Chuck Jeffreys

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'''William Charles Jeffreys III''' (born July 23, 1958) is an American actor, martial artist, stuntman, and fight choreographer.

==Early life== Jeffreys is originally from Washington, D.C.. He grew up in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland.<ref>''The Washington Post'', Friday, June 8, 2007 - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/07/AR2007060700745.html Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly]</ref><ref>''The Washington Post'', October 27, 1991 - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1991/10/27/kicking-with-karate-man/648e12cf-f9db-4d1a-9693-12ac292c35b6/ KICKING WITH KARATE MAN by Dana Thomas]</ref> He has been studying martial arts since around the age of 7 or 8.<ref>''The Washington Post'', Friday, June 8, 2007 - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/07/AR2007060700745.html Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly]</ref> As a martial artist, he has studied Northern Shaolin Kung Fu and wushu under Sifu Willy Lin.<ref>''Afro Asia: Revolutionary Political and Cultural Connections Between African Americans and Asian Americans'', Edited by Fred Ho, Bill V. Mullen - [https://books.google.com/books?id=bAgNVYbVJC8C&dq=chuck+jeffreys+martial+arts&pg=PA292 Page 292]</ref>

==Career== ===Actor=== As an actor he has appeared in more than 24 films and television shows. He had supporting roles in ''Aftershock'', ''Lockdown'', ''Superfights'' and ''The Substitute 2: School's Out'' and co-starred in the 1997 film ''Bloodmoon''. He is also the Fire Warlord in the Digital Pictures full-motion video action game ''Supreme Warrior''.

Some of the martial arts films he has acted in include ''Hawkeye'' and ''Fight to Win''. Both films also starred George Chung.<ref>''Black Belt'', April 1991 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=09YDAAAAMBAJ&dq=chuck+jeffreys+martial+arts&pg=PA8 Page 8 Master Series-3 Martial Arts Movies]</ref> He co-starred as Detective Chuck Baker in the film ''Bloodmoon'' that starred Darren Shahlavi.<ref>EasternKicks, Thursday, 24 February 2011 - [https://www.easternkicks.com/features/darren-shahlavi-interviewed Darren Shahlavi interviewed: Ip Man 2 – a dream come true! - Andrew Heskins]</ref><ref>Rotten Tomatoes - [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1076682_bloodmoon Bloodmoon (1997, Cast]</ref> He had a major supporting role in the film ''Zong heng tian xia'' aka ''Honor and Glory'' which starred Cynthia Rothrock, which was released in 1993.<ref>Rotten Tomatoes - [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zong_heng_tian_xia Zong heng tian xia (Honor and Glory) (2012), Cast]</ref><ref>Impact Online, 30 Apr 2014 - [http://www.impactonline.co/film/2578-archive-inside-cynthia-rothrock-part-3/ Archive: Inside Cynthia Rothrock Part 3 - John Mosby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811182942/http://www.impactonline.co/film/2578-archive-inside-cynthia-rothrock-part-3/ |date=2017-08-11 }}</ref>

It has been said that he has a resemblance to Eddie Murphy.<ref>Impact Online, 30 Apr 2014 - [http://www.impactonline.co/film/2578-archive-inside-cynthia-rothrock-part-3/ Archive: Inside Cynthia Rothrock Part 3 - John Mosby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811182942/http://www.impactonline.co/film/2578-archive-inside-cynthia-rothrock-part-3/ |date=2017-08-11 }}</ref> In the late 1980s he joined the cast of the WJLA Saturday show "Pick Up The Beat". He also filled in for Erik King as the shows host.<ref>''The Washington Post'', June 19, 1988 - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1988/06/19/will-the-real-eddie-murphy-please-sit-down/632fc9a6-2b81-4dd7-bd0e-a898e56ef8b0/ WILL THE REAL EDDIE MURPHY PLEASE SIT DOWN? By Martie Zad]</ref>

===Stunts=== From the late 1980s to 2016 he had worked on more than 60 films and television shows in various stunt roles. He was the fight coordinator for the 2015 television series ''The Player''.

As a choreographer he has worked with Jessica Biel, Willem Dafoe, Tobey Maguire, Ryan Reynolds and Wesley Snipes.<ref>''The Washington Post'', Friday, June 8, 2007 - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/07/AR2007060700745.html Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly]</ref> He did stunt work for the film ''12 Monkeys'' which was released in 1995.<ref>WP film - [https://film.wp.pl/12-malp-6027629579768961c 12 małp - Najnowsze informacje, Obsada]</ref> Jeffreys was also responsible for getting Darren Shahlavi the stunt work on ''Blade: Trinity''.<ref>Eastrern Kicks, Thursday, 24 February 2011 - [https://www.easternkicks.com/features/darren-shahlavi-interviewed Darren Shahlavi interviewed: Ip Man 2 – a dream come true! - Andrew Heskins]</ref> Jeffreys did work on ''21 Jump Street'', released in 2012.<ref>WP film - [https://film.wp.pl/21-jump-street-6027633359164033c 21 Jump Street - Najnowsze informacje, Obsada]</ref> He was one of the stunt coordinators for the 2015 films ''Black Mass'', which was a film about the career of infamous American mobster James "Whitey" Bulger,<ref>''Variety'', September 4, 2015 - [https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/black-mass-review-johnny-depp-whitey-bulger-1201570428/ Film Review: ‘Black Mass’, Crew - Scott Foundas]</ref> and ''Miles Ahead'', which was a film about jazz musician Miles Davis.<ref>''Variety'', October 10, 2015 - [https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/miles-ahead-review-miles-davis-don-cheadle-1201615374/ Film Review: ‘Miles Ahead’, Crew - Nick Schager ]</ref>

==Partial filmography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ Actor |- ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes # |- ! scope="row" | ''Dangerous Passages'' aka ''Fight to Win'' | Michael | Leo Fong | 1987 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Hawkeye'' | Charles Wilson | George Chung | 1988 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Blood Street'' | 'Bones' | Leo Fong | 1988 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Aftershock'' | Danny Girrard | Frank Harris | 1990 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Lockdown'' | Mac Maguire | Frank Harris | 1992 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Flodder in Amerika!'' | Annoying Negro #2 | Dick Maas | 1992 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Zong heng tian xia'' | Jake Armstrong | Godfrey Ho | 1993 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Rage'' | 'I-Ron' | Anthony Maharaj | 1994 | |- ! scope="row" | ''The Addiction'' | Bartender | Abel Ferrara | 1995 | |- ! scope="row" | ''12 Monkeys'' | Thug #2 | Terry Gilliam | 1995 | |- ! scope="row" | ''The Ultimate Warrior'' | Fire Warlord | Guy Norris | 1995 | |- |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm0420333}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|chuck_jeffreys}} * [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/07/AR2007060700745.html Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight by Sean Kelly]

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