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Russell Mulcahy is a Melbourne-born Australian film director as well as screenwriter. He was one of the most successful music video directors in the 1980s and is best known for directing videos for major artists like Elton John, Duran Duran and others. Born on 23 June 1953, Russell has been active in the field of entertainment since the early 80s.

A well-recognized director in Hollywood, how rich is Russell Mulcahy as of 2015? At the present, Russell counts his net worth at a decent amount of $8 million. Obviously, the major source of his income is his successful involvement in the entertainment industry which has been a part of his life for more than three decades until now. He has been a part of American television, music as well as Hollywood, which has provided him with different opportunities to become popular and rich during his career.

Russell Mulcahy Net Worth $8 Million

Raised in Melbourne, Russell started directing videos professionally while he was in his late twenties. Since then, Russell has managed to make his name popular and prominent in music videos, on television as well as in Hollywood. Initially, he gained popularity for being very prominent in making music videos. During his career, he has directed videos for songs like “Video Killed the Radio Star”, “Allentown”, “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and many more for different artists.

He was basically popular in the 80s and 90s for directing videos for popular artists like Duran Duran and Elton John; some videos he directed for Duran Duran include “Planet Earth”, “Rio”, “Hungry Like the Wolf”, “Is There Something I should Know?”, “ The Wild Boys” and more. His expansive work for Elton John include directing videos for songs like “Elton’s Song”, “Heart In The Right Place”, “I’m Still Standing”, “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues” and many others. Needless to say, all of these projects have helped Russell earn fame as a director and have added a lot to his net worth.

Apart from videos, Mulcahy has managed to earn success in Hollywood directing movies, namely “Highlander”, “Highlander II: The Quickening”, “Resurrection”, “The Lost Battalion”, “Resident Evil: Extinction”, and “Rambo 111” to name a few. Many of his movies have been very successful at the box-office making Russell one of the highly regarded directors in Hollywood. Until now, Russell has directed a total of 22 movies which have been helping him add to his net worth.

Currently, Russell is more prominent on television and is directing episodes for the series “Teen Wolf” which has been airing since 2011. Until now, Russell has directed for eight television series including “Tales From The Crypt”, “The Hunger”, “Skin”, “Jeremiah” and others. For sure, Russell is one of the most talented directors at this time, who has managed to become successful in every area he has worked in.

As for his personal life, Russell resides in Sydney, Australia with his partner when he is not busy filming. As in 2015, this 62 years old director is living as a multi-millionaire, enjoying his successful career as a director which is complemented by his present net worth of $8 million.



Full Name Russell Mulcahy
Net Worth $8 Million
Date Of Birth June 23, 1953
Place Of Birth Melbourne, Australia
Profession Film director, Television Director, Television producer, Actor
Nationality Australia
Nicknames Russ Mulcahy
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611683
Awards MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Movies Highlander, Resident Evil: Extinction, Highlander II: The Quickening, Tale of the Mummy, The Shadow, Razorback, The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, Prayers for Bobby, The Real McCoy, Swimming Upstream, Give ‘Em Hell, Malone, Silent Trigger, The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb, Mysterious Island, The Lo…
Trademark
1 Fast cutting
2 Frequently incorporates water as a design element in production
Fact
1 The only gay director to direct a live action Resident Evil movie.
2 Was in talks to direct Total Recall (1990) after Highlander (1986), before Sylvester Stallone called him up for Rambo III (1988).
3 Original director of Rambo III (1988). Was replaced by Peter MacDonald due to “creative differences”.
4 Often casts Christopher Lambert.

Director

Title Year Status Character
Teen Wolf 2011-2016 TV Series 35 episodes
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles 2015 TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Eye Candy 2015 TV Series 2 episodes
Give ’em Hell Malone 2009
Prayers for Bobby 2009 TV Movie
The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior 2008 Video
Crash and Burn 2007 TV Movie
Resident Evil: Extinction 2007
While the Children Sleep 2007 TV Movie
The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb 2006 TV Movie
Mysterious Island 2005 TV Movie
Culture Club: Greatest Hits 2005 Video documentary video “The War Song”
AC/DC: Family Jewels 2005 Video segment “Baby Please Don’t Go”
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story 2004 TV Movie
20th Century Masters: The Best of Alternative ’80s – The DVD Collection 2004 Video short video “Video Killed the Radio Star”
Skin 2003-2004 TV Series 6 episodes
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 2003 Video documentary videos “A Kind of Magic”, “Princes of the Universe”
The Human League: The Very Best of 2003 Video videos “Circus of Death”, “Empire State Human”
Swimming Upstream 2003
1st to Die 2003 TV Movie
Young Lions 2002 TV Series 2 episodes
Pure 80’s: The DVD 2002 Video video “Video Killed the Radio Star”
Jeremiah 2002 TV Series 1 episode
The Lost Battalion 2001 TV Movie
Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection 2001 Video videos “Pressure”, “Allentown”, “She’s Right on Time”, “A Matter of Trust”
Queer as Folk 2000-2001 TV Series 5 episodes
On the Beach 2000 TV Movie
The Hunger 1997-2000 TV Series 6 episodes
Queen’s Greatest Flix III 1999 Video video “Princes of the Universe”
Duran Duran: Greatest – The Videos 1999 Video documentary videos “Planet Earth”, “Hungry Like the Wolf”, “Save a Prayer”, “Rio”, “Is There Something I Should Know?”, “The Reflex”, “The Wild Boys”
Resurrection 1999
Tale of the Mummy 1998
Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III 1997 Video documentary video “A Matter Of Trust”
Perversions of Science 1997 TV Series 2 episodes
Silent Trigger 1996
Tales from the Crypt 1991-1996 TV Series 4 episodes
The Shadow 1994
New Wave Hits of the 80’s: Just Can’t Get Enough Vol. 2 1994 Video short music video “Spandau Ballet – True”
The Real McCoy 1993
Blue Ice 1992
Queen: Greatest Flix II 1991 Video video “A Kind of Magic”
Ricochet 1991
Duran Duran: Decade 1991 Video music videos
Highlander II: The Quickening 1991
Highlander 1986
Now That’s What I Call Music 7 1986 Video video “A Kind Of Magic”
Arena 1985 Video
Red Hot Rock 1984 Video segments “Sports Fans”, “Mondo Bondage”
Razorback 1984
Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart 1983 Video short
Duran Duran: Hungry Like the Wolf 1982 Video short
Duran Duran: Rio 1982 Video short
The Tubes: Tubes Video 1982 Video
Derek and Clive Get the Horn 1979
The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star 1979 Video short

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Billy Joel: We Didn’t Start the Fire 1989 Video short producer
The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star 1979 Video short producer
Teen Wolf TV Series co-executive producer – 16 episodes, 2011 – 2012 executive producer – 1 episode, 2013
Bait 2012/III executive producer

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Bait 2012/III written by
Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection 2001 Video treatment – segment “Allentown”
Tale of the Mummy 1998 screenplay / story
Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart 1983 Video short

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Highlander II: The Quickening 1991 Shield Control technician (uncredited)
Nuts, Bolts and Bedroom Springs 1975 as Russ Mulcahy

Editor

Title Year Status Character
The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star 1979 Video short

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child 1989 thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Movies and Stuff 2016 TV Series Himself
Looking Back at ‘The Shadow’ 2014 Video short Himself
Video Killed the Radio Star 2010 TV Series documentary Himself
Prayers for Bobby: Behind the Scenes 2009 Video short Himself
The Making of ‘The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior’ 2008 Video documentary short Himself
The Visual Effects of ‘The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior’ 2008 Video documentary short Himself
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! 2008 Documentary Himself
Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing ‘Resident Evil: Extinction’ 2008 Video documentary short Himself
The Players: The Cast of ‘Extinction’ 2008 Video documentary short Himself
Shooting ‘Egypt’ in India 2006 Video short Himself
Jaws on Trotters: The Making of ‘Razorback’ 2005 Video documentary Himself
Swimming Upstream: The Making of a Champion 2005 Video short Himself
‘Highlander 2’: Seduced by Argentina 2004 Video documentary Himself
Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran 2000 TV Movie documentary Himself
Behind the Music 1999 TV Series documentary Himself
Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel 1997 Video documentary short Himself
Queen: Magic Years, Volume One – A Visual Anthology 1987 Documentary Himself
MTV Video Music Awards 1985 1985 TV Special Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2002 Christopher Award Christopher Awards Television & Cable The Lost Battalion (2001)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2003 FCCA Award Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Director Swimming Upstream (2003)
2003 IF Award IF Awards Best Feature Film Swimming Upstream (2003)
1995 CableACE CableACE Awards Dramatic Series Tales from the Crypt (1989)
1985 Grand Prize Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival Razorback (1984)

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