Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
May 15, 1962
Place of Birth:
Israel
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Rod Lurie
Biography
Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic. Lurie's first foray into filmmaking, as writer and director, was the low-budget political thriller Deterrence (1999), with Kevin Pollak as the first Jewish President of the United States.
The characters (in his films) of President Jackson Evans (The Contender), prison inmate Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin (The Last Castle), FBI agent Paige Van Doren (Line of Fire), and vice presidential nominee Gen. (ret.) Warren Keaton (Commander in Chief) are all fictional graduates of the "Long Gray Line".
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington | Self - Host |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | Logger |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth | Larry |
| 2007 | Heckler | Self |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ | Toby Eagleburger |
| 1998 | Junket Whore | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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