Richard Tuggle

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Richard Tuggle
Born (1948-08-08) August 8, 1948 (age 76)
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter

Richard Tuggle (born August 8, 1948) is an American screenwriter and film director, best known as the writer of Escape from Alcatraz (1979), the writer and director of Tightrope (1984), and the director of Out of Bounds (1986). [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Tuggle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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