Rob Cohen
42 movies · 12 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Mar 12, 1949 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Cornwall, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Robert "Rob" Cohen · Robert Cohen · 罗伯·科恩 · Ρομπ Κοέν
Biography
Rob Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American film director, writer and producer. He is best known for directing the first Fast and the Furious installment (2001), as well as the action films xXx (2002) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer (2008). He's a graduate in Anthropology and Visual Studies from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and while working as a reader for Universal in the early-1970s discovered the screenplay for what would become The Sting (1973).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Rob Cohen: movies and TV shows
Acting (7)
- 2002 xXx
as Columbian Horseman (uncredited)
- 2001 The Fast and the Furious
as Pizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited)
- 2000 The Skulls
as College Lecturer (uncredited)
- 1996 Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1994 Vanishing Son IV
as Teacher Benton
- 1994
- 1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
as Enter The Dragon Director
Behind the camera (53)
- Upcoming Speedhunters
Director
- 2018 The Hurricane Heist
Director
- 2016
- 2015 Ghoul
Executive Producer
- 2015 The Boy Next Door
Director
- 2014
- 2012 Alex Cross
Director
- 2008
- 2005 Stealth
Director
- 2005 xXx: State of the Union
Executive Producer
- 2004
- 2004 The Last Ride
Story
- 2002 Ritual
Screenplay
- 2002 xXx
Director
- 2001 The Fast and the Furious
Director
- 2000 The Skulls
Director
- 1998 The Rat Pack
Director
- 1997 The Guardian
Director
- 1996 Daylight
Director
- 1996 DragonHeart
Director
- 1994 Vanishing Son
Writer
- 1994
- 1994 Knight Rider 2010
Executive Producer
- 1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Director, Screenplay
- 1993 Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991 The Hard Way
Producer, Second Unit Director
- 1990 Bird on a Wire
Producer, Second Unit Director
- 1990
- 1989 Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
- 1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow
Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
- 1987 The Running Man
Executive Producer
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 The Monster Squad
Executive Producer
- 1987 The Witches of Eastwick
Executive Producer
- 1987 Light of Day
Producer
- 1985 The Legend of Billie Jean
Producer, Second Unit Director
- 1984 The Razor's Edge
Executive Producer
- 1984
- 1984 Scandalous
Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1980 A Small Circle of Friends
Director
- 1979 Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Executive Producer
- 1978 The Wiz
Producer
- 1978 Thank God It's Friday
Producer
- 1978 Almost Summer
Producer
- 1977 Scott Joplin
Executive Producer
- 1976
- 1975 Mahogany
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2020
- 2018
- 2017
- 2009
- 1997