Chuck Jeffreys
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| Born | William Charles Jeffreys III July 23, 1958 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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William Charles Jeffreys III (born July 23, 1958) is an American actor, martial artist, stuntman, and fight choreographer.
Early life
Jeffreys is originally from Washington, D.C.. He grew up in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland.[1][2] He has been studying martial arts since around the age of 7 or 8.[3] As a martial artist, he has studied Northern Shaolin Kung Fu and wushu under Sifu Willy Lin.[4]
Career
Actor
As an actor he has appeared in more than 24 films and television shows. He had supporting roles in Aftershock, Lockdown, Superfights and The Substitute 2: School's Out and co-starred in the 1997 film Bloodmoon. He is also the Fire Warlord in the Digital Pictures full-motion video action game Supreme Warrior.
Some of the martial arts films he has acted in include Hawkeye and Fight to Win. Both films also starred George Chung.[5] He co-starred as Detective Chuck Baker in the film Bloodmoon that starred Darren Shahlavi.[6][7] He had a major supporting role in the film Zong heng tian xia aka Honor and Glory which starred Cynthia Rothrock, which was released in 1993.[8][9]
It has been said that he has a resemblance to Eddie Murphy.[10] In the late 1980s he joined the cast of the WJLA Saturday show "Pick Up The Beat". He also filled in for Erik King as the shows host.[11]
Stunts
From the late 1980s to 2016 he had worked on more than 60 films and television shows in various stunt roles. He was the fight coordinator for the 2015 television series The Player.
As a choreographer he has worked with Jessica Biel, Willem Dafoe, Tobey Maguire, Ryan Reynolds and Wesley Snipes.[12] He did stunt work for the film 12 Monkeys which was released in 1995.[13] Jeffreys was also responsible for getting Darren Shahlavi the stunt work on Blade: Trinity.[14] Jeffreys did work on 21 Jump Street, released in 2012.[15] He was one of the stunt coordinators for the 2015 films Black Mass, which was a film about the career of infamous American mobster James "Whitey" Bulger,[16] and Miles Ahead, which was a film about jazz musician Miles Davis.[17]
Partial filmography
| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
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| Dangerous Passages aka Fight to Win | Michael | Leo Fong | 1987 | |
| Hawkeye | Charles Wilson | George Chung | 1988 | |
| Blood Street | 'Bones' | Leo Fong | 1988 | |
| Aftershock | Danny Girrard | Frank Harris | 1990 | |
| Lockdown | Mac Maguire | Frank Harris | 1992 | |
| Flodder in Amerika! | Annoying Negro #2 | Dick Maas | 1992 | |
| Zong heng tian xia | Jake Armstrong | Godfrey Ho | 1993 | |
| Rage | 'I-Ron' | Anthony Maharaj | 1994 | |
| The Addiction | Bartender | Abel Ferrara | 1995 | |
| 12 Monkeys | Thug #2 | Terry Gilliam | 1995 | |
| The Ultimate Warrior | Fire Warlord | Guy Norris | 1995 |
References
- ^ The Washington Post, Friday, June 8, 2007 - Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly
- ^ The Washington Post, October 27, 1991 - KICKING WITH KARATE MAN by Dana Thomas
- ^ The Washington Post, Friday, June 8, 2007 - Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly
- ^ Afro Asia: Revolutionary Political and Cultural Connections Between African Americans and Asian Americans, Edited by Fred Ho, Bill V. Mullen - Page 292
- ^ Black Belt, April 1991 - Page 8 Master Series-3 Martial Arts Movies
- ^ EasternKicks, Thursday, 24 February 2011 - Darren Shahlavi interviewed: Ip Man 2 – a dream come true! - Andrew Heskins
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes - Bloodmoon (1997, Cast
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes - Zong heng tian xia (Honor and Glory) (2012), Cast
- ^ Impact Online, 30 Apr 2014 - Archive: Inside Cynthia Rothrock Part 3 - John Mosby Archived 2017-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Impact Online, 30 Apr 2014 - Archive: Inside Cynthia Rothrock Part 3 - John Mosby Archived 2017-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Washington Post, June 19, 1988 - WILL THE REAL EDDIE MURPHY PLEASE SIT DOWN? By Martie Zad
- ^ The Washington Post, Friday, June 8, 2007 - Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly
- ^ WP film - 12 małp - Najnowsze informacje, Obsada
- ^ Eastrern Kicks, Thursday, 24 February 2011 - Darren Shahlavi interviewed: Ip Man 2 – a dream come true! - Andrew Heskins
- ^ WP film - 21 Jump Street - Najnowsze informacje, Obsada
- ^ Variety, September 4, 2015 - Film Review: ‘Black Mass’, Crew - Scott Foundas
- ^ Variety, October 10, 2015 - Film Review: ‘Miles Ahead’, Crew - Nick Schager