Rick Avery

Rick Avery
Born
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Stuntman, actor, director
Years active1980–present
Known foracting, authoring, movie directing

Rick Avery is an American stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor, director and author.[1][2] He has worked on more than 400 films and television projects, including The Crow, The Prestige, The Dark Knight Rises, Gangster Squad, and American Sniper.[3][4] He is also notable for having doubled for Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Gere and John Travolta.[5]

Rick is the author of his memoir, A Life at Risk.[6]

Life and career

Rick was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, and a Santa Barbara Metro Police Officer.[7] He has three children; Dianne, Brian, and Mike, his sons also work as stunt performers.[2] He is also a four-time master's world boxing champion.[8]

Rick's directorial credits include The Expert and Deadly Outbreak, both released in 1995.[9][10] His acting credits include Heat, Edge of Darkness, Ant-Man and Hands of Stone.[11]

Filmography

Year Title Stunts Second unit director Director
1989 L.A. Takedown Yes No Michael Mann
1990 Men at Work Yes No Emilio Estevez
1991 Night of the Warrior Yes Yes Rafal Zielinski
1992 Batman Returns Yes No Tim Burton
1993 Street Knight Yes Yes Albert Magnoli
Hot Shots! Part Deux Yes No Jim Abrahams
Killing Zoe Yes No Roger Avery
1994 The Crow Yes No Alex Proyas
Beverly Hills Cop III Yes No John Landis
1995 Casino Yes No Martin Scorsese
Money Train Yes No Joseph Ruben
Heat Yes No Michael Mann
1996 Independence Day Yes No Roland Emmerich
Escape from L.A. Yes No John Carpenter
1997 L.A. Confidential Yes No Curtis Hanson
Titanic Yes No James Cameron
1998 BASEketball Yes No David Zucker
Blues Brothers 2000 Yes No John Landis
Finding Graceland Yes Yes David Winkler
1999 Two Shades of Blue Yes Yes James D. Deck
2000 Scream 3 Yes Yes Wes Craven
Traffic Yes No Steven Soderbergh
Erin Brockovich Yes No
Dude, Where's My Car? Yes No Danny Leiner
2001 Ocean's Eleven Yes No Steven Soderbergh
The Animal Yes No Luke Greenfield
2002 Clockstoppers Yes Yes Jonathan Frakes
Orange County Yes No Jake Kasdan
The Sweetest Thing Yes Yes Roger Kumble
John Q. Yes No Nick Cassavetes
2003 Identity Yes Yes James Mangold
The Italian Job Yes No F. Gary Gray
2004 Taxi Yes No Tim Story
Meet The Fockers Yes No Jay Roach
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Yes Yes Adam McKay
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Yes Yes
The Whole Ten Yards Yes No Howard Deutch
2005 Batman Begins Yes No Christopher Nolan
Cursed No Yes Wes Craven
Walk the Line Yes No James Mangold
Elizabethtown Yes No Cameron Crowe
2006 Date Movie Yes No Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
World Trade Center Yes No Oliver Stone
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny Yes Yes Liam Lynch
The Prestige Yes No Christopher Nolan
Smokin' Aces Yes No Joe Carnahan
2007 Charlie Wilson's War Yes Yes Mike Nichols
Ocean's Thirteen Yes No Steven Soderbergh
2008 Superhero Movie Yes No Craig Mazin
Get Smart Yes No Peter Segal
The Dark Knight Yes No Christopher Nolan
Frost/Nixon Yes No Ron Howard
2010 Edge of Darkness Yes No Martin Campbell
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Yes No Joe Johnston
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Yes No Brad Peyton
Men in Black 3 Yes No Barry Sonnenfeld
The Dark Knight Rises Yes No Christopher Nolan
2013 Gangster Squad Yes No Ruben Fleischer
2014 American Sniper Yes No Clint Eastwood
2015 Ant-Man Yes No Peyton Reed
2016 Hands of Stone Yes Yes Jonathan Jakubowicz
2017 Dunkirk Yes No Christopher Nolan
2018 Bumblebee Yes No Travis Knight

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work
2001 Won Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Traffic
2009 Won Screen Actors Guild Award SAG Award for Best Stunt Ensemble[12] The Dark Knight
2009 Won Taurus World Stunt Awards Best Work With a Vehicle[13] The Dark Knight

References

  1. ^ "Hollywood Stunt-Superstar Rick Avery Pens New Book". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ a b "Rick Avery gives crash course on stunt work to 'Top Gear' star". Los Angeles Times. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Rick Avery". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ "Hollywood Stunt-Superstar Rick Avery's New Book from Gilderoy Publishing Now Available". PRWeb. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  5. ^ "Celebrities' stunt doubles who spoiled the illusion for us". worldation.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  6. ^ "Rick Avery A Life At Risk". martialartsentertainment.com. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  7. ^ "Al Kasik Interviews". usar.army.mil. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  8. ^ "FINAL RESULTS". mastersboxing.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  9. ^ "The Expert". parkcircus.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  10. ^ "Deadly Outbreak". variety.com. 5 January 1997. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  11. ^ "Review: Edge of Darkness". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  12. ^ "Screen Actors Guild Award Winners..." Deadline Hollywood. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  13. ^ "2009 taurus world stunt awards - Winners & Nominees". taurusworldstuntawards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2019-09-25.


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