Wayne Crawford

Wayne Crawford

Born: February 11, 1947
Died: April 30, 2016
in Geneva, New York, USA
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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 .

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". He directed and starred in Crime Lords, which was called "predictable" by DVD & video guide 2005 while the Variety TV Review called it unpretentious and entertaining.

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

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Movies for Wayne Crawford...

Lost Colony
Title: Lost Colony
Character: Farmer Geary
Released: April 15, 2015
Type: Movie
While navigating life with his hyper-protective mother along the enigmatic Outer Banks of North Carolina's coast (site of the first attempted English settlement in the New World), conflicted teen Loren learns of his expecting girlfriend's ambivalence toward him. After a near tragic accident, he must learn to assemble the broken pieces into a stronger, wiser form and approach a more worldly consciousness. A searchlight cast upon the earliest traces of America and the mystery of settlers vanished, Lost Colony scans a once virgin watershed for signs of life.
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Dog Days of Summer
Title: Dog Days of Summer
Character: Quincy Patch
Released: September 14, 2007
Type: Movie
A mysterious drifter lures two boys into uncovering the secrets of a sleepy southern town.
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Forget About It
Title: Forget About It
Character: Marshal Cimino
Released: October 14, 2006
Type: Movie
Welcome to Sunrise Village, a little piece of trailer park heaven where retired war vets Sam, Carl and Eddie are enjoying their golden Years while vying for the affection of their sexy neighbor. When they stumble upon a stash of mob money, they find themselves on the run from the Mafia and the Feds in this hilarious farce about the myth that age brings wisdom.
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South of Hell
Title: South of Hell
Character: Himself / Host
Released: December 31, 2005
Type: Movie
A student film production is threatened when its faculty advisor unexpectedly dies. A guest artist agrees to help them, but the star of their movie -- a ravenous monster -- is not amused.
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Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Title: Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Character: Self
Released: August 5, 2003
Type: Movie
A retrospective of the 1983 film "Valley Girl," featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
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Snake Island
Title: Snake Island
Character: Jake Malloy
Released: August 1, 2002
Type: Movie
A group of American tourists heading down an African river make a brief stop at Snake Island, an island that has been virtually abandoned for years. When they end up getting trapped on the island overnight, they find thousands of deadly snakes intent on reclaiming the tropical island for themselves.
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L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Title: L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Character: Sgt. Sextram
Released: October 9, 2001
Type: Movie
LA's finest have crossed the thin blue line between Cop and Criminal. Based on a true story.
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Diary of a Hitman
Title: Diary of a Hitman
Character: Wallace
Released: November 20, 1991
Type: Movie
A veteran hitman, Dekker is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. His final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when a sadistic man recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain, and their baby, but he can’t bring himself to do the job, complicating all of their lives.
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The Crime Lords
Title: The Crime Lords
Character: Elmo LaGrange
Released: April 4, 1991
Type: Movie
Two ex-cops find themselves alone in their fight against the largest crime syndicate in the world - the Crime Lords. The action takes us from the streets of Los Angeles to the back alleys of Hong Kong in this buddy movie.
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Rising Storm
Title: Rising Storm
Character: Joe Gage
Released: October 21, 1989
Type: Movie
The year is 2099. The United States is ruled by the Reverend Jimmy Joe II, in a dictatorship where big guns and fundamentalist religion are used to keep the masses in control. The Reverend's troopers patrol the streets and the slums with assault rifles, ready to prevent any trouble from the revolutionary Kropfelders.
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Headhunter
Title: Headhunter
Character: Pete Giullani
Released: October 1, 1989
Type: Movie
A Miami cop finds out his wife has a female lover, and he begins to have an affair with his female partner. Meanwhile, a voodoo demon from Africa arrives among Miami's Nigerian community and begins decapitating some people and possessing others--including the cop's wife.
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The Evil Below
Title: The Evil Below
Character: Max Cash
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
A down-on-his-luck sea captain goes treasure hunting for a wrecked Spanish galleon that is rumored to be cursed by God and protected by supernatural forces.
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White Ghost
Title: White Ghost
Character: Capt. Walker
Released: November 18, 1988
Type: Movie
July '72. Vietnam. Lt. Steve Shepard missing in action. Presumed dead...15 years later he's still there.
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Quiet Thunder
Title: Quiet Thunder
Character: Max Macklin
Released: August 11, 1988
Type: Movie
A bush pilot and a senator's wife try to survive in the jungles of Africa after witnessing an assassination.
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Jake Speed
Title: Jake Speed
Character: Jake Speed
Released: May 30, 1986
Type: Movie
Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired. Accompanied by the victim's sibling, Speed flies to Africa to see if he's up to the task.
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3:15 the Moment of Truth
Title: 3:15 the Moment of Truth
Character: Draper
Released: January 31, 1986
Type: Movie
Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. And a vicious street gang holds dominion with a savage reign of terror. Welcome to Lincoln High! Here the cobras rule the school and everyone in it. Everyone except for Jeff Hanna.
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Valley Girl
Title: Valley Girl
Character: Lyle
Released: April 8, 1983
Type: Movie
Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
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Trial by Terror
Title: Trial by Terror
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
A couple moves into a new home and find success and happiness, but soon their dream becomes a nightmare when they hear chilling voices in the night, vandalous attacks and a faceless, nameless menace threatens to destroy them. The law won't help, and when an intruder is shot and killed, their ordeal has just begun.
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Barracuda
Title: Barracuda
Character: Mike Canfield
Released: October 16, 1978
Type: Movie
Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.
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The Guy From Harlem
Title: The Guy From Harlem
Character: Big Daddy
Released: September 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Tough streetwise private investigator Al Connors, who works in Florida but originally hails from Harlem, is hired by the CIA to guard a visiting African princess. Moreover, Connors uses all his sharp street smarts and fierce fighting skills to find another woman who's been abducted by the evil Big Daddy.
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Tomcats
Title: Tomcats
Character: M.J.
Released: April 1, 1977
Type: Movie
When four degenerate thugs rape and murder a young waitress in part of their rape and murder spree, they are arrested, but get away with though a legal technicality. The brother of one of the rape/murder victims decides to become vigilante and kill the four degenerates by himself.
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God's Bloody Acre
Title: God's Bloody Acre
Character: David (as Scott Lawrence)
Released: July 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Three mountain men live a simple life in a forest, until a construction crew shows up to make a park, and the men are prepared to defend their land and lifestyle by any means necessary.
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Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things
Title: Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things
Character: Stanley
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Two eccentric fugitives become roommates in Miami to avoid the law, while one dresses in drag as the other's aunt, leading to deception and murder.