Simon Crane Biography ((?)-)

Born in England. Addresses: Agent: Tad Lumpkin, International CreativeManagement, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Stunt coordinator, stunt performer, director, actor

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Stunt Coordinator
Aerial stunt coordinator, Cliffhanger (also known as Cliffhanger--l'ultima sfida and Cliffhanger, traque au sommet), TriStar, 1993
Splitting Heirs, Universal, 1993
Frankenstein (also known as Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"),TriStar, 1994
Braveheart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Funny Bones, Buena Vista, 1995
GoldenEye, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
Hamlet (also known as William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"), Columbia, 1996
101 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, 1996
Fierce Creatures, Universal, 1997
Titanic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Saving Private Ryan, DreamWorks, 1998
The Mummy, Universal, 1999
Swing, Entertainment Film Distributors, 1999
The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999
Vertical Limit, Columbia, 2000
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as Tomb Raider), Paramount, 2001
Enough, Columbia, 2002
Beyond Borders (also known as Jenseits aller Grenzen), Paramount, 2003
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (also known as LaraCroft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens), Paramount, 2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (also known as T3 and Terminator 3--Rebellion der Maschinen), Warner Bros., 2003
Troy, Warner Bros., 2004
Alien Love Triangle (also known as Change of Luck), Dimension Films, 2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005
X-Men 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006
Film Stunt Performer
(Uncredited) Additional stunts, A View to a Kill (also known as Ian Fleming's "A View to a Kill"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
The Fantasist, Almi Pictures, 1986
The Living Daylights (also known as Ian Fleming's "The Living Daylights"), United Artists, 1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Warner Bros., 1987
Amsterdamned, First Floor Features, 1988
Willow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1988
Batman, Warner Bros., 1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Paramount, 1989
Licence to Kill (also known as Albert R. Broccoli's "Licence toKill" and License to Kill), United Artists, 1989
Slipstream, Management Company Entertainment Group/Virgin Vision,1989
Air America, TriStar, 1990
Total Recall, TriStar, 1990
Born to Ride, Warner Bros., 1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Warner Bros., 1991
Alien3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Shadowchaser (also known as Project: Shadowchaser), 1992

Year of the Comet, Columbia, 1992
Cliffhanger (also known as Cliffhanger--l'ultima sfida andCliffhanger, traque au sommet), TriStar, 1993
Splitting Heirs, Universal, 1993
The Three Musketeers, Buena Vista, 1993
(Uncredited) Braveheart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
(Uncredited) GoldenEye, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
The Secret Agent (also known as Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent"), 1996
Elizabeth (also known as Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen), Gramercy Pictures, 1998
(Uncredited) The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999
The Island, DreamWorks, 2005
Film Second Unit Director
Vertical Limit, Columbia, 2000
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as Tomb Raider), Paramount, 2001
Enough, Columbia, 2002
Beyond Borders (also known as Jenseits aller Grenzen), Paramount, 2003
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (also known as LaraCroft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens), Paramount, 2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (also known as T3 and Terminator 3--Rebellion der Maschinen), Warner Bros., 2003
Troy, Warner Bros., 2004
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005
X-Men 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006
Film Director
Adrenaline, Intermedia, c. 2006
To Live and Drive in L.A., Warner Bros., c. 2006
Film Work
Other
Action unit director, Frankenstein (also known as Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"), TriStar, 1994
Second unit director of photography, Enough, Columbia, 2002
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) First soldier, The Living Daylights (also known as Ian Fleming's "The Living Daylights"), United Artists, 1987
(Uncredited) Tiger helicopter pilot, GoldenEye, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
Fourth officer Joseph Boxhall, Titanic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Television Stunt Coordinator
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (series), ABC, 1992-96
Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampyre (movie; also known as The Last Vampyre and Sherlock Holmes Mysteries: The Last Vampyre), Granada Television, 1993, broadcast as Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampire, onMystery!, PBS, 1994
Television Stunt Performer
Miniseries
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil, NBC, 1985
To Be the Best, CBS, 1992
Television Appearances
Movies
(Uncredited) Secret Service officer, Blue Ice, HBO, 1993
Specials
Mel Gibson's "Braveheart": A Filmmaker's Passion, 2000
Best Ever Bond, Independent Television, 2002
Episodic
Michael Bowman, "Bowman," Z Cars, BBC, 1973
Car thief, "Grand Expectations," Boon, Independent Television, 1986
Second police officer, "Extreme Prejudice," Dempsey & Makepeace, Independent Television, 1986
Police marksman, "A Once Fluid Man," Boon, Independent Television,1987
Himself, "Troy," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004
Himself, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," HBO First Look, HBO, 2005
Television Stunt Performer
Episodic
"The Dream," Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's "Poirot" and Poirot, Series One), Independent Television, 1989, broadcast onMystery!, PBS, c. 1990
"The Underdog," Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's "Poirot" and Poirot, Series Six), Independent Television, 1993, broadcaston Mystery!, PBS, c. 1994
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Inside "Licence to Kill," 1999
Himself, Double-0 Stunts, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment,2000
Himself, Inside "The Living Daylights," 2000
Himself, Troy: An Effects Odyssey, Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2004
Himself, Troy: In the Thick of Battle, Warner Bros. Entertainment,2004
Video Games
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Fourth officer Joseph Boxhall, Titanic Explorer, 1997

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