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Rick Avery

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Rick Avery
Rick Avery is a Stuntman, Stunt Coordinator, Actor, Director, Helicopter Pilot, and Aerial Coordinator, with over 500 feature film, television and commercial credits, including; "Men in Black 2/3", "Captain America", Four Batman Movies", "Ant man","Get Smart", "American Sniper", "Titanic", "The Prestige", "Star Trek Insurrection", "The Abyss", "Gangster Squad", "The Crow", and "Charlie Wilson's War." He has been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild awards winning the Screen Actors Guild Cast Award for "Traffic", the Best Stunt Ensemble Award in a Motion Picture for "Batman Dark Knight" and the 2009 Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Vehicular Work in "Batman Dark Knight." Rick a Fifth Degree Black Belt was inducted to the "Martial Arts Hall of Honors " in 2010, for Exemplary Achievements and Dedication to the Martial Arts. He Won the USA Boxing Old Dog super welterweight Boxing Championship in 2014 in the Masters Division. In 2015 He became a National Boxing Champion winning the USA Boxing Ringside National Championship. Later that year Rick doubled down and was declared World Boxing Champion in the Masters Division at the Ringside World Championships. Rick has directed two movies and a documentary: "The Expert" and "Deadly Outbreak," both of which were HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax Premieres, and "Raiders Remembered", a Documentary that won Honorable mention at the New York Film Festival. His Second Unit Director credits include: the upcoming "Hands of Stone", "Tenacious D", "Scream 3", "Anchorman", "Identity", and "The Sweetest Thing. Rick's acting credits include the films, " Ant Man" "Hands of Stone ", "Edge of Darkness" opposite Mel Gibson, "Hands of Stone", opposite Robert De Niro ,"Heat", "Spiderman", and "Batman Begins". Rick is an accomplished helicopter Pilot and instructor with over 7,500 hours.. He is Chief Pilot for National Helicopters, and was a line pilot for Guardian Helicopters working firefighting for two seasons. He flies A-Stars, Jet Rangers, Long Ranger,s Robinson R44, and Schweiser 300 helicopters. He has flown helicopters for "The Closer", "The Bachelor","Three Rivers ","Bloodshot", "Hells Kitchen", numerous commercials , and airplanes for "24". Rick also hosted the extremely successful Internet T.V. Show "Hardknocks". He is a college graduate, commercial multi-engine airplane pilot, commercial helicopter pilot and instructor, 5th degree black belt champion, certified scuba diver, was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, and former Santa Barbara Metro Police Officer.
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Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cillian Murphy, and Chin Han in The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight
9.0
  • Stunts
  • 2008
Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises
8.4
  • Stunts
  • 2012
Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Ted Levine, Wes Studi, Jerry Trimble, and Mykelti Williamson in Heat (1995)
Heat
8.3
  • Stunts(uncredited)
  • 1995
Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Beverly Hills Cop III
5.5
  • Stunts
  • 1994

Credits

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Stunts

  • Redville
    • Completed
  • Interior Chinatown
    • In Production
  • John C. Reilly and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
    Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
  • Perry Mason (2020)
    Perry Mason
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • (uncredited)
  • Don Cheadle, May Nivola, Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver, and Raffey Cassidy in White Noise (2022)
    White Noise
  • A Lot of Nothing (2022)
    A Lot of Nothing
  • Dom Chanel in Starkeisha (2022)
    Starkeisha
  • City Limits
    City Limits
  • Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
  • UFO (2021)
    UFO
    • (uncredited)
  • Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition (2021)
    Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition
  • Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jermaine Washington in The Comeback Trail (2020)
    The Comeback Trail
  • Robert De Niro and Oakes Fegley in The War with Grandpa (2020)
    The War with Grandpa
  • Bette Midler, Judith Light, and Ben Platt in The Politician (2019)
    The Politician
  • Antonio Banderas, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, David Schwimmer, and Jeffrey Wright in The Laundromat (2019)
    The Laundromat
  • Animal Kingdom (2016)
    Animal Kingdom

Actor

  • Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition (2021)
    Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition
  • Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
    • (uncredited)
  • Shut Eye (2016)
    Shut Eye
  • Hands of Stone (2016)
    Hands of Stone
  • Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Mark Knapton, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)
    Ant-Man
  • Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness (2010)
    Edge of Darkness
  • Columbus Day (2008)
    Columbus Day
  • Chuck Norris, Joanna Pacula, and Daniel Bernhardt in The Cutter (2005)
    The Cutter
  • Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)
    Batman Begins
    • (uncredited)
  • Patricia Richardson and Rosa Blasi in Strong Medicine (2000)
    Strong Medicine
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
    Men in Black II
    • (uncredited)
  • Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
    Spider-Man
    • (uncredited)
  • Spy TV (2001)
    Spy TV
  • Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid, Benicio Del Toro, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Traffic (2000)
    Traffic
  • Poster
    What Planet Are You From?
    • (uncredited)

Additional Crew

  • Atomica (2017)
    Atomica
  • David Duchovny in Aquarius (2015)
    Aquarius
    • (uncredited)
  • Sarah Butler in Free Fall (2014)
    Free Fall
  • Preachers of LA (2013)
    Preachers of LA
  • Blood Shot (2013)
    Blood Shot
  • Road Less Traveled (2013)
    Road Less Traveled
  • Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. Goodwin (2013)
    Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. Goodwin
  • Not Another Celebrity Movie (2013)
    Not Another Celebrity Movie
    • (uncredited)
  • Charlie Sheen and Katheryn Winnick in A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012)
    A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
    • (uncredited)
  • Divorce Invitation (2012)
    Divorce Invitation
  • Stacey Dash and Game in House Arrest (2012)
    House Arrest
  • Dwayne Johnson, Vanessa Hudgens, and Josh Hutcherson in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
    Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
    • (uncredited)
  • Receiver
  • Sniper: Inside the Crosshairs (2009)
    Sniper: Inside the Crosshairs
  • Jesse James Is a Dead Man (2009)
    Jesse James Is a Dead Man

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    • Donna Keegan2014 - November 11, 2016 (filed for divorce)

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    Former officer with the Santa Barbara, California, police department. Also owned a Kempo karate studio at 3413 State St in Santa Barbara.

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