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DAVIS, Bud

(Bud George Davis, George Bud Davis, Bud George)

PERSONAL

Career:

Stunt coordinator and actor. Worked as commercial stunt coordinator for Mattel Toys, Busch beer, and automotive manufacturers GMAC, Ford, and Nissan. Stunt performer for numerous films; also works as second unit director, assistant director, second unit cinematographer, and special effects technician.

CREDITS

Film Stunt Coordinator:

Winterhawk, Howco International Pictures, 1975.

The Town that Dreaded Sundown, American International Pictures, 1976.

Grayeagle, 1977.

Superstition (also known as The Witch), Almi Pictures, 1982.

Miracles, Orion, 1984.

Wisdom, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

Manhunter (also known as Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter), De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.

Black Moon Rising, New World, 1986.

King Kong Lives, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.

Who's That Girl?, 1987.

(Uncredited) Nowhere to Hide, New Century Vista, 1987.

(Uncredited) Malone, Orion, 1987.

Child's Play, United Artists, 1988.

War Party, 1988.

(As Bud George Davis) Men at Work, Triumph Releasing, 1990.

Chattahoochee, Hemdale, 1990.

Navy SEALS, Orion, 1990.

(Uncredited) Switch (also known as Blake Edwards' "Switch"), Warner Bros., 1991.

(As George Bud Davis) Deadlock (also known as Wedlock), Media Home Entertainment, 1991.

HouseSitter, Universal, 1992.

Dark Horse, Live Entertainment, 1992.

Sliver (also known as Sliver—Gier der augen), Paramount, 1993.

So I Married an Axe Murderer, TriStar, 1993.

Wayne's World 2, Paramount, 1993.

The Temp, Paramount, 1993.

Forrest Gump, Paramount, 1994.

Wagons East, TriStar, 1994.

Star Trek: Generations (also known as Star Trek 7), Paramount, 1994.

(As George Bud Davis) Clifford, Orion, 1994.

Across the Moon, Hemdale, 1994.

Larger than Life, United Artists, 1996.

Thinner (also known as Stephen King's "Thinner"), Paramount, 1996.

Blood and Wine, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, New Line Cinema, 1997.

Contact, Warner Bros., 1997.

Mad City, Warner Bros., 1997.

Letters from a Killer, 1998.

The Visitor, 1998.

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me), New Line Cinema, 1999.

Bowfinger, MCA/Universal, 1999.

Cast Away, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

The Score, Paramount, 2001.

Just Visiting (also known as Les visiteurs en Amerique), Buena Vista, 2001.

Hart's War, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Unstoppable, Coast Productions, 2004.

D–War (also known as Dragon Wars), Younggu–Art Movies, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Chauffeur, Dixie Dynamite, Dimension Films, 1976.

The phantom killer, The Town that Dreaded Sundown, American International Pictures, 1976.

Hollywood stuntman, Death Threat, 1976.

Major Blackburn, The Shadow of Chikara (also known as The Battle of Virgil Cane, The Curse of Demon Mountain, Demon Mountain, Diamons Mountain, Shadow Mountain, Thunder Mountain, and Wishbone Cutter), New World, 1978.

Putzpuller official, Jekyll and Hyde … Together Again, Paramount, 1982.

Voice of Dirge, Transformers: The Movie (also known as Matrix Forever and Transformers), De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.

Stan, House of the Rising Sun, 1987.

Cessna passenger, War Party, 1989.

Attendant, Chattahoochee, 1990.

Desperado leader, Wagons East!, TriStar, 1994.

Fuel truck driver, Unstoppable, 2004.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Series:

Fame, NBC, 1982.

Automan, ABC, 1983.

The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985.

Aaron's Way, NBC, 1988.

DEA, Fox, 1990.

Strange Luck, Fox, 1995–96.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Miniseries:

Mr. Horn, CBS, 1979.

George Wallace, TNT, 1997.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Movies:

High Mountain Rangers, CBS, 1987.

L.A. Takedown (also known as L.A. Crimewave and Made in L.A.), NBC, 1989.

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (also known as Darling, Let's Kill the Neighbors, Honey, Let's Kill the Neighbors, and A Perfect Little Murder), NBC, 1990.

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (also known as A Cop for the Killing and In the Line of Duty: Blood Brothers), NBC, 1990.

The Stranger Within, CBS, 1990.

Writer's Block, USA Network, 1991.

(Uncredited) Red Shoe Diaries (also known as Red Shoe Diaries the Movie and Wild Orchid III: Red Shoe Diaries), Showtime, 1992.

T Bone N Weasel, TNT, 1992.

Against the Wall, HBO, 1994.

Andersonville, TNT, 1996.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Episodic:

"King of the Road," Two–Fisted Tales, Fox, 1991.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Other:

The Servants of Twilight (special; also known as Dean R. Koontz's "The Servants of Twilight"), CBS, 1991.

The Owl (pilot), CBS, 1991.

Path to War, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Voices of Dirge, Metroplex, Predaking, and others, Transformers (also known as Super God Robot Force, Transformer 2010, Transformers: Generation 1, and Tatakae! Cho robot seimeitai Transformer), syndicated, 1984.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rudy, Nowhere to Hide (also known as Fatal Chase), 1977.

Bud, Against the Wall, HBO, 1994.

Delaney, Andersonville, TNT, 1996.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Bud George) Dickie Vardeman, "The Search," Cimarron Strip, 1967.

Vic, "Head over Heels," CHiPs, 1982.

Sieger, "Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever," Automan, 1983.

Voice, "The Birth of the Constitution," This Is America, Charlie Brown, 1988.

Assassin, "Sins of the Father," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1990.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Worked as a stunt coordinator for music videos by De-Barge, Meat Loaf, Ray Parker, Jr., Ratt, and Twisted Star.

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