Howell, Chris (Christopher Howell)

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HOWELL, Chris (Christopher Howell)


PERSONAL


Married; wife's name, Candice; children: C. Thomas (an actor), John, Candy, Stacy.


Career: Stunt performer, stunt coordinator, director, writer, and actor.


CREDITS

Film Stunt Performer:

Deathsport, 1978.

The InLaws, 1979.

Motel Hell, 1980.

Night of the Juggler (also known as New York Killer ), Columbia, 1980.

Defiance, 1980.

Cutter's Way (also known as Cutter and Bone ), United Artists, 1981.

The Sword and the Sorcerer, Group 1 Film Distributors, 1982.

Yes, Giorgio, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1982.

Parasite, 1982.

Cujo, Warner Bros., 1983.

Amityville 3D (also known as Amityville III: The Demon and Amityville: The Demon ), Orion, 1983.

Miracles, Orion, 1984.

Up the Creek, Orion, 1984.

Red Dawn, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1984.

Into the Night, Universal, 1985.

Iron Eagle, TriStar, 1986.

Made in USA, 1988.

Miracle Mile, 1988.

K9, Universal, 1989.

Road House, United Artists, 1989.

Loverboy, Tristar, 1989.

Catchfire (also known as Backtrack and Do It the Hard Way ), Vestron Pictures, 1989.

Impulse, Warner Bros., 1990.

Robocop 2, Orion, 1990.

Cold Dog Soup, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1990.

Diplomatic Immunity, Fries Distribution Corp., 1991.

Hook, TriStar, 1991.

Grand Canyon, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1991.

Missing Pieces, Orion, 1991.

Honeymoon in Vegas, Columbia, 1992.

That Night (also known as One Hot Summer ), Warner Bros., 1992.

On Deadly Ground, Warner Bros., 1994.

Speed, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1994.

The Hidden II (also known as The Hidden II: The Spawning ), New Line Cinema, 1994.

Born to Be Wild (also known as Katie ), Warner Bros., 1995.

CyberTracker 2, PM Entertainment Group, 1995.

The Sweeper, 1995.

Skyscraper, PM Entertainment Group, 1995.

Desperate Measures (also known as DesperateVerzweifelt, Im Sog des Bosen, In the Flesh, Nanny's Nightmare, and Undercurrent ), 1995.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, 1995.

Barb Wire, Gramercy, 1996.

The Sunchaser, Warner Bros., 1996.

Independence Day (also known as ID4 ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 1996.

Kingpin, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1996.

(As Christopher Howell) Sometimes They Come Back ... Again (also known as Sometimes They Come Back 2 ), Trimark Pictures, 1996.

The Silencers, PM Entertainment Group, 1996.

Pure Danger, PM Entertainment Group, 1996.

Black Out (also known as A.K.A. and Midnight Heat ), New City Releasing, 1996.

Set It Off, 1996.

Lost Highway, October Films, 1997.

The Rage, Miramax, 1997.

Top of the World (also known as Cold Cash and Showdown ), Warner Bros., 1997.

Laws of Deception, Eternity Pictures, 1997.

I Got the Hook Up, Dimension Films, 1998.

Star Trek: Insurrection (also known as Star Trek 9 ), Paramount, 1998.

Foolish, Artisan Entertainment, 1999.

Ride with the Devil, USA Films, 1999.

Hot Boyz (also known as Gang Law ), Artisan Entertainment, 1999.

Poor White Trash, Hollywood Independents, 2000.

The Patriot, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2000.

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (also known as Die Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle ), Universal, 2000.

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, Paramount, 2001.

Blow, New Line Cinema, 2001.

Film Stunt Coordinator:

Urban Cowboy, 1980.

Night of the Juggler, 1980.

The Jazz Singer, 1980.

The Entity, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1981.

Smokey Bites the Dust, 1981.

Amityville 3D (also known as Amityville III: The Demon and Amityville: The Demon ), Live Video, 1983.

Up the Creek, Orion, 1984.

Secret Admirer (also known as The Letter ), Orion, 1985.

Iron Eagle, TriStar, 1986.

Soul Man (also known as The Imposter ), New World Pictures, 1986.

Teen Wolf Too, 1987.

Out Cold, 1987.

Clean and Sober, Warner Bros., 1988.

The Fisher King, TriStar, 1991.

Kid (also known as Back for Revenge ), Intercontinental, 1991.

American Heart, Triton Pictures, 1992.

Breaking the Rules (also known as Sketches ), Miramax, 1992.

Nickel & Dime, 1992.

The Vanishing, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1993.

Fearless, Warner Bros., 1993.

Treacherous, 1994.

Jailbait (also known as Streetwise ), Planet Productions Corp., 1994.

Hourglass, Live Entertainment, 1995.

House Arrest, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1996.

Lost Highway, October Films, 1997.

Prefontaine, Buena Vista, 1997.

Leave It to Beaver, Universal, 1997.

Truth or Consequences, N.M., Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

The End of Violence (also known as Am Ende der Gewalt and Am.Ende.der.Gew@lat ), MetroGoldwynMayer, 1997.

Out to Sea, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1997.

The Locusts (also known as A Secret Sin ), Orion, 1997.

Very Bad Things, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998.

Ringmaster, Artisan Entertainment, 1998.

The OutofTowners, Paramount, 1999.

Big Bad Love, IFC Films, 2001.

Purpose, Lakeshore Entertainment, 2002.

The Last Man Club, 2002.

Gods and Generals, Warner Bros., 2003.

Film Stunt Safety:

Playing Dangerous 2 (also known as Hide & Seek: Playing Dangerous 2 ), Trimark Pictures, 1996.

Film Second Unit Director:

Breaking the Rules (also known as Sketches ), Miramax, 1992.

House Arrest, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1996.

Truth or Consequences, N.M., Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Very Bad Things, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Rodeo rider, The Honkers, United Artists, 1972.

Stateman Officer, Deathsport, New World Pictures, 1978.

Guard #4, Cutter's Way (also known as Cutter and Bone ), United Artists, 1981.

Guard, The Entity, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1981.

Red Knight, The Fisher King, 1991.

Roadside bar fighter, Truth or Consequences, N.M., Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Featured performer, The End of Violence (also known as Am Ende der Gewalt and Am.Ende.der.Gew@lt ), MetroGoldwynMayer, 1997.

Major Perkins, Air Force One (also known as AFO ), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Highway patrol officer, James Dean: Race with Destiny (also known as James Dean: Live Fast Die Young ), Capstone Film Company, 1997.

(As Christopher Howell) Grant, Urban Ghost Story, Panorama Entertainment, 1998.

Mysterious man, Eastside, Hollywood Independents, 1999.

Ted Otis, Purpose, 2002.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Series:

Moonlighting, ABC, 1985.

(Los Angeles) Our Family Honor, ABC, 1985.

Kindred: The Embraced, Fox, 1996.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Miniseries:

House of Frankenstein 1997, NBC, 1997.

The 70s, NBC, 2000.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Movies:

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane, CBS, 1980.

Long Time Gone, ABC, 1986.

Ladykillers, USA Network, 1988.

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes, NBC, 1990.

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside, HBO, 1991.

(First unit) The Cisco Kid, TNT, 1994.

Confessions of a Sorority Girl (also known as Confessions of Sorority Girls ), Showtime, 1994.

Runaway Daughters, Showtime, 1994.

Girls in Prison, Showtime, 1994.

Jailbreakers, Showtime, 1994.

Blind Justice (also known as Canaan's Way ), HBO, 1994.

Dragstrip Girl, Showtime, 1994.

As Good As Dead, USA Network, 1994.

Riot, Showtime, 1995.

The Price of Love, Fox, 1995.

A Dangerous Affair, ABC, 1995.

Blue Rodeo, CBS, 1996.

On the Edge of Innocence, NBC, 1997.

Tempting Fate, ABC, 1998.

A Memory in My Heart, CBS, 1999.

Mutiny, NBC, 1999.

Pirates of Silicon Valley, TNT, 1999.

Hefner: Unauthorized, USA Network, 1999.

The Elian Gonzalez Story, Fox Family, 2000.

Dinner with Friends, HBO, 2001.

Television Stunt Performer; Movies:

The Burning Bed, NBC, 1984.

Blind Witness, ABC, 1989.

Fourth Story, Showtime, 1991.

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind, CBS, 1991.

Blind Justice, HBO, 1994.

Here Come the Munsters, Fox, 1995.

Top of the World, HBO, 1998.

Laws of Deception, Cinemax, 1999.

Firetrap, HBO, 2001.

Television Second Unit Director; Miniseries:

House of Frankenstein, NBC, 1997.

Television Second Unit Director; Movies:

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee, TNT, 1994.

Mutiny, NBC, 1999.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Pilots:

(Los Angeles unit) Our Family Honor, ABC, 1985.

Mimi & Me, CBS, 1991.

(And second unit director) N.Y.P.D. Mounted, CBS, 1991.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Gas station attendant, Jailbreakers, Showtime, 1994.

Blind Justice, HBO, 1994.

Karl Ranklin, Blue Rodeo, CBS, 1996.

Thug No. 2, Laws of Deception, Cinemax, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Fear Is the Bucking Horse," The Mod Squad, ABC, 1969.

WRITINGS

Television Movie Stories:

Hope Ranch, Animal Planet, 2002.

Television Episodes:

Wrote episodes of Gilligan's Planet, CBS.

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