Wayne Crawford

Wayne Crawford
Born	Wayne David Crawford
Other names	Scott Lawrence
Occupation	Film actor Television actor Film producer Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1970-present

Wayne Crawford is an American film and television actor, and film producer, screenwriter, and director. Crawford has appeared in nearly thirty films, produced 15, written 9, and directed 7.

Crawford received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University and has served at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts teaching directing for their School of Filmmaking .^[1]

The Variety Movie Guide called his portrayal of the title character in the film Jake Speed "well played" and stated he delivered his lines "as an old-fashioned paperback hero would - in cliches".^[2] He directed and starred in Crime Lords, which was called "predictable" by DVD & video guide 2005^[3] while the Variety TV Review called it unpretentious and entertaining.^[4]

He co-wrote and co-produced the film Valley Girl with Andrew Lane^[5] He fought against the studio to ensure that Martha Coolidge was maintained as the director.^[6]

Filmography

As actor

Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things (1971)
God's Bloody Acre (1975)
Deadbeat (1977)
Cheering Section (1977)
Barracuda (1978)
Trial by Terror (1983)
Valley Girl (1983)
Hill Street Blues (1 episode, 1985) (TV)
Cagney & Lacey (1 episode, 1985) (TV)
Showdown at Lincoln High (1986)
Jake Speed (1986)
Quiet Thunder (1988) (V)
Rising Storm (1989)
The Evil Below (1989)
White Ghost (1989)

Headhunter (1989)
Diary of a Hitman (1991)
Crime Lords (1991) (V)
Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993) (TV series)
Rising Storm (1993)
Amerikanskiy Blyuz (1994) (TV)
Stickfighter (1994)
U'bejani (1997)
L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001)
Snake Island (2002)
The Company You Keep (2003)
Rock & Roll Eulogy (2004)
Forget About It (2006)
Dog Days of Summer (2007)
American Heart (5 episodes, 2009) (TV)

As producer

Sweet Bird of Aquarius (1970)
God's Bloody Acre (1975)
Deadbeat (1977)
Cheering Section (1977)
Barracuda (1978)
Valley Girl (1983)
Night of the Comet (1984)
Jake Speed (1986)

Mortal Passions (1989)
Peacemaker (1990)
Servants of Twilight (1991)
Amerikanskiy Blyuz (1994) (TV)
Trade-Off (1995) (TV)
Snake Island (2002)
South of Hell (2005)

As screenwriter

God's Bloody Acre (1975)
Deadbeat (1977)
Cheering Section (1977)
Barracuda (1978)
Trial by Terror (1983)

Valley Girl (1983)
Jake Speed (1986)
U'bejani (1997)
Snake Island (2002)

As director

Barracuda (1978)
The Evil Below (1989)
Crime Lords (1991) (V)
Amerikanskiy Blyuz (1994) (TV)

U'bejani (1997)
Snake Island (2002)
South of Hell (2005)

References

^ "School of Filmmaking - Faculty - Directing". University of North Carolina School of the Arts. uncsa.edu. http://www.uncsa.edu/filmmaking/facultydirecting.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
^ Elley, Derek (1992). Variety Movie Guide. Variety Movie Guide. Prentice Hall General Reference. p. 306. ISBN 0139283420. http://books.google.com/books?id=-WoexyWeRvUC&q=%22Wayne+Crawford%22+%22Jake+Speed%22&dq=%22Wayne+Crawford%22+%22Jake+Speed%22&hl=en&ei=eZ1TTMqjKIjQsAOn8a3aAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAg.
^ DVD & video guide 2005 Mick Martin, Marsha Porter
^ VARIETY TV REV 1991-92 17 By Prouty
^ Denby, David (May 9, 1983). "Flashing". New York Magazine (New York Media, LLC) 16 (19): 84, 85. ISSN 0028-7369. http://books.google.com/books?id=GbIBAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA84&lpg=PA85&vq=crawford&dq=%22Wayne+Crawford%22+film#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
^ Women Who Run the Show: How a Brilliant and Creative New Generation of Women By Mollie Gregory

External links

Wayne Crawford at the Internet Movie Database

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