A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Rick Avery is an American stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor, director and author. 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. He is also notable for having doubled for Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Gere and John Travolta.
Director:
1995 The Expert
1996 Deadly Outbreak
Fight Choreographer:
1991 Night of the Warrior
1995 The Expert
1996 Deadly Outbreak
Pilot:
1991 Night of the Warrior
1995 The Expert
1996 Deadly Outbreak
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Second Unit Director:
1991 Night of the Warrior
1993 Street Knight
1995 The Expert
1996 Deadly Outbreak
1998 Finding Graceland
1999 Running Red
1999 Two Shades of Blue
2000 Scream 3
2002 Clockstoppers
2002 The Sweetest Thing
2003 Identity
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2005 Cursed
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2007 Charlie Wilson's War
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2016 Hands of Stone
Stunt Coordinator:
1989 Breaking Point
1990 Lionheart
1990 Look Who's Talking Too
1990 Pretty Woman
1990 Too Young to Die
1991 Chains of Gold
1991 Cool as Ice
1991 Night of the Warrior
1991 Oscar
1991 The Perfect Weapon
1992 3 Ninjas
1992 Article 99
1992 The Presence
1993 Mirror Images II
1993 Street Knight
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
1995 The Expert
1996 Deadly Outbreak
1998 Finding Graceland
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 The Alarmist
1998 The Pentagon Wars
1999 Running Red
1999 Two Shades of Blue
2000 Scream 3
2000 Voodoo Dawn
2001 Blow
2001 Lip Service
2002 Clockstoppers
2002 John Q
2002 The Sweetest Thing
2003 Identity
2003 The Core
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 The Whole Ten Yards
2005 Cursed
2005 Walk the Line
2006 Poseidon
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 The Prestige
2007 Charlie Wilson's War
2008 Frost/Nixon
2008 Superhero Movie
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2016 Hands of Stone
2022 Starkeisha
2023 A Lot of Nothing
2023 Weathering
Stunt Double:
1981 Blow Out
1987 Back to the Beach
1989 Alien Nation
1989 Breaking Point
1989 The Experts
1990 Lionheart
1990 Look Who's Talking Too
1990 Pretty Woman
1990 Too Young to Die
1991 Chains of Gold
1991 Cool as Ice
1991 Night of the Warrior
1991 Oscar
1991 The Perfect Weapon
1992 3 Ninjas
1992 Article 99
1992 Mirror Images
1992 The Presence
1993 Mirror Images II
1993 Street Knight
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
1995 The Expert
1996 Deadly Outbreak
1997 Buddy
1998 Finding Graceland
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 The Alarmist
1998 The Pentagon Wars
1999 Running Red
1999 Two Shades of Blue
2000 Scream 3
2000 Voodoo Dawn
2001 Blow
2001 Lip Service
2002 Clockstoppers
2002 John Q
2002 The Sweetest Thing
2003 Identity
2003 The Core
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 The Whole Ten Yards
2005 Cursed
2005 Walk the Line
2006 Poseidon
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 The Prestige
2007 Charlie Wilson's War
2008 Frost/Nixon
2008 Superhero Movie
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2013 Killing Season
2014 American Sniper
2015 Joy
2015 The Intern
2016 Dirty Grandpa
2016 Hands of Stone
2020 The Comeback Trail
2020 The War with Grandpa
2022 Starkeisha
2023 A Lot of Nothing
2023 Weathering
Stunt Driver:
1981 Blow Out
1987 Back to the Beach
1989 Alien Nation
1989 Breaking Point
1989 The Experts
1990 Lionheart
1990 Look Who's Talking Too
1990 Pretty Woman
1990 Too Young to Die
1991 Chains of Gold
1991 Cool as Ice
1991 Night of the Warrior
1991 Oscar
1991 The Perfect Weapon
1992 3 Ninjas
1992 Article 99
1992 Mirror Images
1992 The Presence
1993 Mirror Images II
1993 Street Knight
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
1995 The Expert
1996 Deadly Outbreak
1996 The Craft
1997 Buddy
1997 Just Write
1998 Finding Graceland
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 The Alarmist
1998 The Pentagon Wars
1999 Running Red
1999 Two Shades of Blue
2000 Erin Brockovich
2000 Scream 3
2000 Voodoo Dawn
2001 Blow
2001 Lip Service
2001 Ocean's Eleven
2002 Clockstoppers
2002 John Q
2002 The Sweetest Thing
2003 Identity
2003 The Core
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 Taxi
2004 The Whole Ten Yards
2005 Cursed
2005 Walk the Line
2006 Poseidon
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 The Prestige
2006 Waist Deep
2007 Charlie Wilson's War
2007 Mission Zero
2008 Frost/Nixon
2008 Get Smart
2008 Superhero Movie
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012 Men in Black 3
2013 Killing Season
2014 American Sniper
2015 Joy
2015 The Intern
2016 Dirty Grandpa
2016 Hands of Stone
2020 The Comeback Trail
2020 The War with Grandpa
2022 Starkeisha
2022 White Noise
2023 A Lot of Nothing
2023 Weathering
Stunts:
1981 Blow Out
1982 Fighting Back
1983 WarGames
1984 Johnny Dangerously
1984 Killpoint
1984 Meatballs: Part II
1984 The River
1984 Time Bomb
1985 Perfect
1986 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986 Firewalker
1986 Hollywood Vice Squad
1986 Legal Eagles
1986 Radioactive Dreams
1986 Savage Dawn
1986 The Best of Times
1986 The Naked Cage
1987 Assassination
1987 Back to the Beach
1987 Down Twisted
1987 Ironweed
1987 Steele Justice
1987 The Hidden
1987 The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1988 Bulletproof
1988 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988 Hero and the Terror
1988 Permanent Record
1988 The Night Before
1988 They Live
1989 Alien Nation
1989 Breaking Point
1989 Riding the Edge
1989 The Abyss
1989 The Experts
1990 Internal Affairs
1990 Lionheart
1990 Look Who's Talking Too
1990 Men at Work
1990 Mr. Destiny
1990 Pretty Woman
1990 The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990 The Rain Killer
1990 Too Young to Die
1991 Chains of Gold
1991 Cool as Ice
1991 Hook
1991 Night Eyes II
1991 Night of the Warrior
1991 Oscar
1991 Soldier's Fortune
1991 The Perfect Weapon
1991 Ultimate Desires
1991 Under Surveillance
1992 3 Ninjas
1992 A Gnome Named Gnorm
1992 Animal Instincts
1992 Article 99
1992 Batman Returns
1992 Boris and Natasha
1992 Iron Eagle III
1992 Mirror Images
1992 Rapid Fire
1992 The Presence
1992 The Water Engine
1993 Desire
1993 Extreme Justice
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993 Mirror Images II
1993 Quick
1993 Spies
1993 Street Knight
1993 The Good Son
1994 Airheads
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 Out of Darkness
1994 The Crow
1994 Twin Sitters
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1995 Ballistic
1995 Black Scorpion
1995 Casino
1995 Heat
1995 Higher Learning
1995 Jury Duty
1995 Last Man Standing
1995 Money Train
1995 Rage
1995 The Expert
1996 Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
1996 Broken Arrow
1996 Deadly Outbreak
1996 Escape from L.A.
1996 For Life or Death
1996 Independence Day
1996 Pure Danger
1996 Riot
1996 Set It Off
1996 The Craft
1997 Air Force One
1997 Buddy
1997 City of Industry
1997 Crash Dive
1997 Just Write
1997 Kiss the Girls
1997 L.A. Confidential
1997 She's So Lovely
1997 Steel Sharks
1997 Strategic Command
1997 The Corporate Ladder
1997 Titanic
1998 BASEketball
1998 Finding Graceland
1998 Judas Kiss
1998 Rush Hour
1998 Safe House
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 The Alarmist
1998 The Pentagon Wars
1999 Angel's Dance
1999 House on Haunted Hill
1999 No Tomorrow
1999 Running Red
1999 Stigmata
1999 Storm Catcher
1999 The Omega Code
1999 Two Shades of Blue
2000 Brother
2000 Dude, Where's My Car?
2000 Erin Brockovich
2000 Hot Boyz
2000 Luck of the Draw
2000 Mercy Streets
2000 Scream 3
2000 Traffic
2000 Voodoo Dawn
2001 Blow
2001 Extreme Days
2001 Firetrap
2001 Lip Service
2001 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001 Ocean's Eleven
2001 The Animal
2002 Clockstoppers
2002 John Q
2002 Men in Black II
2002 Orange County
2002 Showtime
2002 Spider-Man
2002 The Sweetest Thing
2003 House of 1000 Corpses
2003 Hulk
2003 Identity
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003 The Core
2003 The Italian Job
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 Meet the Fockers
2004 Taxi
2004 The Whole Ten Yards
2005 Batman Begins
2005 Cursed
2005 Elizabethtown
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 The Cutter
2005 Walk the Line
2006 Date Movie
2006 Poseidon
2006 Smokin' Aces
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 The Prestige
2006 The Visitation
2006 Waist Deep
2006 World Trade Center
2007 Charlie Wilson's War
2007 Mission Zero
2007 Ocean's Thirteen
2008 Columbus Day
2008 Frost/Nixon
2008 Get Smart
2008 Role Models
2008 Superhero Movie
2008 The Dark Knight
2010 Edge of Darkness
2011 Horrible Bosses
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012 Men in Black 3
2012 The Dark Knight Rises
2013 Gangster Squad
2013 Grudge Match
2013 Killing Season
2013 R.I.P.D.
2014 American Sniper
2015 Ant-Man
2015 Joy
2015 The Intern
2016 Dirty Grandpa
2016 Hands of Stone
2017 Dunkirk
2018 Bumblebee
2019 The Laundromat
2020 The Comeback Trail
2020 The War with Grandpa
2022 Starkeisha
2022 White Noise
2023 A Lot of Nothing
2023 Weathering
Utility Stunts:
1981 Blow Out
1982 Fighting Back
1983 WarGames
1984 Johnny Dangerously
1984 Killpoint
1984 Meatballs: Part II
1984 The River
1984 Time Bomb
1985 Perfect
1986 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986 Firewalker
1986 Hollywood Vice Squad
1986 Legal Eagles
1986 Radioactive Dreams
1986 Savage Dawn
1986 The Best of Times
1986 The Naked Cage
1987 Assassination
1987 Back to the Beach
1987 Down Twisted
1987 Ironweed
1987 Steele Justice
1987 The Hidden
1987 The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1988 Bulletproof
1988 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988 Hero and the Terror
1988 Permanent Record
1988 The Night Before
1988 They Live
1989 Alien Nation
1989 Breaking Point
1989 Riding the Edge
1989 The Abyss
1989 The Experts
1990 Internal Affairs
1990 Lionheart
1990 Look Who's Talking Too
1990 Men at Work
1990 Mr. Destiny
1990 Pretty Woman
1990 The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990 The Rain Killer
1990 Too Young to Die
1991 Chains of Gold
1991 Cool as Ice
1991 Hook
1991 Night Eyes II
1991 Night of the Warrior
1991 Oscar
1991 Soldier's Fortune
1991 The Perfect Weapon
1991 Ultimate Desires
1991 Under Surveillance
1992 3 Ninjas
1992 A Gnome Named Gnorm
1992 Animal Instincts
1992 Article 99
1992 Batman Returns
1992 Boris and Natasha
1992 Iron Eagle III
1992 Mirror Images
1992 Rapid Fire
1992 The Presence
1992 The Water Engine
1993 Desire
1993 Extreme Justice
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993 Mirror Images II
1993 Quick
1993 Spies
1993 Street Knight
1993 The Good Son
1994 Airheads
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 Out of Darkness
1994 The Crow
1994 Twin Sitters
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1995 Ballistic
1995 Black Scorpion
1995 Casino
1995 Heat
1995 Higher Learning
1995 Jury Duty
1995 Last Man Standing
1995 Money Train
1995 Rage
1995 The Expert
1996 Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
1996 Broken Arrow
1996 Deadly Outbreak
1996 Escape from L.A.
1996 For Life or Death
1996 Independence Day
1996 Pure Danger
1996 Riot
1996 Set It Off
1996 The Craft
1997 Air Force One
1997 Buddy
1997 City of Industry
1997 Crash Dive
1997 Just Write
1997 Kiss the Girls
1997 L.A. Confidential
1997 She's So Lovely
1997 Steel Sharks
1997 Strategic Command
1997 The Corporate Ladder
1997 Titanic
1998 BASEketball
1998 Finding Graceland
1998 Judas Kiss
1998 Rush Hour
1998 Safe House
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 The Alarmist
1998 The Pentagon Wars
1999 Angel's Dance
1999 House on Haunted Hill
1999 No Tomorrow
1999 Running Red
1999 Stigmata
1999 Storm Catcher
1999 The Omega Code
1999 Two Shades of Blue
2000 Brother
2000 Dude, Where's My Car?
2000 Erin Brockovich
2000 Hot Boyz
2000 Luck of the Draw
2000 Mercy Streets
2000 Scream 3
2000 Traffic
2000 Voodoo Dawn
2001 Blow
2001 Extreme Days
2001 Firetrap
2001 Lip Service
2001 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001 Ocean's Eleven
2001 The Animal
2002 Clockstoppers
2002 John Q
2002 Men in Black II
2002 Orange County
2002 Showtime
2002 Spider-Man
2002 The Sweetest Thing
2003 House of 1000 Corpses
2003 Hulk
2003 Identity
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003 The Core
2003 The Italian Job
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 Elvis Has Left the Building
2004 Meet the Fockers
2004 Taxi
2004 The Whole Ten Yards
2005 Batman Begins
2005 Cursed
2005 Elizabethtown
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 The Cutter
2005 Walk the Line
2006 Date Movie
2006 Poseidon
2006 Smokin' Aces
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 The Prestige
2006 The Visitation
2006 Waist Deep
2006 World Trade Center
2007 Charlie Wilson's War
2007 Mission Zero
2007 Ocean's Thirteen
2008 Columbus Day
2008 Frost/Nixon
2008 Get Smart
2008 Role Models
2008 Superhero Movie
2008 The Dark Knight
2010 Edge of Darkness
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 Horrible Bosses
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012 Men in Black 3
2012 The Dark Knight Rises
2013 Gangster Squad
2013 Grudge Match
2013 Killing Season
2013 R.I.P.D.
2014 American Sniper
2015 Ant-Man
2015 Joy
2015 The Intern
2016 Dirty Grandpa
2016 Hands of Stone
2017 Dunkirk
2018 Bumblebee
2019 The Laundromat
2020 The Comeback Trail
2020 The War with Grandpa
2022 Starkeisha
2022 White Noise
2023 A Lot of Nothing
2023 Weathering
Stunts:
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
1991 An Inconvenient Woman
1993 Cracker
1993 Diagnosis: Murder
1994 ER
1995 Sliders
1998 V.I.P.
2013 Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. Goodwin
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