Rowdy Herrington

Rowdy L. Herrington (born 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a Hollywood director and writer currently residing in Livingston, Montana. He is married and has no children.^[1]

Rowdy L. Herrington
Born	1951 (age 73–74) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Penn State University
Occupation(s)	Film director, writer
Known for	Road House
Spouse	Toni Semple

Career

Rowdy attended Penn State from 1969 to 1973 and majored in television production.^[2] After college, Rowdy worked at WQED (TV) for two years in a number of production roles. He has, in total, worked fourteen years in television.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer
1988	Jack's Back	Yes	Yes
1989	Road House	Yes	No
1992	Gladiator	Yes	No
1993	Striking Distance	Yes	Yes
1998	A Murder of Crows	Yes	Yes
2002	The Stickup	Yes	Yes
2003	I Witness	Yes	No
2004	Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius	Yes	Yes
2025	Looking Through Water[a]	No	Yes

Electrician

• H.O.T.S. (1979)
• Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

Grip

• Repo Man (1984)

Best boy electric

• Maria's Lovers (1984)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Gaffer

• That's Life! (1986)
• Native Son (1986)
• Shy People (1987)
• Nightflyers (1987)

Notes

1. Also credited as co-producer