{{short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Rick Avery | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Stuntman, actor, director | years_active = 1980–present | known_for = acting, authoring, movie directing | notable_works = | website = }} '''Rick Avery''' is an American stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor, director and author.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/Hollywood-Stunt-Superstar-Rick-Avery-Pens-New-Book-20160725|title=Hollywood Stunt-Superstar Rick Avery Pens New Book|website=broadwayworld.com|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref><ref name=latimes>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-xpm-2012-oct-23-la-et-ct-onlocation-20121023-story.html|title=Rick Avery gives crash course on stunt work to 'Top Gear' star|website=Los Angeles Times|date=23 October 2012 |access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rick-avery/credits/188278/|title=Rick Avery|website=tvguide.com|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/hollywood_stunt_superstar_rick_avery_s_new_book_from_gilderoy_publishing_now_available/prweb13573165.htm|title=Hollywood Stunt-Superstar Rick Avery's New Book from Gilderoy Publishing Now Available|website=PRWeb|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> He is also notable for having doubled for Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Gere and John Travolta.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://worldation.com/stories/celebritys-stunt-doubles-will-ruin-illusion-forever/|title=Celebrities' stunt doubles who spoiled the illusion for us|newspaper=Worldation|date=11 June 2018 |access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref>
Rick is the author of his memoir, ''A Life at Risk''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.martialartsentertainment.com/rick-avery-a-life-at-risk/|title=Rick Avery A Life At Risk|website=martialartsentertainment.com|date=5 June 2016 |access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref>
==Life and career== Rick was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, and a Santa Barbara Metro Police Officer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usar.army.mil/News/Videos/dvpcc/false/?dvpTag=Staff+Sgt.+Rick+Avery#DVIDSVideoPlayer25670|title=Al Kasik Interviews|website=usar.army.mil|access-date=2019-09-25}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He has three children; Dianne, Brian, and Mike, his sons also work as stunt performers.<ref name=latimes/> He is also a four-time master's world boxing champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mastersboxing.net/dreamland-tournament-recap|title=FINAL RESULTS|website=mastersboxing.net|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref>
Rick's directorial credits include ''The Expert'' and ''Deadly Outbreak'', both released in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parkcircus.com/film/117026-The-Expert|title=The Expert|website=parkcircus.com|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/deadly-outbreak-2-1117436779/|title=Deadly Outbreak|website=variety.com|date=5 January 1997 |access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> His acting credits include ''Heat'', ''Edge of Darkness'', ''Ant-Man'' and ''Hands of Stone''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/review-edge-of-darkness-1.878536|title=Review: Edge of Darkness|website=cbc.ca|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! Year ! Title ! width="65"| Stunts ! width="65"| 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 |- | rowspan="3"| 1993 | ''Street Knight'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Albert Magnoli |- | ''Hot Shots! Part Deux'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Jim Abrahams |- | ''Killing Zoe'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Roger Avery |- | rowspan="2"| 1994 | ''The Crow'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Alex Proyas |- | ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | John Landis |- | rowspan="3"| 1995 | ''Casino'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Martin Scorsese |- | ''Money Train'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Joseph Ruben |- | ''Heat'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Michael Mann |- | rowspan="2"| 1996 | ''Independence Day'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Roland Emmerich |- | ''Escape from L.A.'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | John Carpenter |- | rowspan="2"| 1997 | ''L.A. Confidential'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Curtis Hanson |- | ''Titanic'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | James Cameron |- | rowspan="3"| 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 |- | rowspan="4"| 2000 | ''Scream 3'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Wes Craven |- | ''Traffic'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | rowspan="2"| Steven Soderbergh |- | ''Erin Brockovich'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | ''Dude, Where's My Car?'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Danny Leiner |- | rowspan="2"| 2001 | ''Ocean's Eleven'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Steven Soderbergh |- | ''The Animal'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Luke Greenfield |- | rowspan="4"| 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 |- | rowspan="2"| 2003 | ''Identity'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | James Mangold |- | ''The Italian Job'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | F. Gary Gray |- | rowspan="5"| 2004 | ''Taxi'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Tim Story |- | ''Meet the Fockers'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Jay Roach |- | ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | rowspan="2"| Adam McKay |- | ''Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | ''The Whole Ten Yards'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Howard Deutch |- | rowspan="4"| 2005 | ''Batman Begins'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Christopher Nolan |- | ''Cursed'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Wes Craven |- | ''Walk the Line'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | James Mangold |- | ''Elizabethtown'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Cameron Crowe |- | rowspan="5"| 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 |- | rowspan="2"| 2007 | ''Charlie Wilson's War'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Mike Nichols |- | ''Ocean's Thirteen'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Steven Soderbergh |- | rowspan="4"| 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 |- | rowspan="3"| 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== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work |- |rowspan="1"|2001 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Screen Actors Guild Award |Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |''Traffic'' |- |rowspan="1"|2009 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Screen Actors Guild Award |SAG Award for Best Stunt Ensemble<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2009/01/screen-actors-guild-awards-8144/|title=Screen Actors Guild Award Winners...|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=26 January 2009 |access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> |''The Dark Knight'' |- |rowspan="1"|2009 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Taurus World Stunt Awards |Best Work With a Vehicle<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/awards/2009-winners-nominees/|title=2009 taurus world stunt awards - Winners & Nominees|website=taurusworldstuntawards.com|access-date=2019-09-25|archive-date=2018-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121072136/https://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/awards/2009-winners-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |''The Dark Knight'' |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0043076|Rick Avery}} * {{Official website|http://rickavery.net}}
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