Wayne David Crawford (February 11, 1947 – April 30, 2016) was an American film and television actor, and film producer, director and screenwriter. Crawford appeared in nearly thirty films, produced fifteen, wrote nine, and directed seven. Crawford received his

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degree from

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and served at the

University of North Carolina School of the Arts The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is an arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It grants high school, undergraduate, and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina School of the Arts by then-Governo ...

teaching directing for their School of Filmmaking. He portrayed the title character in the film ''

Jake Speed ''Jake Speed'' is a 1986 American action adventure comedy film directed and produced by Andrew Lane, with Wayne Crawford, and William Fay. It was written by Lane and Crawford, and starred Crawford in the title role, alongside Dennis Christopher, K ...

'', which he also co-wrote and co-produced. ''Variety Movie Guide'' said his portrayal was "well played," and that he delivered his lines "as an old-fashioned paperback hero would - in clichés." He directed and starred in ''Crime Lords'', which was called "predictable" by ''DVD & video guide 2005'' while the Variety TV Review called it unpretentious and entertaining. He co-wrote and co-produced the film ''

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'' with Andrew Lane. He fought against the studio to ensure that

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was maintained as the director.Women Who Run the Show: How a Brilliant and Creative New Generation of Women
By Mollie Gregory

Filmography

;As actor * ''

Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things ''Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things'' is a 1971 cult film written, produced, and directed by Thomas Casey. Set in Miami, and shot at the now closed Moberly Studios in Hollywood, Florida, the story centers around two criminals, Stanley (Wa ...

'' (1971) * ''God's Bloody Acre'' (1975) * '' Tomcats'' (1977) (also known as ''Deadbeat'' and ''Avenged'') * ''Cheering Section'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1978) (also known as ''The Lucifer Project'') * ''Trial by Terror'' (1983) * ''

'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1 episode, 1985) (TV) * ''

Cagney & Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very dif ...

'' (1 episode, 1985) (TV) * ''Showdown at Lincoln High'' (1986) * ''

'' (1986) * ''Quiet Thunder'' (1988) (V) * '' White Ghost'' (1988) * ''Rising Storm'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1989) * ''Headhunter'' (1989) * '' Diary of a Hitman'' (1991) * ''

Crime Lords Wayne David Crawford (February 11, 1947 – April 30, 2016) was an American film and television actor, and film producer, director and screenwriter. Crawford appeared in nearly thirty films, produced fifteen, wrote nine, and directed seven. Cra ...

'' (1991) (V) * '' Okavango: The Wild Frontier'' (1993) (TV series) * '' Rising Storm'' (1993) * ''Amerikanskiy Blyuz'' (1994) (TV) * ''Stickfighter'' (1994) * ''U'bejani'' (1997) * ''L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve'' (2001) * '' Snake Island'' (2002) * '' The Company You Keep'' (2003) * ''Rock & Roll Eulogy'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' American Heart'' (5 episodes, 2009) (TV) ;As producer * ''Sweet Bird of Aquarius'' (1970) * ''God's Bloody Acre'' (1975) * ''Deadbeat'' (1977) * ''Cheering Section'' (1977) * ''Barracuda'' (1978) * ''

'' (1983) * ''

Night of the Comet ''Night of the Comet'' is a 1984 American science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, and Kelli Maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into ei ...

'' (1984) * ''

'' (1986) * ''Mortal Passions'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1990) * ''Servants of Twilight'' (1991) * ''Amerikanskiy Blyuz'' (1994) (TV) * ''Trade-Off'' (1995) (TV) * '' Snake Island'' (2002) * ''South of Hell'' (2005) * ''Space Ninjas'' (2019) ;As screenwriter * ''God's Bloody Acre'' (1975) * ''Deadbeat'' (1977) * ''Cheering Section'' (1977) * ''Barracuda'' (1978) * ''Trial by Terror'' (1983) * ''

'' (1983) * ''

'' (1986) * ''U'bejani'' (1997) * '' Snake Island'' (2002) ;As director * ''Barracuda'' (1978) * ''

'' (1989) * ''

'' (1991) (V) * ''Amerikanskiy Blyuz'' (1994) (TV) * ''U'bejani'' (1997) * '' Snake Island'' (2002) * ''South of Hell'' (2005)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Wayne 1947 births 2016 deaths 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American film producers Screenwriters from New York (state) Florida Atlantic University alumni People from Geneva, New York University of North Carolina School of the Arts faculty Film directors from New York (state)