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John Stockwell(I)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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John Stockwell at an event for Blue Crush (2002)
A rebel without a cause at an elite uptight High School discovers some of his classmates have formed an even more elite clique hell-bent on ridding the school of what they deem to be its undesirables because of ethnicity, politics, etc.
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Dangerously Close (1986)
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John Stockwell is an American actor, director, producer and writer who is probably best known - as an actor - for his roles in the Tom Cruise vehicles Losin' It (1982) and Top Gun (1986), and the Stephen King - John Carpenter film Christine (1983).

John has since moved from acting into the director's chair. His directing credits include Blue Crush (2002), Into the Blue (2005), and Turistas (2006).

John was a close friend of Andy Warhol and is mentioned frequently in the latter's 'Warhol Diaries'.
BornMarch 25, 1961
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BornMarch 25, 1961
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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John Stockwell in Top Gun (1986)
Alexandra Paul and John Stockwell in Christine (1983)
John Stockwell in Christine (1983)
John Stockwell in Christine (1983)
John Stockwell, Marc Poppel, and Douglas Warhit in Christine (1983)
John Stockwell and Keith Gordon in Christine (1983)
John Stockwell, Roberts Blossom, and Keith Gordon in Christine (1983)
John Stockwell and Douglas Warhit in Christine (1983)
John Stockwell and Keith Gordon in Christine (1983)
John Stockwell in Top Gun (1986)
John Stockwell and Lewis Smith in North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)
John Stockwell and Beau Garrett in Turistas (2006)

Known for

Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun
6.9
  • Cougar
  • 1986
Christine (1983)
Christine
6.7
  • Dennis
  • 1983
Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake in Blue Crush (2002)
Blue Crush
5.7
  • Director
  • 2002
Jessica Alba and Paul Walker in Into the Blue (2005)
Into the Blue
5.9
  • Director
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • Escape at Dannemora (2018)
    Escape at Dannemora
  • Breaking the Girls (2012)
    Breaking the Girls
  • Ride the Wake (2008)
    Ride the Wake
  • Turistas (2006)
    Turistas
  • Cheaters (2000)
    Cheaters
  • David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper in Breast Men (1997)
    Breast Men
  • Lela Rochon and Phil Morris in Legal Deceit (1997)
    Legal Deceit
  • Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon, Ben Gazzara, Taylor Dayne, Jenny McShane, Jerry Stiller, Mario Van Peebles, and John Stockwell in Stag (1997)
    Stag
  • Lisa Zane in The Nurse (1997)
    The Nurse
  • David Conrad and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Relativity (1996)
    Relativity
  • Anthony Hopkins in Nixon (1995)
    Nixon
  • I Shot a Man in Vegas (1995)
    I Shot a Man in Vegas
  • Aurora: Operation Intercept (1995)
    Aurora: Operation Intercept
  • Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers in Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994)
    Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
  • The Young Riders (1989)
    The Young Riders

Director

  • Wesley Snipes in Armed Response (2017)
    Armed Response
    • (directed by)
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dave Bautista, Georges St-Pierre, Gina Carano, and Alain Moussi in Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
    Kickboxer: Vengeance
    • (directed by)
  • Katharine Isabelle, Glenn Jacobs, and Nic Nemeth in Countdown (2016)
    Countdown
  • Cat Run 2 (2014)
    Cat Run 2
  • Gina Carano in In the Blood (2014)
    In the Blood
  • Kid Cannabis (2014)
    Kid Cannabis
  • Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012)
    Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
  • Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez in Dark Tide (2012)
    Dark Tide
    • (directed by)
  • Killer in the Family
  • Cat Run (2011)
    Cat Run
  • The L Word (2004)
    The L Word
  • Middle of Nowhere (2008)
    Middle of Nowhere
  • Turistas (2006)
    Turistas
  • Travis Fimmel in Rocky Point (2005)
    Rocky Point
  • Jessica Alba and Paul Walker in Into the Blue (2005)
    Into the Blue

Writer

  • Kid Cannabis (2014)
    Kid Cannabis
  • Killer in the Family
  • Travis Fimmel in Rocky Point (2005)
    Rocky Point
  • The Break
  • Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake in Blue Crush (2002)
    Blue Crush
  • Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star (2001)
    Rock Star
  • Cheaters (2000)
    Cheaters
  • David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper in Breast Men (1997)
    Breast Men
  • Under Cover (1987)
    Under Cover
  • Carey Lowell, John Stockwell, and Bradford Bancroft in Dangerously Close (1986)
    Dangerously Close
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Christine
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Christine
Top Gun
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Top Gun

Personal details

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    • March 25, 1961
    • Galveston, Texas, USA
    • 1992 - present (3 children)
    • Florence Welch(Niece or Nephew)
  • Feature audio commentary for the film "Blue Crush".

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  • Trivia
    No relation to Dean Stockwell, despite a popular misconception.
  • Quotes
    [Screenwriting is] a lonely, miserable profession. But the pay can be okay and you get to spend a lot of time in Hawaii.
    • Using oceans and beaches as a key setting

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