David Morrell

Author 21 / Writer 7 / Actor 3 · 1955 – 2026 · 🎬 10 📖 21 · 🇺🇸 United States

David Morrell is a Canadian-American author whose debut 1972 novel First Blood, later adapted as the 1982 film of the same name, went on to spawn the successful Rambo franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. He has written 28 novels, and his work has been translated into 30 languages. He also wrote the 2007–2008 Captain America comic book miniseries The Chosen.

All · 31 🎬 Movies · 10 📖 Books · 21

Fiction Thriller Action War Fiction, thrillers, espionage

Highlights

Do Not Enter

Do Not Enter

2026

Rambo: Last Blood

Rambo: Last Blood

2019

Warriors

Warriors

2010

Frequent Collaborators

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

11 shared

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

3 shared

Jalmari Helander

2 shared

Alon Aboutboul

Alon Aboutboul

1 shared

Victor Maddern

1 shared

Whitley Strieber

Whitley Strieber

1 shared

All decades 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

🎬 Movies

Do Not Enter

Do Not Enter

writer

2026

Rambo: Last Blood

Rambo: Last Blood

writer

2019

Rambo

Rambo

writer

2008

Rambo III

Rambo III

writer

1988

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

writer

1985

First Blood

First Blood

writer

1982

Three Hats for Lisa

Three Hats for Lisa

actor

1965

A Hill in Korea

A Hill in Korea

actor

1956

Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

actor

1955

John Rambo

John Rambo

writer

📖 Books

Warriors

Warriors

author

2010

The shimmer

The shimmer

author

2009

Scavenger

Scavenger

author

2007

Creepers

Creepers

author

2005

The protector

The protector

author

2003

Long lost

Long lost

author

2002

Burnt sienna

Burnt sienna

author

2000

Double image

Double image

author

1998

Extreme denial

Extreme denial

author

1996

Desperate measures

Desperate measures

author

1994

Assumed identity

Assumed identity

author

1993

The covenant of the flame

The covenant of the flame

author

1991

The fifth profession

The fifth profession

author

1990

Prime Evil

Prime Evil

author

1988

The League of Night and Fog

The League of Night and Fog

author

1987

The fraternity of the stone

The fraternity of the stone

author

1985

The brotherhood of the rose

The brotherhood of the rose

author

1984

Blood oath

Blood oath

author

1982

Last Reveille

Last Reveille

author

1977

Testament

Testament

author

1975

First Blood

First Blood

author

1972

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