Cast & creator
Rob Cohen
Best known for Miami Vice, black-ish, Speechless
Rob Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American film director, writer and producer. He is best known for directing the first Fast and the Furious installment (2001), as well as the action films xXx (2002) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer (2008). He's a graduate in Anthropology and Visual Studies from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and while working as a reader for Universal in the early-1970s discovered the screenplay for what would become The Sting (1973).
Also known as: Robert "Rob" Cohen, Robert Cohen, 罗伯·科恩, Ρομπ Κοέν
60
film credits
15
television credits
14
1975–2020 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (75)
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Miami Vice
Director
1984
black-ish
Director
2014
Speechless
Director
2016
thirtysomething
Director
1987
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Director
2008
Hooperman
Director
1987
xXx
Columbian Horseman (uncredited)
2002xXx
Director
2002
The Running Man
Executive Producer
1987
DragonHeart
Director
1996
The Ben Stiller Show
Writer
1992
A Year in the Life
Director
1987
xXx: State of the Union
Executive Producer
2005
Vanishing Son
Teacher Beaton
1994Vanishing Son
Teacher Benton
1994Vanishing Son
Executive Producer
1994Vanishing Son
Creator
1994
Bird on a Wire
Producer
1990Bird on a Wire
Second Unit Director
1990
The Witches of Eastwick
Executive Producer
1987
Nasty Boys
Director
1990
The Hard Way
Producer
1991The Hard Way
Second Unit Director
1991
The Boy Next Door
Director
2015
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Enter The Dragon Director
1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Director
1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Screenplay
1993
The Monster Squad
Executive Producer
1987
Alex Cross
Director
2012
Stealth
Director
2005
Private Eye
Director
1987
Daylight
Director
1996
The Hurricane Heist
Director
2018
The Skulls
College Lecturer (uncredited)
2000The Skulls
Director
2000
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Executive Producer
1988The Serpent and the Rainbow
Second Unit Director
1988
The Wiz
Producer
1978
The Razor's Edge
Executive Producer
1984
The Legend of Billie Jean
Producer
1985The Legend of Billie Jean
Second Unit Director
1985
The Antagonists
Director
1991Eddie Dodd
Director
1991
I Am Paul Walker
Self
2018
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Producer
1976
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Thanks
2004
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
2009
Thank God It's Friday
Producer
1978
The Fast and the Furious
Pizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited)
2001The Fast and the Furious
Director
2001
The Rat Pack
Director
1998
Light of Day
Producer
1987
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
1989
Almost Summer
Producer
1978
Scott Joplin
Executive Producer
1977
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
Self - Executive VP, Motown Records
2017
Ritual
Screenplay
2002
The Last Ride
Story
2004
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
Self
1997
Vanishing Son
Writer
1994
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
1993
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Self
2020
Knight Rider 2010
Executive Producer
1994
A Small Circle of Friends
Director
1980
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Executive Producer
1979
Vanishing Son IV
Teacher Benton
1994
Ghoul
Executive Producer
2015
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
Additional Voices (voice)
1996
Scandalous
Director
1984Scandalous
Story
1984Scandalous
Screenplay
1984
Mahogany
Producer
1975The Guardian
Director
1997Speedhunters
Director