Mel Gibson Net Worth

Mel Gibson net worth is
$450 Million

Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson was born on 3 January 1956, in Peekskill, New York City USA, of Irish and Irish-Australian (mother) and American descent. As Mel Gibson, he is known world-wide as an actor, director and producer who is probably best remembered for his appearances in the “Lethal Weapon” series of films, and the “Mad Max” series too. He has been active in the entertainment industry since 1976.

So just how rich is Mel Gibson? Sources estimate that Mel has an estimated net worth of $450 million. Mel has accumulated his wealth over a period of 40 years not only through his career as an actor but also other ventures like film directing and producing, screenwriting. He is the winner of several Academy Awards as well as the Golden Globe Award as the Best Director and an Australian Film Institute Award as the Best Actor which proves him to be an outstanding producer and actor. His wealth may also have been grester if not for an expensive divorce settlement.

Mel Gibson Net Worth $450 Million

In 1968 his family moved to Sydney, Australia, and Mel was educated at St Leo’s Catholic College in Sydney. Gibson then graduated from the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1977, after which his net worth accumulation began almost immediately in television series’ ‘The Sullivans’ created by Crawford Productions, ‘Cop Shop’ created by Terry Stapleton, and ‘Punishment’ made by the Reg Grundy Organisation. Moreover, Mel adored his work at the South Australia Theatre Company where he worked as an actor on the tours’ ‘Waiting for Godot’. In addition to this, in 1977 Mel appeared on the big screen for his first role of Scallop in the film directed by Christopher Fraser, ‘Summer City’.

In 1979 Gibson increased his net worth winning two Australian Film Institute Awards for the Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the drama film ‘Tim’, written and directed by Michael Pate, and ‘Gallipoli’ directed by Peter Weir. Mel Gibson was a highly valued actor within Australia at that time, and following his starring in ‘Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior’ directed by George Miller, he became well known not only in the US as well but all over the world. Mel received a nomination at the Saturn Awards for the Best Actor in this particular film, which added to his international fame and the assisted his growing net worth too.

Later Gibson increased his net worth while starring in films like ‘The Year of Living Dangerously’ directed by Peter Weir, ‘Attack Force Z’ directed by Tim Burstall, ‘Mrs. Soffel’ directed by Gillian Armstrong, ‘The River’ directed by Mark Rydell, ‘The Bounty’ directed by Roger Donaldson, and ‘Lethal Weapon’ and its sequels directed by Richard Donner. However, he also somewhat surprisingly perhaps appeared in ‘Hamlet’ directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and other films.

Furthermore, in 1995 Mel Gibson established himself as a film director and producer with the film entitled ‘Braveheart’ after which Gibson was announced the winner of two Academy Awards for the Best Director and the Best Picture, a Golden Globe Award for the Best Director and National Board of Review Special Achievement in Filmmaking. Subsequently, Mel Gibson increased his net worth considerably after  producing the successful films ‘The Singing Detective’, ‘The Passion of the Christ’, ‘Apocalypto’, ‘Get the Gringo’, ‘Eliza Graves’ and others.

In his personal life, Mel Gibson married Robyn Denise Moore in 1980 with whom he had seven children. After thirty one year of marriage the couple divorced, with Mel having to settle for a reputed $450 million – effectively half his net worth. From 2009 Mel was dating Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva who gave birth to one more child of Mel, however, they have since split somewhat acrimoniously. Mel has had periodic problems apparently caused by over-indulgence in alcohol, but now in remission. Of significance, he (with ex-wife Robyn) is also a philanthropist, particularly supporting children and environmental causes.


Full NameMel Gibson
Net Worth$450 Million
Date Of BirthJanuary 3, 1956
DiedMarch 20, 1920, New Jersey, United States
Place Of BirthPeekskill, New York, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (1.77 m)
ProfessionActor, Screenwriter, Film director, Film Producer, Television producer, Television Director, Voice Actor
EducationSt Leo's Catholic College in Sydney, Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRobyn Moore Gibson (m. 1980–2011)
ChildrenLucia Gibson, Christian Gibson, Hannah Gibson, Milo Gibson. Edward Gibson, Louis Gibson, Lars Gerard Gibson, William Gibson, Thomas Gibson,
ParentsHutton Gibson, Anne Reilly
SiblingsDonal Gibson
PartnerOksana Grigorieva (2009–2010), Rosalind Ross (2014–present)
NicknamesMel Columcille Gerard Gibson , Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson , Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson AO
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IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Sound Mixing and Film Editing (2017), Golden Globe Award, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Picture (1995), Australian Film Institute: Global Achievement Award (2002), AACTA Awards for Best Film/Best Direction (2016)
NominationsBAFTA Award for Best Direction, Saturn Award for Best Actor (1981), Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2006), MTV Movie Award for Best Performance (2000), Golden Globe Award (2000), Satellite Award for Best Director (2004)
MoviesGallipoli (1981), Hamlet (1990), Mad Max, Braveheart (1995), The Passion of the Christ (2004), Apocalypto (2006), Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
TV ShowsLethal Weapon (film series, 1989, 1993, 1998), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2016)
#Trademark
1Intense Acting style
2Often plays angry or deranged characters
3Piercing blue eyes
4Rich, gravelly voice
5Rugged, chiseled features
6Often portrays men who seek revenge for the murder of family or friends
7Has often portrayed a widower, in films such as Mad Max (the sequels), Lethal Weapon film series, Braveheart (1995), The Patriot (2000), Signs (2002), and Edge of Darkness (2010).
8Often acts and directs stories involving an individual who is persecuted, and fights for justice
TitleSalary
Signs (2002)$25,000,000
We Were Soldiers (2002)$25,000,000
The Patriot (2000)$25,000,000
Chicken Run (2000)£1,000,000
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)$25,000,000
Conspiracy Theory (1997)$20,000,000
Ransom (1996)$20,000,000
Maverick (1994)$15,000,000
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)$10,000,000
Air America (1990)$7,000,000
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)$1,200,000 (Australia)
The River (1984)$500,000
Mad Max 2 (1981)$120,000 (Australia)
Gallipoli (1981)$A35,000
Attack Force Z (1981)$A1000 / Week
Mad Max (1979)$15,000 (Australia)
Summer City (1977)$400 (Australian)
#Quote
1[advice he would give his younger self]Don't be so caught up in the little things. Take advantage of all the gifts the world has to offer. Live every day to the fullest, and then Shut the fuck up
2[on the definition of "ultimate love" while filming Hacksaw Ridge] putting your life on the line for the other by saving your fellow brothers in arms when bullets are flying by your head on the battlefield.
3[on filming Braveheart] When you're an actor and when filming is done, you can go home, but when you're directing, you're only half way through.
4[on Hamlet (1990)] I mean, it's a great story. It's got some great things in it. I mean, there's something like eight violent deaths.
5I love women. They're the best thing ever created. If they want to be like men and come down to our level, that's fine.
6(On The Passion of the Christ (2004)) "This is a movie about love, hope, faith and forgiveness. He [Jesus] died for all mankind, suffered for all of us. It's time to get back to that basic message. The world has gone nuts. We could all use a little more love, faith, hope and forgiveness."
7(On his character in The Patriot (2000)) "I think I would have made him a slave holder. Not to seems kind of a cop-out."
8(On Braveheart (1995)'s portrayal of Edward I) We cut a scene out, unfortunately. . . where you really got to know that character [Edward II] and to understand his plight and his pain. . . . But it just stopped the film in the first act so much that you thought, 'When's this story going to start?'
9(On Braveheart (1995)'s portrayal of Edward I) I'm just trying to respond to history. You can cite other examples - Alexander the Great, for example, who conquered the entire world, was also a homosexual. But this story isn't about Alexander the Great. It's about Edward II.
10I think I've scratched the surface after twenty years of marriage. Women want chocolate and conversation.
11(On Lethal Weapon (1987)) "This particular story was a cut above others I had passed on, because the action is really a sideline which heightens the story of these two great characters. I picture Riggs as an almost Chaplinesque figure, a guy who doesn't expect anything from life and even toys with the idea of taking his own. He's not like these stalwarts who come down from Mt. Olympus and wreak havoc and go away. He's somebody who doesn't look like he's set to go off until he actually does."
12(On the controversy of The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)) "It wasn't really that bad. We got a lot of death threats to be sure, but I just assumed that when there are so many, it must mean nothing is really going to happen. I mean, if they meant to kill us, why send a note?"
13(On making The Bounty (1984)) "I went mad. They would hold their breath at night when I went off. One night I had a fight in a bar and the next day they had to shoot only one side of my face because the other was so messed up. If you see the film, you can see the swelling in certain scenes."
14(On The Man Without a Face (1993)) "I read the script first and that's what I liked. The book is just - I'm sorry, but the guy did it. And you know, like, why? I just wanted to say something a lot more positive.
15(On The Bounty (1984)) "I think the main problem with that film was that it tried to be a fresh look at the dynamic of the mutiny situation, but didn't go far enough. In the old version, Captain Bligh was the bad guy and Fletcher Christian was the good guy. But really Fletcher Christian was a social climber and an opportunist. They should have made him the bad guy, which indeed he was. He ended up setting all these people adrift to die, without any real justification. Maybe he'd gone island crazy. They should have painted it that way. But they wanted to exonerate Captain Bligh while still having the dynamic where the guy was mutinying for the good of the crew. It didn't quite work."
16The whole notion of politics is they always present you with this or this or this. I'll get a newspaper to read between the lines. Why do you have to adhere to prescribed formulas that they have and people argue over them and they're all in a box. And you watch Fox claw CNN, and CNN claw Fox. Sometimes I catch a piece of the news and it seems insanity to me. I quietly support candidates. I'm not out there banging a drum for candidates. But I have supported a candidate and it's a whole other world. Once you've been exposed to it, once or twice or however many times, if you know the facts and see how they're presented, it's mind-boggling. It's a very scary arena to be in, but I do vote. I go in there and pull the lever. It's kind of like pulling the lever and watching the trap door fall out from beneath you. Why should we trust any of these people? None of them ever deliver on anything. It's always disappointing.
17"Alcoholism is something that runs in my family. It's something that's close to me. People do come back from it, and it's a miracle." (1992)
18I had really good highs but some very low lows. I found out recently I'm manic depressive.
19(On philanthropy) "It gives you perspective. It's one of my faults, you tend to focus on yourself a lot. Which is not always the healthiest thing for your psyche or anything else. If you take a little time out to think about other people, it's good. It's uplifting."
20(On his domestic abuse allegations) I was allowed to end the case and still maintain my innocence. It's called a West Plea and it's not something that prosecutors normally allow. But in my case, the prosecutors and the judge agreed that it was the right thing to do. I could have continued to fight this for years and it probably would have come out fine. But I ended it for my children and my family. This was going to be such a circus. You don't drag other people in your life through this sewer needlessly, so I'll take the hit and move on.
21(On his character in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)) "He's not a silver-tongued devil. He's kind of immature and he has some rough edges and I guess you could say the same for me."
22(On Peter Weir) "I'd auditioned for an earlier film and he told me right up front, 'I'm not going to cast you for this part. You're not old enough. But thanks for coming in, I just wanted to meet you.' He told me he wanted me for Gallipoli (1981) a couple of years later because I wasn't the archetypal Australian. He had 'Mark Lee', the angelic-looking, ideal Australian kid, and he wanted something of a modern sensibility. He thought the audience needed someone to relate to of their own time."
23(On whether he'll return to action roles) "I think I'm too old for that, but you never know. I just like telling stories. Entertainment is valid and I guess I'll probably do it again before it's over. You know, do something that people won't get mad with me for."
24(On The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)) "I didn't necessarily see my role as a great challenge. My character was, like the film suggests, a puppet. And I went with that. It wasn't some star thing, even though they advertised it that way."
25I've never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality - period. I don't blame some people for thinking that though, from the garbage they heard on those leaked tapes, which have been edited. You have to put it all in the proper context of being in an irrationally, heated discussion at the height of a breakdown, trying to get out of a really unhealthy relationship. It's one terribly awful moment in time, said to one person, in the span of one day and doesn't represent what I truly believe or how I've treated people my entire life.
26[on George Miller and Peter Weir] I kicked off my career working with two of the world's greatest from home. How come those guys were there? Of course at the time I didn't know who they were. But I realized pretty quickly they were special.
27We're all a bunch of different and contradictory bits. I'm no closer to explaining who I am than anyone else is.
28[on his sister applying to the Sydney National Institute of Dramatic Arts on his behalf] I was wandering around without a purpose. So she pointed me in the right direction. I thought "What the hell else am I going to do". There really wasn't much I wanted to do, and I'd never done anything like acting before. The first time I had to go on stage I was physically ill and couldn't stand up. My legs wouldn't support me. I had to do it sitting down. It was blind terror.
29[on the death of Robin Williams] It's unspeakably sad. He was an exceptional human being, an extraordinary talent, and he had no equal. He set his own benchmark and people have aspired to hit it. I don't think anyone quite did.
30[on the Mad Max movies] I like the second one, The Road Warrior. It's a great film. It still holds up because it's so basic. It didn't require any dialogue. Let the film do the talking. It's about energy, it didn't spare anyone - a girl gets it, a dog gets it. It was the first Mad Max film but done better. The third one, Thunderdome, didn't work at all.
31[on Steven Spielberg] The first film of Steven's I saw was Duel (1971). It was amazing. I was 19 and I went to see it and it was really, really compelling. And then there were all these stories: "The guy made it for no money!" I'm like, "Wow, that's kind of brilliant." And it was really brilliant. He's a master - so many great films. One of the best he made, people hardly recognized him for it: Empire of the Sun (1987). Phenomenal movie! The thing that bothered me about that was it seemed like nobody noticed, but it was this masterpiece! [2009]
32[on Jodie Foster] You couldn't get two people who are more diametrically opposed on everything that they think about religion and politics than we do. But there's a core of goodness there that's undeniable, and I just love her.
33Depression is like that. It's somewhere one can be caught. You can get stuck there. Initially, it does stem from a certain amount of egotism. What does it do to everyone around in the family? It is an illness. It is a disease. And, I think there is a better understanding of it. A guy said to me one time, something really profound, and it's so simple. It's that depression lies. It's a liar and you have to shut it down. There is nothing that alleviates it more than going out and doing something for someone else. It's almost like instant healing. Get away from yourself. People can't even get out of bed and it gets really severe. I've never been at that stage. Everyone goes through low and high and low and high and some people are blessed to be created on an even keel all the way through - but not me.
34I've never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion, or sexuality - period. I don't blame some people for thinking that though, from the garbage they heard on those leaked tapes, which have been edited. You have to put it all in the proper context of being in an irrationally, heated discussion at the height of a breakdown, trying to get out of a really unhealthy relationship. It's one terribly, awful moment in time, said to one person, in the span of one day and doesn't represent what I truly believe or how I've treated people my entire life.
35Feminists don't like me, and I don't like them. I don't get their point. I don't know why feminists have it out for me, but that's their problem, not mine.
36You ask anybody what their number one fear is and it's public humiliation. Multiply that on a global scale and that's what I've been through. It changes you. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's really that simple. You can't do anything but live in the moment and leave the future in the hands of providence and don't regret the past too much. Maybe just take a lesson from it.
37[on why he temporarily quit acting after Signs (2002)] I felt ham-fisted. 'M. Night Shyamalan' told me I was just doing too much. I looked around and I was the oldest guy on the set and I felt like the least sophisticated. I decided I needed to rethink everything. I got into this because I wanted to be good. I walked away because I don't know that I was bringing much new to anything. Another seven or eight years of living informs the choices one makes.
38Barack Obama is a man with an impossible task on his hands. He got left a mess and I wish him all the best but I don't think he's going to fix it in five minutes and probably not in his entire tenure.
39[on his infamous anti-semitic rant to police in 2006] It's said that I went into a rant, but I think it went on for about five words. I was drunk. It just turned into a big thing. I apologized profusely -- not once but three times. So what's the problem? It's four years ago. Do I need to apologize again?
40[on his return to acting after 8 years with Edge of Darkness (2010)] I think any kind of hiatus one takes in an artistic journey is going to make a huge difference. The pause will inform the choices that you make. I kind of felt I was getting stale so being away for a while has been good.
41I try and eat right but I don't work out much. I quit smoking so that's something in the right direction. I just don't do anything fun anymore. But that's dying, isn't it? You die in stages. You let things go in pieces. It's more than halfway through, right? Life's experiences, whether they be pleasant, unpleasant, torturous or excruciatingly wonderful and blissful, season you somehow and hopefully you learn from them. Isn't that what it's about?
42I did have bodyguards for a little while but it's a drag. If your number's up, its up. If I'm lying in bed and somebody comes into my room, I'll either wake up or I won't. And I'll either hit 'em with my big stick that I've got or my gun that I have stowed away... or they'll hit me. Look, in this day and age, you've got to be tooled up.
43I have aged. It's just a natural part of the holy human condition. What am I going to do? Get surgery? That just looks weird. Besides, that must hurt, so what's the point? I think I'm a lot better because maturity brings things out. I just wish I had that youthful spring again. But it's a trade-off, right?
44I feel sorry for Tiger Woods. Why are we talking about this when we're sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan? He's being used as a diversion, and it just drives me crazy.
45Nobody is without sin. You have to try to make amends if you can. You have to shut up and move on and not whine about it. And you have to deal with it like a man. You've just got to accept your own culpability.
46When all's said and done, I did a pretty good hatchet job on my marriage. I'm to blame, if you're inclined to judge.
47William Wallace was around 28 when he died and I was already ten years older than that, although at least my knees weren't wrinkly!
48Some people said that in telling the story we messed up history. It doesn't bother me because what I'm giving you is a cinematic experience, and I think films are there first to entertain, then teach, then inspire. There probably were historical inaccuracies - quite a few. But maybe there weren't, who's to say, because there was very little history about the man. It wasn't necessarily authentic. In some of the stuff I read about him, he wasn't as nice as he was on film. We romanticised it a bit, but that's the language of film - you have to make it cinematically acceptable. Actually, he was a monster - he always smelled of smoke because he was always burning people's villages down. He was like what the Vikings called a 'berserker'. But we kind of shifted the balance a bit because somebody's got to be the good guy and somebody the bad guy, and every story has its own point of view. That was our bias. - On Braveheart (1995).
49It's a hard game and everybody gets knifed at some point. But what's become really clear to me is that it's not rocket science at the end of the day. I wish I had that youthful spring in my step I once had, but hopefully, in some ways, I'm a lot better as far as maturity goes. (2009)
50I had really good highs but some very low lows. I found out recently I'm manic depressive. (2002)
51I shouldn't have said it, but I was tickling a bit of vodka during that interview, and the quote came back to bite me on the ass. - On his controversial 1992 interview with a Spanish magazine.
52I am politically incorrect, that's true. Political correctness to me is just intellectual terrorism. I find that really scary, and I won't be intimidated into changing my mind. Everyone isn't going to love you all the time.
53Everyone always presumes I'm a Republican. I'm not. I couldn't vote for either one of those guys in the last election. I looked at the pair of them and was like, 'What do you want to do - get punched or get kicked?' It was a terrible choice to have to make. So I found somebody else on the ballot who was an independent who I liked the sound of. I can't even remember his name.
54I've been chased by automobiles doing dangerous things on the freeway. People have tried to spit on me. It's made me totally paranoid. One day a gay group confronted me. They had signs, they were screaming and frothing at the mouth - pure hatred. It was wild. - After making apparently homophobic remarks in a 1992 interview with a Spanish magazine.
55[In response to winning more Oscars after his first]: "It's a wonderful feeling, but I'm not gonna kill myself trying to win another one."
56I felt like sending Michael Richards a note. I feel really badly for the guy. He was obviously in a state of stress. You don't need to be inebriated to be bent out of shape. But my heart went out to the guy. They'll probably torture him for a while and then let him go. I like him.
57"Film-making is what I love now. I don't want to be the star of a movie anymore." (December 2006)
58They're not blameless in the Mideast conflict. Now when you're loaded the balance of how you see things comes out the wrong way. Let me be real clear, here. In sobriety here, in front of you, national television ... that I don't believe that Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world. I mean, that's an outrageous, drunken statement.
59My dad taught me my faith. I believe what he taught me. The man never lied to me in his life. People said, 'Well, he's just an old kook.' He's not an old kook. He's very intelligent. He's in complete possession of all his mental faculties. And if he says something he has a reason why he says it and he can back it up. Mensa wanted this guy, okay? He's very intelligent.
60I was subjected to a pretty brutal public beating. The film came out and, you could have heard a pin drop. Not even the crickets weren't chirping. But the other thing I never heard was one single word of apology. I thought I dealt with that stuff. But the human heart can bear the scars of resentment, and it will come out when you're overwrought and you take a few drinks. - On the hostile critical response to The Passion of the Christ (2004).
61I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes. And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work-wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.
62The precursors to a civilization that's going under are the same, time and time again. What's human sacrifice if not sending guys off to Iraq for no reason?
63Hollywood is a factory. You have to realize that you are working in a factory and you're part of the mechanism. If you break down, you'll be replaced.
64[on his drunk driving relapse]: "I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable. The arresting officer was just doing his job and I feel fortunate that I was apprehended before I caused injury to any other person. I disgraced myself and my family with my behavior and for that I am truly sorry. I have battled with the disease of alcoholism for all of my adult life and profoundly regret my horrific relapse."
65I'm not a preacher, and I'm not a pastor. But I really feel my career was leading me to make The Passion of the Christ (2004). The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just directing traffic. I hope the film has the power to evangelize.
66To be certain, neither I nor my film is anti-Semitic. The Passion is a movie meant to inspire, not offend. My intention in bringing it to the screen is to create a lasting work of art and engender serious thought among audiences of diverse faith backgrounds, or none, who have varying familiarity with this story. If the intense scrutiny during my twenty-five years in public life revealed I had ever persecuted or discriminated against anyone based on race or creed, I would be all too willing to make amends. But there is no such record. Nor do I hate anybody - certainly not the Jews ... They are my friends and associates, both in my work and social life. Thankfully, treasured friendships forged over decades are not easily shaken by nasty innuendo. Anti-Semitism is not only contrary to my personal beliefs, it is also contrary to the core message of my movie ... For those concerned about the content of this film, know that it conforms to the narratives of Christ's passion and death found in the four Gospels of the New Testament ... This is a movie about faith, hope, love and forgiveness - something sorely needed in these turbulent times.
67What worries me is that people will take this as fact. I'm not angry, per se, that it refutes everything I hold sacred, the foundations of my beliefs. The Da Vinci Code (2006) is an admitted work of fiction but it cleverly weaves fact into maverick theories in a way that will appear plausible to some.
68I think the Lethal Weapon movies contain my favorite performances. It sounds really crummy, I know, but although the work doesn't look hard, it's difficult to create effortless on screen.
69My biggest weakness is that I'm excessive. Fortunately for everyone concerned, I'm not as excessive as I used to be.
70There's something to do with the Federal Reserve that Lincoln did, Kennedy did and Reagan tried. I can't remember what it was. My dad told me about it. Everyone who did this particular thing that would have fixed the economy got undone. Anyway, I'll end up dead if I keep talking.
71Obviously, nobody wants to touch something filmed in two dead languages. They think I'm crazy, and maybe I am. But maybe I'm a genius.
72Asked if he felt besieged by the opposition to The Passion of the Christ (2004): Beseiged? No, not really. They're pretty pathetic actually. I sort of look at them now and feel sorry for them. They've given their best shot, they kind of came out with this mantra again and again and again, 'He's an anti-Semite, he's an anti-Semite, he's an anti-Semite, he's an anti-Semite.' I'm not. But they like to say that in newspapers. So it's kind of how those, anything repeated often enough slowly amalgamates into some sort of accepted truth.
73Opposition to The Passion of the Christ (2004) kind of put me back on my heels a little bit ... I expected some level of turbulence because when one delves into religion and politics - people's deeply held beliefs -- you're going to stir things up ... But it was a surprise to have shots being fired over the bow while I was still filming, and then to have various loud voices in the press - people who hadn't seen the work - really slinging mud.
74"I probably sound like some egotist, you know, saying that the Roman Church is wrong, but I believe it is at the moment, since Vatican II." (1990)
75Asked whether his opposition to abortion and support for capital punishment makes him feel isolated in Hollywood: "Some kind of a dinosaur? No, you know you have to have these opinions about these things. I'm pretty firm on stuff like that. I don't feel like I'm howling in a hurricane. I just try to do my bit the way I think it should be done."
76I got to a very desperate place. Very desperate. Kind of jump-out-of-a-window kind of desperate. And I didn't want to hang around here, but I didn't want to check out. The other side was kind of scary. And I don't like heights, anyway. But when you get to that point where you don't want to live, and you don't want to die, it's a desperate, horrible place to be. And I just hit my knees. And I had to use The Passion of the Christ (2004) to heal my wounds.
77I might go and go somewhere no-one can find me. You know where that is? You know where the place is no-one can find you? I was thinking of pitching my tent right next to the weapons of mass destruction. Then no-one would find me.
78Vatican II corrupted the institution of the church. Look at the main fruits: dwindling numbers and pedophilia. - Time, January 27, 2003.
79Asked whether The Passion of the Christ (2004) would be offensive to Jews today: "It's not meant to. I think it's meant to just tell the truth. I want to be as truthful as possible. But when you look at the reasons Christ came, he was crucified - he died for all mankind and he suffered for all mankind. So that, really, anyone who transgresses has to look at their own part or look at their own culpability."
80On his decision to cut a scene in which Caiaphas says "his blood be on us and on our children" soon Pontius Pilate washes his hands of Jesus: "I wanted it in. My brother said I was wimping out if I didn't include it. But, man, if I included that in there, they'd be coming after me at my house. They'd come to kill me."
81I feel a strange kinship with Michael [Moore]. They're trying to pit us against each other in the press, but it's a hologram. They really have got nothing to do with one another. It's just some kind of device, some left-right. He makes some salient points. There was some very expert, elliptical editing going on. However, what the hell are we doing in Iraq? No one can explain to me in a reasonable manner that I can accept why we're there, why we went there, and why we're still there.
82The fear mongering we depict in this film reminds me a little of President Bush and his guys. [on Apocalypto (2006)]
83On human embryonic stem cell research: "I found that the cloning of human embryos will be used in the process and that, for me, I have an ethical problem with that. Why do I, as a taxpayer, have to fund something I believe is unethical?"
84I did a lot of crazy things so I'm surprised to be alive.
85I'd like to be able to wake up early every morning, but I don't. I'd like to quit smoking. I'd like to never lose my temper. The list goes on and on. I'd even like to get dressed by myself, and not have other people watching me.
86I wasn't exactly the most zealous keeper-of-the-flame, you know? I was a pretty wild boy quite frankly. Even now when I'm trying more than I was before, I still fail every day at some level, but that's being human.
87About the The Passion of the Christ (2004): This movie is about faith, hope, love and forgiveness. Themes that are as important now as they were in Jesus' time.
88You can't live up to what people expect. Nobody can. But I guess that's my problem, not theirs.
89On his religious beliefs: "I'm not a done deal. I'm a work in progress. I'm still extremely flawed."
90There is no salvation for those outside the Church...I believe it. Put it this way. My wife is a saint. She's a much better person than I am. Honestly. She's like, Episcopalian, Church of England. She prays, she believes in God, she knows Jesus, she believes in that stuff. And it's just not fair if she doesn't make it, she's better than I am. But that is a pronouncement from the chair. I go with it.
91On his involvement in Braveheart (1995) as actor, director and producer: "If you're going to wear three hats, you'd better grow two more heads."
92My fears: everything from being afraid that I'm going to run out of cream for my cornflakes right up to someone chopping my privates off.
93I like directing much better. It's more fun, that's all there is to it. It's essentially the same job, which is storytelling, but you have more control over the way you want to tell the story. It's a high. I love it.
#Fact
1Is expecting his ninth child with girlfriend Rosalind Ross. It is the ninth child for him and the first child for her.[September 2016].
2Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016).
3Although he played Glenn Close's son in Hamlet (1990), he is only nine years her junior in real life.
4He was considered to portray Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990).
5He was tested and rejected by Franco Zeffirelli for the part of David Axelrod in Endless Love (1981). However, Zeffirelli later cast him as the title character in Hamlet (1990).
6He turned down the role of John McClane in Die Hard (1988).
7According to fan magazines of the day, his father moved the family to Australia to lessen his sons' chances of serving in Vietnam.
8He was a mentor to the late actor Heath Ledger.
9His mother was born in County Longford, Ireland and his father was born in Peekskill, New York. Mel's paternal grandmother, Eva Mylott, was an Australian contralto opera singer, whose own parents were Irish as well. Mel's paternal grandfather, John Hutton Gibson, was a wealthy American businessman from a family based in the American South; John was of mostly Irish descent, and also had English, Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and Welsh, roots.
10Appeared on the cover of GQ magazine four times: June '83, February '87, May '95 and November '96 (with Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Jordan).
11Was investigated for domestic violence by Malibu/Lost Hills station detectives, in reference to an incident between him an ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva on January 6, 2010. [July 2010]
12Has been under restraining order since July, 2010, after an episode of domestic violence with his then girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva. In return, he filed for a restraining order against ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. (June 2010).
13Split from Oksana Grigorieva [April 14, 2010].
14Turned down the chance to voice a parody of himself in the _"Family Guy" (1999)_North by North-Quohag_. He later admitted in an interview that he regretted the decision because he thought the episode was hilarious.
15The Road Warrior (1981) (aka The Road Warrior) is his favorite out of the "Mad Max" series.
16He and Oksana Grigorieva became the parents of a girl, Lucia, on October 30, 2009, in Los Angeles.
17Due to the worldwide recession in 2008, his personal fortune is reported to have declined from around $900 million to $650 million.
18In April, 2009, made a first public appearance together with his girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva who was then three-months pregnant with his child.
19He was awarded the honorary A.O. (Officer of the Order of Australia) in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Australian film industry.
20Voted the most powerful Christian in Hollywood in a poll by religious website Beliefnet.com in October 2007.
21Along with Rolf Harris and Clive James, Gibson publicly supported keeping Queen Elizabeth II as head of state in an Australian poll in 1999.
22In interviews promoting The Passion of the Christ (2004), Gibson admitted that depression had led him to contemplate suicide, and that he made the film to "heal" himself.
23Endorsed the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of California in the 2006 mid-term elections.
24On 27 January 1997, nine lesbian and gay filmmakers met with Gibson on the set of Conspiracy Theory (1997). Conceived and sponsored by GLAAD, the day long event gave the filmmakers the opportunity to meet with director Richard Donner, producer Joel Silver, and co-stars Patrick Stewart and Julia Roberts. A 40-minute lunch with Gibson, however, found the filmmakers not only discussing the inner workings of the industry but also Gibson's troubled relationship with the lesbian and gay community.
25Was considered for the role of Robert Clayton Dean in Enemy of the State (1998).
26Actor Girard Swan formerly worked as his stand in and photo double.
27Turned down the role of Kyle Reese in James Cameron's The Terminator (1984).
28A chain smoker for most of his career, in 2004 Gibson's wife persuaded him to limit his addiction to just three cigarettes a day. However this did not last.
29Cited as America's Favorite Movie Star in Harris Polls conducted in 1996 and 2003.
30Oliver Stone has tried casting him twice. Once as Jim Garrison in JFK (1991), and another time as Sgt. John McLoughlin in World Trade Center (2006).
31Director Martin Scorsese sent him the script for The Departed (2006), offering him the role of Ellerby. Gibson was unable to accept the role as he was starting production on Apocalypto (2006) that same year. Alec Baldwin later took the role.
32Received the Chairman's Visionary Award from Latin Business Association Chairman Rick Sarmiento during the 2006 Latino Global Business Conference and Digital Expo in Beverly Hills, California, on 2 November 2006. Gibson's appearance marked his first public appearance since his DUI arrest on 28 July in Malibu.
33Moved to Sydney, Australia at age 12 with his family.
34Has bipolar disorder.
35Played a pilot in four movies: Bird on a Wire (1990), Air America (1990), Forever Young (1992) and Ransom (1996).
36Father-in-law of Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
37Pleaded no contest to DUI on 17 August 2006 and was ordered to attend one year of Alcholics Anonymous meetings. For the first four-and-a-half months, he must attend those meetings five times a week, and for the remainder of the time, he must attend three times a week. Gibson was also ordered to pay $1200 in fines and penalties and $100 in restitution.
38On the 1st of August 2006, he checked himself into a recovery program for alcohol abuse. His wife, Robyn, separated from him that same month.
39On July 28, 2006, he was arrested for drunk driving in Malibu, California. He did three-year probation following the misdemeanor drunken driving arrest in which he made derogatory comments about Jews and women.
40Turned down the role of Sgt. John McLoughlin in World Trade Center (2006) to direct Apocalypto (2006) instead.
41Ranked #17 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #15 in 2005.
42Braveheart (1995) is ranked #62 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time.
43His performance as "Mad" Max Rockatansky in the "Mad Max" trilogy is ranked #78 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
44Separated from wife Robyn in June 2006. She finally filed for divorce in April 2009 but it wasn't finalized until December 2011, reportedly because it took them all that time to divide Gibson's estimated assets of $850 million. It is considered the biggest divorce payout in Hollywood history.
45Was spoofed in both South Park (1997) and Family Guy (1999), and both of the times he was spoofed, there was a reference to the Looney Tunes cartoons. In South Park: The Passion of the Jew (2004), his character acts a lot like Daffy Duck in the cartoon Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943), while scaring Stan and Kenny, in the hopes that they will both torture him. And in the Family Guy: North by North Quahog (2005), he chases Peter and Lois Griffin to the top of Mount Rushmore and is tricked into walking off a ledge, to which he plummets to the ground, very much like Wile E. Coyote does in several cartoons.
46He was named after the Church of St. Mel in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland where his mother's family is from.
47He was the original choice to play Jack Stanton in Primary Colors (1998) but lost out to John Travolta.
48Gibson has been widely perceived as a conservative Republican, even though he has never identified himself as such. In March 2004 he expressed doubts over the Iraq war, in particular the failure to find weapons of mass destruction, although he maintained that President George W. Bush had "done a lot of good" elsewhere. At the People's Choice Awards ceremony in January 2005, Gibson again condemned the Iraq war and praised the liberal director Michael Moore and his documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004). Many of Gibson's positions are in accordance with traditional Catholicism. He released a statement in March 2005 condemning the euthanasia of Terri Schiavo, and has criticized stem cell research.
49In early December 2004, he flew to Fiji, where he bought the 2,160 hectare island of Mago from a Japanese hotel chain for $15 million. He plans to turn the Pacific paradise, which is home to forty residents (mostly coconut farmers and their families) into his own personal retreat. The South Pacific island boasts two lagoons and stunning white-sand beaches. The sale was finalized in March 2005.
50When Apocalypto (2006) is finished, he plans to donate six replicas of Mayan pyramids and several movie-set villages.
51Sold his home in Connecticut in July 2010 to settle his divorce with ex-wife Robyn.
52He turned down the role of Harvey Dent/Two Face in Batman Forever (1995), due to scheduling conflicts with Braveheart (1995).
53Was offered the role of Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1987), but had to decline because he was already working on Lethal Weapon (1987).
54His family line goes back several generations in Australia, but his ancestors originally came from Ireland, Scotland and England (ancestor of John Gibson, c. 1601).
55His favourite films include, The Big Country (1958), Double Indemnity (1944), and Spartacus (1960)
56Ranked #15 on Premiere's 2005 Power 50 List. Had ranked #10 in 2004.
57Was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in May 2003, and gave the commencement address.
58Along with Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Richard Attenborough and Kevin Costner one of 6 people to win and Academy Award for "Best Director", though they are mainly known as actors.
59In the movie Forever Young (1992), he needed to appear older in the last few scenes. Because his eyes were so bright blue, no matter how many wrinkles they put on him, he did not look authentically older. So, he had to wear gray contacts, in order to look old.
60Son of the controversial Hutton Gibson and Anne Gibson.
61Was considered for the role of Wolverine in X-Men (2000), but was deemed too expensive.
62Was considered for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989) (particularly with Richard Donner directing), but he was busy with Lethal Weapon 2 (1989).
63In Portuguese, "Mel" means "honey".
64Ranked number 1 on Forbes's 2004 "Celebrity 100 List". He was the highest paid celebrity in 2004 with a reported $210,000,000 salary from his The Passion of the Christ (2004) profits, plus a potential $150,000,000 that is yet to be accounted for. He made more money than Oprah Winfrey ($210,000,000), J.K. Rowling ($147,000,000), Tiger Woods & Michael Schumacher ($80,000,000 each) and Steven Spielberg ($75,000,000) in 2004.
65He was voted the 48th "Greatest Movie Star" of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
66Has his own private chapel in his grounds, where he attends mass every day.
67Ranked #10 in Premiere's 2004 annual "Power 100" list. Had ranked #15 in 2003. He is the highest-ranked actor on the 2004 list.
68He was considered for the role of James Bond in both The Living Daylights (1987) and GoldenEye (1995) before Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan were cast respectively. Albert R. Broccoli turned him down for the former because he wasn't British and he turned down the latter because he was busy with Braveheart (1995).
69(Fall 2001) Son, Christian Gibson, is a freshman at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
70Has 8 children from two women: seven children from his marriage to Robyn Gibson: daughter, Hannah Gibson (born 1980); twin sons, Edward Gibson and Christian Gibson (born 1982); son, Willie Gibson (born 1985); son, Louis Gibson (born 1988); son, Milo Gibson (born 1990); son, Tommy Gibson (born 1999); daughter, Lucia (born (2009) from his relationship with Oksana Grigorieva.
71For The Passion of the Christ (2004), which he directed, wrote and produced, he spent 25 million dollars of his own money. Back in 1992, he started doing research for the movie that was not released until 2004.
72His father, Hutton Gibson, moved the family from upstate New York to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 after winning as a contestant on Jeopardy! (1964).
73Almost turned down the role of William Wallace in Braveheart (1995) because he thought he was too old for the role. He asked the producers if he could direct it instead. A compromise was made, he could direct the movie if he agreed to portray Wallace.
74He was the first Australian actor to be paid $1,000,000 for a film role.
75He was a part of the movement dubbed the "Australian New Wave" by the press. They were a group of filmmakers and performers who emerged from Down Under at about the same time in the early 1980's and found work in other parts of the world. Other members included actress Judy Davis and directors George Miller, Gillian Armstrong and Peter Weir.
76The doctor who delivered him into the world is believed to be Charles Sweet, grandfather of filmmaker Jay Ruzicka.
77His voice in Mad Max (1979) was dubbed for the film's US release.
78Ranked #15 in Premiere's 2003 annual "Power 100" list. Had ranked #17 in 2002.
79Owns a production company, Icon International, with branches in the USA, Australia, and the UK.
80Has a horseshoe kidney (two kidneys fused into one).
81He and his wife met through a dating service in Australia.
82First studied drama at the New Zealand Drama School, Toi Whakaari in Wellington, New Zealand. After getting accepted he completed the course and used this as a foot-in into NIDA in Australia in 1975.
83Like his character Riggs in the Lethal Weapon Movie series he is a big fan of The Three Stooges.
84Chosen as People Magazine's first "Sexiest Man Alive." [1985]
85Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars" in film history (#37). [1995]
86Older brother of actor Donal Gibson.
87He took up acting only because his sister submitted an application behind his back. The night before an audition, he got into a fight, and his face was badly beaten, an accident that won him the role.
88Roommates with Geoffrey Rush after college (the National Institute of Dramatic Art) when they were in an acting company (called Jane Street) together that was affiliated with NIDA. Geoffrey Rush trained at La Cocq Mime School in France.
89Awarded the AO (Officer of the Order of Australia), Australia's highest honor, in mid-1997.
90Trained at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts). As well as Judy Davis, other fellow students, during his time there, included Colin Friels.
91Chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. [1990]
92Chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. [1991]
93Attended drama school with Judy Davis. They played Romeo and Juliet together.
94Educated at University of New South Wales, Australia.
95Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. [1996]
96Born at 4:45pm-EST.
97Ranked #12 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dragged Across Concrete2018pre-productionRidgeman
Daddy's Home 22017post-productionKurt Mayron
The Professor and the Madman2017post-productionJames Murray
Every Other Weekendpre-production
Blood Father2016Link
The Expendables 32014Stonebanks
Machete Kills2013Voz
Get the Gringo2012Driver
The Beaver2011Walter Black
Edge of Darkness2010Craven
Complete Savages2004-2005TV SeriesOfficer Cox
Paparazzi2004Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
The Singing Detective2003Dr. Gibbon
Signs2002Rev. Graham Hess
We Were Soldiers2002Lt. Col. Hal Moore
The Quest for Captain Kidd2001TV MovieNarrator (voice)
What Women Want2000Nick Marshall
The Patriot2000Benjamin Martin
Chicken Run2000Rocky (voice)
The Million Dollar Hotel2000Detective Skinner
The Simpsons1999TV SeriesMel Gibson
Payback1999/IPorter
Lethal Weapon 41998Martin Riggs
FairyTale: A True Story1997Frances' Father (uncredited)
Conspiracy Theory1997Jerry Fletcher
Fathers' Day1997Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
Ransom1996Tom Mullen
The Chili Con Carne Club1995ShortMel
Pocahontas1995/IJohn Smith (voice)
Casper1995Mel Gibson (uncredited)
Braveheart1995William Wallace
Maverick1994Bret Maverick
The Man Without a Face1993Justin McLeod
Forever Young1992Capt. Daniel McCormick
Lethal Weapon 31992Martin Riggs
Hamlet1990Hamlet
Air America1990Gene
Bird on a Wire1990Rick Jarmin
Lethal Weapon 21989Martin Riggs
Tequila Sunrise1988McKussic
Lethal Weapon1987Martin Riggs
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome1985Mad Max Rockatansky
Mrs. Soffel1984Ed Biddle
The River1984Tom Garvey
The Bounty1984Fletcher Christian Master's Mate
The Year of Living Dangerously1982Guy Hamilton
The Road Warrior1981Max
Tickled Pink1981TV Series
Gallipoli1981Frank Dunne
Attack Force Z1981Captain P.G. (Paul) Kelly
Punishment1981TV SeriesRick Monroe
The Chain Reaction1980Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
Tim1979Tim Melville
Mad Max1979Max
The Hero1979TV MovieCaptain White / Rob Mulligan
Cop Shop1978TV SeriesPeter Lang
Summer City1977Scollop
The Sullivans1976TV SeriesRay Henderson

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Bombing2018creative supervising producer completed
The Professor and the Madman2017producer post-production
Stonehearst Asylum2014producer
Get the Gringo2012producer
Another Day in Paradise2008TV Movie documentary producer
Carrier2008TV Mini-Series documentary executive producer - 10 episodes
Apocalypto2006producer
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man2005Documentary executive producer / producer
Clubhouse2004-2005TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes
Complete Savages2004-2005TV Series executive producer - 15 episodes
Paparazzi2004producer
The Making of 'Paparazzi'2004Video short producer
Evel Knievel2004TV Movie executive producer
The Passion of the Christ2004producer
Family Curse2003TV Movie executive producer
The Singing Detective2003producer
Invincible2001TV Movie executive producer
The Three Stooges2000TV Movie executive producer
One Eight Seven1997executive producer - uncredited
Braveheart1995producer
Forever Young1992executive producer - uncredited

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Berserkerannounced
Hacksaw Ridge2016
Apocalypto2006
Complete Savages2004TV Series 3 episodes
The Passion of the Christ2004
Braveheart1995
The Man Without a Face1993
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School1991TV Movie documentary

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Berserkerannounced
Get the Gringo2012written by
The Brain Storm2011Short
Apocalypto2006written by
Complete Savages2004TV Series story by - 1 episode
The Passion of the Christ2004screenplay

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Edge of Darkness2010as Gibson, "Say My Name"
The Jay Leno Show2009TV Series performer - 1 episode
Zombie Blood Chaos2007Short performer: "Argo Crag", "Road Warrior" / writer: "Argo Crag", "Road Warrior"
Pocahontas1995/Iperformer: "The Virginia Company" Reprise 1995, "Mine, Mine, Mine" 1995, "If I Never Knew You" 2005 - Special Edition
Maverick1994performer: "Amazing Grace"

Art Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Bombing2018completed

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Passion of the Christ2004soundtrack producer - uncredited

Stunts

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome1985stunts

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Criminal2016the director would like to thank
The Birth of a Nation2016the director wishes to thank
Abed2012special thanks
Black Red Yellow2010Short grateful acknowledgment
Intermission2010Video special thanks
My Longest Day2008Documentary short acknowledgment
Study Hall2004Short special thanks
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory1998TV Movie documentary special thanks
Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes1998Video documentary short special thanks
Voices on the Page: David Williamson, Compulsive Playwright1986Video documentary short thanks
Braveheart ReloadedVideo thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli'2005Video documentaryHimself
The Contender2005TV SeriesHimself
Hannity & Colmes2005TV SeriesHimself
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2005TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards2005TV SpecialHimself - Winner
Biography2005TV Series documentaryHimself
The Barbara Walters Summer Special2004TV SeriesHimself
The Big Question2004DocumentaryHimself
E! True Hollywood Story2004TV Series documentaryHimself
Gomorron1995-2004TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Regissör
4Pop2004TV Series documentaryHimself
Shootout2004TV SeriesHimself
The Making of 'The Passion of the Christ'2004TV Movie documentaryHimself
Film '722004TV SeriesHimself
The Passion Behind 'The Passion'2004TV Movie documentaryHimself
The O'Reilly Factor2004TV SeriesHimself
The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards2004TV SpecialHimself
Making 'Signs'2003Video documentaryHimself / Rev. Graham Hess
Declaration of Independence2003Video documentary shortHimself
We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right2002Video documentary shortHimself / Lt. Col. Hal Moore
The Oprah Winfrey Show2002TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 74th Annual Academy Awards2002TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Director
Revealed with Jules Asner2002TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Parkinson2002TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards2002TV Special documentaryHimself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture Drama
Independence Day 20012001TV MovieHimself
The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards2001TV SpecialHimself
The One Dollar Diary2001DocumentaryHimself
Breaking the News2001TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Mel Gibson and What Women Want2001TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Art of War2000Video documentary shortHimself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996-2000TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman1995-2000TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion2000TV Short documentaryHimself
Mundo VIP1997-2000TV SeriesHimself
HBO First Look1994-2000TV Series documentary shortHimself
Omnibus2000TV Series documentaryHimself
Poultry in Motion: The Making of 'Chicken Run'2000TV Movie documentaryHimself
'The Simpsons': America's First Family2000TV Special documentaryHimself
Flogging 'Fight Club'2000Video shortHimself
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards2000TV Special documentaryHimself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 20002000TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards2000TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Original Screenplay
2000 Essence Awards2000TV SpecialHimself
Drama School2000TV Series documentaryHimself
The Hatching of 'Chicken Run'2000TV Short documentaryHimself
Forever Hollywood1999TV Movie documentaryHimself
Payback: Interview with Mel Gibson, Maria Bello, Lucy Liu and James Coburn1999Video shortHimself
Celebrity Profile1999TV Series documentaryHimself
Lethal Weapon 4: Cast and Crew Interviews1998Video documentary shortHimself
Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business1998TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
The Magic Hour1998TV SeriesHimself
The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards1998TV SpecialHimself
Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute1998TV SpecialHimself
Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes1998Video documentary shortHimself
Stunts & Action of 'Lethal Weapon 2'1997Video shortHimself
The 69th Annual Academy Awards1997TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Director
The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards1997TV SpecialHimself - Nominee
The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards1997TV SpecialHimself
Very Important Pennis1996TV SeriesHimself
Howard Stern1996TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 68th Annual Academy Awards1996TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Picture & Best Director / Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards1996TV SpecialHimself - Winner & Nominee
The Beatles: All Together Now1995TV Movie documentaryHimself
CBS This Morning1989-1995TV SeriesHimself
Australia's Outback: The Vanishing Frontier1995TV MovieHimself - Narrator
Today1989-1995TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Annual Artist Rights Foundation Honors Steven Spielberg1995TV MovieHimself
Moviewatch1995TV Series documentaryHimself - Interviewee
The Making of 'Pocahontas': A Legend Comes to Life1995TV Movie documentaryHimself / John Smith
World of Discovery1995TV Series documentaryNarrator
Amy Grant: Building the House of Love1994Video documentaryHimself
1993 MTV Movie Awards1993TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
Gottschalk Late Night1993TV SeriesHimself
The 1993 World Music Awards1993TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
Aspel & Company1990-1993TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Wetten, dass..?1993TV SeriesHimself
Earth and the American Dream1992DocumentaryReader (voice)
Entertainment UK1992TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
Filmreview1992TV SeriesHimself
The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards1992TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 31991TV Special shortHimself
Dame Edna's Hollywood1991TV SeriesHimself
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special1991TV MovieHimself
Tonight Live with Steve Vizard1991TV SeriesHimself
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School1991TV Movie documentaryMel Gibson
Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come1990TV Special documentaryHimself
A Night on Mount Edna1990TV MovieHimself
America This Morning1990TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1990TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Home Show1990TV SeriesHimself
The Making of 'Bird on a Wire'1990Documentary shortRick Jarmin
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards1990TV SpecialHimself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction
Late Night with David Letterman1989TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Saturday Night Live1989TV SeriesHimself - Host
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary1989TV ShortHimself
Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters1989TV Movie documentaryHimself
The 60th Annual Academy Awards1988TV SpecialHimself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen1988TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson1987TV Movie documentaryHimself
De película1987TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
The 2nd Commitment to Life AIDS Project Benefit1986TV MovieHimself
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'1985Video documentaryHimself
Àngel Casas Show1985TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Wogan1985TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 56th Annual Academy Awards1984TV Special documentaryHimself - Presenter: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay
The Making of 'Mrs. Soffel'1984TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Making of 'The Bounty'1984TV Movie documentaryHimself
Australian Movies to the World1983TV MovieHimself
Entertainment Tonight1990-2017TV SeriesHimself
Extra2016-2017TV SeriesHimself
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies2017DocumentaryHimself
The 89th Annual Academy Awards2017TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Best Director
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'2017Video documentary shortHimself
Access Hollywood2016-2017TV SeriesHimself
Good Morning Britain2017TV SeriesHimself - Director of Hacksaw Ridge
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter2017TV SeriesHimself
The 74th Golden Globe Awards2017TV Special documentaryHimself - Nominee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2009-2017TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself / Various
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'2016Video documentaryHimself
Hollywood Film Awards2016VideoHimself
Made in Hollywood2010-2016TV SeriesHimself
Good Morning America1985-2016TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2016TV SeriesHimself - Guest
WGN Morning News2016TV SeriesHimself
Lost Souls: On the Road with 'Blood Father'2016Video documentary shortHimself
Festival international de Cannes2011-2016TV SeriesHimself
73rd Golden Globe Awards2016TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Mad Max Fury Road
Priest 2.02015/IDocumentary shortHimself
Priest 2.02015/IIDocumentaryHimself
The Madness of Max2015DocumentaryMax Rockatansky
Mad Max: Cast and Crew Interviews2015Video shortHimself
Na plovárne2014TV SeriesHimself
The Expendables 3: New Blood - Stacked and Jacked2014Video documentary shortHimself
The Expendables 3: The Total Action Package2014Video shortHimself
The Making of 'The Expendables 3'2014Video documentaryHimself
The Insider2014TV SeriesHimself
Praise the Lord2013TV SeriesHimself
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot2013DocumentaryHimself
70th Golden Globe Awards2013TV SpecialHimself - Audience Member (uncredited)
Hollywood's Best Film Directors2013TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
Casting By2012DocumentaryHimself
Get the Gringo: A Look Inside2012Video documentary shortHimself
Gringo Extras: An Introduction2012Video shortHimself
On Set of 'Get the Gringo'2012Video shortHimself
A Family Affair: Bringing 'Lethal Weapon' to Life2012Video documentary shortHimself
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'2012Video documentary shortHimself
Psycho Pension: The Genesis of 'Lethal Weapon'2012Video documentary shortHimself
Pulling the Trigger: Expanding the World of 'Lethal Weapon'2012Video documentary shortHimself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992-2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The American Cinematheque Tribute to Robert Downey Jr2011TV SpecialHimself
The Brain Storm2011ShortHimself
Close Up2011TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
Edge of Darkness: Focus Points2010Video documentary shortHimself
Janela Indiscreta2010TV SeriesHimself
Cinema 32010TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
Días de cine2010TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
El hormiguero2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Le grand journal de Canal+2010TV Series documentaryHimself
Go' aften Danmark2010TV SeriesHimself
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots2010TV Movie documentary voice
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Jay Leno Show2009-2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief2010TV Movie documentaryHimself
Rencontres de cinéma2010TV SeriesHimself
The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards2010TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
Braveheart: A Look Back2009Video documentaryHimself
Spike's Guys Choice2009TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
Australia Unites: The Victorian Bushfire Appeal2009TV MovieHimself
Showbiz Tonight2008TV SeriesHimself
Actingclassof1977.com2008DocumentaryHimself
5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards2008TV SpecialHimself
The Last Trimate2008DocumentaryNarrator
Paybacks Are a Bitch2007Video documentaryHimself
Braveheart: Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'2007Video documentaryHimself
Tales of William Wallace2007Video documentary shortHimself
Out of Control: 10 Celebrity Rehabs Exposed2007TV MovieHimself
Same Story... Different Movie: Creating 'Payback: The Director's Cut'2007Video documentary shortHimself
Extreme Hollywood2007TV SeriesHimself
Becoming Mayan: Creating Apocalypto2007Video documentary shortHimself
Taff2006TV SeriesHimself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show2005-2006TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 78th Annual Academy Awards2006TV SpecialHimself - Opening Segment [pre-recorded] (uncredited)
Who Killed the Electric Car?2006DocumentaryHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Entertainment Tonight2009-2017TV SeriesHimself
Access Hollywood2017TV SeriesHimself
TIME Presents: Celebrities on Trial2017TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Insider2014-2017TV SeriesHimself
Extra2016-2017TV SeriesHimself
Welcome to the Basement2016TV SeriesWilliam Wallace
The O'Reilly Factor2008-2014TV SeriesHimself
Dai nostri inviati: La Rai racconta la Mostra del cinema di Venezia 1980-19892013TV Movie documentaryHimself
Movie Guide2013TV SeriesLuther Voz
CBS News Sunday Morning2013TV SeriesGuy Hamilton
Edición Especial Coleccionista2011-2012TV SeriesMartin Riggs Mad Max Rockatansky
Fox Files2012TV SeriesTom Mullen in 'Ransom'
Shakespeare Uncovered2012TV Mini-Series documentaryHamlet
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2011TV SeriesHimself - FunnyOrDie Tribute to Robert Downey Jr.
Cinema 32011TV SeriesHimself
Ebert Presents: At the Movies2011TV SeriesHimself
The Gracies and the Birth of Vale Tudo2010DocumentaryHimself
Breakfast2010TV SeriesHimself
Comedy Lab2010TV SeriesHimself
Live from Studio Five2010TV SeriesHimself
Almost Famous III2010TV Movie documentaryTickled Pink
30 for 302010TV Series documentaryHimself
E! Investigates: Stalkers2009TV Movie documentaryHimself
American Masters2009TV Series documentary
20 to 12006-2009TV Series documentaryHimself / William Wallace
E! True Hollywood Story2008TV Series documentaryHimself
5 Second Movies2008TV SeriesMartin Riggs
Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo2008TV Movie documentarySergeant Martin Riggs (uncredited)
British Film Forever2007TV Mini-Series documentaryRocky
Celebrity A-List Bloopers2007TV MovieHimself
La tele de tu vida2007TV SeriesHimself
Amor mío2007TV SeriesHimself
Payback: Straight Up2006VideoPorter
La imagen de tu vida2006TV SeriesHimself
The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury2006TV Movie documentaryHimself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz2005TV SpecialThe Lusty Woodsman (uncredited)
Cinema mil2005TV SeriesHimself
Ban the Sadist Videos!2005Video documentaryHimself
Protocols of Zion2005DocumentaryHimself
Retrosexual: The 80's2004TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Light On: Gibson's Passion2004TV Movie documentaryHimself
Mel Gibson: God's Lethal Weapon2004TV Movie documentaryHimself
Celebrities Uncensored2003TV SeriesHimself
Private Screenings2001TV SeriesBret Maverick
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood2001TV Movie documentaryHimself (uncredited)
Hollywood Remembers2000TV Series documentary
Lord Stanley's Cup: Hockey's Ultimate Prize2000Video documentaryHimself (uncredited)
U2: The Ground Beneath Her Feet2000Video shortDetective Skinner
The Way They Were1999TV Movie
Classified X1998TV Movie documentaryHimself
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory1998TV Movie documentaryHimself
Empire of the Censors1995TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Celluloid Heroes1995TV MovieHimself
Violence and the Censors1995TV Movie documentaryHimself
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!1994TV SpecialHimself
Troldspejlet1994TV SeriesHimself - Director
The Best of the Don Lane Show1994TV MovieHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017AACTA International AwardAACTA International AwardsBest DirectionHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2017AACTA AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest DirectionHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2016AACTA AwardAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) AwardsBest DirectionHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2016Capri Director AwardCapri, HollywoodHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2016Hollywood Film AwardHollywood Film AwardsDirector of the YearHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2014Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World CinemaKarlovy Vary International Film Festival
2011EDA Female Focus AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsSexist Pig Award
2008Outstanding Contribution to World CinemaIrish Film and Television Awards
2006EDA Special Mention AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsHall of Shame

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2005Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest DirectorThe Passion of the Christ (2004)
2005Yoga AwardYoga AwardsWorst Foreign FilmThe Passion of the Christ (2004)
2004Capri Movie of the Year AwardCapri, HollywoodThe Passion of the Christ (2004)
2004Grand PrixGolden Knight Film FestivalThe Passion of the Christ (2004)
2004Hollywood Film AwardHollywood Film AwardsProducer of the YearThe Passion of the Christ (2004)
2004People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Actor
2003People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Actor
2002Global Achievement AwardAustralian Film Institute
2001Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actor - DramaThe Patriot (2000)
2001People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Actor
2001People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama
1998Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actor - SuspenseConspiracy Theory (1997)
1997Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actor - SuspenseRansom (1996)
1997Man of the YearHasty Pudding Theatricals, USA
1997People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Actor
1996OscarAcademy Awards, USABest PictureBraveheart (1995)
1996OscarAcademy Awards, USABest DirectorBraveheart (1995)
1996Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Director - Motion PictureBraveheart (1995)
1996Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest DirectorBraveheart (1995)
1996ShoWest AwardShoWest Convention, USADirector of the Year
1995American Cinematheque AwardAmerican Cinematheque Gala Tribute
1995Jupiter AwardJupiter AwardBest International DirectorBraveheart (1995)
1995Special Achievement AwardNational Board of Review, USABraveheart (1995)
1993MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest On-Screen DuoLethal Weapon 3 (1992)
1993MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest Action SequenceLethal Weapon 3 (1992)
1993ShoWest AwardShoWest Convention, USAMale Star of the Year
1991People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Actor
1981AFI AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest Actor in a Lead RoleGallipoli (1981)
1979AFI AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest Actor in a Lead RoleTim (1979)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Director - Motion PictureHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2017CEC AwardCinema Writers Circle Awards, SpainBest Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
2016Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest DirectorHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2016PFCS AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest DirectorHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2016Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest DirectorHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2015Razzie AwardRazzie AwardsWorst Supporting ActorThe Expendables 3 (2014)
2012Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest Grownup Love StoryThe Beaver (2011)
2012Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest ActorThe Beaver (2011)
2011EDA Special Mention AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsHall of Shame
2007BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Film not in the English LanguageApocalypto (2006)
2007Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest DirectorApocalypto (2006)
2005IOMAItalian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale)The Passion of the Christ (2004)
2002Golden SchmoesGolden Schmoes AwardsBest Actor of the YearSigns (2002)
2001Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalWhat Women Want (2000)
2001Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actor - Comedy/RomanceWhat Women Want (2000)
2001Blimp AwardKids' Choice Awards, USAFavorite Voice from an Animated MovieChicken Run (2000)
2001MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest Male PerformanceThe Patriot (2000)
2001OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Voice-Over PerformanceChicken Run (2000)
2000Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actor - ActionPayback (1999)
1999Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Duo - Action/AdventureLethal Weapon 4 (1998)
1999MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest Action SequenceLethal Weapon 4 (1998)
1997Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaRansom (1996)
1996David Lean Award for DirectionBAFTA AwardsBraveheart (1995)
1996ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Cast EnsembleRansom (1996)
1996DGA AwardDirectors Guild of America, USAOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion PicturesBraveheart (1995)
1996MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest Male PerformanceBraveheart (1995)
1996MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsMost Desirable Male
1996PGA AwardPGA AwardsOutstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion PicturesBraveheart (1995)
1993CableACECableACE AwardsChildren's Educational or Informational Special or SeriesMel Gibson Goes Back to School (1991)
1993MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsMost Desirable MaleLethal Weapon 3 (1992)
1993MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest KissLethal Weapon 3 (1992)
1983Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest ActorMad Max 2 (1981)
1983AFI AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest Actor in a Lead RoleThe Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1995ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest DirectorBraveheart (1995)

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017NTFCA AwardNorth Texas Film Critics Association, USBest DirectorHacksaw Ridge (2016)
2003Chainsaw AwardFangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest ActorSigns (2002)

Known for movies

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