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Roderick Thorp
Writer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born September 1, 1936Died April 28, 1999 (62 years)
Roderick Mayne Thorp, Jr. was an American novelist specializing mainly in police procedural/crime novels. His 1966 novel The Detective was adapted into a film of the same name in 1968. He is however better known for its sequel, the bestselling 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, which is the basis for the film Die Hard in 1988. Two other Thorp novels, Rainbow Drive and Devlin, were also adapted into TV movies.
Roderick Thorp Filmography
| 1988 | Die Hard · as Novel |
| 1968 |
| 1987 | Unsolved Mysteries (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Deep Down · as Cook |
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard · as Characters |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard · as Characters |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance · as Characters |
| 1992 | Devlin · as Book |
| 1990 | Rainbow Drive · as Book |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 · as Characters |