Papajohn, Michael 1964- (Mike Papajohn)

views updated

Papajohn, Michael 1964- (Mike Papajohn)

PERSONAL

Born November 7, 1964; raised in Birmingham, AL. Education: Gulf Coast Community College, A.A.; Louisiana State University, undergraduate degree, majored in general studies, minored in communications.

Addresses:

Manager—Parallel Entertainment, 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1040, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor and stunt performer. Affiliated with Grabba-Bat Films. Boise Hawks (minor league baseball team), Boise, ID, outfielder, 1987; drafted by the baseball team the Texas Rangers; played college baseball and appeared in the College World Series.

Awards, Honors:

Received All-Conference Honors in baseball, Gulf Coast Community College; Audience Award, best feature film, Method Film Festival, 2001, for Rustin.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Subway gang member, Predator 2, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

(As Mike Papajohn) Hitman, The Last Boy Scout, Warner Bros., 1991.

Heckler, The Babe, Universal, 1992.

Rick, Mr. Baseball, Universal, 1992.

Tucker Kain, Little Big League, Columbia, 1994.

Cardassian, The Indian in the Cupboard, Paramount, 1995.

(Uncredited) Card cheat, Wild Bill, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995.

Driver, Naked Souls, Warner Vision Entertainment, 1995.

John, Dominion, Prism Pictures, 1995.

WITSEC agent Schiff, Eraser, Warner Bros., 1996.

Glen (Zack's father), Spawn, New Line Cinema, 1997.

First tough man, My Giant, Columbia, 1998.

Michael, Detached (short film), Samwill, Inc., 1998.

Creepy man, Inferno (also known as Coyote Moon, Desert Heat, Jean-Claude Van Damme—Inferno, Van Damme's "Inferno," Fino all'inferno, Infernul, Infierno, and O timoros), Herald Film Company, 1999.

Ross, Impala (short film), American Film Institute/Urban Legend Productions, 1999.

Sam Tuttle, For Love of the Game (also known as For the Love of the Game), MCA/Universal, 1999.

Bathroom thug, Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fuer Charlie), Columbia, 2000.

Patrolman Brady, The Animal, Columbia, 2001.

Trent Cotee, Rustin, Grabba-Bat Films, 2001.

Car thief, Spider-Man (also known as Spiderman, Spider-Man: The Motion Picture, El hombre arana, Homem-Aranha, Omul paianjen, Pokember, Spider-Man—Haemaehaekkimies, and Spindelmannen), Columbia, 2002.

Security guard, The Hot Chick, Buena Vista, 2002.

Shannon, Whacked!, THINKFilm, 2002.

(Uncredited) Bistro gangster, S.W.A.T., Columbia, 2003.

Carpenter, House of Sand and Fog, DreamWorks, 2003.

First paramedic, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (also known as Terminator 3, T3, York Square, and Terminator 3—Rebellion der Maschinen), Warner Bros., 2003.

Technician, Hulk (also known as Big Green and The Hulk), Universal, 2003.

(Uncredited) Uniformed police officer, A Man Apart (also known as Extreme Rage), New Line Cinema, 2003.

Ed Rossi, Jr., The Last Shot, Buena Vista, 2004.

Guard Papajohn, The Longest Yard (also known as Benknaeckargaenget, El clan de los rompehuesos, Golpe baixo, Golpe bajo—El juego final, L'altra sporca ultima meta, Le dernier essai, Luunmurskaajat, Mi-temps au mitard, and Spiel ohne Regeln), Paramount, 2005.

(Uncredited) Tough man working for Cigliutti, Domino, New Line Cinema, 2005.

Diner manager, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Lions Gate Films, 2006.

Bill's neighbor, Delta Farce, Lionsgate, 2007.

Dennis Carradine (car thief), Spider-Man 3 (also known as 3), Columbia, 2007, IMAX version released as Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience.

Jacob K and Joseph K, I Know Who Killed Me, TriStar, 2007.

Criminal, Superhero Movie (also known as Superhero!), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2008.

Security guard, Yes Man, Warner Bros., c. 2008.

Film Stunt Performer:

Mobsters (also known as The Evil Empire), Universal, 1991.

(As Mike Papajohn) Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In, Blood Out and Blood In, Blood Out … Bound by Honor), Buena Vista, 1993.

Mulholland Falls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Money Talks, New Line Cinema, 1997.

Spawn, New Line Cinema, 1997.

Starship Troopers, TriStar, 1997.

Titanic (also known as Planet Ice and The Ship of Dreams), Paramount, 1997.

Evasive Action, Hallmark Entertainment, 1998.

(Uncredited) Jane Austen's "Mafia!" (also known as Mafia!), Buena Vista, 1998.

What Dreams May Come, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998.

Inspector Gadget (also known as Gadget, Go! Go! Gadget, The Real Inspector Gadget, Etsivae Gadget, Inspecteur Gadget, Inspektor Gadget, and Inspetor Bugiganga), Buena Vista, 1999.

Corky Romano (also known as Corky Romano: "Special" Agent), Buena Vista, 2001.

The Master of Disguise, Columbia, 2002.

Showtime (also known as Flics en direct, Showtime, policias en TV, and Showtime—Vegtelen & keptelen), Warner Bros., 2002.

Starsky & Hutch, Warner Bros., 2004.

Live Free or Die Hard (also known as Die Hard 4, Die Hard 4.0, Die Hard 4: Die Hardest, Die Hard: Reset, and Die Hard: Tears of the Sun), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2007.

Hancock (also known as Tonight, He Comes), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2008.

Film Stunt Work:

Stunt double for Dennis Quaid, Everybody's All-American (also known as When I Fall in Love), Warner Bros., 1988.

Stunt coordinator, A Boy Called Hate, Dove, 1995.

Stunt double for Adam Sandler, The Waterboy, Buena Vista, 1998.

Stunt player, Enemy of the State, Buena Vista, 1998.

Film Executive Producer:

Rustin, Grabba-Bat Films, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Player, Glory Days, CBS, 1988.

First police officer, The Perfect Getaway, ABC, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Leatherhead driver, "Love Minus Zero," Dead at 21, MTV, 1994.

Second officer, "Line of Duty," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

Belligerent fighter, "Out of the Past: Part 1," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 2000.

Fry, "Hard Val's Night," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2000.

Knox, "For Val's Eyes Only," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2000.

Dokes, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Val," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2001.

John Thomas (abusive father), "Mothers and Daughters," The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2001.

Himself, "Albert Belle," ESPN SportsCentury, ESPN, 2002.

Walter (some sources cite role as a waiter), "She's the One," Everybody Loves Raymond (also known as Raymond, Alla aelskar Raymond, Alle elsker Raymond, Alle lieben Raymond, Kaikki rakastavat Raymondia, Svi vole Raymonda, Todo el mundo quiere a Raymond, Tothom estima en Raymond, Tout le monde aime Raymond, and Tutti amano Raymond), CBS, 2002.

Sonny Thompson, "Homewrecker's Ball," The Handler (also known as Joe Renato and Street Boss), CBS, 2003.

Ray Turner, "Lost and Found," The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2004.

Third man, "It's the Real Thing," The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2004.

Unshaven man and Tom, "Malone v. Malone," Without a Trace (also known as Vanished and W.A.T.), CBS, 2004.

Crewman Novak, "The Burning," Threshold, CBS, 2005.

Mike Winston, "The Cure," The Shield (also known as The Barn and Rampart), FX Network, 2005.

Clay Sandzimier, "Lovers," In Justice, ABC, 2006.

Crewman Novak, "The Crossing," Threshold, CBS, 2006.

Second man, "Deviant," CSI: Miami (also known as CSI Miami), CBS, 2006.

Man, "Gone Missing," The Unit, CBS, 2007.