James W. Gavin(1935-2005)

Actor
Additional Crew
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Blood Work (2002)

James W. Gavin was born on 13 March 1935 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Pearl Harbor (2001), Lethal Weapon (1987) and The Edge (1997). He died on 13 August 2005 in Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA.

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Known for

Pearl Harbor

6.3

Additional Crew

2001

Lethal Weapon

7.6

Stunts(as Jim Gavin)

1987

The Edge

7.0

Second Unit or Assistant Director

1997

Chain Reaction

5.7

Additional Crew

1996

Credits

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Actor

Blood Work
6.4
- Helicopter Pilot
- 2002
Blue Streak
6.4
- Helicopter Pilot (as James Gavin)
- 1999
Lethal Weapon 4
6.6
- Helicopter Pilot
- 1998
Conspiracy Theory
6.7
- Helicopter Pilot
- 1997
Assassins
6.3
- Police Helicopter Pilot
- 1995
A Perfect World
7.5
- Helicopter Pilot
- 1993
Radio Flyer
6.9
- Pilot
- 1992
True Identity
5.2
- Helicopter Pilot (as Jim Gavin)
- 1991
The Rookie
5.9
- Aerial Coordinator
- Pilot (as James Gavin)
- 1990
The Last of the Finest
5.8
- Pilot
- 1990
The Dead Pool
6.3
- Helicopter Pilot (as Jim Gavin)
- 1988
Highway to Heaven
6.9
TV Series
- Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
- 1986
Get Crazy
6.5
- Helicopter pilot (as James Gavin)
- 1983
Blue Thunder
6.4
- Helicopter Pilot (as James Gavin)
- 1983
Night Crossing
6.5
- Pilot (as Gavin James)
- 1982

Additional Crew

Bad Boys II
6.6
- pilot
- 2003
View from the Top
5.3
- aerial coordinator (as James Gavin)
- 2003
Coral Reef Adventure
6.8
- pilot (as Jim Gavin)
- 2003
We Were Soldiers
7.2
- pilot
- 2002
Pearl Harbor
6.3
- pilot
- 2001
The Kid
6.1
- pilot (as James Gavin)
- 2000
Adventures in Wild California
6.9
Short
- helicopter pilot (as Jim Gavin)
- 2000
Running Free
5.4
- aerial unit coordinator
- aerial unit director
- helicopter pilot (uncredited)
- 1999
Conspiracy Theory
6.7
- aerial coordinator: second unit
- 1997
One Eight Seven
6.6
- helicopter pilot: Los Angeles (as James Gavin)
- 1997
Chain Reaction
5.7
- pilot
- 1996
Up Close & Personal
6.1
- aerial coordinator (as Jim Gavin)
- 1996
Assassins
6.3
- helicopter pilot (as Jim Gavin)
- 1995
The Bridges of Madison County
7.6
- helicopter pilot
- 1995
Drop Zone
5.6
- aerial coordinator
- 1994

Second Unit or Assistant Director

The Edge
7.0
- second unit director: aerial unit
- 1997
Mulholland Falls
6.3
- second unit director: aerial unit
- 1996
When a Man Loves a Woman
6.6
- second unit director: San Francisco
- 1994
Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771
6.5
TV Movie
- second unit director
- 1993
Bird on a Wire
6.0
- aerial unit director (as James Gavin)
- 1990
Always
6.4
- director: additional aerial sequences
- 1989
Till We Meet Again
6.9
TV Mini Series
- second unit director: aerial unit (as Jim Gavin)
- 1989
War and Remembrance
8.3
TV Mini Series
- second unit director
- 1988
Steal the Sky
5.6
TV Movie
- second unit director: United States (as James Gavin)
- 1988
Supercarrier
5.1
TV Series
- second unit director
- 1988
Jaws: The Revenge
3.1
- director: aerial unit
- 1987
Iron Eagle
5.6
- second unit director: aerial unit
- 1986
Blue Thunder
6.1
TV Series
- second unit director
- 1984
Shooting Stars
5.1
TV Movie
- second unit director (as Jim Gavin)
- 1983
Blue Thunder
6.4
- second unit director: aerial (as James Gavin)
- 1983