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Michael Read(I)

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  • Stunts
  • Health and Safety Department
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Michael Read is known for Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Dead Calm (1989) and The Time Guardian (1987).
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    • Known for

    Mel Gibson, Toni Allaylis, Helen Buday, Justine Clarke, Adam Cockburn, Mark Kounnas, Adam Scougall, Shane Tickner, Tina Turner, James Wingrove, and Rod Zuanic in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
    Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
    6.2
    • Stunts(as Mike Read)
    • 1985
    Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm (1989)
    Dead Calm
    6.8
    • Stunts(as Michaele Read)
    • 1989
    The Time Guardian (1987)
    The Time Guardian
    4.3
    • Stunts(as Michaele D. Read)
    • 1987
    Run Chrissie Run! (1984)
    Run Chrissie Run!
    5.0
    • Stunts(as Mike Read)
    • 1984

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Nightshift Collection (1994)
      Nightshift Collection
      5.3
      Video
      • Lester Billings
      • 1994
    • Ultraman: Towards the Future (1990)
      Ultraman: Towards the Future
      6.6
      TV Series
      • The Monsters (as Mike Read)
      • 1990–1992
    • The Dreaming (1988)
      The Dreaming
      5.3
      • Security Guard (as Mike Read)
      • 1988
    • Colin Friels in Ground Zero (1987)
      Ground Zero
      6.4
      • Knifeman
      • 1987
    • Playing Beatie Bow (1986)
      Playing Beatie Bow
      5.8
      • Blackie (as Michaele Read)
      • 1986

    Stunts

    • Karen Allen and Bryan Brown in Sweet Talker (1991)
      Sweet Talker
      6.0
      • stuntman
      • 1991
    • Ultraman: Towards the Future (1990)
      Ultraman: Towards the Future
      6.7
      • stunts (as Mike Read)
      • 1990
    • Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm (1989)
      Dead Calm
      6.8
      • stunts (as Michaele Read)
      • 1989
    • The Time Guardian (1987)
      The Time Guardian
      4.3
      • safety officer (as Michaele D. Read)
      • 1987
    • Playing Beatie Bow (1986)
      Playing Beatie Bow
      5.8
      • stunts (as Michaele Read)
      • 1986
    • The Blue Lightning (1986)
      The Blue Lightning
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • stunt double (as Mike Read)
      • 1986
    • Mel Gibson, Toni Allaylis, Helen Buday, Justine Clarke, Adam Cockburn, Mark Kounnas, Adam Scougall, Shane Tickner, Tina Turner, James Wingrove, and Rod Zuanic in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
      Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
      6.2
      • stunts (as Mike Read)
      • 1985
    • Run Chrissie Run! (1984)
      Run Chrissie Run!
      5.0
      • stunts (as Mike Read)
      • 1984
    • Freedom (1982)
      Freedom
      6.1
      • stunt driver (as Mike Read)
      • 1982
    • The Survivor (1981)
      The Survivor
      5.2
      • stunts
      • 1981

    Health and Safety Department

    • The Blue Lightning (1986)
      The Blue Lightning
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • safety officer (as Mike Read)
      • 1986
    • Sam Neill in Robbery Under Arms (1985)
      Robbery Under Arms
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • safety officer
      • 1985

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michaele D. Read

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