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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
March 15, 1959
Place of Birth
Riihimäki, Finland
Also Known As
- Lauri Harjola
- Ренні Гарлін
- Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola
Renny Harlin
1.4 Popularity
Biography
Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959) is a Finnish film director and producer, known for his prolific work in the action and horror genres. The peak of his success spanned from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, during which period he directed numerous hits, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Deep Blue Sea. The commercial performance of his films has waned since the mid 2000s, but Harlin remains 86th on the list of highest-grossing directors of all time (based on U.S. domestic gross revenue). He has primarily worked in the Hollywood studio system, in addition to time spent in his native Finland and a brief stint in China.
Known For
5.8
Self (archive footage)
The Dinosaur
2021
4.8
Officer Linus (uncredited)
The Legend of Hercules
2014
🎬
8.0
Himself
Hard Time: The Making of Prison
2013
5.5
Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
7.8
Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
7.8
Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
5.1
Replacement Driver
Driven
2001
3.5
Renny Harlin
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
1998
0.0
Self
A Night to Die For
1995
8.0
Self
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
1991
Credits
The Dinosaur
as Self (archive footage)
2021
5.8
The Legend of Hercules
as Officer Linus (uncredited)
2014
4.8
🎬
Hard Time: The Making of Prison
as Himself
2013
8.0
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
as Self
2012
5.5
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
2010
7.8
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self
2003
7.8
Driven
as Replacement Driver
2001
5.1
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
as Renny Harlin
1998
3.5
A Night to Die For
as Self
1995
0.0
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
as Self
1991
8.0
Raptori Moe!
1990
0.0
🎬
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
as Self
1989
4.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
as Student (uncredited)
1988
5.9
Born American
as Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (voice)
1986
3.9
The Breakthrough
as Police officer (uncredited)
1981
0.0
🎬
Kohtauspaikka 33
as Self (voice)
1981
0.0