John Campbell McTiernan Jr born January 8 1951 is an American filmmaker He is best known for his action films especially Predator 1987 Die Hard 1988 and The Hunt for Red October 1990 His later wellknown films include the actioncomedyfantasy film Last Action Hero 1993 the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance 1995 the heistfilm remake The Thomas Crown Affair 1999 and The 13th Warrior 1999 His last completed feature film was the mysterythriller Basic released in 2003 He pleaded guilty to perjury and lying to an FBI investigator in regard to his hiring of the private investigator Anthony Pellicano in late 2000 to illegally wiretap the phone calls of two people one of whom was Charles Roven a coproducer of his dystopian sciencefiction action film remake Rollerball 2002 He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February 2014 During his imprisonment he filed for bankruptcy amidst foreclosure proceedings for his large ranch residence
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