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James W. Gavin (1935-2005)

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Alias:
Gavin James
James Gaven
James Gavin
Jim Gavin

Birthplace:
Denver, Colorado, USA

Born:
March 13, 1935

Died:
August 13, 2005

Additional information:

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Aerial Coordinator:
1994  Drop Zone

Pilot:
1974  Buster and Billie
1975  Breakout
1977  Black Sunday
1979  Disaster on the Coastliner
1981  On Golden Pond
1983  Uncommon Valor
1990  The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1994  Drop Zone
2003  Bad Boys II

Second Unit Director:
1974  Airport 1975
1974  Buster and Billie
1975  Breakout
1977  Black Sunday
1979  Disaster on the Coastliner
1981  On Golden Pond
1983  Blue Thunder
1983  Uncommon Valor
1990  The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1994  Drop Zone
2003  Bad Boys II

Stunts:
1974  Airport 1975
1974  Buster and Billie
1974  Earthquake
1974  The Towering Inferno
1975  Breakout
1977  Black Sunday
1979  Disaster on the Coastliner
1980  Seems Like Old Times
1981  On Golden Pond
1983  Blue Thunder
1983  Uncommon Valor
1986  Welcome to 18
1990  The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990  The Last of the Finest
1994  Drop Zone
2003  Bad Boys II

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TV Performances

  • 1972  Banacek
    Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

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  • I added "runners up" to Top 10 lists, treating them as ties where applicable and numbering them accordingly at the bottom of each list.
  • Regarding those polls wherein "franchise" movies were submitted as one project until BFI's policy changed to regard them separately, I treated them as ties and renumbered the affected lists accordingly (e.g. the Godfather films).

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