Biography
Roderick Mayne Thorp Jr. (September 1, 1936 – April 28, 1999) was an American novelist specializing mainly in police procedural/crime novels. His novel The Detective was adapted into a film of the same name in 1968. Thorp is also better known for its sequel, the bestselling novel, Nothing Lasts Forever, which later served as the basis for the film Die Hard, thus Thorp became a creator of the entire media franchise of the same name. Two other Thorp novels, Rainbow Drive and Devlin, were also adapted into TV movies.
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Filmography
all 10
Movies 10
Writer 6
Characters
Easter (2018)
Movie
Characters
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
Movie
5.89
Writer
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Movie
5.94
Writer
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Movie
5.88
Cook
Deep Down (1994)
Movie
Writer
Devlin (1992)
Movie
Writer
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Movie
6.15
Writer
Rainbow Drive (1990)
Movie
Novel
Die Hard (1988)
Movie
6.12
Writer
The Detective (1968)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.83
Based on 2.4 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1968
1990
1994
2018
2018
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1936-09-01
Deathday1999-04-28 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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