Art Camacho is an American film director, producer, actor and stuntman. His directorial work includes ''

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'' in 1998, ''

13 Dead Men ''13 Dead Men'' is a 2003 action crime thriller film written and directed by Art Camacho and starring rapper Mystikal and Lorenzo Lamas. Premise Master diamond thief Malichi is framed for murder and put on death row. When the corrupt warden finds ...

'' in 2003, '' Confessions of a Pit Fighter'' in 2005 and ''

Half Past Dead 2 ''Half Past Dead 2'' is a 2007 American action film directed by Art Camacho and starring Bill Goldberg and Kurupt. It is a sequel to the 2002 film ''Half Past Dead''. Kurupt and Tony Plana are the only actors to return from the first film. The ...

'' in 2007; Assassin X in 2016, and Wild League in 2018,. His acting work includes ''

Chinatown Connection Chinatown Connection was a martial arts action film directed by Jean-Paul Ouellette released on June 1, 1990. It stars Bruce Ly, Lee Majors II, Art Camacho, Brinke Stevens and Fitz Houston. Two police officers lead a team to stop poison laced n ...

'' in 1990, '' The Power Within'' in 1995'',

Tiger Heart ''Tiger Heart'' is a 1996 American action film directed by Georges Chamchoum and starring Ted Jan Roberts. Premise A martial arts expert takes on a gang of criminals. Cast *Ted Jan Roberts as Eric * Carol Potter as Cynthia *Jennifer Lyons as ...

'' in 1996 and ''Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home''. Camacho's autobiography "A filmmaker's Journey" was published in 2017.

Background

Camacho started out producing and directing commercials before moving into directing, choreographing and producing action films. By 2015, he had worked in at least 50 action films as either stuntman or choreographer. One of the films he has directed is ''

'' which is from PM Entertainment, the company responsible for many of the direct to video action films in the 1990s to early 2000s. Camacho went on to write, producer and direct several other films. Camacho's credits include Seized starring Scott Adkins, Dead Trigger starring Dolph Lundgren, Half Past Dead starring Steven Seagal. He also directed his first film in Russia: Wild League. One of Camacho's influences is Eric Lee.'' Black Belt'', Jan 2004
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Filmography

References

External links

Imdb: Art Camacho
{{DEFAULTSORT:Camacho, Art American male film actors Film directors from Los Angeles Male actors from Los Angeles 1965 births Living people