Shane Black
Writer · Actor · DirectorShane 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
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR26
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Self - Interviewee
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
Self
Wolfman's Got Nards
2018
Self
Swing State
2017
Luke
Any Day
2015
Gino
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
Self
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013
Disembodied Voice (voice)
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013
Self
Tales from the Script
2009
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
Self
Predator: Camouflage
2001
Self
Predator: Character Design
2001
Self
Predator: Classified Action
2001
Self
Predator: Old Painless
2001
Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Self
As Good as It Gets
1997
Cafe 24 Manager
RoboCop 3
1993
Donnelly
The Hunt for Red October
1990
Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
Dead Heat
1988
Patrolman
Predator
1987
Rick Hawkins
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Self
DIRECTOR8
WRITER15
Play Dirty
2025
Screenplay
The Predator
2018
Writer
The Nice Guys
2016
Writer
Edge
2015
Writer
Iron Man 3
2013
Screenplay
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
Screenplay, Screenstory
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
Characters
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
Screenplay
Last Action Hero
1993
Screenplay
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
Characters
The Last Boy Scout
1991
Story, Screenplay
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
Story, Characters
Lethal Weapon
1987
Screenplay
The Monster Squad
1987
Writer
Lethal Weapon 5
Characters
