John Stockwell (actor)
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John Stockwell (born March 25, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer, and writer. He has starred in film and on television.
Stockwell was born John Stockwell Samuels IV in Galveston, Texas, the son of John Stockwell Samuels III, an attorney.[1][2] His first feature film as an actor came in 1981 in the movie So Fine. His well known roles came in the 1983 comedy film Losin' It as Spider, later that year, he starred in the John Carpenter horror movie Christine as Dennis Guilder, the 1985 comedy film My Science Project as Michael Harlan, and in 1986, he appeared in the hit film Top Gun as Cougar, a pilot who quit the Navy near the start of the film and was not seen again. He has made guest appearances on TV shows, including The Young Riders, Friday the 13th: The Series, and Trying Times.
John has directed several films, including Cheaters (2000), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Blue Crush (2002), Into the Blue (2005), and Turistas (2006).
[edit] Filmography
- So Fine (1981)
- Christine (1983)
- Quarterback Princess (1983) (TV)
- Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
- Losin' It (1983)
- North and South (mini) (1985)
- City Limits (1985)
- My Science Project (1985)
- Radioactive Dreams (1985)
- Dangerously Close (1986)
- Top Gun (1986)
- Born to Ride (1991)
- Nixon (1995)
- I Shot a Man in Vegas (1995)
- Aurora: Operation Intercept (1995)
- Breast Men (1997)
- Legal Deceit (1997)
- Stag (1997)
- The Nurse (1997)
- Cheaters (2000)
- Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
- Blue Crush (2002)
- Into the Blue (2005)
- Turistas (2006)
