Mel Gibson
Department: Acting
Biography
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. After appearing in the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart" (1995). In 2004, he directed and produced "The Passion of the Christ," a controversial yet successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.
Known For
Braveheart
1995
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
Lethal Weapon
1987
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
Payback
1999
Agent Game
2022
The Man Without a Face
1993
Pocahontas
1995
Bird on a Wire
1990
Hamlet
1990
We Were Soldiers
2002
Forever Young
1992
Ransom
1996
The Patriot
2000
The Bounty
1984
Signs
2002
Tequila Sunrise
1988
What Women Want
2000
The Singing Detective
2003
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
Summer City
1977
Chicken Run
2000
Tim
1979
Gallipoli
1981
Air America
1990
Hot Seat
2022
Mrs. Soffel
1984
Mad Max 2
1981
Conspiracy Theory
1997
Casper
1995
Edge of Darkness
2010
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985
Maverick
1994
Mad Max
1979
Who Killed the Electric Car?
2006
Attack Force Z
1982
The River
1984
Boneyard
2024
Casting By
2012
The Beaver
2011
Get the Gringo
2012
Monster Summer
2024
Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul
2022
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Machete Kills
2013
The Big Question
2004
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
1987
The Expendables 3
2014
Discovering Hamlet
2011
Every Other Weekend
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The Last Trimate
2008
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
1991
On the Line
2022
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
Desperation Road
2023
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Blood Father
2016
Gracie
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The Making of The Expendables 3
2014
Confidential Informant
2023
Declaration of Independence
2003
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
1985
The Madness of Max
2015
The Professor and the Madman
2019
Daddy's Home 2
2017
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'
2016
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
Fathers' Day
1997
Paparazzi
2004
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
2017
The Chain Reaction
1980
The Hero
1979
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right
2002
Boss Level
2021
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
2010
Last Looks
2022
Fatman
2020
Forever Hollywood
1999
Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017
Force of Nature
2020
Earth and the American Dream
1992
Making 'Signs'
2003
The Patriot: The Art of War
2000
Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion
2000
Panama
2022
Dangerous
2021
Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'
2007
Father Stu
2022
cascadeurs de stars
1988
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012
Bandit
2022
The Canyon
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Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath
1992
Hunting Season
2025
The Chili Con Carne Club
1993
The Simpsons: America's First Family
2000
Spécial Mad Max
1985
Lethal Weapon 5
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Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller
2025
It’s a Mad Max World
2025
Coyote
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A Night on Mount Edna
1990
By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'
2007
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
2025
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
1999
ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion
2004
The Simpsons
1989
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Complete Savages
2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Jay Leno Show
2009
Punishment
1981
The Oscars
1953
Aspel & Company
1984
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
2023
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Wogan
1982
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Spécial cinéma
1974
The Sullivans
1976
The Magic Hour
1998
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
HBO First Look
1992
Parkinson
1998
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Entertainment Biz
1998
The Jay Leno Show
2009