-and-white patterned tie.
Gibson at the 1990 Air America premiere

Mel Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. Gibson was a part of the Australian film renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s, beginning his acting career with a role on TV series The Sullivans, before starring in the film Mad Max (1979). In the late 1980s, he commenced acting in American films, including Lethal Weapon (1987), Maverick (1994), Braveheart (1995), Ransom (1996), What Women Want and The Patriot (2000), and Signs (2002).

After establishing a successful career as an actor, Gibson made his directorial debut with the 1993 film The Man Without a Face, which he also produced. The second film directed by Mel Gibson was the 1995, Academy Award-winning Braveheart. In 2004, he directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a controversial yet successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ. In 2006, Gibson directed the film Apocalypto.

Australian television

Gibson began his career with an appearance on the Australian television series The Sullivans.[1]

Year Series Role Notes Ref
1976 Sullivans, TheThe Sullivans Ray Henderson [2]
Cop Shop [3]
1981 Punishment Rick Monroe [2]

Film

Gibson's first film role was in the Australian film Summer City. Over more than three decades, films starring, directed, or produced by Mel Gibson have been nominated for and won multiple awards, as well as earning more than $2.5 billion, in the United States alone.[4][5]

Year Title Credited as Role Notes
Actor Director Producer Writer
1977 Summer City Green tick Scallop
1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Green tick Baseball Player Uncredited
1979 Tim Green tick Tim Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1979 Mad Max Green tick Max Rockatansky Originally released in Australia; U.S. release in 1980
1980 Chain Reaction, TheThe Chain Reaction Green tick Bearded mechanic Uncredited
1981 Mad Max 2 Green tick Max Rockatansky a.k.a. The Road Warrior
1981 Gallipoli Green tick Frank Dunne Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1982 Year of Living Dangerously, TheThe Year of Living Dangerously Green tick Guy Hamilton
1982 Attack Force Z Green tick Captain P.G. (Paul) Kelly
1984 Mrs. Soffel Green tick Ed Biddle
1984 River, TheThe River Green tick Tom Garvey
1984 Bounty, TheThe Bounty Green tick Fletcher Christian
1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Green tick Max Rockatansky
1987 Lethal Weapon Green tick Sergeant Martin Riggs
1988 Tequila Sunrise Green tick Dale "Mac" McKussic
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 Green tick Martin Riggs
1990 Hamlet Green tick Prince Hamlet
1990 Air America Green tick Gene Ryack
1990 Bird on a Wire Green tick Rick Jarmin
1992 Forever Young Green tick Captain Daniel McCormick Uncredited as executive producer
1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Green tick Martin Riggs MTV Movie Awards for Best Action Sequence & Best On-Screen Duo
1993 Man Without a Face, TheThe Man Without a Face Green tick Green tick Justin McLeod
1994 Maverick Green tick Bret Maverick
1995 Pocahontas Green tick John Smith Voice
1995 Braveheart Green tick Green tick Green tick William Wallace Academy Awards for Best Director & Best Picture
Golden Globe Award for Best Director
1996 Ransom Green tick Tom Mullen
1997 Fathers' Day Green tick Scott the Body Piercer Uncredited cameo
1997 Conspiracy Theory Green tick Jerry Fletcher
1997 FairyTale: A True Story Green tick Frances' Father Uncredited
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Green tick Martin Riggs
1999 Payback Green tick Porter
2000 Chicken Run Green tick Rocky Rhodes Voice
2000 Patriot, TheThe Patriot Green tick Ben Martin People's Choice Award—Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama[6]
2000 What Women Want Green tick Nick Marshall
2000 Million Dollar Hotel, TheThe Million Dollar Hotel Green tick Detective Jack Skinner
2002 We Were Soldiers Green tick Lt. Col. Hal Moore
2002 Signs Green tick Rev. Graham Hess
2003 Singing Detective, TheThe Singing Detective Green tick Green tick Dr. Gibbon
2004 The Passion of the Christ Green tick Green tick Green tick People's Choice Award—Favorite Motion Picture Drama
2004 Paparazzi Green tick Green tick Anger management therapy patient Uncredited
2005 Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Green tick
2006 Apocalypto Green tick Green tick Green tick
2010 Edge of Darkness Green tick Tom Craven
2011 Beaver, TheThe Beaver Green tick Walter Black
2012 Get the Gringo Green tick Green tick Green tick Driver aka "The Gringo"
2013 Machete Kills Green tick Luther Voz
2014 The Expendables 3 Green tick Conrad Stonebanks
2016 Blood Father Green tick John Link
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Green tick Filming

Television

Year Title Notes
2000 Three Stooges, TheThe Three Stooges Executive producer
2001 Invincible Executive producer
2003 Family Curse Executive producer
2008 Another Day in Paradise

References

General
Specific
  1. "Mel Gibson: Action hero gets serious". BBC News. February 25, 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Mel Gibson's Biography/Filmography". FoxNews.com. August 8, 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  3. Atterton, Margot. (Ed.) The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz, Sunshine Books, 1984. ISBN 0-86777-057-0 p 86
  4. "Mel Gibson Movie Box Office Results – Actor". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  5. "Mel Gibson Movie Box Office Results – Director". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  6. "People's Choice Awards Nominees & Winners: 2001". PeoplesChoice.com. Retrieved 21 July 2010.

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