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Stewart Raffill

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Stewart Raffill
Emmy Award Winner James Brolin along with Anthony Quinn in High Risk shot on location in Mexico.
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Stewart Raffill's career includes 57 film and TV credits and 11 industry awards. As a writer/director he has worked with Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning talent. His films have been distributed by MGM/UA, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Disney ABC, New World Pictures, Orion, Netflix, Showtime, and Amazon. He wrote the original story for the action film Passenger 57 which opened number one at the box office. According to Variety Magazine, Raffill had four films on the All-Time Rental Champs List. His New Swiss Family Robinson film was the highest-rated Wonderful World of Disney Sunday night feature of the year.

Films written and directed by Stewart Raffill have starred: Michael Douglas, Richard Harris, Jodie Foster, Bryan Brown, James Brolin, Rod Steiger, Anthony Quinn, Anjelica Huston, James Coburn, Billy Zane, Jane Seymour, Juan Pablo Di Pace, and Paul Walker. He has directed episodic TV in the US and Europe. Raffill has filmed in multiple locations around the world including Europe, Canada, Mexico, Africa, Asia, South America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.

He qualifies for European productions and tax incentives. He is the co-founder of Code 7 Films with offices in the US and the UK.

Stewart supports the conservation of wildlife and has filmed grizzly bears, lions, tigers, orangutans, wolves, jaguars, and snakes in many of his action films. Harry Percy, the 11th Duke of Northumberland and Godson of the Queen of England, commissioned Stewart to write and direct the action-adventure film Lost in Africa to raise awareness of the conservation needs in Africa.
BornJanuary 27, 1942
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BornJanuary 27, 1942
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 2 nominations

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Filming at Victoria Falls
On location in Thailand
Paul Lynde, Ralph Helfer, Stewart Raffill, and Betty White in The Pet Set (1971)
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INTERVIEW 2019
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Stewart Raffill and Zamba

Known for:

Passenger 57 (1992)
Passenger 57
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1992
The Ice Pirates (1984)
The Ice Pirates
5.6
  • Director
  • 1984
High Risk (1981)
High Risk
5.6
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1981
Billy Dee Williams, G. Gordon Liddy, Lisa Thornhill, and Lucky Vanous in 18 Wheels of Justice (2000)
18 Wheels of Justice
5.6
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Director

  • The New Adventures of Robin Hood
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1999
  • Isabel & Flo (2019)
    Isabel & Flo
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Standing Ovation (2010)
    Standing Ovation
    • Director
    • 2010
  • James Brolin, Antonio Sabato Jr., and AnnaLynne McCord in Bad Girl Island (2007)
    Bad Girl Island
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Croc (2007)
    Croc
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Kelly Brook in Survival Island (2005)
    Survival Island
    • Director
    • 2005
  • While You Were Waiting
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2002
  • Adjustments
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2001
  • A Month of Sundays (2001)
    A Month of Sundays
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Billy Dee Williams, G. Gordon Liddy, Lisa Thornhill, and Lucky Vanous in 18 Wheels of Justice (2000)
    18 Wheels of Justice
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2001
  • James Brolin, Sandra Hess, Bobby Hosea, Kenny Johnson, and Michael Trucco in Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1997)
    Pensacola: Wings of Gold
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2000
  • Grizzly Falls (1999)
    Grizzly Falls
    • Director
    • 1999
  • David Carradine and Jane Seymour in The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
    The New Swiss Family Robinson
    • Director
    • 1998
  • The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997)
    The New Adventures of Robin Hood
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Denise Richards in Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
    Tammy and the T-Rex
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Ashley Hamilton and Jennifer McComb in Lost in Africa (1994)
    Lost in Africa
    • Director
    • 1994

Additional Crew

  • Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
    Napoleon and Samantha
    • animals
    • 1972
  • Charles Lee in The Tender Warrior (1971)
    The Tender Warrior
    • animal trainer
    • 1971
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    • animal supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    • animal supervision
    • principal tiger trainer
    • animal supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 1966–1967
  • Mike Henry and Diana Millay in Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
    Tarzan and the Great River
    • animals by
    • 1967
  • Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
    Monkeys, Go Home!
    • animal supervisor
    • 1967
  • Mike Henry in Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
    Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
    • animals by (as Stewart Rafill Jr.)
    • 1966
  • Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966)
    Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
    • animal supervisor
    • 1966
  • William Holden, Capucine, and Trevor Howard in The Lion (1962)
    The Lion
    • animal supervision by (uncredited)
    • 1962

Writer

  • Isabel & Flo (2019)
    Isabel & Flo
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Standing Ovation (2010)
    Standing Ovation
    • written by
    • 2010
  • James Brolin, Antonio Sabato Jr., and AnnaLynne McCord in Bad Girl Island (2007)
    Bad Girl Island
    • written by
    • 2007
  • Kelly Brook in Survival Island (2005)
    Survival Island
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Adjustments
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2001
  • David Carradine and Jane Seymour in The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
    The New Swiss Family Robinson
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Denise Richards in Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
    Tammy and the T-Rex
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Ashley Hamilton and Jennifer McComb in Lost in Africa (1994)
    Lost in Africa
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Passenger 57 (1992)
    Passenger 57
    • story
    • 1992
  • Jade Calegory in Mac and Me (1988)
    Mac and Me
    • written by
    • 1988
  • The Ice Pirates (1984)
    The Ice Pirates
    • written by
    • 1984
  • High Risk (1981)
    High Risk
    • written by
    • 1981
  • The Sea Gypsies (1978)
    The Sea Gypsies
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Across the Great Divide (1976)
    Across the Great Divide
    • written by
    • 1976
  • The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975)
    The Adventures of the Wilderness Family
    • screenplay
    • 1975
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High Risk
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High Risk
Mysterious II
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Mysterious II
Survival Island II
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Survival Island II
A Month of Sundays
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A Month of Sundays
Survival Island
Demo Reel 1:17
Survival Island
Mac N Me
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Mac N Me
Mannequin
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Mannequin
Ice Pirates
Demo Reel 0:51
Ice Pirates
Philadelphia Experiment
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Philadelphia Experiment
Napolean and Samantha
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Napolean and Samantha
Grizzly Falls
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Grizzly Falls

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    • Article by Charles Barfield on film by Stewart Raffill titled Tammy and the T-REx
  • Alternative name
    • Stewart Rafill Jr.
  • Born
    • January 27, 1942
    • UK
  • Spouse
    • Diane KirmanDecember 31, 1992 - present
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    Son of Joseph Raffill.

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