Person
Lee Tamahori
Directing · 1950–2025 · Wellington, New Zealand
Biography
Warren Lee Tamahori (June 17, 1950 – November 7, 2025) was a New Zealand film director. His feature directorial debut, Once Were Warriors (1994), was a widespread critical and commercial success, and is considered one of the greatest New Zealand films ever made. He also directed the James Bond film, Die Another Day. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Tamahori, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Sopranos
Director
Billions
Director
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Director
Die Another Day
Director
Next
Director
The Edge
Director
xXx: State of the Union
Director
Along Came a Spider
Director
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
First Assistant Director
The Devil's Double
Director
Filmography
- 2024The ConvertDirector
- 2016MahanaDirector
- 2016Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori CinemaSelf
- 2016BillionsDirector
- 2014Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?Self
- 2011The Devil's DoubleDirector
- 2008While She Was OutThanks
- 2007NextDirector
- 2006The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London
- 2005xXx: State of the UnionDirector
- 2002Die Another Day: From Script to ScreenSelf
- 2002Die Another DayDirector
- 2002Shaken and Stirred on IceSelf
- 2001Along Came a SpiderDirector
- 1999The SopranosDirector
- 1997The EdgeDirector
- 1996Mulholland FallsDirector
- 1995At SundanceSelf
- 1994Once Were WarriorsDirector
- 1989ThunderboxDirector
- 1985The Quiet EarthFirst Assistant Director
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterDirector
- 1984Among the CindersFirst Assistant Director
- 1984UtuFirst Assistant Director
- 1983Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceFirst Assistant Director
- 1983Making UtuSelf
- 1981Race for the Yankee ZephyrBoom Operator
- 1981Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' UnionAdditional Sound Re-Recordist
- 1980Beyond Reasonable DoubtBoom Operator
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