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+ | '''Jeffrey "Jeff" Imada''' ([[Star Trek birthdays|born]] {{d|17|June|1955}} in Inglewood, California) is a stuntman, martial arts expert and occasional actor who was the stunt double for [[George Takei]] in ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''. |
| + | Imada has started studying martial arts at the age of fifteen and has become an instructor and advisor for stars such as Brandon Lee. His first jobs in Hollywood were as a movie extra. |
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| − | He also featured as a male Ghoul in the movie ''They Live'' with [[Meg Foster]] in 1988. |
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| + | Among his stunt resume are films such as ''Blade Runner'' (1982, starring [[Joanna Cassidy]]), ''House'' (1986, with [[Michael Ensign]], [[Steve Susskind]], and stunts by [[Kane Hodder]]), ''Police Academy 3: Back in Training'' (1986, starring [[David Graf]]), ''Big Trouble in Little China'' (1986, with [[Kim Cattrall]]), ''They Live'' (1988, with [[Meg Foster]]), ''Road House'' (1989, with [[Anthony DeLongis]], [[Patricia Tallman]], [[Kevin Tighe]], and [[Marshall Teague]]), ''Tango & Cash'' (1989, starring [[Teri Hatcher]]), ''K-9000'' (1991, with [[Judson Scott]], [[Anne Haney]], [[David Renan]], [[Ted Barba]], [[James H. Burk]], [[Kenny Endoso]], [[Dave Perna]] and [[Nicholas Shaffer]], and stunts by [[Gregory J. Barnett]] and [[Lane Leavitt]]), ''Highlander II: The Quickening'' (1991, with [[Virginia Madsen]]), ''Kuffs'' (1992, starring [[Christian Slater]]), John Carpenter's ''Body Bags'' (1993, with [[Alex Datcher]] and [[David Warner]]), ''The Crow'' (1994, with [[Tony Todd]]), ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995, with [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]]), ''Waterworld'' (1995), ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' (1996, with [[Fred Williamson]], [[Spice Williams-Crosby]], and [[Rosine "Ace" Hatem]]), ''John Carpenter's Vampires'' (1998, with [[Marjean Holden]] and [[Steve Blalock]]), ''Blade'' (1998), Stephen King's ''The Green Mile'' (1999, with [[James Cromwell]]), ''The Kid'' (2001, with [[Jeri Ryan]]), ''Ghosts of Mars'' (2001), ''Daredevil'' (2001), and ''Mr. and Mrs. Smith'' (2005). |
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| − | * ''K-9000'' (1991; with [[Judson Scott]], [[Anne Haney]], [[David Renan]], [[Ted Barba]], [[James H. Burk]], [[Kenny Endoso]], [[Dave Perna]] and [[Nicholas Shaffer]]; with stunts by [[Gregory J. Barnett]] and [[Lane Leavitt]]) |
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| + | His resume also includes stunts and stunt acting parts in television series such as ''Matt Houston'' (1983), ''The Master'' (1984, with [[Brian Tochi]] and [[Dick Durock]]), ''The A-Team'' (starring [[Dwight Schultz]] and [[Melinda Culea]]), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1988, starring [[Ron Perlman]] and guest starring [[Rosalind Chao]]), ''Raven'' (1992, with [[France Nuyen]] and [[Branscombe Richmond]]), ''Spy Game'', and ''Las Vegas'' (2003, starring [[Nikki Cox]]). |
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Revision as of 16:32, 24 April 2007
Template:Realworld Jeffrey "Jeff" Imada (born 17 June 1955 in Inglewood, California) is a stuntman, martial arts expert and occasional actor who was the stunt double for George Takei in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
Imada has started studying martial arts at the age of fifteen and has become an instructor and advisor for stars such as Brandon Lee. His first jobs in Hollywood were as a movie extra.
Among his stunt resume are films such as Blade Runner (1982, starring Joanna Cassidy), House (1986, with Michael Ensign, Steve Susskind, and stunts by Kane Hodder), Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986, starring David Graf), Big Trouble in Little China (1986, with Kim Cattrall), They Live (1988, with Meg Foster), Road House (1989, with Anthony DeLongis, Patricia Tallman, Kevin Tighe, and Marshall Teague), Tango & Cash (1989, starring Teri Hatcher), K-9000 (1991, with Judson Scott, Anne Haney, David Renan, Ted Barba, James H. Burk, Kenny Endoso, Dave Perna and Nicholas Shaffer, and stunts by Gregory J. Barnett and Lane Leavitt), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991, with Virginia Madsen), Kuffs (1992, starring Christian Slater), John Carpenter's Body Bags (1993, with Alex Datcher and David Warner), The Crow (1994, with Tony Todd), Mortal Kombat (1995, with Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), Waterworld (1995), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996, with Fred Williamson, Spice Williams-Crosby, and Rosine "Ace" Hatem), John Carpenter's Vampires (1998, with Marjean Holden and Steve Blalock), Blade (1998), Stephen King's The Green Mile (1999, with James Cromwell), The Kid (2001, with Jeri Ryan), Ghosts of Mars (2001), Daredevil (2001), and Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005).
His resume also includes stunts and stunt acting parts in television series such as Matt Houston (1983), The Master (1984, with Brian Tochi and Dick Durock), The A-Team (starring Dwight Schultz and Melinda Culea), Beauty and the Beast (1988, starring Ron Perlman and guest starring Rosalind Chao), Raven (1992, with France Nuyen and Branscombe Richmond), Spy Game, and Las Vegas (2003, starring Nikki Cox).
In addition he has also worked for several films as a stunt coordinator and second unit director.
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