Alex Cox
English film director · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Born 1954 · age 71
Alexander B. H. Cox is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with Repo Man (1984) and Sid and Nancy (1986).
Alex Cox is read about 318 times a day, in 17 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 108 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Dead SoulsFilm, Director, Writer2021
Mad GodFilm, Last Man2018
An Unknown EnemySeries, Winston Scott2017
Tombstone RashomonFilm, Director, Writer2014
Doc of the DeadFilm2010
Searchers 2.0Film, Director, Writer2008
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsFilm, Narrator2005
Rosario TijerasFilm, Donovan2002
The Private Detective MikeSeries, Director, Writer2001
Emmanuelle: A Hard LookFilm, Director, Writer1999
Herod's LawFilm, Gringo1997
Dance with the DevilFilm, Doyle1994
Dead BeatFilm, English Teacher1993
Cuentos de BorgesSeries, Director1991
Highway PatrolmanFilm, Director1988
MoviedromeSeries, Writer, Creator1987
Straight to HellFilm, Director, Writer1986
ScreenPlaySeries, Director, Writer1984
Repo ManFilm, Director, Writer1954Born15 December 1954People around Alex
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Xander Berkeley Alex directed Sid and Nancy and Walker
Miguel Sandoval Alex directed Repo Man and Walker
Zander Schloss Alex directed Repo Man and Walker
Sy Richardson Alex directed Repo Man and Walker
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Alex directed Walker and El Patrullero
Dick Rude Alex directed Repo Man and Walker
Kathy Burke Alex directed Sid and Nancy and Walker
Edward Tudor-Pole Alex directed Walker and Straight to Hell
Álex de la Iglesia Directed The Oxford Murders and Perdita Durango
Courtney Love Alex directed Sid and Nancy and Straight to Hell
Dennis Hopper Directed Catchfire (1989)
Joe Strummer Alex directed Walker and Straight to Hell
Peter Boyle Alex directed Walker and Death and the Compass
Christopher Eccleston Alex directed Death and the Compass (1996)
Chloe Webb Alex directed Sid and Nancy and Repo Chick
David Hayman Alex directed Sid and Nancy and Walker
Olivia Barash Alex directed Repo Man (1984)
Bruno Bichir Alex directed El Patrullero (1991)
Sara Sugarman Alex directed Sid and Nancy and Straight to Hell
Fox Harris Also in Repo Man and Sid and Nancy- Luis Contreras Also in Repo Man, Straight to Hell and Walker
- Margaret Matheson Produced Sid and Nancy and Revengers Tragedy
Damián Alcázar Also in Highway Patrolman and Herod's Law
Eddie Velez Alex directed Repo Man (1984)
Known for
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Herod's Law 1999
A Wonderful World 2006
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film 2001
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
Mad God 2021
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
110 credits on file
Television 5
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Since the release and commercial failure of Walker (1987), his career has moved towards independent films, including Highway Patrolman (1991) and Three Businessmen (1998), and microbudget features such as Searchers 2.0 (2007) and Repo Chick (2009).
