Worked as editing trainee on film "Georgy Girl" which led to career as editor of TV commercials and documentaries

First film as editor, "Straw Dogs"; would also edit Sam Peckinpah's "The Getaway" (1972) and "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973)

First association with director Karel Reisz as editor of "The Gambler"

Edited Walter Hill's "Hard Times"

Left editing to serve as asociate producer and second unit director on Reisz's "Who'll Stop the Rain"; first association with actor Richard Masur

Directorial debut, "Terror Train"

First collaboration with screenwriter Ron Shelton on "The Pursuit of D B Cooper"

Screenwriting debut (with Hill and Larry Gross), "48 Hrs."

Reteamed with Shelton and "48 Hrs." star Nick Nolte for first-rate political thriller "Under Fire"; first time directing Masur

Third and last film (to date) with Shelton, "The Best of Times"

Executive producer, "Baby: The Secret of the Lost Legend"

HBO movie "The Last Innocent Man" reunited him with Ed Harris from "Under Fire"

Directed slick but highly improbable "Shoot to Kill"; Masur also in cast

Second HBO movie, "Third Degree Burn", reunited him with Treat Williams ("The Pursuit of D B Cooper") and Mazur

Helmed the critically-acclaimed, Emmy-winning HBO movie "And the Band Played On"; Mazur part of cast

Co-directed (with Koreyoshi Hurahara) the Showtime miniseries "Hiroshima"; Masur again a cast member

Directed NBC movie "Murder Live!", about a man who holds a talk show's host, crew and audience captive

Helmed "Tomorrow Never Dies" installment of the James Bond series

Helmed the Arnold Schwarzenneger vehicle "The 6th Day"

Directed the NBC TV-movie "The Matthew Shepard Story"