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Wayne Crawford(1947-2016)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Wayne Crawford
Growing up in a changing landscape is something everybody faces...director Leslie Edwards goes back to her home in Harrisonburg, Virginia and looks for what development means, and the alternatives, in what was a small town. Features interviews with writ
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Wayne Crawford was born on 11 February 1947 in Geneva, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Jake Speed (1986), Night of the Comet (1984) and Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993). He was married to Olena. He died on 30 April 2016 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
BornFebruary 11, 1947
DiedApril 30, 2016(69)
BornFebruary 11, 1947
DiedApril 30, 2016(69)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

John Hurt, Wayne Crawford, and Karen Kopins in Jake Speed (1986)
Jake Speed
4.9
  • Jake Speed
  • 1986
Night of the Comet (1984)
Night of the Comet
6.3
  • Producer
  • 1984
Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993)
Okavango: The Wild Frontier
8.1
TV Series
  • Jack MacKenzie
  • Jack Mackenzie
Snake Island (2002)
Snake Island
3.4
  • Jake Malloy
  • 2002

Credits

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Actor

  • Lost Colony (2015)
    Lost Colony
    7.3
    • Farmer Geary
    • 2015
  • American Heart (2008)
    American Heart
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Neil Stahl
    • 2009
  • Dog Days of Summer (2007)
    Dog Days of Summer
    5.6
    • Quincy Patch
    • 2007
  • Forget About It (2006)
    Forget About It
    4.6
    • Marshal Cimino
    • 2006
  • Rock & Roll Eulogy
    7.7
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2004
  • Maria Conchita Alonso, Linden Ashby, Chantelle Barry, and Wayne Crawford in The Company You Keep (2003)
    The Company You Keep
    5.6
    • Santiago
    • 2003
  • Snake Island (2002)
    Snake Island
    3.4
    • Jake Malloy
    • 2002
  • Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Charles Durning, and Marc Singer in L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001)
    L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve
    3.7
    • Sgt. Sextram
    • 2001
  • u'Bejani (1997)
    u'Bejani
    6.0
    • Harry Curtin
    • 1997
  • Michael Hayes (1997)
    Michael Hayes
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Green (as Scott Lawrence)
    • 1997
  • American Cop (1995)
    American Cop
    3.9
    TV Movie
    • Elmo Le Grange
    • 1995
  • Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993)
    Okavango: The Wild Frontier
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Jack MacKenzie
    • Jack Mackenzie
    • 1993
  • Sherilyn Fenn and Forest Whitaker in Diary of a Hitman (1991)
    Diary of a Hitman
    5.2
    • Wallace
    • 1991
  • Crime Lords (1991)
    Crime Lords
    4.1
    Video
    • Elmo Lagrange
    • 1991
  • The Evil Below (1989)
    The Evil Below
    3.3
    • Max Cash
    • 1989

Producer

  • South of Hell (2005)
    South of Hell
    6.4
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Snake Island (2002)
    Snake Island
    3.4
    • producer
    • 2002
  • American Cop (1995)
    American Cop
    3.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Theresa Russell in Trade-Off (1995)
    Trade-Off
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993)
    Okavango: The Wild Frontier
    8.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • Servants of Twilight (1991)
    Servants of Twilight
    5.2
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Robert Forster and Lance Edwards in Peacemaker (1990)
    Peacemaker
    5.2
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Mortal Passions (1989)
    Mortal Passions
    4.4
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • John Hurt, Wayne Crawford, and Karen Kopins in Jake Speed (1986)
    Jake Speed
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Trial by Terror (1985)
    Trial by Terror
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Night of the Comet (1984)
    Night of the Comet
    6.3
    • produced by
    • 1984
  • Nicolas Cage and Tina Theberge in Valley Girl (1983)
    Valley Girl
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Wayne Crawford and Roberta Leighton in Barracuda (1978)
    Barracuda
    4.1
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Cheering Section (1977)
    Cheering Section
    4.7
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Tomcats (1976)
    Tomcats
    5.1
    • producer (as Scott Lawrence)
    • 1976

Writer

  • Jessica Rothe and Josh Whitehouse in Valley Girl (2020)
    Valley Girl
    5.5
    • story by
    • 2020
  • Snake Island (2002)
    Snake Island
    3.4
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • u'Bejani (1997)
    u'Bejani
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993)
    Okavango: The Wild Frontier
    8.1
    TV Series
    • creator
    • created by
    • 1993
  • John Hurt, Wayne Crawford, and Karen Kopins in Jake Speed (1986)
    Jake Speed
    4.9
    • written by
    • 1986
  • Trial by Terror (1985)
    Trial by Terror
    5.5
    • writer
    • 1985
  • Nicolas Cage and Tina Theberge in Valley Girl (1983)
    Valley Girl
    6.4
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Wayne Crawford and Roberta Leighton in Barracuda (1978)
    Barracuda
    4.1
    • story and screenplay
    • 1978
  • Cheering Section (1977)
    Cheering Section
    4.7
    • story and screenplay
    • 1977
  • Tomcats (1976)
    Tomcats
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • 1976
  • God's Bloody Acre (1975)
    God's Bloody Acre
    4.2
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1975

Videos6

Rocktown: From the Small Farm to the Big Box
Full Movie 1:30:54
Rocktown: From the Small Farm to the Big Box
Dog Days of Summer
Clip 1:55
Dog Days of Summer
Dog Days of Summer
Clip 1:55
Dog Days of Summer
Trailer
Trailer 1:02
Trailer
Snake Island
Trailer 1:39
Snake Island
Rocktown: From the Small Farm to the Big Box
Trailer 8:48
Rocktown: From the Small Farm to the Big Box
u'Bejani
Trailer 2:06
u'Bejani

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Wayne David Crawford
  • Born
    • February 11, 1947
    • Geneva, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 30, 2016
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Olena? - April 30, 2016 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Starred in four movies with June Chadwick and in five with Karl Johnson and William Katt.
  • Quotes
    I don't believe there is just one actor that is absolutely right for a role. Take the part of Jake Speed. Maybe it could have been played by a lot of guys. But from the moment I sat down to write the first word of the script I had myself in mind for the role.

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